The sun., 1903-04-08
DURLAND HORSE SHOW STARTS
W. III. MOORE BEATS A. g. VANDER-
BILT FOR TANDEM HONORS.

Miss Belle Beach Rides and Drives Ribbon
Wtnners-Mrs. Dick Dsnnelly shows .
Fine stepper-C, X. G. Billings Gains
Trophy with q Clever Peuy-Awsrds.
Fine horses at their best and ridden and
driven by experts, amateurs or professionals
both women well as men. made up sue
cession Of interesting classes last night az
the opening OF the twelfth annual three
show Of the Durland Company Riding Acad-
envy. Saddle horses. hunters. ponies. high
steppers. ene class with women as the whips.
tandems and four-in-hands had each place
on the programme and each class was so
evenly balanced In the merits Of the entries
that II was the hardest sort Of Q task to PICK
the winners.
Boxes and se ats were well filled with speota-
tors. the glories of the women's costumes
suggesting the greater show at Madison
Square Garden. There was good music.
too. between the Judging and this helped 10
make the evening pass pleasantly.
The ring was managed very well, the classes
being brought on and OF without any OF the
delays that are so often an annoyance at the
small shows. Charles W. Smith was clerk
OF the ring and Capt j. r. Heeeman. Jr..
chairman OF the ring committee. The judges
on duty during the night were former Park
Commissioner George c. Clsusen. for saddle
horses: Charles p. Williams. George X. Hulme
and ~ X Bloodgoood. for the harness classes.
and IT l.. Herbert and John Rswlins for the
hunters and Jumpers
Eleven appeared in the first class Of the even
ing, for saddle horses over 1872 hands and up
to carrying 100 pounds. Two women rode.
Miss Belle Beach on c. X. a. Billingss dark
sorrel gelding The Chief. and Miss c. X. Still
mann on her own bay mare Ma Belle. The
winner was the noted champion Flashlight.
in fine fettle and ridden in grand style by the
owner. W. Stanton Elliott Miss Stillman's
useful bay Ma Belle was second and chest
nut nearly as fashy as the blue ribbon winner.
but lacking Flashlights evenness Of action.
Mrs. tirosvenor's MIR. Joker. ridden by Emil
Antony, was third
-Four pairs Of high steppers next held the
Mr. Red ne snapps Ip bfoWns HE WG card and Wses
driven by Charles Baudouine. the well-known
amateur tandem whip; who has not been
only ones in the ring that showed park style.
Ten ponies were the next lot judged. school,
ee Bns. Oh had sfIsrl n S 1%s and
deserved the blue awarded it Sy NJ clausep:
the winner and had to raise his cap in
acknowledgment OF the cheers from his
schooImates, girls and boys. IN the gallery,
was second and catalogued in the name OF
Mrs; John Gerken,
The owner. however. was q little tot of hve
IN white furs and q picture hat, who was
almost IN tears because her name was not on
the uestslosue at, ,O ,,o. ,,,, :, ,,., Ca. rov :.
owned By XII s. e aeo.ds S.a and fhas
my papa bought the pony, last might was
porters after the ribbons had been awarded.
50 as TO set thipSs hS right tight. , .r.n,v,-o,,.
TO second place in a tandem class. They
would have won but for miI-up that forced
the Judges to Wsrk aS.rs the pair for BAD
DlaCad the Vanderbilt entry.
Mrs. A. e. Vanderbilt watched her husband
driving, Six women were out in the class
, Miss Belle Beach rode the winner. ! grand
bay mare Nathalie. Mrs John ierken's
cobby-built bay La Contributor. winner at
many shows, finished in fourth place. Three
four-in-hands only were out In the next class
and the display was most noticeable for the
clever driving Of the three amateur whips
Mr.. Duncan won with four browns shown to q
Light traps driven by women had the ring
after the fonr-in hands. the class being for
over the business Of the award Of the, blue I?
in dashlno stylc by Mrs Dick Donnelly, or OF
tho placing OF the red wit Mr. ierry's hay
sednSf Gap Inks one Of he Rsa Rsssb all
Dealers had their first innings OF the show
in the next class. for highstepers Of any
height, shown in single harness 4 bit of
yOgRRs GSrdon 81 catching 81 %d. h. GaT.
white four-w heeler. who was aligned while
MIR Gordon was speeding. but no one was
spilled and the excitement was over in an
class for hunters over the regulation
Jumps and afterward some exhibition jump
Ing by Dick Donnslly on Howard Willet's
the show for the night, The awards follow:
Class s-hor,es u over iS2 % hands n, yesrs old
snS Syer ro SP 70 'sns sncn 100 sns
second Miss c; =, Stillman's bay mare Ma Belle;
b, Dare. 'oAe'' 'OD'' i ''N ''' n' AN''A
Class Is-Ess, pair over 4. and I,s exceeding
Reid. brown gedngs cardiff an, and Wales; & second
adS had1 yoTs Srs and MS dss sss1nu' w.
Class 7"Pones under saddle; no, over iSi
hsnds.First G S x; e bllinsss SToTnsT.r SS% Psrse
blckie BIRD; fourth, Master Gerald Murphy chest.
yndeT,-first ". y. Moores chestnut {.ldings
derbiit $ brown mare Confidence and brown seidns
Sinbsd: third. Mrs: W. g. Rockers chestnut geld
bay mare and geldins Miss Earle and Master
.ds. % sdlii s.dsf S pGd'd M S.SS
black seidina Pei Ioeum second, Mis-. May Deerins.s
nus mare Red Princes fourth. Ms, John Gerfen's
bay mare La Cont tributoI
Class T-For best four In hand, any height
First, stuart Duncan brown mares Magic. Caprice.
Starlight and Sunbeam: second. ID. G. Reid third.
Glass 7s-For best ladies harness horse, isdies
W drive-First, W. II. Moores chestnut MARI
Actress; second. Peter G Gerrys bay GeidinG
Capt Jinks: third. Charles =. Hubbs bay Geidine
Right Of Way; fourth Miss Luella Day bay geld
ing Master Claude.
Class a5-Deaiers' class. for the best single
harness horses, any height-first. T. 2. Gordon
a SONS bay geiding. Searchlght second. Fashion
Coach Horse Company's chestnut geldine, Rider
Scotchman fourth, N. r. Mcdonald 4 Sons bay.
mare. Nancy Brown.
Class i2-open To- all hunters over the regula.
uon jumps-firt. Robert E. Tod's bay eeidine
Lord Minto: second, Richard Donnelly's bay geld
ing Rine: third, Charles Pnzcr's bay eeldine
Your Fellow: fourth. George Chipcasej black
gelding. Nameless.
Brooklyn Drivers want . New Speedway.
At a regular meeting Of the Pleasure
Drivers Association OF Brooklyn, held
last night at the Invincible Club, 800 sig
natures were obtained to a petition to be
presented TO the Board Of Aldermen. asking
that new speedway be laid out In Brook
lyn TO be los feet wide and to run parallel
with the present speedway from Twenty
second avenue to Kings Highway. Robert
bach presided at the meeting.
Baseball Notes,