The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-17

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the same gentlemen on the boxes the result was
the same. Oliver II: p. Belmont drove Rock
ingham and Nottingham rs his leaders, with a
wheel. The. four were, OF The same rich,
deep wine-colorcd bay, and the harmony of color
menis, the turnout was certainly the richest
looking affair in The ring. {. F; lBates's a%ttrac-
Cardinal and Cadet, viii, their eight white feet,
IN Ts' The ! Wheel e iy"' j T coach 6 h'"iiia!! sel ia~F %TSnh Ha':
f kSasa's S5 %af We're nS mHlq& S'y 5 s5Ss;: rs i;
Eki1iSl. ss Of spg :jyar oS,cE but s..c ,ah9 I5,E with in s their
and the. Belmont turnOuts in the points for
which the judges. were looking. and they re-
ceived the blue ribbon; II was = very hand
outcome was. all but a roregone conclusion, the
affair would have aroused a world OF interest.
carrying 1855 pounds, Miss Birds black .geiding
Merry Boy was pronounced to be hest OF the lot
critically. examined in structure by the judges.
Thomas Hitchcock, ,Ir.'T., Gerina was placed
and Sidney j. Smiths Bismsrct fourth. The iheiin in.
terest In this class. ms with all the hunters, was
chiefly as a spectacle; although there were some
The evening session began with a parade Of all
the winners OF first and second prizes during the
flesh to eethe winning specimens of ali the
various breeds, from Slctlands Of ten hands or
less up Ia the mammoth Clvdesdales OF seven
teen hands, in the ring together. The class for
hanson cabs and cab horses let for hire fur
nished no little entertainment for the spec
tators, but 1t was not a class which greatly
caught the horsemen's eyes. Nearly twenty en-
Fred Summers Chess, IA brown gelding OF 15.3
hands,, shown TO a very smart affair. Henry
Tsmpneits hilly t. WHi second, >; Mc,iowan,s
4 weli.known English critic Of harness horses,
who has seen about all the important horse
shows in London AMI Paris. remarked To THE
suN reporter last evening, while the entries in
class oil were being shown. that he had never
seen so remarkable a lot OF harness horses
brought together anywhere on the other side as
class sRs h az the MHi 'iard fs%s sh i%so lie lie f rinf !" said saIs
There are not only half a dozen or more ami
thing we have at the London or Paris shows,
but what Is more, | never in my life saw a lot OF
harness horses which were OF such uniformly
high class. 1t II most remarkable how you
Americans have progressed within the past live
years. Why, when | attended the Nationa!
Horse Show in the old Garden IA few years ago
l did not see u single horse as good as the poor
est one in the ring tonight"
harness horses suitable for use before a dog
cart, gig, or phaeton. rhirty-eight entries were
into the ring. but before they had trotted many
times around the judges dismissed about half
II was not that they were poor specimens OF the
type. but because they were outclassed.
After another ,5r SGDd long mo study Of the different !
ing only the following animals in the ring;
Superba, owned by George =. Hume OF New
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Virginia; Qneen, owned By Harry Hamlin OF
Buffalo, and Buckingham, birmingham. Rock
inHham, and shutdown, owned By Oliver H.. Il. |
Belmont OF New York.
These brilliant gOcrs were sent around and
around in a further test of style, pace. beauty.
and endurance. and then Queen, Rockingham,
and shutdown were sent out; leaving only
birmingham. Superba, buckingham, and Hia-
tOga to divide the four awards. Bucking-
ham. OF lighter type than any Of the Others,
but a breedy-luOking gelding, who made up in
whalebcne quality and nerve force whatever he
may have lacked in substance, finally secured
the blue rOsette. which might have been given
10 any one OF the four without making a mis-
take. 30 closely were they matched. superbA.
the three-quArter-bred trOtting mare from Can
ada, moved with a light, easy step that caught
the public, and her manners were eX-
ceedingly sweet. Hiatoga, a green horse
at the business, but a rare good one, showed, per-
haps, the most endurance 81 the lot, while
Nottingham had a house full OF friends, who
Applauded his every stride. IL was a brilliant
contest. that evoked cheers toward the end, and
more cheers when Oliver II. u. RelnOnt's
horses, buckingham and birmingham,
were placed first and second in the order
named. Superba. the superb gray mare owned
by Mr.. Hume. got third prize, and HiatoGa
worth more than a blue rOsette is worth In most
classes OF this kind. The winner was driven In
the most skilful manner By young Lambert a
lad Of u years old, who recently came from
England. |
Aclass for hunters. over six hve-fest hurdles,
wound up the evenings programme Mrs SIS,
HOwland's Lady Bird won. with Miss Birds
Merry Boy second. Thomas Hitchcock, Jr's |
Serina third; and the Monmouth County Hunts
one OF tie features to-day will be an exhibi-
ton At 4 O'clock Of the famous trotters and