New-York tribune., 1907-11-20


1890 D. un.-Judgfng those hunters and Jumpers Sc
lected to compete in Class Ill.
The horse show got into it's stride last night
The show, twenty third OF the line went to the
post lame on Monday but twenty-four hours
gave it G. chance 20 timber up. When the bu-
glers blew 20 open the session last night, the
notes sounded the red brown arena and
reached a gathering that filed the boxes,
crowded the promenade and even overiowed in
big box office encouraging patches into the
seats in the galleries
Aif memory of the rainy Monday chosen by
Mr.. Conried for a counter attraction was for
gotten. Society, almost as much a part OF the
yearly function the horses-and little bit
Inore-was there. The great crowd was there.
the crowd that comes 10 divide its attention be-
tween pretty frocks and fine horses or between
pretty women and ditto horses.
The feature of the night, and one of the feat
ures Of the SHOW was Class 125, the National
Horse Show Gold Cup $500 cup) event. which
was won by C w. Watson, of Baltimore, Mrs.
Watson driving Lord Baltimore and My Mary
land II IN the pair OF horses. Judge Moore got
the reserve with his King of Kings and Pride O.
Prides.
BY winning Glass q Fred Pabst's record for
the day was five blue ribbons and two red
ribbons.
and black bunting that hung everywhere, the
scene might have been compared to a circus. a
two-ring circus. Only such a comparison might
be distasteful. Yet, there were two rings or
ovals. one about the other. The outer oval was
made up of the arena boxes that blossomed last
night like q flower garden, since the bright
colors of the women's gowns and the flufhness
of their furs and hats overshadowed the white
end-black garb of their escorts.
hava
agement gave the real hippodrome effect when
as the second class last night twenty-five horses
with their riders came out. AS they circ!ed
about ii was reminiscent Of a Christmas ride
at Durland's. Besides. during the evening ten
sturdy little polo ponies came on with their
owners or members of polo clubs as riders. And
after a couple of harness classes and a class or
hackneys had been judged, there was class OF
thirteen hunters to end the evening with their
exhibition of jumping.
But besides the box holders and their guests
there were plenty Of other attractions in addi-
fiop IN the horses To wit: The costumes Of
those afflicted with what might be called "equin-
fits" There was in the promenade and ever
lowering about the entrances through which the
horses came round pudgy little man with
checked trousers red vest, long gray cutaway
coat, crimson tie, blue striped collar and hat
The hat-to give 1t well merited sentence by
itself-was a maroon hued derby with a fiat
brirn two inches wide while to set off the great
purple band there was jaunty famingo feather
stuck In the bow The Central Office men did not
know this person. but denied that ne was balh-
house John OF Chicago.
DETECTIVES WORK HARD.
The detectives detailed to the show last night
had 10 use no end of discrimination Every
rather seedy looking man or woman who paid
afo1t q
not there with criminal intent On the con-
trarv there was a big representation of East
Side Ladies' tailors and millners." With their
bIankbooks and pencils they circled slowly
about the promenade taking notes now on this
and now on that creation from Paris
They'll be copying those high priced dresses
tomorrow observed the detective, and IN a
couple of weeks the bellies of Grand street VIII
be wearing things made Just the same. This
show sure does help the other hait 10 get hep
10 style"
ra,,t ho,,opd those who had varied motives
for attending there were the real horse lovers.
who kent track of all the contestants and or
the relative standing OF the exhibitors THESE
spectators were interested in Mrs. John Ger
kens keen sportsmanship, and no eXhioitor yes
terday worked harder 10 win rlooons AI'ei
having exercised her mount Mayo In the MORN
ing she drove a four-in- hand and won a second
she drove Doncaster Model for red in the pony
harness class. She took another second by
driving Torchlight and Cocksparrow in the class
for doubles, and at $50 O'Clock In the evening
rode Mayo in Class %. where. among twenty
two entries. she received the yellow ribbon.
II was in this large class that much applause
was given little Margaret Weyher. who rode
aretta a chestnut mare exhibited by Johh r
Beatty. Although her mount received no prize
f.st1e .,a,asre+ who is the daughter Of Caspar
weyher, riding instructor. said she expected
20 do better later in the week. The blue ribbon
in this class was won by Durham owned oy
Rufus L. Patterson and ridden by Amile An
thony.
A proof that all exhibitors need not Dc
wealthy was the entries OF John washington
Smith a police lieutenant attached to the west
chester police court, who with ms "iie mas -
hibited three mares In the first event OF t"s
show Class 49, he won a yellow ribbon and
prize OF $50 with Maggie Nelson. and Barbara