The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-27
POLO AT THE HORSE FAIR
RIDERS SNOW THEIR SKILL IN
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

Pony Unseats n Rider and Makes Trouble
for other COmpetitOra-Spltt Heat
Fl IN Pacing HAce-Little Miss Null
hall EntertAins the spectators
The third day Of the Horse Fair in Madison
Square Garden was fully as successful az the
most enthusiastic stockholder had hoped ior'
|. The gathering at the ringside In the morning
watched the exercising Of exhibition horses
and commented on the good points OF each'
number OF good sales were made ana Two
prominent stockholders svapped horses.
The Garden was more than half filled when
the exhibitions Of saddle horses brought hne
lot OF park Baddlers into the ring. II was
Gsplay that would have done credit TO any
snow ring. The grand collection OF draft
horses followed, and then came harness
horses not under l57 hands. This was an
attractive lot The real feature Of the eE-
hibition was the four-in-hAnd teams.
The frat split heat race OF the fair came
with the 77o class pacing, at half mile heats
best in 5. Four starters answered the eau,
but only two really figured In the division
Of the money. Theodore AaIfeld rode the
BAY mare Helen. The old-time Speedway
PAGER Notion. ridden by Randall. was the
other oontending factor Lizzie E., ridden
by keenan,. and All Hot. with Whelpley IN
the saddle, we're the other starters.
Helen won the nIst heat with Notion a
close second, The second heat went 70
Notion. with Helen second. As only the heat
winners could start In the third heat II was
bound 70 be decisive. 1t went 70 Helen after
a pretty struggle. Great credit was due
Maxheld for his skilful work In the saddle.
The time. 1899; I:tsK; 1881.
5IS. class. trottlng race at half mile heats
In 3, had only two starters. Jerome
Whelply rode Nettie. q winner on the OPEN
~ IN VA
EeldlnR, Author. ridden by Avery. Netue
won In straight heats In la7 and Ssk.
The evening session opened with the
draft horse parade. Then came a nne
display OF park horses in single harness
Mrs. Lehman Strauss. driving the golden
chestnut Vanity. seemed TO catch the fancy
Of the public. S. n. Hexter drove Prince
Of Melbourne, one Of the stars Of the eI-
hibit. George Kins sent in grand horse IN
TIE sWeepstakes for. ponies under i4.3
hands with 81 900 added. Of which S25 went
out OF the sl1 entries. Spark, the white
marked roam who ran such good race carrier
In the week, easily ouuan his competitor,
Buster Brown. In each heat. The time was
The second race furnished plenty Of excite;
ment. y was sTeepstak'es t1r ponies SHa
tests. Al the second turn the rider OF Moop-
light was unseated. and from that time on the
arbsss ,bS mare Tb Sas deT oS Bob c So
nersIn the third lap, and his horse went down
and out. Confetti finished n front and won
the race the others being disqualified. The
time was iisk
An exhibit OF pairs in harness, not 70 e1ceed
is 2 hands was enlivened by little Miss Mildred
Mulhall In the miniature chariot behind Albert
De Cenea'e spanking pair OF bays, Faole ana
Tiction The crowd applauded, and this tiny
horse woman won all the honors.
A game Of polo came as welcome change
from the standard program that up 20 this
time had been repeated at each session.
Two polo teams cantered into the ring. The
Wanderers were d. = Holloway r, stuart
and W. May. Durlapd's team, oompLised
The PLAYING was first class. At the National
HoTse show the polo exhibition Is largely
confined to showing the skill and speed Of
the horses The game last night was played
10 show the skill OF the riders. Several
times the ball was sent hyinE into the seats,
and Of course. this quite caught the crowd;
The Wanderers proved the more skhful
players.
The Wild West troupe were as entertaining
A ever The crowd cheered the Quadrille
danced on horse back a. loudly as on the hrgt
mint The lay down horses, az Col, Zach
styled those that are thrown by the Mulhall
sisters, who then sit on the horses necks
while the crowd cheers. were lust a. enter
tanning as on the preceding nights, SO were
especially the riding OF Miss Mildred on the
hlFh school saddle horse presented to her
on Monday The skill Of this child appeals
10 the crowd more than any other feature.
An entirely new act by the troupe was the
capture and hanging OF horse stealer AZ
specta tors did not seem to appreciate the from
lar