The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-15
VANDERBILT COACH Wins
ALFREB g. TAXES FIRST PRIZE
IN MARATHON! DRIVE,
Horse SHOW Crowds Give Hin an En-.
thusiast1o GreettnSALawyert Webb
! Ware Beside Him on the 8oxANo
Nervousness rs he Drives INTO Ring.
special cable Despatch 10 THE SUN.

~ ware bedlue MIN 0n uu6 uOA-NO
n Nervousness rs He Drive into Ring.
J. Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
. LoNpoN. tune 1.-THE great coaching
event Of the year. which Is known as the
Coaching Marathon, took place to-day.
The run was from Hampton Court to the
ring at, the horse show. Twenty-one
four-in-hands started at short intervals.
beginning at 2:A0 o'clock,
Alfred G.. Vanderbilt was the first to
: arrive. BE drove. his famous team Of
! grays to the coach Venture. Each coach
carried seven passengers and in most
cases the majority we're made up OF
women. v%anderbilt's companions were
six men. His arrival at Olympia was
greeted with great reclamation by the
: vast audience.
Mr.. yanderbilt's coach started sixth
and he passed his Ave predecessors along
the twelve mile route. The weather Was
fine and great crowds watched the splen-
did procession Of fast going teams and
the superb horsemanship of most Of
the. drivers. 1t wasn't speed alone that
counted. that being only ape OF several
points t o be taken into consideration in
making the awards.
- judge William H. Moore was the second
to arrive and Ella Ross was third. As
Moore started nineteenth his time was the
,bsstmade He drove his tea m Of browns.
It was remarked that Moore's horses and
the Vanderbilt horses appeared to be in
better condition on their arrival than the
others. .t
:. 7. A.. Cook OF. London received the
awsrd Of fourth, prize. and Judge Moore
tot q reserve ribbon. The official times
we're: Vanderbilt. a minutes ~ seconds;
Martinez de- Noz, Al minutes 40 seconds;
Chapman, 80 minutes Is seconds; Cook.
- minutes 10 seconds; Moore. 80 minutes
10 ysconds. " -
Cook arrived in the ring with the hoofs
Of one OF his leaders bloody. He COM
plafhed to, the judges that when Judge
Moore overlook him he drove 90 close
that the wheels Of his coach scraped the
horses t:hnofs. The judges issued no
1statement. In regard TO the matter, nor
did fthsy aitpde' publicly to Mr.. Cooks
protest. ~. L.. go. ";
at An american WHO was OIL one of the
coaches gave the following account Of the
mixup. Cook had an automobile imme-
ssdfRteiy behind his ehach and when Judge
Moore was about to pass the auto drew
ont and blocked the road. Judge Moore
watched for an opportunity to try to pass
and when he again made an attempt
Ce6hts auto again blocked the way.
Eventually Judge Moore slipped past.
2 butas he came alongside OF, Cooks coach
tbs. latter ,steersd bis leaders across the
, ciearase of the road as il he were trying
TO block the way. Moore. however,
,ecyapei through. Ii Cooks horse Wa
gsaksd, accordiag to this statement, 1t
was his own fault.
y 0htthe other hand. the pace at which
Jndse Moore dro~e: CAUSED considerable
Comment on the other coaches and some
alarm along the roadside. 1t was evident
that there was Keen rivalry between
himfand Mr.. Vanderbilt. and.it- is COM
mohly. reported fhat a Big betdepended
ohff6ea time each made One OF the
passengers onAthe Martinez de Noz coach.
which started seventeenth. said in an
.lRtaiSieG.i HT * : 80
.. %,S4eese, -whe started nineteen1. passed
asls.bsfere We Knew the drive had begun.
He caught up with Ave coaches in a quarter
:. Of a,aaAe attn imminent risk OF disaster.
I6e. rad vas narrow. and the throng
with great harms excited the teams. bat
: ths:,Judge, meant racing. His wheels
at opss4ime wets within six inch es of a
? ditch into whichia photographer Jumped
just- in time to save himself. while
his OPPOSITE wheels drove a rival coach
, INTO the gutter
Mr.. Vanderbilt had held his team to a
80 = 1900 .l..I
- IN threadhfe his way through the traffic.
His second coach. the Wing. was the sew
enth. to arrive. 1t was driven by f..
/. yanderhorst Koch Of New York. His
passengers we're six New Workers.. all men.
Fir. Vanderbilt received the first prize.
Martinez de Noz Of Argentina was second
and The feeesvS went TO Judge Moore.
Mr.. vandsrbit's time for the twelve miles
p. ia about Is minutes
s Nj. Vanderbilt drove into the ring
without showing the slightest sign OF
nervousness. He wore an ultra English
odachiug costume OF dark blue and a gray
hat with q black band. He was by no
means absorbed in his horses but had all
eyes for the spectators, whose plaudits
.pleased him nightly. His face wore a
xhoaA grin as he made the entire circle Of
.tae ring. On theebo1 with him was Webb
Ware. his lawyer. who so successfully
managed TO suppress the true story as to
how Mrs. Ruiz. yanderbilt's friend. ended
her life.
MIR. Vanderbilt was accompanied to
the supper room Of the Olympia this eve
ming by q styiishly dressed woman who
wore . large picture hat which contained
about 500 worth Of ostrich feather.
In the appointment class for pairs OF
horses shown to victoria. sociable or
barouchs thu first prize went to Watson's
; Lofd Baltimore and My Maryland. Judge
{ Moore wis second with Orator and States
'!sIrsh, The Marquis Of Anglesey's Fare
:. well and Revoir were third. Judge
. Meope's Minocker and Debater were
fourth. The reserve went to Wander
Bills Tonawanda and Wanda
I'm the class for, harness horses between
-fs.7 and to hands, Judge Moore's Radiant
won first prize, with the English chestnut
geiding Riot second. To these " horses
;, Also were awarded first and second prizes
respectively in the much discussed
Radiant challenge cup last Friday night,
C. W. Watson's Moonshine was third.
Judge Moore's Senator got fifth prize.
IN, the class OF private turnouts OF any
regularly used horse of any height Leon