New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-25

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this afternoon.
pleasant incident last night An equestrian
entertainment at Durlands Riding Academy for
the benefit If the free-bed fund Of the Hahnemann
Hospital There was a splendid attendance. all
the boxes twenty-one in number being occupied.
and the seats in the gallery also beng nled II
was said that about 900 realized from the
entertainment The programme began with an
exhibition Of broadswords mounted against bayo-
nets or foot The contestants were :. R. Parry.
late 17th Duke OF Cambridge's own Lancers. and
= Iund late 18th Che Kings Hussars Tho
Judge for Mr. Parry ". A McGibbon. and the
Judge for Mr. Lund Captain A. Mckenzie.
late Of the Scots Greys. The winner was 10 he the
one who made the first three points out OF i've
The prize a silver cup was won by : R Parry.
In the high-school riding contest Colonel Henry A.
Stoerzer won. Hercules.
The third exhibition consisted Of some fancy
rnanpuyres by the patronesses Of the academy
Mrs John Gerken. Mrs E. +. Gilbert. Mrs. Edward
Keves. Miss Eta Lane. Mrs Norris. Miss A +.
Fraprie. Mrs Donnelly, Miss McAuey, Miss A
H. Mills Miss Rose Seibel. Miss 4. Straight, Mrs.
T. Brown Miss o. L. Schaefer Mrs. ". L. HOFFMAN.
Miss Handrich Miss A. May, Miss Graham, Miss
Poggenberg Mrs ]. H Turl and Mrs. j. c. Camp
In the Jeu-de- barre the play OF the ribbon was
executed bv Marshall Clapp ". Eckerson and
Dominic Coleman. The later on Miss Belle Beach $
T6e next contest was jumping by the following
hish-class Jumpers: King Grow. brown geding
owner Mrs. y X. Hayes. rider, William Collier.
Tadv Kenwood bay mare. owner. Or. John van der
Poei: rider William Collier. Ruby, chestnut mare.
R%i bav eeiding. owner the Durland Company
rider. Charles Geyer. The prize. silver cup was
Nexr came driving twelve tandems ny the follow
ing men: Henry A. Stoerzer Arthur Carroll George
t. CIausen r NJ Hirzel. Victor Froment. Carl =
stoerzer Ernest Kraqse. august ZlBsser r "a "a
ward G. Hansen. Walter Ciausen Kudoph Ne'1-
Tbe remafnder Of the programme was follows:
Mounted broadsword combat between captain LOUIS
Wendell and Lieutenant Theodore F schmidt no'h 'S'
Rer1at,,n artllery drill executed platoon Of he
q Batter y G. \. y. under command Of First Lieu
p-,i,sl eTercise with sabres by lst Battery. \ c.
y g. Captain Louis Wendell in Command ,..- s.,,,..
and Lieutenant Theodore F Schmidt let Battery, y Z"
cs,,irr ryn drill firing bv diminishing numbers COM
manded by Lieutenant Iansford + Sherry, p Battery
Rough rldlno tent peggng and melee by members Of
the Essex Troop n. G. y J.. commanded oy Sergeant
Whtngham.
Some Of those present Mr.. and Mrs John
f. starln Mrs. Washington E Conner. Mrs
Thomas Carmichael Mrs Gardner Weatherbee
Dr. and Mrs. Egbert Guernsey. Miss Florence
Guernsey Mrs Edwin Gould Mr.. and Mrs. George
c. Clausen. Mr., and Mrs George Hender-
mel Francs Adams Mr. and Mrs william Dur
H. and Mrs F. c. Wallace Commodore and Mrs
Mir and Mrs John Cierken. Z. D Seybel. Miss Rose
scybci Mrs and Mrs. John ] D. Bristol. Genera
Hove, Mr.. and Mrs John Huyer Mr. and Mrs
Edward T Gilbert, Mr.. and Mrs ! Bush. Mr.
and Mrs George F. Shrady Edwin Gould. DR. John
Vanderpoe. Mr.. and Mrs, Harry l. Horton Dr; s
gle Wolfe Louis Haight. I. Clausen. Mrs Emily
Beach Miss Belle Reach Mr. and Mrs. z. A. B,
M r1' J. Rims the Misses simmons the Misses
Huyler and Captain and Mrs. Flanagan