The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-05-25
HORSES ON
PARADE
Road Drivers Association
Had a Grand Turn Out
on Saturday.
FROM JERSEY CITY TO GUTENBERG
Some Of the Notabilities Who
Were There Prize
Winners.
FROM JERSEY CITY TO GUTENBERG

The annual parade of horses under
the auspices of the Hudson County Road
Drivers Association of New Jersey on
Saturday afternoon was the most sue
cessful in associations history. There
were two hundred and fifty vehicles in
line during the parade, which started
from Montgomery street and wended its
way along the Boulevard to the Speed
way in Gutenberg.
The parade was headed by a squad of
mounted policemen. George III. Donald
son was grand marshal. In open coupes
hode the Mayors of nearly all the munici-
palities of the County, including Mayor
Seymour of Bayonne, Lankering of Ho-
boken, Nolan of West Hoboken, Deitz
>of North Bergen, Groth of Union Hill,
Lutz of Gutenberg, Murphy of West
New York, Robert Davis, who occupied
seat in the front carriage; County SUI
peryisor Frank McNally, Director of the
Board of Freeholders Frederick Ripe.
The fourth carriage contained the judges:
John f. Cockerill, President of the New
York Road Drivers Association; Captain
J. H. Houseman, President of the Stat
en- Island Road Drivers Association, and
President of the Brooklyn Pleasure
Drivers Association. One carriage con-
tanned Boulevard Commissioners.
There were four prizes in each event.
The winners were:-
Best Single Speeding Wagon-E. ].
Schroeder, Jr., driving Planet, first
prize; William H. Hepsiey, driving Hal.
Boutwell,, second; supt. j. /. Houseman,
driving Jupiter, third n. B. Blessing
driving Claybank, fourth.
For Best Single Horse Wagon Driven
by Lady Mrs. J. Souder driving Dayy
Crockett, first; Mrs. DR.. Peterson driv-
ing Luke Morgan, second; Mrs DR.. Nc
Kee, of Staten Island, driving Dandy,
third.
For Best Pony in Cart and Wagon
Arthur and George Thompson driving
Spot, first; Ruth P. Walton driving Babe
Hill, second; ]. E. Hulshizer driving
Puck, third; Herbert Brown driving un-
known pony, fourth
For Best Single Horse and Runabout
-B. c. Dohmoyle driving Dandy, first;
w. D. Crandall driving Sam j., second;
Thomas J. Murphy driving Bessie,
fourth.
For best cob in runabout or wagon
Charles Smith driving Kentucky; George
Williamson, Jr, driving Happy Easter;
William Baker driving Harry.
For best single trap or surrey-Henry
A. Heidi driving Lady H.; DIR. John
Peterson driving West; S. NJ. Wander
beck driving Roam Jim.
For best team in runabout or buggy
Miss Estelle Hunting driving brown
team; J. D. Gibson, Of New York; Hen
ry A. Heidi.
For best team in surrey, trap or park
phaeton-Dr. T. &. Smith driving Sandy
and Archie; Fred Smaltz driving Michael
and Jack; Moses King driving EN- and
Nance; g. Martens driving Nellie and
Billy.
Charles Hoffman's Dick Turpin won
in half mile brush with John Law
rence's Island Boy.
In a brush between T. P. Healey's
J. H. u, G. H. Hunting's Captain and
M. Mulvanney's Audacity, J. H. U. won.
DR.. Peterson's Luke Morgan won in
a brush with Captain Browns Mario and
Joseph Harper's Verde Sanford.
Ed. Carroll's Little Side outstripped
J. Souder's Wizard and Mr.. sullivan's
Beverly.