The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-19
Much WORK FOR JUDGES.
Close Competitions for Ribbons - Lively
Time With FOur.in. Hands.

Inc early bugle calls echoed TO empty
seats and only few hundred enthusiasts,
those who admire good horse at any
time and in all places, were present The
morning session was given over entirely
TO breeding classes. harness horses Of the
hackney and trotting type. The entry
lists were small and the work of the judges
comparatively easy. There was keen COM
petition among the different breeders and,
as a rule, each animal was shown to the
best possible advantage.
The first blue ribbon Of the morning
session was won by Frederick s. Stevens,
and he followed ii up by winning in the
next two classes. The first class was for
yearling hackney hllies. and Mr.. Stevens
captured both the blue and the red for
daughters Of his show winner. Fandango.
His Langton Performer got two winners
in the next class, the shapely fily Encore,
: years old, winning the blue and Thai
marine, also a chestnut, the red. Getana,
q daughter Of Lord DENLY H. nominated
by T.. ID. Jordan, the Boston breeder. took
the yellow. In Class 81, for three-year-
old FLIES, Mr. Stevens scored his third
blue, with Evangeline. also by Langton
Performer. There were but two entries,
aud the red knot went TO William Coleman
Freeman's Mol Ro., by Squire Rickell
Mr.. Stevens met his first defeat Of the
morning in Class 80, also for three-year old
FLIES, but with more size, ISL or over.
Mr.. Stevens sent into the ring Thelma, a
substantial chestnut with light name and
tail There was but one other entry, but
1t was winning one. This was the solid
dark chestnut b. B. Ivy, by His Majesty,
hrel ly Hnprv, Mpnra Nd H..
ring by Robert Beth. She was not as
large as Thelma, but she made up in finish
any lack Of size. and her action was brilliant.
Then, again, her color was by far the more
preferable and she earned the blue knot.
Mr. Stevens was beaten again in Class 20,
for mares years or over, certified TO be
with foal or to have produced foal this
year The successful exhibitor was Eben
d. Jordan. His FLY Hildred, 4 years,
was light chestnut with blaze and three
stockings. and she was shown in a manner
that admitted Of no criticism. Perhaps
this had much TO do with the awards. Mr..
Stevens was represented by Lady Danegelt.
years. and while she had more substance
than her competitor her showing was not
nearly so brilliant. Mr.. Stevens turned the
tables on Mr., Jordan in the next class. for
mares of the same age and under the same
conditions as the former, but of more
size. Mr.. Jordan sent in Queen of the
Harvest. a bay OF 10 hands, with a rancy
neck, too rangy indeed for the type, az
destroyed the harmony of contour that
one looks for in the heavy harness type.
The only other entry was the chestnut
Victoria III, and it did not take the judges
long to award the blue ribbon to her.
The trotters had the ring in the next
iclass. which was for brood mares to he
shown with two of their produce The black
mare Alcina, by Alcantara, 2:23, out Of
Merry Clay, bred by W. B. Dckerman and
shown by Mrs, II. n. Balm, had the blue
won when her baby trotter had made one
circle Of the ring When the three FLIES
in Class were started in the ring TO show
their speed, Ella NJ. Wichlifre, a bay by
Wichliife, shown by Mrs. II. n. Balm, was
easily the winner. The conditions, however
did not include speed, but individuality.
pedigree and appearance in the ring. Under
these conditions the handsome bay Ally
Elsinore Medic, by Medic, ana won the
blue. Bessie Directum, a shapely chestnut,
by the great Directum, 2O51. got the red
and Mrs. Bain's nomination the yellow
Class s, for foals of 1901, went to historic
Stony Ford Farm, the new owner, j, Howard
Ford, getting the blue with Sweet Grass
a shapely bay by Adrose. Class had an
added entry in Already, by Refero, bred by
W. X. Janvier and shown by j, Walter
Iovatt, but it did not Affect the standing
Of the two regular nominations. Hail
fellow, a three year-old, IS hands, by Prodi-
gal. 2:l6, was easily the pick Of the trio,
for he SQUARED away in the short stretches
of the ring like an old campaigner. DR.
Leroy, by STEAMBOAT, 207h, a showing
won the red.
Rensselaer, Weston had the blue ribbon
won before his grand young horse, Fri