New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-09
A. G. VANDERBILT BEATEN
Mrs. Gerken Takes Blue Ribbon an
Brooklyn Horse Shoe.

Proud. indeed. Is Brooklyn OF its horses. and
last nights opening of the horse show OF the Rid
ing and Driving Club a magnet powerful
enough to attract the cOnnoisseurs-elect OF horse
flesh. of elegance of equipment and of style in drv
ing to the clubhouse at the Park Plaza The boxes
were filed with club members and their fair guests
brilliant in spring raiment.
Ex-IieUtenant Governor Timothy L. WOODBURY.
was there with Mrs Woodrun. nee Isabel Nor
rison, his April bride. In the box with them
were Mrs. Woodruffs brother. E. Morrison, John
Woodruff Ernestus Gulick. Mr.. and Mrs. w H.
English and Miss English. In E. T. Bedfords box
was Mrs. Dngee. the Misses Dingee and Mrs
Campbell, while Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Towne had
with them Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Calaghan Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Dunno and Mr.. and Mrs Charles E ArmI-
stone.
The horse show committee Jay F. Carlisle
Allan Ptnkerton and Herbert L. Pratt. The judges
OF four-in-hands were James G. Marshall, j. w.
Barnum and J. W. ogden; of saddle horses. H. T.
Peters, E. T. H Talmage and Robert Maclay; OF
hunters, Jumpers and polo ponies, II. L. Herbert.
Richard Newton, jr., and J. Temple Gwathmey,
and judge Of the hunt club class, H. l. Herbert.
The classes represented included cobs, polo ponies.
jumpers, ard pairs driven to wOmens phaetons
Shannons 23d Regiment Band enlivened the scene
with well selected programme.
Mrs. John Gerken, driving her chestnut geiding
Newsboy in a runabout, captured the blue ribbon
from Alfred G. Vanderbilt. driving his chestnut
mare Lady Kathryn. w. H. Moore's bay mare
Lady Gay third prize in this class. His black
gelding Iowa took third prize IL Glass ID.
Mrs. ]. B. NJ. Grosvenor took the second prize In
Class "A with her black Geneva, James G.
MarshalPs bay marc Lady Betty having captured
the blue ribbon. In the COP class. Alfred B.
Maclay's chestnut geldng carried off the blue rib
bon, Mrs J. B. NJ. Grosvenor's buckskin gelding
obtaining the red ribbon. Herbert L. Pratt's pair
OF bay mares. Lady Eocene and Lady Barbara
the winners of the SEQ first prize driving
fore four wheeled vehicle. ". H. Moore's brown
geIdings Bugler and Fife being second Mrs Grosve
nors brown mare Laughing Water and her brown
gelding captured third prize Leavitt j. Hunts
gray gelding polo pony Business won the blue rib
bon for that class. The summaries:
Class No. "a Ghorses hands inches and over)-won
" james u NldishdLIs Lady Betty; Mrs }. b NJ.
third.
Class No % Gor best chiId's pony mare or geIding
driven by children, amateur; appointments to count 40
per cent ponies oO per centWOn by Master
Joseph browns Gypsy Queen second and
Glass No IL Chorses exceeding Is hands inches
being held)-Won by Mrs. John Gerkens Newsboy:
land Farms Lady Kathryn, second; William
Class No go (cobs under "A hands inch and not
exceeding II hands inches up carrying not less than
]. B. NJ Grosvenor's shortie, second. -
Ciass No pars OF horses. over 10 hands and
four-wheeled vehicIe-won by Herbert l. pats Iadv
Eocene and Lady Barbara; william H M5ore's Buger
Water and Indian Chief. third
Glass No 20 polo ponies not 10 Assoca-
Won by j. Business; Ieavitt j. Hunts
Kid second; irving T. Bushs Strawberry third.
to be shown before bro9gham the horses 10 count "a
cent the brougham % harness 10 per
Jay F. Carlisles Underwater second; William H Moores
Iowa, third