New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-29
BROOKLYN,S HORSE SHOW
Old Lord Mimic Defeated IN the
JUMPS.

The Riding and Driving Club OF Brooklyn began
its annual three days show at its club. near the
Park Plaza. last night. More from force Of habit
than because the weather conditions invited all
that part OF BROOKLYN that goes in for horses Of
the horse show kind attended the opening and the
two galleries surrounding the ring were filed from
the first notes of the bugle unt-at little before
midnight-"Good Night" sounded.
The Brooklyn show is not confined to the Brook
Ign horse exclusively. but he always has a large
working majority IN the entry list. and partisan
ship is restricted in great measure to the city
and its suburbs The ring committee last night
was made up OF William w. Dykman. ]. II. Wal
bridge. W. Edwin Thorp, ]. Robinson Beard, W G.
Gilmore. Colonel John y. Partridge. Theodore F.
Miller and E. K. Austin.
Mrs. John W. Gerken. fresh from her triumphs
IN the Boston show. is Of the largest indi-
vidual exhibitors. and included in the list which
she will show Newsboy. sho2gir1. Doncaster
Model. Algy and a number Of others with well
established regulations
Women barred from the saddle classes
as they are at the Garden, and. with the exception
of the jumping contests the classes IN which they
appeared attracted more interest than the others.
The first honors of the evening were won by Miss
Mollie Maxwell on her chestnut gelding JacObite.
who the blue in class for ladies' saddle
horses TO be ridden by ladies' Miss Emily II. Bed
ford, on her black gelding Dupont. second.
and had her horse been shown in as good condi-
ton Jacobite he might have reversed the de-
cision. Dupont has only recently been brought on
from Kentucky. and is not thoroughly accli-
mated Miss Whitney rode John W. Lews's Ebony
and handled him skilfully enough to beat the rest
Of the class for the red ribbon.
Mrs. Gerken withdrew her Newsboy from class
for harness horses under 152 hands and it may
be that. so far the OF them were con-
cerned. it was quite we'll With the chestnut
gelding out Of it. the blue by Jay F.
Carlisle's snowy bay Aileen.
Miss Maxwell had better luck with her Coxey-
named for the famous old Coxey OF the time Of
Fatty" Bates-in the class for single brougham
horses. than fell her in tho lot for horses over
142 hands. and was third to J. Robinson
Boards Kohinoor and Mrs. Edward p. Ladew's
Erln-so-Bragh. jay F. CarIisie's chestnut geiding
Underwater. which he depended for prospective
blue trtumphs. went sick. and his team mats Re
lance was substituted for him IN all the classes
OF the evening in which he entered.
The tandem and the four-in-hand classes failed
10 fill. and what should have been the sporting
features Of the evening. fell quite fat. In the
former z. X. Austin had wa1kover with Gold
Reef. and Gold Reef H. and in the class FOR road
teams. Herbert L. Pratt. with a very businesslks
crossed match four. the only exhibitor.
The jumpers. some two dozen in ALL gave fine
exhibition OF ground and lofty tumblng has
often been seen. Many OF them were green and
had never been under the lights before. c. H
RObbinss Tracey jumped over every inch OF the
tanbark excep. those few where the jumps were
placed. To the surprise of every first honOrs
given to II. f. Dreier's White Hackle. ridden
by Mr.. Dreier. while old Lord Mimic. with Robert
p Tod UP, had TO be content with second The
old Canadian high jumper never gave a cleaner
performance. Beaufort. ridden by his owner. c. r.
Robbins. third
The summaries.
Class 30 thorses over hands 2 inches: shown
rUaaboutsl-NCn by Jay F. Carises b. Aueen
Miss Moie MaxwelIs COxey, second: Mrs Charles F.
Hubbs Daudylion. third
son Beari's CHI. < Kohnoor: Diward Iadew's ch
Erin go-Fragh. second: MOlie MaNwelIs b. :
Coxey, third. -Four entries
Class ~ uadies saddle horses "a hards inches
o ridden by ladesl-Won b. Miss MOie Maxwells
CHI z Jaccbite Miss Emily II. Bedford's Dupont. sec
Class the best three horses u hands inch CT
over: the property Of eNhibitcrl-WOn BY Jay F
Carlsle's Reliance. Promoter and Alleeni Mrs Edward
r Iadev's Il. Katzenjamun-r Kid, Buster Brown
second J. Robinson Boards Knight Errant. KohtnOOr
and Vera. third
class (horses in under II hands inches)-
Won hv Mrs Edward r Laiew's katzenjamuleT KID
Mrs. NJ. + Leihy's Dablc second; Jay F. Carlisle's
class p horses hands inches over shown under
saGdel-Wou by Louis Sherry's blk m Sol Ifsant Miss
Nav behring's <. French Park. second; Mrs William
y SteeIs d. m Christahr. third.
Glass tharuess tandemslNaSover FOR r. X Austen's
CHI IN. Gold and Ch- Gold Reef H.
class 10 before coach brake)
-WaIkover Herbert l. Pratts cross matched four
Glass pairs 10 hands inches and over TO be shown
TO carrtage)W0u by Mrs NJ p Leihy's
b & superior and b. Surprise; J. Robinson Bear1s
CHI kahinoor CHI <. Delhi. second J. Robinson
Beari's D. Robin Hood and knight Errant third
lass performance consecutive jumps
four and ne-half high)-Won by Fl. F. Dreisr'5
White Hackle; Robert z TCi's ,; e. Lord Mimic,
second; G. H. Robbins &. Beaufort. third