The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-22

KEEN INTEREST IN Waldorf
ASTORIA CUP CONTEST.

ABOUT tRAuc AADuOn " ~
Vanderbilt Brings Out Two Great PARK
Teams Tandem Prize fer Hartman.
Hackneys said good-by TO the National
Hor.e Show yesterday for the year. at least
in the halter classes, and to-day the Amer
lcan trotter will take the place Of the English
horse in the classes Of special interest 20
breeders. IL was a day Of hard work with
the Judges and Of varied interest 70 the
admirers OF many grades Of horses. There
was a great attendance last night, and the
utmost excitement prevailed during the
Judging Of the gig horses for the Waldorf
Astoria cup. just at dark, when b Car
den's afternoon visitors were hurrying
honeward 70 dinner, in a stable near by the
Arabian Ahmet Said knelt on his prayer rug
and offered praise to Allah. 1t was an odd
contrast bet ween the habits OF the land OF
mosque and minarets and plain, everyday
New York. The Arabian arrived in this
country from Beirut With the stallion Beam
ing Star from the stables OF the Hessien
MusaIIenn just before the opening OF the
Horse Show. Ahmet has now been seven
teen days in this country and q special
rsquest In his prayer was that he would
soon return 70 the desert.
u wa q day of plain horse. without any
Sensational or unusual episodes. The
women both in tho afternoon and evening
sat placidIy on review In the boxes and
made bets with their escorts as TO which
,horse would win. b men In the afternoon
hung over the rails with much enthusiasm,
bus thu judgpe were 50 pa~tnstaking n
ksiuv that even tho ardor Of the most earnest
shUssman became chilled when the dinner
hour had passed With no end In sight for
----- ~S0a Than tha man
looked at m another. and with UNI
Of a cocktail before dinner they hurried
Oh 20 don evening clothes and be ready for
The night session.
\ Incidentally IN the class for saddle horses
10 be ridden by ladies' there was proof that
the side saddle. despite all that has been
said about the matter. has not been super
sedsd by the cross seat. Only two Of the
twelve riders In the ring. and those very
young girls. Bode astride. AL the others
but one wore black habits with short skirts
and derby hats The exception was ahabit
Of Rray cloth. and one Of the women had
silk hat.
Alfred vanderbilt clad in q silk hat and
: black cutaway coat, the orthodox style for
park driving, gave a delightful exhibition
Of his skill as a fo~ur-in-hand whip. He had
In four BAYS which seemed 70 possess even
more style than the champion four he drove
at the spring meet OF the Coaching Club.
The amateur swung his team about with
the skill Of a professional and gave an ex-
hibition which helped his horses TO gain
the blue ribbon. In the preceding class. for
~uunabouts, Vanderbilt drove q quick step
ping trotting gelding into second place.
II was an exhibition Of versatility 70 reveal
such excellence under conditions 80 de-
cidedly different.
. For versatility, however; the prize must
he awarded TO Mrs. John Gerken, for be-
sides driving in all sorts OF light or heavy
harness classes, from runabouts 20 four-in-
hands, she also il a clever horsewoman.
Mr.. Vanderbilt does not show saddle horses,
or possibly he also might reveal ability as
a rider.
AThe run Of hard luck that has followed
C. W. Watson OF Baltimore was lifted to
n degree in the class for four-in-hand
teams. Possibly there was as much Of
bitter as OF sweet in the consolation offered
TO him by the judges. for his famous four
Of many summer shows-LOrd Baltimore.
My Maryland. Virginia and West Virginia
received only the second ribbon. Still 1t
was a beginning and in classes for teams
under different conditions Mr.. Watson's
horses. shown to his light blue drag. may
be placed higher. There are many Bal
timoreans At the show and they applanded
the placing Of the red ribbon with vigor.
Ihe Watson small team. which includes
Norma and Kitty Gray. was second TO Mrs.
Oerken's pony four on Tuesday. but the
issue then was not so close az yesterday.
To have split two such perfect teams as
Mr.. Vanderbilt sent into the ring was a
signal honor for the Baltimore exhibitor.
With o great assemblage OF well dressed
persons the large building was a fine sight
during the Judging for the Wa~ldorf-Astoria
CID. Il " a sight that puzzles In away. for
while all ak horse the gathering holds
more motorists than riders or drivers. The
Wa~ldorfAAstoria cup cost only $500, and $50
would I'll il. yet Judge Moore has spent
so 900 or $50 90 10 gain it for keeps, and the
Vanderbilts, j.. w. Hartman, Laurence
Jones and c. W. Watson as much more
apiece in getting together horses fit to strive
for Il. The trophy has become the gig horse
derby, and the puresa amateur spirit acuta-
ates the contestants.
Women did some clever driving in the
evening. In the class for large pairs, won
By Sweet Marie and The Major, Miss Jessie
'Fsher drove her fathers entry, Brown
Duke and Brown Baron. Very. properly,
Is she sat behind the bro wn geldings, Miss
Fisher wore a brown suit and hat. In the
an the drivers were women. IL Is the
showisst OF vehicles and permits Of be
coming light costumes and hats. Miss
Morosini had an entry, and abe has set a
rood example to Manhattan young women
by taking the redns herself instead Of in
Trusting her horses 70 professional whips.
Fully one-haK OF the drivers in Central
Park during the season are young women,
but very few OF them go TO the Horse Show
sas contestants; yet they ride in many
i~classes. So why driving should not be as
lpopular in the New York ring seems odd.
Perhaps, now that Miss Morosini has blazed
the way, there will be more women anna
teurs behind the high steppers at future
shows.
A. Randolph Howard Of Fredericksburg;
va; received a telegram last night telling
Of the victory Of Royal Regent in the run
about class. He II laid VT from an accident
on the hunting field and had 10 pass up the
ehow. Harry Fancher, who advised Mr..
Howard TO buy Royal Regent, went hot
foot 20 the Telegraph Office as soon as the
awards were made.
Conditions In the hackney class for four
vear-old stations, In which Oxford beat
Brandon; called for a size limit OF 14.2 n
under ISL hands. Yet Dalton King, cata-
iogued as 1s3 and looking it, was in the
ribbons.