The St. Louis Republic., 1900-11-24
Winner Crossed the Ocean to Show
New Workers How to Han
die a F0ur-in- Hand.
HOLDS THE EUROPEAN RECORD.
In the Competition for PAGERS
From the Speedway, c. X. Bill
lings's Entries Took
First and Second.

New York, Nov 23.-The last day bu, ore
of horse show week opened at Madison
Square Garden with but handful of spec
tators. and these were gathered about the
ringside viewing a class of hackney brood
mares. competing for the chainnionship rib
bon. When the first event. that for the
hackney mares. was concluded. the cham
pionship prize was awarded TO Victoria
Hi. chestnut mare exhibited by f.. c.
Stevens of Attica, n y.
Another class of hackneys. consisting of
three stations, with four of their get was
shown ard closed the hackney exhibits for
the morning. Pony stations were next
shown. These classes We're followed by se,-
eral events, where trottins stations were
judged.
Glass 125 was the event of the morning.
This was the competition of drivers III the
fohr-in-hand class for the prize offered by
James H.. Hyde. The prize offered was 500
cash or plate. and the requirement was :hat
each driver should handle the same team.
wlich vas furnished by the tssociat ton. The
following entered the contest: Henry Pei
lem, Everett Webster. Harry Thomas. Wal
ter Lee. John Canaway Janes Sheldon K.
+. Carman and Morris Hewlett. The last
named Won He came here lr.m London
pecially TO participate in this class. and
holds the record of four-in-hand driving on
the Continent.
The driving took much time, and the COM
petiofs were in the ring for over an hour.
Mr.. carn,an. who wagered on his own sue
cess in winning the event. was successful
in dodgin. all the obstacles and made his
turns neatly. but was unable 70 success ssful1v
compete against Morris L. Hewlett WHO
won the blue ribbon that carried with it
the prize. After the ribbon had been at
tached 10 Mr.. Howlett'* lapel he gave an
exhibition Of fast driving about the ring
that drew great applause.
The event of the afternoons performance
was the competition on the part of PAGERS
from the Speedway. In this class c. X. c.
Billings of Chicago had his famous PAGER
Free Bond, a big bay selding. that holds
the worlds wagon record OF 2:Oiis. entered.
as well as two other roadsters II. H.
Kane. president Of the R0adsters Drivers
Association of New York. had his hay mare.
Darrell. entered as was Harry G. Kings
bay geidinc Forest Wilkes The Judging
not only won the cup with his bay mare
Sun!and Belle. but won second honcrs ~
We'll with his chestnut stallion. Bnf.t::S
crook. which ne drove himself.
While there was no decrease in pOint of
attendance Tonight. the sa;ety OF dress
and costume which illuminated the garden
during the first three or -FOUR days of the
show was lacking.
The events OF the evening were the iI iS-
ing Of ladies Saddle horses. ladies' riding
and the higll-jumpng contest Miss Ma
riun Holloway of New Rochelle. on Woman
in Black b. m, succeeded in capturing the
first event. while Chappie. b. g. exhibited
by n. *. Hayes Of New York, proved the
best of the high jumpers.
The evenings performance opened with
i parade of the winners After the
Enclosure. receiving the plauditS of the vast
CROWD, Ike ladies saddle horses and their
riders Were loudly arplauded. Pairs of
horses shown TO teini-mail spiders or 5 am
hope phactons. We're next iii order. Then
followed the high-iuupirg class which
closed the evenings performance