The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-21
THE DAY WITH THE JUDGES.
Hackneys I'm Morning and n Varied Pro-
gramme for Later sessions.

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~hsckneys alone draw a national entry,
although il Is small in number, for the
trotting classes are really only OF local in
terest. This is proper as 90 the National
Horse Show, a. the hackney breed owes
its first exploitation in this country. Five
Of the twelve hackney classes on the sched-
ule we're decided, the scope ranging from
y~earling FLIES 10 ~four-year-old mares in
foal OF that have produced a foal this year.
In the La, tel class Eben D.. Jordan of Boston
won the blue ribbon with his famous mare
Hildred, winner for him in 1904 of the Wal
dorf-Astoria cup, the supreme prize for
gig horses at the show. Mr.. Jordan also
won in the class for two-year-old allies
with Royal Bokhara, a solidly built one OF
his own breeding that already reveals an
ability to step out.
Mr.. Jordan won in the same class last
year with Arcadia, which this time lost
to the imported chestnut FLY Boquham
Sunrise, exhibited by the Carr brothers.
Mr.. Jordan had also to be content with
second ribbon in the class for y~earling
FLIES, the blue being the first win at the
show Of the Canadian exhibitors, the Graham
brothers Of Clairmont, Ontario. They ex-
hibited Maid Of Wawne, a bay Of typical
conformation and with the promise of high
action in time.
Secretary Euren OF the London Hackney
Horse Society watched the judging. He
said that the excellence of the mares did not
surprise him. as he had a hand not very long
ago in picking most of them out for the
American buyers. But the young stock
impressed him by their size and finish,
which appeared natural, and not the result
Af RAwnfn1 hAtHaa nRos1aaaAa In haVnnna tho
American bred backneys convinced Mr..
Euren that the breed had found earnest sup
porters. with Q sure future before it in this
country. 49,
In the afternoon. as q sequence TO the hal
ter hackney classes, the same sort if bred in
America were judged in harness for the
Aide challenge cup. Hal breds were also
eligible. Eben D. Jordan won It last year
with Flashlight. But before the class
came up for Judgment a fine bunch OF
ponies, unde IL hands, had to be judged
to harness. II was a duel for the blues be-
tween the two outstanding ones, Judge
Moore's Berkeley Bantam, driven by Master
Harold Richards, and Mrs. John Gerken's
Doncaster Model. The two stations gave
a fine exhibition Of knee tossing and it
was, at intervals, when the lady and the
kid became excited, almost a t~rotting race.
Mrs. Gerken had Doncaster Model to a
g~overness cart, not the best in the world
to show a stopper to-, and as Berkeley Ban
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may nave had something to do with the
verdict. Still, it was an indorsement OF
former verdicts, for it was on the strength
Of his defeat of Doncaster Model three years
ley Bantam, then first Imported. The latter
got the blue. The nag placed third, a
geldinG called Swell, had as fine action as
either Of the two and, except for the grander
power of an entire horse, was equal to the
stations in style. A very good bay stallion.
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Clark, was not noticed, but one driven ny
Miss Watt, a handy acting piebald called
Sam, received the fourth ribbon.
Five appeared for the Aldie cup, varying
Thompson had in two OF the heavy harness
sort, Cambridge King and King George,
getting reserve with the latter, over IL
hands and the tallest Of the bunch. The
three others were OF the hackney sort the
sporting prints nave made famous before
American breeders began to put bulk into
them. as they do with all imported stock.
The winner. Sporting Duchess, ID a ID hand
bay mare, even In conformation, with
.bloodlike neck and head, but plenty Of sub
in the body and props. This was a
triumph for Philadelphia. The owner,
Harry ID. Holloway, lives there, and also the
amateur who drove. j. l.. Conoway. Sport
ingDuchessis by imported Wldfire and bred
by Mitchell. Harrison of Pennsylvania. }
Three roadster pairs Of the afternoon
needed little study. The placing was as
Monday night. W. J. Buttfeld's Miss
Banahan and Miss Westcott won, bay mares
of 1872 and matched to a hair and noted
on the circuit OF summer shows. The
Stotesbury pair. Preferred and Preferential.
had the toushed coat OF green horses. while
the Pollock entry, The Lady and Wonita,
were rangy and well matched but slack in
action. George Webb made a great show
ing with the Stotesbury pair. but it was not
a speedway dash and his sharp cuts at the
corners were of no avail. The driver Of
the Plainfeld pair. Miss Banahan and Miss
Westcott. did not have to lift a finger to
win. He was W. j. Buttfield. who drove
Miss Banahan when the mare beat Sadie
McGregor at Long Branch in August.
Teams not under IA and not over Is and
brought in four entries shown to breaks.
The blue. as in the same class last year.
went to Mrs. John Gerken. She had in
Brandon, Capitol. Newsboy and Shopgirl,
which represented substance on the wheel
and style in 'front.'. The contending team
was -four chestnuts owned by G.. W. Watson
of Observation-Disclosures. Novina, Ringing
hackneys for the Baltimore owner. but
they did not move in as good accord az
Mrs. Gerken's team. The disposal Of the
blue met with applause.
Mrs. Gerken stepped from the box seat
to the saddle Of her chestnut mare, Mayo.
to compete in the class for saddle horses
in the American Saddle Horse
Register. Mrs. Julian Morris OF Virginia
had the handsome black mare Irish Rose
in the ring. Mrs. Balm o Surprise. Mrs.
Gerken's Second string. and young Miss
who alone % astride. managed
one Of the old style sort for women riding.
the cream gelding Moonshine. which
Haunted a long white tail and name.
c. l.. Railey rode the black mare NebUla.
a good locker with ideal manners. II was
said the mare had been sold for $1,000 to
Mrs, j. W. Steel in the morning. The blue
went to the well known bay mare Lady
Mcdonald. owned by Miss c. Adelaide
MAYO came second and Sur
prise fourth. NGb la splitting the Gerken
pair for third ribbon.
This class had first been offered by the
American Saddle Horse Register Associa-
ton, on condition that it might name one
Of the judges. This the National Horse
Show Association declined TO do, but it
offered two classes for horses listed in the
register, TO begin with the present show.
The stud book is sixteen years Did, and
although the foundation siTes were Ken
lucky stock the register 10 now fully national
in its scope.
Baltimore won the appointment class for
pairs shown 10 a b%rougham. There were six
entered. CIV. Watson's bays .Lord Balti-
more and My Maryland, with a long record
OF victories in such Glasses, won out. A
bigger and more evenly matched pair, the
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