New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-20
FOURTH DAY OF THE SHOW.
BAD WEATHER REDUCES THE CROWD AT
MANHATTAN FIELD
WILLIAM X. VANDERBILT. JR-. APPEARS AS
DRIVER AND CAPTURES THIRD PRIZE
MINIATURE FOX HUNT

The Horse Show at Manhattan Field will end to-
day with programme which promises to bring
the exhibition 10 close In blaze Of glory There
is to be coaching parade from the Waldorf-As-
toria to the show grounds with nearly a dozen
coaches and breaks in line. A competition ex-
hibtion by the mounted police will be a feature OF
the programme. and II Is expected that Governor
Roosevelt and his stan will be In attendance.
The card yesterday rather lacking in inter-
est. and. with the skies threatening rain through
out the afternoon. the attendance the lightest
Of the week ". x. Vanderbilt. jr.. appeared in
the role of driver as we'll as an exhibitor yester
day, holding the reins over the big bay mare Miss
Columbia in the class for gig horses and turnouts
amateur owners TO drive. Young Mr. Vanderbilt
showed her off TO good advantage the pro-
fessional driver had done before him earlier In
the week Howard Willets had better gig horse
however. In the SNOWY seal-brown stopper Gentle
man Joe. and carried off first prize. Miss Columbia
got third place. second prize going to Arthur NJ
Hunters bay gelding Arden.
John S. Bratton. looking rather the worse for his
fall under the hunter Euchre Thursday,
was so far recovered yesterday that he got up and
drove Sampson and Sigsbee a tandem team.
The spirited blacks made one of the sportiest tan
dems ever seen in a show ring, and they got the
prize over C. F. Bates's pair of champions, Coxey
and The Whirl of the Town Brattons pair had to
take second place. however. when they were shown
later In double harness against Coxey and Brown
Donna.
This spectacular feature of the fourth days card
exhibition OF hunters shown over fences
and walls In pursuit of pack of hounds. John
Holloway the only exhibitor in this class. A
drag having been laid the nhed. the hounds
followed the scent. with the hunters and huntsmen
their heels. making a lively scene. The awards
follow:
4PaIk horses In harness exceeding lS2 ssGHnG
prize s25. Strauss Hexters b. Sir Roderlck thiIa
John 5. Bratton's CHI g. F1ambeau. fourth Arthur NJ
Class s4-combinaiion and saddle horses First
seo%nd S Prize MIS- sa M9 Miss adelaide
Chester; third Mrs H 8 Rubens eh. m. Abua; fourth
s ssniSS E!s 81 Single rI4SS s0s to
per aTs f fs Ds and Sc. t Per
P ss Is. MIS- T %Sc G6 nj. SSs
4s-Park double harness. exceeding 10 70
hands and no. exceeding ' bands, F'i pre- Br sIS1
Donna ss9nd !ehn Brs.ioT. s. sa%P SS.s SaS
and B. & Hassan fourth. W. Gould Brokaw's b. m.
Class s soHsrncss tandems wheelers not under 15l
hands First prize 50 John Braon 60: DIX, e. S@ Mn
tnss b. g. Duke and b Holly: third G F. Bates Bates,
Howard wiets's g Gentleman Joe and b. vinst-et
SEQ IS 5%s s's'' ana MAY R cond Ps
500 P Ryans b. z Edgewood. third. J. A Blaurock's
Class e5-Fouf- in hand First prize. SIS J.
Class 4e~Park horses and gigs: First prize. $3.50 IN
plate, Howard wlleiss Dr. Gentleman Joe see1nd
5 aitA9 HHn' S: colam Sna'' ''o n
leo ss%1s. F. P P.. q"s % sa1d S
sons ch. Lady Margaret; second prize 81 Mrs f. h
General
GAS Pons double haEns;; on not y, exceeding n: -
Time and blk Dot second tT p7s h sd l. w Waj en-
Glass lOl-Huntng competiton for teams Of qgSlined
Holoway's team.