New-York tribune., 1908-07-30
WATSON HORSESSTRONG
CAPTURE FOUR BLUES.
Opening Day Of Monmouth Shoe
Marked by Their Triumph.
IBv Telegranb to The Tribune. /

Long Branch, July 29.-Exhbiting his horses for
| the first time this season. c. w. Watson. of Fair
| mount Farms. Fairmount w. Va. sent four entries
into the ring the opening of the Monmouth Coun-
ty Horse Show. at Hollywood Park to-day, and won
| four blue ribbons. His success the more
notable because he competing with the streng
| stables of Alfred G. Vanderbilt and r. P. Nc
| Cram. both of which embrace a number of blue
ribbon winners from the International Horse
Show in England
Mrs. Watson drove the imported English hackney
mare Ringing Bells before a rumble basket phaeton
in the class for ladies' harness horses, and 1t was
the consensus of opinion among experts that the
buxom little chestnut high stopper had never shown
quite well in her long career Driven as a tan
dem by Frank Winterbottom, My Maryland and My
Maryland II the blue in brilliant style, and
these two horses, together with Lord Baltimore
carried off first prize for the best collection from
the stable of owner
Nearly every horseman on the grounds thought
that Mr. Watsons chestnut Moonshne
lucky to carry away the blue in Glass for single
harness horses Paul A. sorg's Red Oak. beau
tful chestnut bred and brought out by E. d. Nor
gan of New York, was favorite among the rail
birds but the judges placed him third giving sec
ond prize to Alfred G. Vanderbilts Pretty Peggy,
despite her constant wheeling.
Mr.. Vanderbilts $4,000 pony four-in- hand. pur-
chased by him at the international Horse Show in
June, in this country for the first time
in Glass 90. for pony pairs There nothing TO
compete with them, and they carried off the blue
and red ribbons after wonderful display OF speed
and action. Three of the four ponies shown
Glass 52 for the best collection of harness horses
Mr.. Vanderbilt driving Mel Valleys Wonder,
Charles H. Wilson driving Mel Valleys Wonder
land and Aurel Batonyi driving Mel Valleys Won
derfu There was wild sensation when the judges
gave all three of them the gate. After the excite
had subsidized the spectators discovered
consulting their catalogues that the class for
horses not under fifteen hands. The largest of the
ponies is 1873 hands.
Edwin II. Weatherbee's chestnut geldlng Majesty
carried off the blue ribbon In Glass 32 for hunters.
The big gelding made remarkably good showing
in the ring taking the jumps easily and clearing
the top rail by several feet. Sydney ]. Halo
ways chestnut gelding George E Cain took the
red ribbon in this class.
Sapolio owned by George Chipchase and shown
by Dick Donnelly came into the ring with sulky
appearance and evidently looking for trouble In
taking the hedge he boted, throwing his rider
over the fence. and made a rush for the centre
of the show ring. Mr.. Donnely held on to the
bride and was dra gged along but finally man
aged to get control of the refractory animal The
horse finished his performance by going through
some of the fences and around others. evidently
with a fixed determination not to do what was
required Of him.
s Taber Willets and Charles H Hurkamp judged
the saddlers hunters and polo ponies. Trotters
and roadsters were judged by Frederick Gerken
Rensselaer, Weston and Clarence I. quentin
The harness horses tandems and four-in-hands
were Judged by George B. Hulme. James I. Hyde
horses in the running races.
Much surprise felt at the non-appearance on
Reginald c. Vanderbilt and his train OF blue ribbon
winners fresh from their triumph at Atlantic
city Mr. Vanderbilt has decided not to show his
horses until the Newport show.
Governor Fort of New Jersey opened the show
and many society folk turned out to see the judg-
ing.
The summaries follow
Glass 5s ponies harness. not exceeding l22 hands
tg be & dygn IN y e Misses Hauek br g Jack sPra
WaJ 1zseP e br. AehfRaefS ne. BeaatS G ahrd
Glass A horses suitable for station wors s6
horse count go per cent carriage and apP3eR Rses
? Lehman's blk. g. Jupiter. second: James smith D.
Of csz n5nnouh 40 Goun
second IL prize R5ey Pna ey MIS- Miss Mabel Brady blk
Mavourneen second; Miss Marjorie A Content D. H.
Cess ~ Caorse not under 14s hands
s6 HqR bE 5ss asrs ngtss s! si a P5s $780, second
Won by p MSGra9ns safsnt ff m seeo9d sGGyd j. Campbell
Thanpson's b g Emperor, third; j Campbell Th0mp-
Class SO arness horse ladys Phatfon
count 80 per cent earTiage 80 per cent h M RRs
ing Bells; Lonzo sauvage's b. BluebeIl. second.
Class % s4a e @ 5 Soma 3f5 Ia na Sw6n not 6y
Il Pstters6ns ch n 81 Agnes Harvey s Ladews eh
& SslaR6S ss@Ssl 'Ss'G9 i5eob,s oh s Peter PAN
@ ! 409 " heRas %atsoa sf cb Baa ne
Moonshne Alfred vandervilt,s m m Pfstty s,rG FessB
second. Paul A. SOTg en- g fteu Jan '---1' -
Mciranns ch. Bury Surprise. fourth
cla @ not not under m Is haSds st deonad 5f5s 11
Fr9 RShs a r R ss Afbaa tbird BeE9n George %a
sons en-. FloradoTa, fourth.
80 carving s FIs. 1sS PGnPss 4oS ssoo6 tS 6i
sn fhGwn ssMon ne 5ear bE EgMn GPS
Majesty; Sydney j Hallqways ch George = t6Ir6
second; F%dWin II Weatherbee'e b. g: hesWick' uiru'
sydney FfaIloway's blk. Centennial. fourth
Cas- s%:.' fses S,rysnS
Vanderbilt's b. Sweet Marie and b m Polly Frln.
second. A. Sorg's ch. Eloquence and ch g. Rea
Oak third.
Glass pairs Of ponies not 4 hands; ] hgst
prize $40. second prize S20lWon by Alfred u vance
biit's b. 2. Mel Valleys Wonderous and b. g Ne va
lev's Wonderland Alfred G Vanderbilt b. G. Mel Eal-
ey's Wonder and b Mel Valleys Wonderful second
Glass - for Of three harness horses
not hands; q be shown in single harness nrst
prize ST5; second prize S2a-Won by c. w Wetsons
lord baltimore Ny Maryland and Ny Maryland y.
Alfred q N4nderht's SIR James. Polly PrlIn ana sweet
Marie second: Paul A. Sorgs Red Oak. Eloquence ana
Saitant, thfa.
Class half mile: ponies not exeee1lne
Il hbuas prize 500; second prize so third prize
William b. imp Perfsciiohi e'eoIse
Chipchase's b &. Lghtfoot second