New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-06
POLICEMEN WIN PRIZES.
FINE EvoLUTIoNs EXHIBITED AT THE
HORSE SHOW.

LITTLE FOLKS TO HAVE THEIR DAY AT lrN
MATINEE THIS AFTERNooN-c1osE OF
THE DISPLAY THIS EVENING.
Last evening az on Thursday. the onlookers AT
the Horse Show were late in arriving. so tha' 'U''
paratively few saw the drill Of the PARK POM
consisting OF two platoons thirty-two men az
gether). two roundsmen. sergeants Heay anu
Gerard B. Hi.lyard and Sergeant Egan IN COM
mand. Sergeant Heay is desk officer in the Forty
third Precinct and Sergeant Hillyard Is IN cha'ee
OF all the Park police. Twelve years ago ne was III
the United States cavalry, and on the iron"s,
Sergeant Egan an excellent commanding OH
GER who had a clear voice that carried his orders
well the ring The work Of the men ana
horses remarkable. for they had only peeh
under special drill since last Saturday Ihelr
platoon drill drill by fours, lining up and charge
with batons raised unusually good. The prizes
were awarded follows: First prize. 81. Henry l.
Hilton. Of the Park police; second prize So, ROPER
Chl. Sixty-fourth Precinct: third prize. SO. James
Lannigan. Park police. The two Park men rode
bay horses and the Sixty-fourth Precinct man =
black horse. The animals were finely groomed and
their tails had been braided curled. The evoiu-
tons were received with much applause
There thirteen competitors in the second
I entry (mare geding. ladies drive) the prizes
being won by Duke. owned by A. F. Nutting.
6Tyfn Zen by Miss ShyGT r.
A. Salmon, and Tobasco, owned by Bird s Coler.
driven by Miss Tiliie Whiting; The prize Tor ths
only to members Of the Polo Association The
antics or the knowing and wfu little horses were
greatly enjoyed and applauded. The fourth entry
was ladies' saddle horses; the NTH. -stepperS
andems and T the eighth and last. Jumpers Good
specimens were shown in each class. the awards
being received with continued applause.
Many pretty costumes we're worn by women VINO
occupied seats i'm the boxes. but the place was
SC cold purposely kept so) that pretty corsages
were covered in most cases by fur capees Mr.;
Mrs. Williamson Carothers. Miss Relic Talmage
and Miss Coutts Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Perham
Jr.. and George Conover Howe. William wilson 5
guests Dir. ard Mrs. Glcntworth Butler and
Bryan II. Smith there. with party or
friends and the pretty costumes OF the women III
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Bedford, Mr.. and Mrs.
e r Bedford. M. and Mrs Charles f. Bedford
Mr. and Mrs. g. Thorne and the Misses EMILY
and Mary Bedford, while Mrs NJ; l.. Muir; MISS
Jennie Muir Mrs. r. r. Vail. Mrs. Charles H
Phelps and Master Allen Phelps occupied box
garian Court Orchestra was decidedly pleasant
feature OF the evening. The programme was as
concert vaise "Anclamaton .WaIdteufel
Grand selection. "ohenCrin agner
Violin obbiga'o "Grandmother' .........'...' Lang
r "a, s C,d5 en fo ,tc to Me-
20 Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight ..... -
Petite clarinet SOLO "Caineva de Venice ... Paganin
GRIND selection 'Traviota' Verdi
Gavote "Pizzicato' l.atan
Don't Be Cr)ss" 'Obcrstegtr Zeller
March. "Charatan" Sonsa
The entries at the matinee this afternoon will be
mainly ponies with children to drive. and the
spectators will be perhaps the most pleasing Feat
ure Of the show. as then the Riding and DRIVING
their evident enjoyment OF the horses is pretty 10
The Horse Show will close this evening.