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action and seemed able to trot three
minute gait. Imogene. a substantial
chestnut. with high knee action but not
much speed, sent in by Irvinton Stock
Farm, received the red.
Class 28, for mares four years old or over,
standing over 142 hands and not above
IS /, also went to Mr. Jordan. viscountess.
splendid chestnut, 10 OK, quite outclassed
her rival. Sunshine, shapely chestnut
with white ankles, sent in by lrvinton Stock
Farm.
Glass 27 was for mares four years old or
over and standing over l51 hands. Madge
Kendall, handsome brown, sent in by
Eben y. Jordan, had walkover Inc
entry Of w. l.. Elkins was not shown.
Class 2e followed. 1t was for colts 2
years old, lie light not considered All
three entries came into the ring. and whil
all were good, not one was sensational
Hot STUFF, light chest nut with white mark
ings and excessive action forward, with
lack Of hook action, won the blue KNOT
for Chestnut Hill Stock. Farm Romany'
light chestnut both in color and con-
formation, and with fairly balanced but
not excessive action, won the red for Eben
D. Jordan. The yellow went to Balbriggan,
dark chestnut with four white ankles
and good all-around action.
y,
barred winners of the Challenge cup two
years in succession. Three fine specimens
Of the hackney breed responded to the
call. and 1t was q close question TO decide,
for all had some points OF excelIenGe and
won the blue with the brown Gentleman
John, a horse OF splendid conformation,
but his knee action was choppy. Robin
Adair H., l8-hand, dark CHESTNUT sent IN
by Chestnut Hill Stock Farm. won the red.
~ ~ II SAT- oil in
well balanced action, got only the yellow,
Class a., for hackney stations, 70 be
shown with four Of the get, had only one
entry, Lord DENLY H., and four youngsters
sent in by Eben D. Jordan. OF course:
the exhibitor added another blue KNOT
to the winnings of the morning. =,
The Challenge cup contest for the best
hackney stallion had only two competitors,
Robin Adair H., winner two years ago, ana
Gentleman John, who had lust won olue
for Eben p. Jordan IN Class ~. LORD
the grand m Young horse Grbthorpe Play
wear, were not shown. There was but
little to choose between the two shown.
Both were horses Of splendid conformation.
round full action at the knee that approached
the half circle when in motion, The judges
awarded the championship to Gentleman
John and the reserve to Robin Adair II.
The championship class for mares
brought the morning session to CLOSE.
from his prize winners Of the morning.
The championship went to his chestnut,
Viscountess, winner in Class 2S and tho
reserve to Madge Kendall, winner In Glass
81. Gitana, the winner in Class 80, was
also shown.
Glass "A, for road pairs 4 years old and
over, shown to road wagon, had only two
entries. f. T. Stotesbury drove the bay
mares Easter Belle and Rhea W., and Fitch
4 CuSler sent in the ohestnuts speaker
Reed and Magnetic Mr. Stotesourys
looked like winners before they had made
the second circle Of the ring. The judges
took the same opinion and awarded the
blue knot to Mr.. Stotesbury..
Class IS for pairs over IA IN hands ana "a 9es eIs
into the ring. The conditions called for
conformation quality and all around sction
high class pairs clrcled the ring and the
generous applause showed that each had
tsss IN tns Steven ve1s
pFsient, one Of Mrs. 0erken's three entries
Being Sbssnt: Many vefs-e,d fSsorthteese.
winners In other clasees and at former shows.
The task Of the judges where 90 much
merit In individuals is to be decided, u
no sinecure, When the gates opened seyea ven
most prominent winners double winners in
this class. Fben d. Jordan won the blue
and red, the first with his appropriately
named pair Extravaganza and Elegance
The rd vent to H!ay Gray eHd aa the Ba59H n.
yellow and white kuots with. B(ackstook
and Brown Thunder and his former VIM
uers Confidence and Peri lection
Nine Of the sixteen nominated came into
the ring to contest for the ribbons IN C!ass
IP o. hs~ ma
stated horse would count 50 per cert harness
is and liveries TO-. A. G. and r. G. Wander
bit had three high class entries, White Oak
Maid, winner on Monday, Astonishment
another winner and Volunteer, a grand
ns to handle s a coach Il called upon. Wilia1a
Peokwald. Jay f, Carlisle sent in hs
winner Of last year, the grand chestnut,
Underwater. D. q. Reid cent the high
class Captstn Bari tt 1t took %a far1 long time
and to place them In the order. The final
result was the blue knot to White Oak Maid.
with the n, G. to Astonishment, This was
double victory for the Vanderbilt family.
Underwater was awarded the red and
Nineteen shapely little horses answered
the call for Class Is, to be shown under
saddle and not to exceed l+.2 hands in size.
Three Of the exhibitors were women WHO
rode their own entry. IL was DQtGdNhntry
alone that prompted an outburst Of enthu-
siasm when the handsome mare Paula,
with Miss Vera Bloodgood in the saddle,
sitting her mount to perfection, stepped over
the tanbark Mrs, John Gerken on the
bay mare imp. Towthorpe Queen was much
with the gallant public, and the fair sex
carried away all but one OF the silk knots.
Miss Bloodgood won the blue with Paula.
W. E. Woodend's The Master, with grace
full woman rider in the saddle, won the red.
Mrs. Gerken got the yellow for her imported
mare. and the H. c. went to Spokanetta.
sent in by Edwin Fl. Weatherbe.
The Garden was well filed when the
jumpers came in for Class 81. Performances
over the sticks are always popular, and the
hour slipped away quickly while the horses
were clearing the green fringe five feet
above the tanbark. 1t was difficult task
to sift the sixteen splendid exhibits down
to the four ribbon winners. and when it had
been done, Jouac King, who had been the
evident choice of the crowd at the ring
side. wore the blue knot, +. Ambrose Clark's
Sentry won the red and Coquette, q
shapely bay, from Grow D. Murray, the
yellow; Othello, William Littauer's 1o-hand
brown, only earned the II. G.
Five splendidly appointed four-in-hand
teams answered the call for Class SO, and II
one may judge from the generous applause
accorded each in turn by the spectators,
the judges had no. snecure in placing
follr in the order of winning and send