New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-02
MONMOUTH SHOW ENDS
W1TSON,S FINE RECORD.
His Horses Make Clean SSreep an
Glasses in Which They 44re Entered.


The coaching race. which is always spectacular
feature of the Long Branch show. resulted In an
other crushing defeat for Alfred G. Nanaernift
famous grays and another brilliant victory Tor fau
A sors, who is newcomer among morse siao"
exhibitors winners Of more than twenty-five olue
ribbons in America and England. and unbeaten
until yesterday. Mr. Vanderbts grays met their
waterloo when they encountered Mr. Sorgs four
rcans in the class for road teams on the thlro Gay
OF the show.
c f watson's Fairrnont Farms Stable wound
Nm IFS triumphant career in the show tonight by
capturing seven blue ribbons in the cham
pionship classes. This brings Mr.. Watsons totai
for the four days up TO twenty-three' ana ne was
warmly congratulated all sides tonight for the
excentioaallv fine showing his horses have made
1t is regarded as that the stable will now
sweep ali the classes in which 1t makes entries III
the Bayshore and Newport entries.
For to-day's race Air. Sorg brought out a ne"
team made ND of four sashng bays that had never
been hsrnessed together until they were put to the
OLD Sport coach at Seabright Mr. Nanderoh'
replaced ten of the horses shown yesterday Win
others that he has sometimes worked IN the team
and made gallant effort 10 retrieve the defeat OF
the day before. but failed His hitherto invncibe
grays were not only beatea by Mr. Sorgs team, but
were put back TO third place by four chestnuts
which aTr Vanderbilt had formerly owned and sold
to Richard P McGrann. of Lancaster, Penn
The horses that were placed second were among
those taken TO England last spring to work on the
Venture coach between London and Brighton
When the season ended and. the Vanderbilt horses
were sold al auction at Tattersalls Mr.. McGrann
bought this team which had been used the gal
Looping stage between Crawley and Hand Cross. be
leving they could win the coaching at Long
Branch. They did lead the way from Seabright
10 the show grounds covering the distance. about
six miles. in 23l2 minutes. Frank z. Palmer drove
them and brought them through the gate fully two
minutes ahead Of their nearest competitors but the
conditions governing the competition required the
judges 10 award the prize TO the team showing
the best road qualities and arriving in the best
condition. BY galoping, instead of trottng. the
chestnuts were badly distressed. and when it came
to examining them for condition the Sorg team,
which had come all the way q steady trot, ar
irving about two minutes after the leaders, were
found TO be distinctly fresher and stronger than
the McCrsnn team besides exceng in size. quality
and conformation
Mr. Nanderbilts grays finished third. about three
minutes behind the leaders and on their condition
and road qualities a good many horsemen would
have given them second prize the chestnut
team J. Campbell Thompson. who last year won
the race. to-day the last TO reach the grounds
Class p for ponies, divided two divisions
George Watsons bay mare Bracelet carrying away
the blue in the first division, which, was for the
larger ponies.
Valleys Wonder in the second division. Miss Elsie
Ladews difninutive All There getting
the red ribbon
The championship class for saddle horses was
der saddle at the National Boston. Philadelphia
Long Branch horse shows in 1906 1907 1905, and
TO horses taking blue ribbon in classes g. "a %,
Is and q This by Mrs. ". S Eotts
handsome bay mare Daphne, the reserve ribbon
going to Rufus l. Patterson's chestnut gelding
Durham.
Never in the history Of the Long Branch Horse
Show has any exhibitor completely swept the
field c. w Watson has done. His horses made
their first appearance of the season at the Long
snrh md betf look bett
hammered lot of heavy harness horses it would be
hard TO find. In Class &c, to-day, Mr.. Watsons bay
gelding Lord Baltimore leg the challenge
cup offered by the Patten Line for the best horse
suitable for a gig Under the rules OF the assoca-
ton, the cup must be three times by the same
owner before it becomes his property. The reserve
ribbon went to Alfred G. Vanderbilt with his bay
mare Polly Prim-
The slow closed tonight with the championship
class for harness horses over Isl hands This was
won by C ". Watson's Lord Baltimore with
Alfred c. Vanderbilt's Polly Prim second
Mr. Watson's entries took first prize in each of
the championship classes. In Class Il, for pairs
under Isl. Kitty Grey and Norena carried off the
lsurels and in Class Is the Fairmont Farms
Lord Baltimore and Ny Maryland won away the
blue.
Glass Z was the championship class for single
harness horses. and here the FaTmont FARMS
entries had a monopoly. the judges awarding the
blue ribbon the chestnut Kitty Grey and the
red 70 Ringing Bells Glasses 8. and 40 were
also won by Mr.. watson Kitty Grey and Norena,
wearing away the blue rosette in the class for
pairs under 10 hands. and Lord Baltimore and
Ny Maryland winning the trophy in Class I, de-
feating Alfred G. Tanderblts Polly Prim and
Although Mrs. J. E. Davis's bay mare vesta
TiIley had 10 be content with white ribbon in the
combination saddle and harness class, she
easy winner in Class o. for ladies' saddle horses.
carving away the blue rosette and leaving second
honors to Tichenor Grand's chestnut gelding Royal
Flush
After the Judging was over most of the four thou
sand persons who thronged the grounds went over
to the Hollywood Hotel. where the fifteenth horse
show ball was held. The scene as brilliant as
any this annual function has ever produced and
set the seal of final success the most successful
show the association has ever held
The summaries follow.
hands: frat prize 500: second prize ssSlWon by
c, W watsons ch m. Norena and ch- m Kitty Grey;
White Heather second Paula sors's CHI m Eioquence
5 & Lion and T. & Mouse fourth
Class AZ combination harness and saddle horses
horse best suited for both purposes to be awarded
Edw R1 che e'Go sh Rose Harvey
+ @ LadS meDonaid fhird ) e Dsviss b M 1esta
class IL fpairs of horses not exceeding 1872 hands
ladies 20 drive; horses co cent carriages
and appointments 40 PEI cent first prize 500 sec
and ch m NoreHs: TONIC sauTages ch. g Lord
TR n aS b se h and G b m ssiah third a''
Class . SADDLE exceeding 10 hands FIRST prize
TIIy; Tichen.r Cran6's ytl Flush, second; H1r
Tey Iadews b. m. PANDORA. third; r. p. McGiann's b.
m Lady Mcdonald. fourth
class % onies in harness over hands: hrst prize
Wstsons 5. n Bracelet. r, P Mc6Tanns Young
NoEnfaineer, second, {. Wafson's b. e. Elegant
Diiahan, third; Clark Hoppngs en- Cricket fourth
second division by Alfred g. Nanderbilts Mel Val
leys Wonder Miss Elsie Iadews 70 m An There sec
ond Alfred G Eanderbits b. & Mel Valleys wonder
fu third; p p McGranns b Young Londoner fourth
Glass 1s andems exceeding 151 hands first prize