New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-09
THE LENOX HORSE SHOW
4 BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
Many Asrards for Bloodgood Stables
Diplomats Present.
rBy telegraph to The Tribune.

Jenox Mass, Sept. S-llnovations were iHdls
at the annual Lenox horse show. at William = u
sloane's Highlawn Farm. in Lenox, to-day. Inc
,ing was larger by. fifty feet than before, the ac-
co-nrnodatons for the subscribers TO the parSiHs
spaces better, arrangements having oeen nlaue
80 that no could shut of the view g the pad
dock by seats on the ring fence; the classes were
called exactly on time throughout the show. and 1t
Vas finished earlier than before, without a
break or q pause in the all day programme Not
only this, but the quality OF horses shown was
big advance preceding years The weather
was the best in the history Of Lenox shows, and
the crowd was the largest 1t is estimated that six
thousand people present In the afternoon. 1t
was free show, and outside of the parking spaces
every one had equal chance to view the ring.
Much OF the wealth and fashion Of the Berk-
shire resorts there The horse show is the
climax OF the Lenox season. and in consequence
society was out in force The diplomatic corps
was prominent. Baron and Baroness Hengel-
miller, the Austro-H Hungarian Ambassador and
his wife the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs William
n Sloane for the day There were also on the
sloane brake Miss Margaret Dix, Miss Jessie
Sloane, Stewart Neatherby and w Earl Dodge
If New-York. On Miss Sophia Furniss's brake
vre-A the Count and Countess Bernini and Mrs.
George H Morgan. With Mr.. and Mrs George
WESTINGHOUSE Mr. and Mrs Macdonald Bird,
~ London Nj. and Ms Robert W. Paterson en-
,ertained Nh and Mrs. Anton c. Hodenpyl and
Mr. and Mrs. George E Fahys, OF New-York; Mr.
md Mrs Henry H Pease entertained MI and
2.
Bouaparte, wife OF the Secretary Of the Navy,
was present
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Others at the show included Baron dem
E,,ss,he charge datfaires of the German Embassy
and Baron and Baroness Giskra- Of the Aus
t-iar Embassy; Major Won Etzel, OF the German
Embassy; Counts Bressler and Verdy du Vernois
A On Pury first secretary OF the Swiss Legation;
NJ and Mrs John E. Parsons Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Shields Clarke and Nine. D. Ermont or
Paris; Mr. and Mrs Thatcher NJ Adams Count de
Wiitan, Of Rome; Mr.. and Mrs. Goelet Gal!atin
NJ and Mrs. NJ. Dwight Collier, W. Bowers Lee,
NJ and Mrs D. o. Mills Mrs Nicholas Fish, Mrs
Oscar Iasigi Miss Nora Iasigi Mr.. and Mrs z. s
Mathews. Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer,. Richard
watson Glider. Mrs Edith Wharton and Mrs j. NJ
Crafts OF Boston; Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Thaw,
OF Pttsburg; Mr.. and Mrs Charles S. Mellen, OF
Nex-Haven, Conn; Captain and Mrs. John S.
Barnes NJ. and Mrs. George G. Hayden Mr.. and
MS. Forsythe Wickes and Mr.. and Mrs. De P.
1ytus.
The show was opened at 10 o'clock the weather
being cool and crisp. Later in the day the sun
came out strong and it was warm but not uncom-
Portable, and nothing rnarred the work OF the en-
tire day. At 10 o'clock the first call was sounded
by the bugler. and minute later Miss Gretchen
EoyI OF New-York entered the ring, riding the
well known Bloodgood pony Wood Ashes IN the
class for saddle ponies. From that hour until 0
o'clock when the four-in-hands were called, 1t
was Z continuous performance, with the exception
OF the hour for luncheon.
SUCCESS ANNOUNCED By CABLE
It was 4 great day for the stables of H. K
Bloodgood. OF New-Marlboro and NewYork. a
week ego Mr.. and Mrs. Bloodgood sailed for
Europe, consigning their horses 10 the care of
their daughters to exhibit at the show. Annually
Mr.. Bloodgood has been exhibitor in the show,
but AT no former one has such shower Of awards
gone TO his horses. To-day the Bloodgood stable
won eight first prizes. four seconds. three thirds
Of oF cfxr -iphf
cable message sped under the sea TO the Continent
from his triumphant daughter. informing Mr.. and
Mrs Bloo5good Of their great success, which was
The next largest winner Giraud Foster. Of
New-York, who took four fret awards, two seconds
bred Berserker stock. hrsts, four seconds,
ponies in harness the Bioodgood stables took the
first. second and third awards. Charles P. Will
whitney Of Ai6aay judged III the harness classes.
who is fourteen years old. the best driver Of her
and sex that ne had ever seen.
Two diplomats appeared in the ring-CoUnt Bress-
Ter. Of the German Embassy, drove for John
Sloane in one class and Ernest Rennie third sec.
Sir Mortimer Durand, the British Ambassador. in
Of Sir Mortimer. rode her pony Bunder in the pony
there were tWentvfve enfrfes wbiIe Him @b
hurdles Mrs Robb de Peyster Tytus. of New-York
mounted and attempted to put her horse over the
rails but the animal was frightened the crowd
and refused the hurdles.
JOSEPH ". BURDEN ESCAPES INJURY
Joseph II. Burden. OF the Berkshire Hunt rode
more horses in the jumping contests than all
eehers. He was dismounted several times by horses
tripping on the top bars, and once by a bride
slipping off, but escaped injury and completed the
DAYS contests winning blue ribbons for several
owners Mrs Peter Labousse, Of New Orleans
rode H H Pease's hunter Sunny Jim in two
tests. Miss Clenence Crafts OF Boston; Miss He
loise Meyer Miss Constance Parsons and Miss
Mildred Barnes were others who rode fearlessly in
Among the popular awards Of the day We're those
to Carlos N de Heredlas eatr7es IN the class TOT
tran suitable for the country In the first class
Edges e Won and The sport also Carried of the
ribbon Of highest award in the latter class.
p1rfsif koRiSaat H H Pease Miss wharton
Eo Stems + 81 PFoeia f. W B sd59ss aT
los NJ de Heredia H. W: Farnam, Mrs G. c: Cru
M F RSeer5 ls Pur HRD Mss
Rerasen Mrs. George H. Morgan. Richard G Green
Sloane SEA- LRf ery Haven Walter Cutting S Psrk
man Shaw. Samuel Frothngham y9hn :. Barnes 4.
Won @if aen Fe9Gk ha Newboid Morris Mrs T j.
sasn o Hs John EaGgRss MsF
gs Sir M0Eter DqEaad T Chesiey R9 1nbs1
ll2 dsRs No Ma5st K Jesap Miss
My ~ Sr MsTTaa Kg if ahn "A
spo6r, Charles L. 4. whitney. Robert W. Pater-
a R4H6 san Bs0R Russell chares Ianie Benz
;amin Thaw, James 2: Ludlow: George Westing-
ter Irchibsid K Mackay. Miss Adele Kneeland
E ESsi5 R wharton David Iydis and Miss E W
The awards were as follows:
SADDLE ponies "a hands aqs not f53s s sg. ON
third: Malcolm Sloane on coquette, fourth ..
e 20 b 5aP afe Ra5T By MS @
nd IN iette