The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-12

dentally put the judges ears down to his
nose to detect sounds OF bad omen, whlch
were not heard.
Class IS was scratched and then class 55A-
tandems driven through obstacles was
judged. This was for The best performance OF
an amateur In driving and the prize was
cup offered by John Bradbury. Henry J.
Croker, w. S. Hobart and Charles II. Lead
better Jr. contested, and Hobart won the cup
with the most nervous and spirited tandem.
Nine ponies under saddle we're judged IN
the next classic. Charles A. Baldwins
Tristan won the first prize, J. ]. Moore's Fl1rt
second, w. S. HobaTts Pickwick third, and his
Laddie was highly commended. There was
one feature in this display that fairly caught
the children in the boxes, and called forth
many expressions of admiration from the old
folk-the pretty showing made by Miss Mill
dred Boyne on her pet pony King Billy, bay
beauty bred on Hsggin's ranch. and strictly n
it on point of breeding and the accepted
American standard.
In class AGA Hobart and Pope competed for
silver cup offered by Brewster & Co. OF New
York for the best pair OF horses exceeding 10
hands inch, shown before vlctorlas, morse TO
count so per cent and appointments 90 per
cent. Hobart's swell pair, Monarch and Per
former, that won second prize at the New
York horse show against thirty-s1x entrees
carried off the cup.
Ten roadsters were judged in the next
event, on the catalogue as class 10 Hobart's
Hazel Wilkes won first prize, A. B. Spreckeis'
julie c. Gamages bay beauty Allspice, one of
the prettiest horses seen in the park, was
highly commended. He missed prize on an
oversight in regard to his appointments.
Two teams of drsught horses were judged in
class SO. They weighed over 1900 pounds
each horse. McNab & Smith showed Buck and
Rainy in heavy truck and got the first priz
Dave and Dick, exh ibited by Golden Gate Park,
a handsome pair OF bavs, got second prize.
In class 50 three fourth hands were judged
Pacific Coast bred horses before coach, wagon
cite and body break for the Morrow cup.
Henry J. CrocSer won with Fred, Eleanor,
Prince and Dorothy against Joseph ID. Grant
and Flu ton G. Berry OF Fresno.
The fire engines competed in class go Tor
silver cup offered by Joseph D. Grant for the
best team of three horses shown 10 regular fire
engines. Oakland engine 20 ana engines
and % of this City com pleted. Engine won
the cup. In section for the best team OF two
horses shown to a regular FIRE engine Oak
land won first prize and engine 2 OF this City
the second. In addition to the prize Oakland
won silver cup offered by the flremans
Fund Insurance Company.
In the evening Queen Liliuokalani had
box at the east end of the oval, immedi-
a.ely in the center between the north and
south entrances. With her party of half a
dozen attendants she occupied it early
and was the object of much interest. The
box was prettily decorated with flowers,
which hung in festoon over the front
rail-
The procession of equine events was
prefaced by an exhibition ct horses for
master.
The first competitive event was class 1,
thoroughbred stations, five entries and three
prizes. They were shown in hand, not ridden.
The entries were: Lovdal. Burns & Water
house; imp. Creighton, A.. B. spreckels;
Artillery, w. I. Parsons, New Zealand; Del
Paso II, J. b. Haggn. First prize was awarded
to A. B. Spreckels' imp. Creighton; second to
j. B. Haggins Del Paso H.
An exh Ibitton OF trotting, hackney and
coaching stallions followed which was pretty,
but lacked the interest of the competitive
events The park tandems which followed
gave occasion to Richard F. Carman to show
what real good driver may do in the box,
and his little performance drew forth more
applause than any other event or incident OF
the night. There were five entries, but only
three put in an appearance.
Two of these were Hobarts-Paregon and
Madison Square, and Car and Peacock. The
other was Henry Crockers Edwin and Doro-
thy Hobart's Car and Peacock took first
prize and Crocker's Edwin and Dorothy Sec
ond. 1t was Paragon and Madison Square
tina t performed badly with Kemp driving, the
leader rearing and turning clear about in lis
traces. Twice Carman got up, and as quickly
as he did so the team trotted away IN the
prettiest form, while the audience cneered the
driver, who, so far as anybody could see, did
nothing but hold the ribbons.
Walter Hobart took all the prizes in the polo
pony class-al except one, Tor the very GOOD
reason that he had no compe titors but one.
His Dandelion took first. Laddie third, Pick
wick fourth. E. D. Baylard' s Major was given
second prize. The performances OF the ponies
For saddle-horses Miss Eva Coryell's Red
wood took first prize, John PARROTS Stella
second, Y. Artsfmoviteh third and w. S.
Hobart's Lady Greensleeves fourth.
There were four of the entries that put in an
appearance in class 46 for best pair of horses
shown before brougham. They were al
very handsom and all were given prize,
HoDart's Monarch and Perform taking first;
the same exhibitors Damrosch and Seidl
second; George II. Pope's Arsenal and Burling-
ton third; and John ParTotts Dandy and Flora
fourth.
The concluding event was the high jumpers
There were three eniries-W Wirthle's But
barts Royalty. They began at Az feet. But
ton was ridden three times to the fence, but
positively refused TO leap and was ridden
away. Bobs took the "a three times touch
ing each time, but could 40 o better.
Royalty did better He took the AZ rather
badly, but kept improving and took IL finally
at feet and took the first prize.
Ex-Queen Liliuokaani was dressed in
black and looked much better than pic
lures of her made her appear. In the box
with her sat Colonel and Mrs. G. w. Mac
farlane OF Honolulu and their niece, Miss
Gardie Macfarlane; Mrs. Ellen Graham of
New York, but formerly of Honolulu, and
two personal attendants to her Majesty.
A great many persons visited the box and
paid their respects during the evening.
Speaking of the horse show, the Queen
declared herself very much pleased with
the whole entertainment, and particularly
with the display of two-horse closed car
riages in class 46, an exhibition VIII CHI she
dec ared com spared favorably with any
thing of the kind she had ever witnessed,
ard she had seen the grand parade at
Hyde Park, London, on the occasion of
Queen Victoria's jubilee.
&
THOSE WHO WERE THERE.