The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-23

test Of the week In the afternoon class.
They had to take six fences. ranging in
In height from 5 feet 2 inches TO Q feet, the
performances of the horses only to count:
There was moi a bad lumber in the lot, and
only one or two Of the ten in the ring brought
down any OF the rsilr. h Canadian
mare Jenny Limo few over all her jumps
like a bird and could not be denied the
blue ribbon. This mare in one of the 1.-the,
active sort. and a contrast to the two raking
hunters owned by T.. II. Wetherbee, Rupert,
a 1872 hand black gelding, and Pearl, a 10
hand bay mare, which we're respectively
second and third. The two took the OBJ
stacles in a slashing style hat ave gained
distinction for them over the stone fences
of M~estchester county. Charles Hart Of
ribbon with his well known gelding Fox
Catcher, a clever jumper brought from
Ireland a couple Of seasons ago.
An afternoon harness horse class, entries
to exceed 1872 hands, vas for non-winners
at this show. Blue ribbon winners at many
other shows. however, had the ring. Judge
Moore showed one of the Forest King sort
in the imported gelding Whyte1ate Majesty,
winning the blue. The harness class for
ponies, II and not over IS hands, was an
easy win for j. W. Harrirnan's well known
champion. Lady Eccles, the outstanding
one of the lot entered. Pole ponies closed
the afternoon and opened the evening ses-
sion. Squadron A poloists took all
four ribbons. The Squadron team won
the class for three ponies from n
polo club in the evening, L. J. Hunts
entries doing the trick. l.. E. Stoddart's
lot from the New Law Polo Club, 4. A.
Stern riding, we're placed second over two
other teams from the Squadron.
Some excitement was caused while pairs
Of harness horses owned by dealers were
being judged. Several had been given the
gate and among these was a pair of bays,
Just So and So 1t. owned by the Union
Coach Horse Company n driven by j.
Kennedy. As they turned quickly at the
eastern n OF the ring both horses went
down and in a second both were kicking
vigorously. The grooms with difficulty
quieted them, but before they could be I'M
harnessed they started kicking again and
Just So broke loose. II took some time to
disentangle the harness and get the wrecked
rig out Of che ring. Neither horse was
seriously hurt.
The winner in this class was Lehman
Strauss, who showed a slashing good pair
Of bays, Delight and Delightful. John
Doyle was second with Banker and Broker.
Trotters with a record of go or better
came next. and this time +. T. Bedford
scored a win with King Axworthy. by Ak
worthy, with a record OF PISA. Algen
was second, owned by Dunleavy Midland,
and Wycombe, owned by William Silver.
was third.
There were four out of the sixteen entered
that competed for the Brewster prize for
pairs shown before a phaeton. Alfred q.
Vanderbilt drove his pair, Polly Prim and
Primrose. In this class the judges had
power to reject any entry that failed to
come up to standard in quality and manners,
or in harness, carriages, Gveries, &c. The
Vanderbilt pair failed on appointments
and got the gate for the first time this week.
The prize was won by Lord Baltimore and
My Maryland. J.IW. Harriman's Laughing
Water and t'hieftain were second and Regi-
maid Nanderbilt's harrington and Irving
third.
Hicks A. Weatherbee's Little Minister
was the winner Of the blue in the saddle
class in a small field. Black Squirrel was
second and The Master third.
Thoroughbred hunters wound up the
show. The class was for those qualified
through having hunted and for horses suit
able 10 become hunters. Conformation
and performances counted They were
tried at a single hurdle and an in and out.
at which some OF the horses baked. Little
Fred was the first tried. but he refused,
much TO the amusement of the spectators.
Then Oneiros ridden by c. Holloway, gave
a fine exhibition. Most of the others had
some trouble with the in and put. Oneiros
is by imported Morpheus, and he won the
blue. Henry V. Colts two, Nivolic, by
Eolic, and Centipede, by Goldfellow, we're
not quite good enough. and were placed
second and third. and Fred. W. Okie's
Jubilant. by imported Mirthful, was highly
commended.