New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-19
CROWD AT HORSE SHOW.
RTNGSTDE Is THRONGED.
Lord Brilliant Loses WdLdorf-AS-
toriq Challenge Cup.

The horse came back to his own last night.
The fear tina, The rain and the gloom Of the
first two days were not wholly responsible for
the noticeable lack Of interest which the gen
eral public had displayed mas been proved quite
groundless The keer. bracing day. with hint
OF real winter in the air, like tonic. The
function Of the old doys was restored. and the
crowd that filed the great Enclosure was made
Up Of the same Cd ingredients
The world Of wealth smiled down the world
that came 10 look at its clothes in genial fashion
and only the occasional rap Of n jumper that
had blundered or the Jingle OF noisy pole chains
disturbed the hoard walk pedestrians in their
absorbing study OF the occupants OF the boxes
So active and elastic were the necls and SO
obviously distressed their owners when they
could not clearly establish the identity Of a par
ticulariy radiant him OF her that keen
young woman took advantage OF ii. and. buying
q programme. committed the names OF the box
owners 20 memory, and then acted as guide
10 whomsOever cared to employ her
II was a great success-but no doubt IL can
be improved on With a little genealogy or
brief hint OF scandal added here and there, the
pilgrimage as conducted by the self-appointed
guide might be made as interesting tour Of
Nine. TUssaud's
sENSELESS TALK OF DOPING.
As has been the case ever since the show be-
recognized
the Ole complaint that exhibitors were doping"
their horses was freely noised about. This &C
cusation is a regular midweek fixture. There
was no one who could say definitely what horse
had been 'dOped," or who had done the "dop-
ing" II there was any foundation for the
charge 81 could not be uncovered, and if dope
had been used it was with good results.
The competition for the Waldorf Astoria
Challenge Cup was the first feature of the even
ing potent enough TO draw the fascinated gaze
OF the strouers from the boxes TO the arena
The cup is offered for the best horse suitable
tor gig and under the conditions cannot be-
come the property Of any one owner uEtil il
has been won threr Times by him.
The struggle was OF more than common in
terest last night. inasmuch as Lord Brilliant,
owned by DR.. John L. Tentz had only to win
the blue ribbon to take The cup away with him.
This wonderful old high actor" a matter
OF fact. has won the trophy three times in sue
oession. but as he owned in 1900 by H. c.
Haskier, his victory then did not count.
LORD BRILLIANT Is DEPosED.
To make doubly sure, DR.. wentz entered. be-
sides Lord Brilliant, his other performers Lord
Golden. Lord Golden II and Lord Teaneck All
his efforts were in vain; the old nobeman was
deposed. A new king was crowned. The class
was an unusually strong one-some said the
most fornidable-that Lord Brilliant had ever
net. and although he showed flashes Of his own
briIliancy, and had a great deal of his former
marvellous speed and action, it was plain that
he was not the same invincible horse OF a year
Rgo.
Naturally the crowd was with him, and his
efforts were received with applause, less dis
eliminating than genuine The judges finally
eliminated all except four from the class, and
as Lord Brilliant occupied the place Of honor
in the centre Of the ring his followers decided IL
was all over. save pinning on the rosette When
the judges therefore. suddenly dismissed MN
from the ring these individuals were too
stunned to hiss.
II possible, however, they were even more
nonplussed when Forest King. a big brown geld
snr owned by William IL Moore. was chosen by
she sudees Forest King is a horse with almost
excessive knee and hook action. and handles
himself easily and with grace. but he mas nc
sreed. and his owners effort to shake him up
invariably resulted disastroUsly-
FINISHED WORK BY HUNTERS.
After a class Of tventy-three animals whose
owners have mapped out a sporting career fol
them in the hunting fed had been thoroughly
sifted out preparatory 10 final judgment later
in the evening. a big draught from the ranks
Of the most finished hunters in the Garden were
sent into the ring for preliminary trial over
six consecutive jumps five feet high so great
was the number Of contestants that it was
divided into three divisions, each containing
about fifteen performers.
They gave the first real sporting performance
over the fences that has been seen since the
show began jump that really sensa-
tional was made by James A. Garland's aged
brown mare sure Pop. II looked TO the spec
tators as il the mare took up at least ffteer
feet from the hurdle. and she cleared it as
though The fringe Of brush contained dynamite
bombs that would explode if she as much as
touched one with the tip of toe.
There were men reckless enough 10 bet that
the trajectory Of that particular leap Of Sure
Pops would measure thirty feet AS the record
IS something like twenty-seven feet, these mer
were probably few feet wide OF the mark
1t Is evidently asking good bit OF a Jump
ing horse" TO bring him out OF a hot stufy
basement and sers him over five foot hurdle
ard the judges. therefore were inclined to be
lenient and nearly two-thirds OF the entire
humber were oualihed.
A majority Of the exhibitors OF genuine hunt
ers DO hot seem 10 be in favor Of the loose
brush fringed hurdles over which they are asked
10 send their performers and there have been a
number Of informal requests made TO the man
sFement that stin post and rail fences be sub
stitUted-
After an extremely bad performance by ar
extremely clever hunter, his owner made this
explanation TO one OF the judges: You see
We DON'T have asparagus tips growing from
the tops OF the fences in my country. and this
horse does not know what 20 make Of these
things. Put Up some stiff post and rail jumps
and have them naked, and II he raps one II
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