The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-18
SPORT AT WESICHESTER FAIR
INCIDENTS OF HORSE SHOW
AND TRACK RACES.

Old whiri Of the Town Masquerades as
SelIm and Takes q Prize-One Driver
and One Jockey Meet With Accidents
so, 900 Pers0nsMakea R%ecOrdCrowd
Thirty thousand persons attended the
Westchester County Fair yesterday after
noon, by far the largest attendance on
record, and the grand stands. clubhouses
and lawns were filled long before the time
set for the racing and judging Of the horses.
In class 8, for pairs Of harness horses.
Reginald c.. Vanderbilt bay geldings
Lord Burleigh and Lord Brooke were the
blue ribbon winners. defeating Edwin II.
Weatherbee's Earl and Laird and Moses G..
Byes's Fluffy kufies and Rafies,
Nestledown Farm g four-in-hands carried
OF the honors in class ~. Alfred &. Van
derbilt sat behind j. Campbell Thompsons
Attorney, Counsellor. Barister and Solicitor
and they took first prize. defeating the fam
GUS Watson the Scotchman. the High
lander, the Advocate n the Irishman.
Mr.. Thompson handled the reins over the
latter four, and although they are the same
that won the coaching race at Syracuse
bringing the worlds record down to s15
for the mile. they were forced to be content
with second honors yesterday.
Mr.. Thompson's entry, Selim, wore away
the blue rosette in the next class. which was
for harness horses to be shown TO a rum
about Selim Is apparently travelling in
~cognito. for he is none other than the fam
Gus old Whirl of the Town. once owned by
Fatty Bates. William II. Barnard bought
him of Mr.. Bates for $500. For the last
FIVE years he has retired from the show ring
and has been resting on his ~laurels. How
ever. exercising the p%rerogati We Of a star.
HE - Nnol N a r nra- haa nrnvaI only nna
of a series, and he stepped into the show
ring yesterday with all his old style, Al
though the gelding Is is years old he has
not deteriorated during his long absence
from the horse shows.
Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbiltis chestnut
mare Phoebe Walton took first prize in
class II, shown before a rumble basket
pha eton. Miss May Weatherbee with the
chestnut gelding Earl carried of second
honors. !.
Class 4s-Ponies under saddle: not exceeding
H.s hands: prize. sso-rirst. Miss May 4. Weather.
bees bees 8 :: |. S SaE Ls shs' silf si'I Isons a; 4 pr Mss'ei 70,
q. baby.
.. Gas 10, lo,P Pair r .z h. s1Sana horses D5.s eyer -
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Class 5-Harness horses. not exceeding IS
second, u, i. and J; !; IebensIds biz. e. N%hltSy;
Jet: third. Reginald c. Vanderbilrs Oh. m. Marie
Class s-ssddle horses. over i4,i and under
F f hangs TSom nls' j. pri Ryan go 81 5e S' ha Gayi'f Bro sisg
snf iss Nav "A /. ks oIsen%,s 3 5. E :. silver si% G spTGy third
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TOR; second. J. Campbell @Thompsons Watson
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Class thames horses, mot exceeding Isl
sons :. =, Seiin; second. lehman Strauss be.
Class ii"Hsness horses 70 be shown before
a lady's rumble basket ph~ ton; FIRST prize. SO;
s deGfna p e. m. p Se WALTON. Masi s second. Edwin d; Il.
Weathcrbee's oh. G. Earl.
only GAS IS count aSnin Srpe pi,, pej 10; second q ptir.i if rs.
william Will; rd Il. eo ii Buffers Sa. 6 Oh: rs s; SIaa; '' ;sias.
frst prize. s2A: second prize, s10-Firs j. Camp
Carlos; third Henry q. Autcnrelin's b. 6. billie
and b. m. Girlie.
Only three Of the four events on the
racing programme were completed yester,.
day. James. Buffers Lady Flower took
fist frs G money in the e., ~ tros after Winning MIN.
In the third heat OF the 2:24 trot there was
suits sG sa bave T MoGlat tsrs aSa sst s behins Leo re
0%ettinger's bay mare Lady Worthy. AZ the
The fence and IN driving close MSclarys
shaft and throwing the driver to the ground;
before she did any damage. The Judges
Ia the next heat and McClary volunteered
70 pilot the mare around the track again.
When a physician, arrived on the scene he
from q broken collarbone. Mr.. OettingeI
was compelled to drive Lady Worthy ano
b stood well up In the summary. having
In the half mile running race there VASE
peculiar accident. A horse called Pepvlncs
beeomins frinhsened SHED she throw ing the
directly u front q the heavy team. which
ming. He reached up and grabbed the pole
arrived.
Capron TO Play With New Works.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. Sept. i7.-GeorTs
Capron. Minnesota's great football drop
kicker. to-day admitted the truth Of the
charges that he played professional base
ball this summer with the Meridian team
OF the Cotton States League. Caprons
resignation as captain Of the 1908 Minnie
sofa eleven follow ed these charges. Capron
says he has been drafted by the New YORK
National League. team. Under the name
oil. George Rapp he made a brilliant record
with the Meridian team.
Miss May Sutton Wins at Tennis.
DEL MONTE, Cal, Sept. i7.-Miss MAY