New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-18
RAIN CAN'T SPOIL SHOW.
GOOD WORK BY JUMPERS.
Blue Ribbon for r. c. Vonderb'tfs
U'hite Oak Maid.

,,.,,.- ,-as-s have looked on Horse Show week as
81 fs-r,e- looks upon the harvest moon stood
.to,,, tbe entrance 10 Madison Square Garden
,.., riehr in vet. bedraggled and disconsolate
-ro,ns Offering TO sell their investments below
80 Ana they were still standing there with
their fingers fun Of tickets when the last bugle
called the last class Of the day into the tan
bark arena
The dreary rain which began in the morning
and continued with scarcely an interruption all
day was wholly responsible for the failure Of
the ticket SPECTATORS crop. II prevented those
who go to the Horse Show TO see the horses
from wearing the raiment that the people who
patronize the show go especially to see, and the
result Was inevitable. At time in the even
snr was the garden more than comfortably well
filed and there were great blotches on the
usually gorgeous picture that reaches up from
the ring
Il was actually possible to make the entire
circuit Of the great promenade without hearing
she eager exclamation, That's her" That's
him" more than thirty-six times.
FIRST NIGHT NERVOUSNESS LOST.
Il was pity, too. that the weather should
have kept away the spectators. because the
equine cast had lost its first night nervous
ness and the performance. taken altogether,
was marked Improvement over the first day.
In the quest for the blue rosette E. d Jor
dan Of Boston, was by far the most successful
Of all the exhibitors. With his hackneys in the
morning he swept everything before him, and
with this came material he won in harness and
tandem classes later in the day. With LORD Bel
fast and Lord BurleIgh he put together
brilliant a harness tandem as has been seen in
the Garden since the days of the lanented
Patty Bates.
Both these animals are clean bred hsckneys.
and in the words Of The railbirds they put it
all over the trotting bred stock that competed
with them. IN the chestnut gelding Mars Will
lam II. Moore had a very snowy one acting
leader. but by contrast the wheeler-the chest
nut mare Actress-seemec little deficient. and
he pair was not perfectly balanced It received
The red ribbon. third going to Jay F. Carlisle's
Underwater and Promoter
FrRsTs FOR MRS. HITCHCOCK.
In the hunter classes. the two thoroughbreds
.Touso King and Kingsmaa. exhibited by Mrs.
Thomas Hitchcock. IT.. were conspicuously
SUPERIOR 10 their competitors as were some Of
AIr. Jordan's performers.
In the competition fol thoroughbred qualified
hunters they especially distinguished them
selves. Jouac Kings jumping was as near per
feet as could be- and the only perplexity the
judges had was in deciding whether to give first
honors 10 the Rossingt1h yOungster or TO his
companion. Kingsman.
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the nine hunters IN this class, there scarcely
sle rap OF a hoof heard on the bars. and. except
for an unfortunate refusal by Solant, the nine
had their performance dead letter perfect"
The presence Of Mrs. John Gerkens wonder
fuI little equine miniature, DOncasteT Model, in
a class for ponies other than Shetlands, under
twelve hands. not only gave interest to the
Glass; which & might not have possessed other
wise. but actually distinctive feature Of
the day.
MRS. GERKEN TAKES CHANCES.
Doncaster Model is undoubtedly one Of the
biggest little horses that has ever been brought
into this country. Mrs Gerkeu imported the
7onz wears ago. and he has Yet to learn what
defeat is on this side of the water His owner
drove him yesterday and although she seemed
70 take dangerous chances in sending him at
top speed. the little chap could not be forced off
mas feet. and the faster ne travelled the more
action he developed. II was foregone con-
clUslon that he would receive the blue ribbon.
Those who knew the pony in England and
who saw his performance yesterday agree that
h has improved wonderfully since Mrs Gerken
began driving him.
Considering the total number Of entries, Will
is-a H Noore's showing in four-in-hand class
Tor teams over Il hands high might almost be
called profuse. To one coach he put Pickwald.
Conoueror, Mark Antony and Octopus and tn
another vehicle another four almost equally as
srouv The first four received first prize over
d C. Reid's Water. Aroslev. Captain Barr and
Pinrmaster w E. woodend's four. driven by
Charles Fovnes. the professional London whip.
were third.
HAcKNEYs ~ THE MORNING.
With the exception Of an hour devoted 70 the
v-eedtng out II . class OF horses suitable 10 be
rome hunters the entire morning given
over 70 the hsokneys The Englishmsn's &C
c-Isstion that the hunters IN the States" are
made and not bred no doubt has great deal of
ruth IN r. and the class for horses suitable 10
become hunters doubtless viii tend 10 improve
fhe breed
Nevertheless one could not help wondering. as
she exhibits were being paraded- -shether the
5udges would have selected old Filemaker. Rich
rnond. Vulcan OF dozen others that have made
their names famous in the ring and I'm the field
had thev been among the number. Taken as a
class, the embryo hunters were rather disap-
pointing, and the Judges had difficulty not in
-siecting candidates but IN accepting material
thar was worthy
For those who admire the hackneys who have
followed them through the rise and fall Of their
reign n this country since the time Prescott
Lawrence brought over The wonderful Fashion.
ne morning hours must have beer fraught with
nourDfll "reminiscences. The fhinned ranks,
ne classes that had failed 70 attract any can
oiostes st al. clearly pointed 20 the passing OF
ne great, bold. high going animal that was once
hello II such fattering esteem. Interest in the
classes themselves Jagged when Il was seen that
The Plymouth Hackney STUD Farm, owned by
Z D. Jordan, had everything its own way.