New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
THE HORSE SHOW OPENS.
EXCITEMENT FURNISHED BY THE RUNA-
WAY OF W. NJ. V. HOFF-
MANS TROTTERs
= F RATES WINS MOST OF THE RIBBoNs-rHE
ATTENDANCE OF SOCIETY PEOPLE
RATHER LIGHT

ATTENDANCE OF SOCIETY PEOPLE
RATHER LIGHT
TN V Hofman's Speedway trotters Helen K
,,,. and May X. 224l1. furnished the excitement
Yesterday at the opening OF the exhibition Of the
,s.u-York Horse Show Association at Manhattan
rod The handsome mares had a walkover in
he class for road teams. but their walkover turned
out 10 be a runaway.
rohn Skeliington, a professional reinsman drove
,ss crack trotters for Mr. Hoffman. After ne had
s.,t them around the miniature track once or
twice on jos. some one the judges stand
shouted Let EN- OUT" and the man who held the
rolns proceeded TO do As they passed the
stand the second time a noise frightened the spir
tied Helen X. and she broke into run The
harness new. and the lines slipped through
,bs fingers OF Skellington when he tried TO check
the mares In jiffy there was a full-hedged runa-
wsy in progress. At the second turn OF the minia-
ture track the high-wheeled road wagon over
turned throwing the driver to the ground while
the valuable team dashed away on the dead run
with the vehicle dangling at their heels Half
dozen snatched for the reins as they swerved
into fence I'm front of the grandstand and then
veered of again. going straight for one Of the
hurdles the inneld. No one could stop them
however. and the flying team struck the brush
fence with crash. tearing loose from the wagon
and starting up with only the harness hold them
together. Just as they got a-gOing.
caught the bride OF Helen K, and. after sharp
Standstill
Neither mare was seriously hurt although the road
wagon wreck
skeNington got Of with few bruises. He was
badly hurt last week while driving Mr. Honman's
brougham. cable-car striking the vehicle and de-
moishing It. injuring both occupants and driver
skelington wore a bandage under his hat when he
got UP to drive Helen K and May X yesterday
Mr Hoffman much surprised at the outcome
Of the exhibition
why" said ne. Il drive those with
two fingers of one hand. They would never offer
TO run away II properly handled"
c. F. Bates most Of the ribbons In the har-
ness classes al the horse show yesterday. showing
such noted park horses Cnoey. Brown Donna
Warlock. Hi. High Tide. Applause and lot OF
others. The last-named horse won five ribbons at
the recent Boston Horse Show, and he added two
10 the list yesterday by defeating Miss Co
lumbis owned by w. X. Vanderbilt jr.. in the class
for brougham horses. and by winning again In
another Of the heavy harness classes on the card.
Applause is a half brother 10 the well-known light
harness horse David B.. 2:Os24. both trotters being
by Young Jun. the son OF George WLkes' f,erroo,
took place IN the class for park pairs 6 r Bates
ooHey ana brown Ronha meeting s splin disnayed
splendid style and action and the judges deperateo
q long time before they decided In favor OF Bates
pair. Sampson and Sigsoee got the red ribbon. A
J. Nuttings Holly and Duke me yeiIw atI
The awards follow
Class 2s-Coachins stations First prize. $50. F. G
stcvenss Lngton Performer II; second prize SO. c. F.
Class 24-coschinE First prize. $50 F. C. Stew
i5asGknsy mares F;gs prize $50 Fl 6 sutton Sisa
c&ss 1sHaokney stations and their colts First pr5s
81 F. C. steysnss Tandaneo =,
Class S4-carr.age ana heavy harness horses exceed
ing hands and not eXee>ing 10 hands FIRST prize
oaAe' r 5a!e:s es A A99s1se 1fg3na Jo FITS
Brattons b s MusAe'eer' tour1h' Jonn p. BrA''oh
en- a JJs.,. harness horses exceeding l4l hands
ana SiI no, Exceeding Is HANDS Fist prize
k Hs1tsr Ieueenan, Wilkes third Charles F Iaess
b G. Sporting Life: fourth John ;. Brattons d. &
spain. q heavy barnes: horses . e10Sed s SIS j.
second p Bass $50 john s Bra!ons b. sampson ad
b b. < Duke fourth Howard wnot's b. g LoOkaway
AarR:: aose: f *. aasui 10 ha .s
sn' B Ras Oh & FaInbean John ArhuTs
class horses ana sPp9inR s,.. FIRST prize
pls1se; second prize $40. " x Vanderbilt jT's b. m
Cas- horses and sp2.Hs% a,!
s fss,e g 6o1sy' H an and Or b ( RiSh Tide
Cas- ssOs ae p4 a2f'e $50 no! Mq nHo3
conhdO second prize So Miss C. ADELAIDE R1Temgs
Sourth. Bird 5 Coiers b m. Rosa Dare =, ,,....
cas- cssDpie English, second prize SO Mrs
Hayess en-. King Crow Collier third MSS Ma'ig;
D.
Reynals blk. m. Huntress. .o- - ,
Cgass s4-Ponies under saddle. First prize 700, H.
WATTS sv Dance: second prize. SIS. T. l. Wall IT. s.
Monte Carlo.
The directors Of the show may have been some
what discouraged at the her small attendance OF
people but II must be borne In mind That
the polo game at Meadow Brook engaged the atten-
ton OF most Of the people belonging 10 the Long
Island hunting set. However. as II was, the day
was most attractive for those who cared 70 drive
from town There were in the boxes during the late
hours OF the afternoon Mrs. Elbridge T; Gerry,
Miss Gerry Peter Gerry Mss Anna Pauldng,
Hiss Hegernan, Senator-eiect Chauncey NJ Depew.
Nj and Mrs, Paul Gilbert Thebsud. Howard VA;
Mrs Baird Patrick J. Casey. Louis Haight, Mr..
and Mrs J. Lee Taller Julian Stephen Ulman.
Hosea II Perkins, Richard Potter. W. Gould
Ilrnkarc Peter Gerry and Amos T French