The sun., 1901-03-27
JUDGING PRIZE HORSES.
RAIN AGAIN INTERPRETERS WITH THE
ATTENDANCE AT DURLAND'S.
G. X. G. Billingss Champion Of the Speedway.
Hontas Crooke, Wins Hue Ribbon In Class
for PAGERS -Gerke kendale Farm shows Sue
cessfully In 'andem and Runabout Events

ccssfully In andem and RunabOut Events.
Durland's horse show at the new academy
In West Sixty-sixth street encountered an
other wet and chilly weather wave last night
that kept the crowd down 20 few hundred.
The management was an Improvement over
that Of Monday night. the classes being
judged successfully In rapid succession.
There were no mishaps and no fault finding
with the rulings of the Judge
The show was opened with a splurge by
several Of the crack PAGERS. c. X g. Billings
behind the champion PAGER OF the Speed
way. Hontas Crooks, 200. clearly excelled
all other competitors in his class and when
the blue ribbon came his way there was gem
erous applause Forest wilkes. 2I4. driven
by G. A. Coleman. showed sufficiently well
to take second honors in this class. while
Dan Westland. 2Osi. pIlotcd by A. +. Pcrren
was third. The siac OF the ring enabled the
PAGERS to speed almost to the limit in the
stretches so that when rounding the turns
they reminded the onlookers Of the time
honored chariot races at Barnum's hippo
dromc. The drivers enjoyed the excitement
Of making the turns on two wheels and when
the event closed 1t was voted satisfactory
appetizer.
stanton Elltott's smart gelding Flnshlight
VI y
J. + Martins mare Elevation was second
best DR. 4 J.. Northrop showed beautiful
mare. Jocelyn,, In the long tailed saddle horse
class that easily earned the blue ribbon In
the tandem class the Gerkendale Farm put
forward splendid pair IN Foxwood and Bel
mar, who. handled bv BatDnyi. won frat prize
FoHwood then entered the class for runlbOuts
ana got another blue ribbon In impressive
fashion Tho awards follow
class 81 For tho best ?acsr must have been
driven on the View YORK or some other sIeedNay or
mems driving club. 10 be shown to pneumatc-tifed
single speed wagon: 10 be Judged BY the style OF
going, conformation. pedigree and nppe,ance IN The
2Gs. H. {. Kings Forrest wilkes 2i4. driven by
g, 4. Coleman. second. Charles Tanners Dan West
land. EOS driven by a. PerLen third. 49,.
three years old or over, up TO carrying 100 pounds
Won by Stanton " Eno'rS cL. Z. Flashllghr Mrs
l.. r Martins ch. m. Elevation. second. MIS-. II 5.
RubenSS ch. T. Ruby hirf, =. II Nalbrl ige y ch. z
Heau Brummrl. fourth.
Glass 81 For the best single harness hors" Won
by John Arthur'S b. m. Lady DuNern, George
SaioraS'S h. Y Lord Durham, second, John Doyle'S
b. Z pilot, third I t. Gordon Sons b. e. Guess
class 10 long tail saddle horses Won by Dr 4.
General. sec md Miss May DutlaudS hr PRES
dent. thrd G"fkrndae Farms m Nyndnam Belle,
fourth
under Won by GeTkcndale Farms ch h Foywuot 4
and cA z Bclmar Hulmr & HOLSTERS unnamed
bay tader and b m lady Arce second
- hands inches years old and over, up 10 carrying
100 pounds Won by Hugo RrSingcI's b r, Topsy
lUyy. &. T HOLSTERS hr m. IruNa, second James
Turner'S hr. 9, Rnyal, third Miss o. J.. SchaeicrS :
class q For thc best runabout horse Won b.
G"rRendric flrm'S rh. h., Fo1Wocd And,rw Miil'is
h. 2. C!onmcl, second Ms. &. " Cu-ts'S ch. 9.
Starlight th-d ID. John J.. VENTS cn. y, lord
Golden. fourth