New-York tribune., 1905-11-16
MOORE OYER VANDERBILI.
Tools His Four-in-Hand Team TO
Victoru-Mrs. Gerlcen Scores.

rrh .a,+,ra of the afternoon session at the
t- was the victory of William H. Moore over
Alfred G. Vanderbilt. in the four-in-hand class
Mr. Moore fooled Bugler and Fife, leaders, and
Senator and Foraker. wheelers. in fauitiess
fashion while Mr.. Vanderbilt held the reins over
Full Dress and Rusting Silk. leaders, and Sweet
Marie and Polly Prin, wheelers. The critics
agreed that the award was fair, as the Wander
biI+ four while perhaps trife better appointed,
were Just a bit light. Mr.. Vanderbilt has
usad these four horses as a park team steadily
since he purchased them last spring The Win
ners will be hard to beat in future. c. 4.
Fovnes received the yellow with c. w. Wat
SONS Lord Baltimore and My Maryland, leaders,
and Virginia and West Virginia. wheelers. The
white went to the Jordan four, Lord Belfast and
Lord Burleigh, leaders. and Risoette and
Rinaldo wheelers fooled by Frank Winterbot-
tom John S. Bratton, the st. Louis dealer, who
has been doing poorly this year, again got the
gate The fours of james Hobart Moore and
Otto H. Kahn were good enough to remain in
the ring until the awards made
The Judging of pairs of harness horses to light
four wheeled rigs resulted in a victory for Mrs.
John Gerken. with those old favorites and most
excellent performers Newsboy and Shopgirl,
two handsome chestnuts. which are familiar
wherever horse show folk congregate. Mrs,
Eben D. Jordan's Kitty Gray and Norma, a
mighty shifty pair, by the way. Reginald c..
Vanderbilt and William. H Moore. who had en-
tries in this class. did not show.
Mrs Gerken, however. was obliged TO take
the bitter with the sweet, for in the class for
single horses to unabouts the Gravesend horse
woman was gated With the famous Shop
girl Alfred G. Vanderbilt drove Lady Kathryn
to victory in this class. Reginald G. Wander
bIt however, got the gate when he appeared
behind Fancy. The eating of Mrs. Gerken and
Mr. Vanderbilt not popular, as many of
the critics thought Lady Kathryn much infe
coarse chestnut mare and not the compact type
usually chosen for runabout horse Mrs.
John A. Drake won the red with Flying Jib
BAY geding, which looked superior to Lady
took the yellow with Piccolo. and the white
went 10 r W. Rives, who drove Lovaran
Cierken found solace when the judges gave the
blue to Mayo, ridden by the Miss V.
l. Alexandra, who sat Sunday well. received
the red Mrs. Charles Holloway and Mrs w
H Thompson were the other fortunate ones
Madison Square Garden bleak and empty
as usual when the Judging started at 10 a. IN,
with the preliminary trials of large class of
hunters and jumpers. There thirty-four
entries and the Judges chose eighteen to COM
pete in the final. which was the last class de-
cided last night. Among the elect were the best
jumpers entered in the show.
The rest of the morning was devoted TO four
hackney stallion classes and the hackney mare
championship. Alfred a. Haley captured the
blues in two of the stallion classes with Hia-
yatha and Dunbarton and William White also
won first with oxford. The other ribbons
were divided between Robert Beth. Chestnut
Mn Stock Farm. Mrs John Gerlxen. 1rvington
Farm T. w Ogden and William G. Freeman
f. d Jordan failed to score in the two-year-od
stallion class
TO Fakenham Princess. q roam mare. by Lord
Derby III exhibited by William Carr. This
mare nad magnificent action as well, as con-