New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
AWARDS AT HORSE SHOw
Lady Dilha ms First Defeat-Shot Gun. Hero of Many
Turf Battles. Wins Blue Ribbon.


Pearl, which won in the class last year; Ac-
countant the champion three-year-o Of 1905.
which, in the absence Of Burgoraster and other
high class horses. made almost a clean sweep Of
the rich three-year-old fixtures; Wyeth, Amert-
can Derby winner, and Robador. which was racing
no longer ago than this season. both the fat and
through the field.
Mr. sTOTESBURY SHOWS CHAMPION PAIR
Edward T Stotesburv showed a pair of horses in
Class 10 which are quite likely 70 go through and
beat all corners the championship class, in Lucia
G. and Pearl Onward. They dark brown in
color, almost black and perfectly matched They
outspeeded and outlooked any Of their opponents,
some Of which have earned high honors in the show
ring during the last two years. including
Rhea W, which with Perfection, the cham
pionship in the Garden three years ago. Rhea W
was paired yesterday with Mary Vincent but, as
snowy they were, Miss Kate L Wilkes had no
fault find with winning the red rosette. Needless
to say the award Of the blue ribbon to Lucia G
and Pearl Onward met with the loudly expressed
approval of the majority of those present as their
fine action and general appearance appealed even to
the novice.
In Class 81 for heavyweight carriage horses
George Watson's Ben Hur, well handled by George
Watson, tr, beat big and strong field The judges
took time in wedding out the various candi-
dates but finally reduced the field 70 seven, which
included Alfred c. Vanderbilts Hertes, driven by
his owner and the Sandy Point Farms Amusement.
driven by Reginald Vanderbilt. In the final weed
ing out Amusement got the gate. although this
good-looking had been popular with the rail-
birds
J " Harriman's Flash Light, driven by Jack
Donne1Iv. was placed second to Ben Hur, while Al
fred Vanderbilt had 10 be content with the yell
low ribbon, although his entry, Hertes. also made
a good impression on the critics, and had been
picked by many the probable winner. Hector
vervacke got the highly commended with Sensa-
ton but this did not begin to make up him for
the loss Of dignity he sustained by being pitched
Of his runabout when pulling Sensation Up too
sharply to avoid a collision He not injured
and one of the grooms was even thoughtful enough
to brush his hat off before handing il back.
The show opened at 1870 in the morning with
the class jumpers, in which no less
than ffty-one were entered II took some time TO
weed out this big field. but the Judges finally de-
cidAd on jap an efght-year-old bay geldng, who
fenced in clever style and seemed more at home
under the gloom Of the high dome than majority
of those which have been worked or hunted in the
open. Jap owned by Joseph Kilsour, Of Toronto,
Canada and he earned further honors by winning
the red ribbon with his rangy brown gelding. Tw'-
light The Wasp. winner Of the open jump last
year was placed third and Eidney HoIoway's
Taconite fourth.
Mr KfIgour Is likely to play prominent part in
the jumping classes throughout the show, Twt-
light won A blue ribbon for him in Glass N for
qualified hunters UP 10 carrying fSN pounds In this
class conformation and quality counted 80 per cent
and performance over fences - per cent and after
Twilight had cleared the jumps. including double
one without a single mistake. the crowd to man
voted him winner and so il turned out Two or
three Of the horses IN this class. including COCK
Robin and Wyvfs. which ranked as good hunt
ers failed utterly to Jump under the unfamiliar
conditions and moor light The latter was partiCu-
Iarrv vilrul and buckad about the ring ike
: bronco. while Cock Robin refused aDsoIutely al
the double Jump hts second attempt
Miss Grace Anthony. who IS only thirteen years
old handled Queen Bess like a veteran in Class 66
for ladys saddle horses. and she was warmly ap-
plauded when the judges awarded her mount the
H c Mrs ". A McGibbon had the Satisfaction
of riding her own horse. The Cardinal, to victory
IN this class and the blue ribbon was well de-
served as The Cardinal showed himself to be well
nigh the perfect type of a wornan's saddle morse
Filtration ridden by Miss Caroline BlatsdeH' was
second. and The Herald. well ridden by Mrs.
Albert De Cernea, third.
The awards in detail follow;
MORNING AWARDS
coynI9 Ars prize $3.50 prize. SIS. third prize
:@5-Frst Joseph p9sI hsou[ [hr5 Grow HGTTa9s bP
The Wasp; fourth. Sydney HoIoways b z Taconite-
AFTERNOON AWARDS
harness IS hoF':f s . 3TeT ef8r! f. hands spas4 aR4
% not exceeding PSaeon io hra3 prize 500 second Prize
third pr PIE Nv Maryland n second John Consi
dines ch Quaker Ma9 and en- N aST0lea f6nrtS yn-5
Harry D. HolIoway's br. m Grand Duchess and br m.
Scotland Queen
class 81 pairs Of ponies other than shetland
eesdng 13 hsRds FIRST PT7s @ ssoRd br prae N 1 so
Eccles blk Deinty Eccles second W . tsnTy 5
Be- Pet M thr it,nsfG Tiss Ws5s * N vioets and Pans
fourth T L Watts Sensation and B. < Berkeley
a.s of 2 aanss; is aor'ss ssF,gs arf gle ssrs ssS
seSond Miss x L wilkss b m Rhea ? Mar
Vincent tnr & Mafays To5 nb mi fis bs M'Tfg NJ arbaFa a
smith and blk. m Jonesy Smith
Class III & sSvy 5STes haf aqrs a no. Be Ssen rs
bon OF the associaons previous shows not open open
,z 10 s35-First Grand view ch Tinker Bell
second Grand view Farms ch Peter pan thlTd,
/ BaT5y m Tease' ? so'''"a' ''- '' '''7' '-'
class IS as saddle horse 5 hands & up 2-s 70
tRird prize $351-Ffrst. Mrs W A Mcotbbons 2h g
The cardinal second chaTeS n Hu[SarP E The Herald.
Fourth Emile Antonv's blk Queen Bess
Class qua!ihed hunters. up 20 carving Isp pounds
n hounds conformation and quality 10 count 90 IT cent
ord prize s1oo. third prize First Joseph hisI
hr twilight. second, sydney HOLLOWAY s D. = .aLL
f1tb to'n19n MIS- RS Allen Potrss b z Kins
class andes exceeding l' , hands In ars' PriT
$I[': Tat:og.s rh m Ktcv Grey and Norena Frank
,ipsT, and and 2 Viscount Salisbury Jack Don
1oii,i. third Mrs James MeF. Gunmey m EooI1
u Sg"s b =, Tesse and m Torment walter L@el
class Thoroughbred stations over years. 70 be
judEed 6$ t Sraed af horses for general racing
performance not 70 be rrEarded q % ta seo w III s4S
Il,Ts, n 4 Wadsvorth shotEun by artillery
Holo- NV Watercress -Sabrtna thri. Augustus B.
Ciravs ch Advance Guard fourth Brnt9n 9 pi s,,en
"A Chsavy weight harness s2s hid pr,,e
hands hrst PEe '1So seonf pi1e en Hun second
j " Harrmans Flash Lisat tn5g1 8. AtG Ssei. h .
80. IA monies under saddle exceeding ls hands
prize So ecopa prize $t9 tSiTa MS. Igaf Marjorie weT'
second Helen H Jenkns's Remington third Master