The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-15
HORSE SHOW REVIEW
Continued from FIRST Page.

stations and the same owners Evolution
II was second. J T. Pyle's Nor Wester
was third. The other hackney COMPETE
ton was for mares or geldings to be
shown in harness and was offered by
John I. Waterbury. 1t was easily won
I by John Arthur's well known and grand
looking horse, Leader the Scotchman.
wilmer Of sixteen blue ribbons since last
February. The Glendower Farms
RIGA and Syntax were respec-
lively second and third. All the
classes for carriage horses filled well and
as rule created much keen competition
For carriage horses over 14.1 and not ex-
ceeding Is hands, there was nothing that
could beat Geo. S. Gagnon's bay geld
ings McKusic and Gold Pointer which
were placed first and second in order
named, Glendower Farms Nancy get
ting third prize. The class for pairs,
same as the previous conditions, offered
by Frederic P. Olcott also went to Mr..
Gagnon with his Gold Pointer and I'M
named mate and Miss Emma D. Stones
two pairs, won second and third honors.
Glendower Farms Syntax and Prosody
had little difficulty in defeating c. F.
Lawtons entry in the class for pairs over
10 and not exceeding 1872 hands offered
by Enos Wilder, and in the class for
single horses, same conditions, VIM. o.
Blanding's famous Adonis from Proyi.
dence R. l., got the blue ribbon over
Mrs. j. G. Marshall's March King and
Glendower Farms Prosody, the two last
named being respectively second and
third The Rider and DriUer says the
following of the winner of the last class.
s'Adonis has very regular action, clock
like in its regularity, good at both ends,
and in conformation he is very sweet.
As a park horse Adonis is a model in
conformation and action" He is a bay
gelding 15.115 hands high and is I years
old. DR.. Burt drove Adonis. The class
for ladies' single turnouts offered by
John l. Waterbury was one of the pic
turesque features of the first days pro-
gramme, Mrs. Robert L. Stevens with
her bay mare Miss Minch and spider
phaeton winning the coveted blue roset-
cite. Mrs. F. Darr of Gladstone drove
her turnout into second place and Miss
Edith r. Catlin's was third. The event
for pairs of ladies turnouts. also offered
by Mrs. John /. Waterbury was won by
Mrs. Charles Phizer Jr. The other en-
try was that of Mrs. John M. Shaw of
Madison. A contest for private depot
traps for prize offered by Mrs. Jas.
G. Marshall of Orange was rather close
the judges taking up the time allotted to
the class before awarding first prize to
G. Ledyard Blair's exhibit. Chas. Hath
Always was second and Geo. S. Wylie's
third. Leader the Scotchman captured
first prize in the competition for carriage
horses over 1872 hands and 7. Wyman
Porter's superb brown gelding Roanoke,
that will be heard from again in show
ring, was second. Third honors went
to the Florham Farms Aon. John
Arthur's Leader the Scotchman and
| Queens Own were also first in the class
for pairs over 1872 hands offered by Ham
ilton Mex. Twombly and Mr.. Porter's
Racquet and Roanoke were second. The
following six classes, open only to resi-
dents Of Morris. Essex, Somerset and
Union counties; attracted several entries
from the Oranges, Newark, Demands
vile, Madison and elsewhere. For car
rage horses, IA hands, inches or over,
4 Florham Farms Aon won the prize
offered by Charles A. Hess, Mrs. Robert
/ l.. Stevens Miss Minch being second and
G. M. Chapin's Mac third. A rather
poor lot competed in runabout class
offered by w. F. Wharton, the judges
taking nearly forty minutes to select the
winner, which turned up in Mrs. Robert
L. Stevens turnout. Mrs. j. CT. Marsh
alls was second and E. A. Stevens third.
In the class for pairs of carriage horses,
Is hands and not over 1913, offered by ] /.
w. Ogden, the first prize was very prop
erly awarded to the Florham Farms
Night and Actor. T. Wyman Porter
got second and G. Ledyard Blair third
Curlew. J.. w. Ogdens, easily secured
the decision in the contest for single car
rage horses, long tails, and Geo. G. Kip
was the winner of the class for long
tailed pairs Fred. q. Blanchard
showed the other exhibit in the last class
and Matthias Plum's May and Miss
Y Mabel OImsted's Lone Jack were respec-
tiye,y second and third in the single con-
test for long tailed horses. Geo. G. Kip
offered the prizes for the two events just
named. A contest for combination
horses for prize offered by Rodney A.
Ward attracted a number of entries.
The competitors had to first drive their
horses and then show them under the
saddle. Miss Margaretta c. Stones
Juno fulfilled the requirements best and
was first. Second honors went to Aug.
J. Smiths LIE Beau and third TO
Mrs. j. G.. MarshalIs Lady Bird
The one contest for ponies in
harness went to A. J. Cammeyer's pie
bald stallion Toronto, Chas. NJ Decker's
Phallis getting second and Gustave ks
sells George Washington third. A very
creditable display was made in the class
for delivery turnouts, but Morristown
had to be contented with second honors,
Wilson and Ross of Madison winning.
Amster Brothers of Madison were third.