The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-20
HORSE SHOW
ATTRACTING
SLIM CROWD
Entries Chief Win
ners on Second Day of
New York Exhibit.

NEW YORK, Nov. pa sudden diff
dence seems TO haze taken hold of the
people who for twenty-five years have
been enthusiastically %crowding to the horse
show. Monday was the worst first day
in the history of the National Associa-
TONS exhibit. The rain was blamed, the
counter attraction of the Metropolitan
Operas opening night was blamed, and
anything else that any d~isgruntled person
around the garden could think of was
blamed. But general orders We're given to
cheer up. Tuesday would surely bring the
usual crowd.
Tuesday did not do anything of the kind.
Society that presumably stayed away
Monday to go to the opera fiocked to the
horse show yesterday, but the great gem
eral public, which every year comes in
droves and surges around the promenade,
stayed away. Is New York tired of the
show?
No one seems to know what is wrong
1t is given as the best possible excuse
thai the money stringency makes the dill
ference. 1t is also advanced Cbut purely as
a theory, that tickle, uncertain, coy ana
hard to please New York has suddenly
tired of its autumnal plaything, the show.
I1tlG anu luCiS ~ taAo
public is so wroth with society, as
representing the hard times, that in a
sort of socialistic spirit, 1t won't come
round to see society as usual.
Interest at the early part of yesterdays
show forsook the Vanderbilt Brothers ana
centred in the person of Fred Paost, MIL
waukee's millionaire brewer, who is a new
exhibitor at the Garden and goes In whole
ly for hackneys. He began to win right
at the start. His first victory was with
the pretty flly Matchless Princess, which
won handily from w. C.. Freeman's Fe-
dora. In the next class, for yearling
Hackney hllies, he was first with his Mer-
ry Pat. and second with his Morning
Glory Ii. Next in the class for matrons
4-year-old or over he got the blue with
his mare Caynton Phyllis, and in the fol-
lowing class, also for matrons, he was sec
ond with Rosadora.
His greatest victory was In Class VI, TOT
pony stations, shown with three of their
foals. There were only three entries, put
the D was very classy. PaDsl )
brown stallion, Dillingham; Prime Minis
ter. secured first ribbon after a lot OF
Judging, and Mrs. John Gerken's Well
known imported Torchlight was placeu
second. August Belmont's Fume, a fine
little horse, was third.
watson Won Gold Challenge Cup.
Twenty-Five classes were in the ring
during the day and evening, and these
practically included the majority OF the
, breeds and types in the show. Hackneys,
| Soung and old, began the day, and hunters
ridden by amateurs closed the evening S
| exhibition. There was a spirited contest
for the national horse show gold challenge
cup for the best pair of horses suitable tor
a Stanhope phaeton. The cup was won
by C. w. Watson, of Baltimore MO.
whose entry, Lord Baltimore and MY
Maryland H., was driven by Mrs. Watson.
Judge Moore's Pride O. Prides and King Oh
Kings took second honors.
The final feature of the evening was the
Judging of hunters for the Maclay cup,
which was won by Cygnet, ridden by sgd
ney Holloway. Fred Pabst added to his
days record by capturing a fifth blue rib
bon when his Meanwood Majesty was hrst
in the 4-year-old hackney stallion class.
In the four-in-hand class at the after
noon show. Mrs. Gerken landed second
prize WITH Newsboy, Shopgirl, Brandon
and Pete: Pan. Mrs. Gerken also landed
a second at the night show for pairs OF
ponies i'll harness, with TJrehllSht anu
Cocksparrow.
Reggie Vanderbilt got the gate with
Bravo in class 12O, for horses not exceed
ing 15.2. With his brother. Alfred Gu
Hlutu Oh IiG uAJ 10 oBNifh
bark watching the various events ana
exercising their entries during the re-
cesses. Besides Miss Gladys and the
count, the Duchess of Marlborough ac-
~companied them yesterday. She wac
ushered into Alfred G. Vanderbilt's box,
No. 10. but when she saw It's number she
cried: "Oh, no, no, never. | cannot stay
here"
She backed out Of the box. and although
the men in the party argued with her she
would not return. although she was pleas
ant and laughingly admitted hat she was
superstitious.
"I lust don't like it, you know. l have
n pec,Iliar feeling about the number IL
and 1 don't want to risk it
AS the Vanderbilt party also held the
adjoining box No. 10, the Duchess went
there.
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