New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-03
NORTH SHORE SHOW OPEN
Blue Ribbons for Harry Payne
Whitney and f.. r. Lddc1r.

A dozen to twenty brakes. smart in reds. yell
lows. blues and blacks: fifty more traps, cab
riolets carts filling the parking spaces
surrounded the ring Piping Rock Field yester-
day afternoon for the initial Piping Rock Horse
Show, the first meet of the North Shore Horse
Show Association A haze hung over the field. In
the back hills of Locust Valley. Long Island The
rain held off until long after the last class had
been Judged. and the summer colonists even those
at distance. had time to get to their homes
From 1:30 until little after o'clock ten classes
off. In the tandem class. at the close OF
the day. nine tandems were trying conclusions at
top speed In the ring. Charles w. Wetmore' OF
Oyster Bay, among the contestants driving
his chestnut geldings Orkney and Devon. At a
Of the track the leader fell. and Mr.. Wetmore
toppled the track. He sprans to his feet
instantly, unhurt, however.
In the classes judged yesterday afternoon the
ribbons fell into twenty-three hands Those most
successful Mr.. and Mrs Edward r. Ladew. Of
Glen Cove. and Harry Payne whitney OF West
bury. Each took three ribbons-E. r Ladew three
blues and the accompanying cups. Mr.. whitney two
blues and red, and Mrs. Ladew two reds and
yellow. Mr., Whitney present. but his
brake over tom Westbury with Miss Ade-
laide Randolph. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock.
tr., Of Westbury. and their little daughter; Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Hastings. of Port Washington, and
Frederick W. Dixie, OF Westbury. Miss Adelaide
Randolph handled the Whitney horses. both in sad
die and in harness
The days classes began with the Judging Of
three work teams and three farmers teams sand
wiched with pony saddle class in which Edward
r. L7dew took two Of his firsts and W. D. Guthrie
and Charles W Wetmore also scored. The saddle
pony class won by Miss Eleanor Roelkner, with
Miss Vera Cravath on her Winkum a good sec
ond.
1t was not until the pomens saddle class
on, however. that the real enthusiasm There
women entered the ring for this-Miss Gertrude
Sheldon. her bay gelding Comet: Miss Irving
her L.
her brown Nonqut: Mrs Herbert L. Pratt on her
SGue , MISE Bullock on George Bu9ck reh5
Fairfaxs Bush: Miss Louise Gulliyer. on Mrs W. r.
tr.s small daughter riding his Confederate The
ter rode so skfuy and prettily that there was APP
probation when she carried off the red. Miss Shell
don. George r. sheldon's daughter. took the blue.
and Mrs Herbert Pratt. by very clever cantering
There was sharp competition in the tanderns the
carrying off the honors with Paul Cfavath's Nodder
and Gay Boy. Mrs. George Bullock drove her hus-
Mrs A. g. Rocker got third with Laddie and Mac
and Herbert L. Pratt fourth with Finesse and King
Fahys Cricket and Spider driven by Mr.. Fahys);
Edward knieTiem,s Ned Anerton and Billy Billy Alleat3n,
W. WetmOre's Orkney and Devon. and Harry Payne
their lii,'I PAGES by Miss Adeiaide Randolph.
In Class 10. the large harness horse class Mrs
Turvy and Topsy Technical considerations forced
the judges to give the decision away from n Mrs i
ward Kneriems Kissing and Bay Alerton Miss
randolph. handling the W nitney nnOS ana l1eilOH
got second. and Walter Jennings, Of Cold Spring
HarbOr, third
Thus. the whole IL Westbury Cold Spring
and Oyster Bay triumphing against Glen Cove in
the classes Edward knieriem and Edward r.
Ladew the less held up Glen Cove. Mr..
knieriem. in the runab bout class. after smart
Ladew got a second in this latter class but in the
opera bus class that closed the day, Harry Payne
Whitney, with his Egbert and Papoose. again won.
George P. Tangeman scoring second and Mrs f
r. Ladew third.
supper were given at the Nassau Country Club. at
Glen Cove three miles from Piping Rock Field.
prefaced by four private dinners. The show has
its second session at 10 a. m. to-day. Jumping will
be of the features OF the meeting. with both
heavyweight and lightweight hunters. Among the
exhibitors in these classes will ne FOXhan keene,
Harry Payne Whitney. Thomas Hitchcock. Jr-,
Leonard Jacob jr.. Percy Chubb. FREDERICK W.
Dixie. Samuel Wiets. V. z. Travers and r. Law
renee Smith.
Polo pony showing took UP a brisk quarter-hour
OF yesterday. Samuel Wilets taking the blue
against Lewis NJ. Glib