The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-21
hibited by W. A. McGibbon. received the

hibited by W. A. McGibbon, received the
| red.
There was ringful of little horses when
! the entries for Class 81 walked, trotted
| or scrambled into the ring. IL WAS for
| ponies IS to al hands The exhibit as a
| whole presented variegated appearance.
, chestnut ponies. skewbald ponies. piebald
| ponies and one snow white little fellow
! that caught the fancy Of all the little men
, and women In the Garden. The white
favorite, Hi Halter, owned by John S Bra
| ton, finally received the red ribbon. Ebpn
/ ID. Jordan won the blue for Hurrah, a
| typical little road horse that stepped away
! in manner that called forth hearty APP
plause.
Five splendidly bred and equipped pairs
! Of road horses answered the call for Class
| 10. L was the ideal road rig, pair of
| trotteis harnessed to top road wagon.
| All had been in the ring before earlier in
| the week, and all. with possibly enc cxcep-
| ton, had been winners in some on" of the
! classes where shown In this exhibit
/ horses were to count 10 per cent. and gen
! eral appointments 80 per cent. In the first
| showing Mr.. .Stotesbury: behind Ruritania
and Dainty Dafro, 2l3'+, pun the Garden
in an uproar OF applause by The skilful man
ner in which he showed his pair, The horses
were we'll schooled To the ring arid would
| square away in almost a single stride and
| show 240 gait on the stretches. A. an
! exhibitor Mr.. Stoteehury simply -Anot hered
| agree with the public and Dainty Dafo
| won the blue knot Ar she left the ring. W.
| n; V. HOFFMAN secured the red for Vivi
Wilkes ?;ls',: and White Mark The vel
| low went to Mr. Stotesbury's second entry.
lAtka and Lsdona, Fancy b. and Wilkie
Patchen. exhibited by James W. Cooke,
| got the white.
Class l02. for jumpers. was received with
| the same enthusiasm that the public always
accord 20 performers over the sticks. The
conditions called for three circles by each
| entry: two jumps at five feet. two al five
| feet six inches and two al six feet There
was not nishap during the exhibit and
only ono horse refused the task. George
! Pepper won both the blue and red knots;
| the hrst with the brown gelding Myopia
| and the red with the bay mare Pearl.
| Six wel,-appointcd turnouts answered
the call for Class so II was for pair to
be shown before a victoria; horses TO count
81; carriage. 25 harness, IS, and livery, 10
per cent 1t was high class exhibit
| throughout. Every horse, with one or two
| except ions, had been winner in both
| classes and every exhibitor had made
reputation in the show ring When the
| and Btzpa, the most perfectly matched
| pair in the ring. went out, owing probably
| to lack Of size, and Harry Payne Whitney's
Knox and LFnox also went out. James
Hobart Moore won the blue with Burling-
| ham and Viceroy. The red went to j. F.
Widener with Brigadier and Musketeer;
| A. q. and r. G. Vanderbilt won the yellow
| with Sinbad and Cinderella.
! The day exhibit closed with Glass ITO, Chal-
lenge cup, value $500, offered by the Ameri.
| can Coaching Club for best four in hand
team shown TO coach and driven by owner.
William II Moore drove four dapple grays.
| James Hobart Moore drove a double cross
match dapple gray and chestnut; A. G..
Vanderbilt drove three grays and. a bay
| in the lead pair. DR. John l.. Wentz drove IA
/ dp,illa match Aanpla and chest =
nut wheelers and white and chestnut lead
| ers The music of the horns was pleasing
and the enthusiasm was unbounded and
about equally bestowed az each team made
by Or. John l.. VENTS team. and the team
OF James Hobart Moore got the reserve
ribbon.
The first class after the dinner recess
was for ponies IL hands TO 1871 hands,
shown under saddle 1t is generally be-
the little ones only, but the shapely little
fellows that made up the exhibit in Cass
70 pleased young and old alike. il public
| demonst ration was a guide. The choice
Of the spectators was early dismissed from
| the ring This was the handsomely tur ned
snow white Hi Heller who had been rib
bon winner in the harness class earlier in
the day, The little fellow was fully as
| snowy under saddle as he had been in har-
| ness, but he had to go the way of the gate,
Soon the number remaining was reduced
| to the actual ribbon winners and then the
| blue knot was pinned to the bride of c,
X G. Billings's bay gelding, Persevere
Ernest G. billiard won the red with Miss
| Belle
Class 100 that followed was for harness
| horses, 10 to ! SO hands. that have never
taken a ribbon az any of the former shows
All we're to be shown 10 two-wheel vehicle.
1t was practically the same grand lot OF
| exhibits that came into the ring earlier in
| Tho Aay vhen ElnWpT of IyOppwOOd left
wearing the blue knot In such gathering
| Of high class horses, where east, west
north and south have been searched for the
best that good Judgment could select with
| out regard to price, to attempt any com
ment upon the merit Of each would be
impracticable. When the Judges had re-
duced the original entry list of thirty
four to nine, any one might have got a
ribbon without prejudice TO the others so
high was the general quality. The judges
deliberated fully thirty minutes in reducing
the nine to four. and finally Flower of Lynne
wood wore the blue knot for the second time
during the day.
that does not apply to all insofar as the
interest of the public Is concerned! he
moment the sticks are put up the interest
Of the assembled thousands Is centred in
tho edges Of green fringe Every per-
Torrance of IN re than usual merit Is cheered
| to the echo. Class lG0, open TO qualified
hunters only brought into the ring fire
collection of tri aimed horses and the condi-
tons called for each TO be ridden by men,
Der Of some recognized hunt club
| F. Ambrose Clark received generous
applause when he took Fancy Jane In safet y
over the hedges and many other successful
exhibits were warmly received After
the jumps each horse had to pass critical
examination, "a the conditions give per.
Torrance IS per cent. and conformation
and quality the other IS per cent. The
blue knot went to Fancy Jane but her beauty
OF conformation was not remarkable. ir
fact she was the plainest animal that had
entered the ring Charles Pizer won the
red with Your Fellow
All Of the five exhibits In G ASS So drove
into the ring II was for tande ms. horses
not to exceed l43 hands. The Garden
echoed with applause when James r. Pur'
| cell drove Honey Bee and Nellie Montague
| into the circle. Neither horse had beer
docked, and a long tail in a tandem had
never before been seen in a show ring
| Then Mr.. Purcell wore whskers of ex
treme length, and his horses We're very
stolid and exhibited no excitement at the
stirring surroundings The other ex
hibits were old favorites. Eben ID. Jordan
cent in Hurrah and Extravaganza. Mrs
John Gerkcn sent her winners Newsboy
and Shopgirl Frederick lHwishohn sent
Silvertal and Sensation and John s Brat OF
exhibited Bridge and Branch. When Mr.