New-York tribune., 1905-11-17
FAVORITES KEEP WINNING
alfred O.. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Ger
ken CAPTURE Blue Ribbons.

The afternoon saw the largest matinee at
tendance of the week, the number present being
estimated at six thousand This was largely
due to the fact that the programme was
cellent oue including jumping and four-in-hand
classes a parsonage who attracted no little at
tention was James Hazen Hyde, who had an en-
tire box all to himself.
1t was a good afternoon for the Vanderbilts,
Alfred G. taking two blue ribbons and Reginald
c. getting red. a slight mishap, in which no
one was injured, quickened the beats Of sluggish
hearts while the roadster class vas being judged
The early arrivals saw one of the most hotly
contested and interest arousing classes OF the
day-that for twenty-eight harness horses,
driven to gigs. The entries included such Well
known horses as William H. Moores Billy
Finch Eben D. Jordans Lord Burleigh and Elec-
tric Light Alfred c. Vanderbilts Rustling Silk,
James Hobart Moore's Harold II. and William
Carrs Fakenham Princess. c. bedyard Blalr's
Boston was also an entry. Mr. Vanderbilt drove
The Youngster, the second OF his three entries
IT was somewhat of a nut for the judges to
crack. and finally narrowed down to The Young
ster, Fakenharn Princess, Rustling Silk. Harold
H and Gallant Lad. Fakenham Princess, driven
in mastery STYLE caught the fancy of the know
ing and unknowing alike and was literally ap-
plauded The popular verdict. however. was not
that of the judges and Fakenham Princess got
the gate. Gallant Lad earned the blue Lord
Burleigh the red and Harold H. the yellow. The
best Alfred G. Vanderbilt could get was an H e
with The YoungsteT.
In the next class for pairs Reginald c. van
derbilt drove Amazement and Astonishment and
Alfred C. Vanderbilt Portia and Sweet Marie.
AIfred's pair took the blue and Reginald's the
red Thus they scored one on William II. Moore,
whose pair got the gate early. The Vanderbilt
victory popular one.
Those who were longing for a thrill got IT,
when Don Riley, of Chicago driving Emma
r. got spill near the main entrance corner.
If it had been an automobile it would have
been a skid, but 1t horse and wagon.
and therefore, spill. The road wagon tipped
over on its side and Mr.. Riley followed suit
The mare behaved nicely however, the wagon
was righted, apparently undamaged, and Mr.
Riley drove while cheers made the welkin
ring. Mr.. Coler's entry won one blue ribbon
and E. T. Stotesbury took all the rest. Mr.
stotesbury has a habit Of taking pretty nearly
everything in sight in this class.
The two jumps at six feet were too stiff
proposition for most of the hunters jump
ers. Nevertheless they furnished plenty Of
excitement, in two instances showed
some clean jumping and in one the great
est laughter of the afternoon. The joke was
William Cars Fearnaught. Fearnaught lived
up to his name by battering his way through
all of the six jumps. While he jumping
the Garden gave forth the sounds of lumber
yard. Nearly every horse baked at the six
foot bars. and, despite the goad, refused to take
it once or twice Lord Mimic. Robert z. Tod's
we'll known jumper who has done his six
feet time and again. balked at it. Dick Don
nelly's Rife, with record of over seven feet,
smashed the bars right and left, and Sweet
Lavender, another well known circuit jumper,
was ranker than a thistle. There was moth
ing to do but give the blue TO Hart Brothers
Fox Catcher ridden by Charles Hart, the only
clean jumper of the lot, and the only one will
ing to make q good try. Sweet Brier was
second and Sweet Lavender third John Ham
ilton did some clever riding. sending Sweet
Lavender over jump when she balked al
most within five feet of the bars. The jumps
were two at five feet, two at five feet six
inches and two at six feet.
All through the show the most intense rivalry
has centred in the coaching classes. and it
reached a white heat with the entry into the
ring of eight road coaches with all appurte-
nances. The ring presented a scene well fit to
gladden. the heart of Mr.. Pickwick Alfred G.
Vanderbilt drove superb grays to the Middle
town and Newport coach, appointed cap-a-pie,
even to a coach dog. William r. Moore had
grays and browns perfectly matched, hitched to
Campbell Thompson drove grays and browns,
cross matched hitched TO red and black coach.
c. Ledyard Blair had bay and gray for
leaders of the coach Defiance. and black and
a spotted for wheelers. Maurice Hewlett. the
well-known whip. drove Otto ii. kahn's coach,
drawn by chestnuts and roans. George wilson,
who drove the second Oakland Farm coach' the
Good Times. for Alfred c, Vanderbilt. had grays
and. skewDalds, cross matched James Hobart
Moore's leaders and wheelers were chestnuts.
John s. Bratton the ST. Louis horseman, drove
four beautifully matched ehestnuts' eaeh win
big chrysanthemum for e bride rosette
Mr.. Bratton won the hearts of the spectators
and particularly excited the loudly expressed
aamiration of the groons and stablemen by
his handling Of the ribbons. he cut SIS ana
figure SIS, and swgng in and out OF the other
coaches with al the easiness ana st9haIty OF
sam Wellers father. No ancient Jehu OF Dom
csstsr day. could have done bet.sr. Round AMI