The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-10-15
HORSE SHOW REVIEW.
Awards and Features of the
Last Two Days.

success of the Exhibition-C -Co mments on
the Appearance o. the Horses and Notes
of the Judging Prizes offered BY Levers
of Horses Anticipating Next Years
show-Notes of the Show.
In our last issue we had the great
pleasure Of recording the auspicious
opening of the Field Clubs horse show
and predicted that it would be a record
maker. Now we have the pleasure Of
relating that the show lost none OF its
charm the second and final day, and it
ended in blaze of glory last Saturday
afternoon. The success Of the exhibition
was pronounced from the start and ex-
ceeded the most sanguine hopes OF its
promoters. AS a maiden effort, the
event is particularly deserving of praise
and earns place well up on the list of
open air horse shows in this country.
This grand result is undoubtedly due to
the indefatigable efforts Of the executive
committee, Elliot Smith. John M. Shaw,
and Richard B. Lyon, and their staff OF
efficient assistants. The attendance was
splendid, large and fashionable assem-
blage of spectators being present each
day. Such an array of coaches, breaks
other traps have never been seen before
at an outdoor event hereabouts and sue
gested the successful days of Jerome
Park There were nearly two score of
parking spaces in the infield facing the
show ring and each was occupied by a
well filled vehicle of some kind, while
on the opposite side of the ring were the
grand stand and row of fifty odd boxes.
The bright colorings of the ladies'
toilettes picturesquely framed the en-
livening scenes enacted in the ring, to
the accompaniment of Rosetti's band.
AS at all horse shows society played an
| important part--a number of enjoyable
dinners, luncheons and dances being on
the social calendar the three days of the
show. From an equine stand point the
exhibition was notably fine and of an ex-
cellent quality with a few exceptions
What was especially noticeable was the
display in several instances of incorrect
appointments, many of the exhibitors
seeming to have had little knowledge of
what was necessary to be turned out cor
rectiy. Th,.a short eomings. r. weyer, are
sure to be conspicuous by their absence
the next time we have horse show.
Ideal weather prevailed. The judging
gave general satisfaction and the man
agement was perfect. w. Fl. Catlin,
and T. A. Maitland of Rye N. Y, and
G. j. Waters of Atlantic City, judged
the carriage horses, Col. E. S. Edwards,
of Newark awarded the ribbons in the
roadster classes, Mr.. Waters and Morton
W. Smith of Staten Island, were judges
of saddle horses, and the last named with
A. B. Purdy Of New York and J, r.
Messervy. formerly M. F. H., OF the Es-
sex Hunt, gave the decisions in the
events for the hunters and jumpers. HI.
L. Herbert, chairman of the Polo Asso-
citation, judged the polo ponies. 1t is
not known yet what the profits are, but
it is probable that a substantial sum was
realized. There is now no apparent
reason why the horse show should not
be an annual event in Morristown and
from what is already known prelimi-
nary plans for that purpose will soon be
formulated.
Glass for single roadsters was the
first judged on Thursday, the opening
day, the blue ribbon going to Rob't. II.
McCurdy's well bred gray mare Renne,
which came nearest to fulfilling the
conditions of the contest, but was far from
/ being the perfect roadster. j. S. Gagnon's,
Twilight Jr., bay gelding by Twilight,
was second and Miss Mabel Olmsted's IS
Lone Jack was third. For the best road
ster and appointed ssroad rig J. S.
Gagnon's Twilight Jr., and perfectly ap-
pointed wagon easily carried off the first
prize offered by the Mansion House.
Matthias Plum's exhibit getting the
second award. R. P. Bliss drove his
brown mare Belle in this class but in
making the circuit of the track the first
time he made too sharpa turn at the
lower end and was thrown out. The
horse dashed up the track and out of the
/ grounds and was caught near the en-
trance gates after demolishing the wagon.
Neither Mr.. Bliss nor the horse was hurt.
A notable local victory was the placing
of Chas. M. Decker's fine movers, the bay
geldings, Chubby and Prince, over Geo.
s. Gaynon's entry in the contest for
pairs of roadsters offered by Wheeler H.
Peckham. There were three classes fo1
saddle horses. The one for ladies' hacks,
ridden by ladies and offered by Mrs. Sam'l
w. Taylor, went to Robert L. Stevens
brown mare Quadrille, very nice
sort, ridden by Mrs. Stevens. Miss
Edith r. Catlin road her horse LIE Beau
into second place and the Florham
Farms Alabama was third. Countess
F. L. Van Ness's fine mare rightly de
served first prize in the event for saddle
horses over Is hands. Third and second
honors were awarded respectively to O
Fl. Kahn's Pat and Mrs. J. G.. Marshall'l
Julia. The class for saddle horses undel
IS hands was won by G. Ledyard Blair
Merrimac, r. E. F. Flinsch's Bus being
second and Miss Edith r. Catlin's Jig
giles third. But two of the hackney classes