The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-27
C. VI. WATSON
TO CONTEST FOR
MORE RIBBONS
Fairn1ont Horses to
be SholU71 at
N. Y.

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Mr.. G. w. Watson, os this city, will
be one OF the leading exhibitors at the
twenty-fiftal annual National Horse
Snow which will be .held in Madison
Square Garden, New York, November
to. Is. With practically the same
string. of horses with which he made
such a notable showing during the big
exhibition at London, Mr. Watson
promises to capture his share OF the
Dlue ribbons In the coming New YORK
event The same horses that Mr..
Watson displayed at the London show,
and in twenty.six classes won nine
Hrsts, five seconds, six thirds and tour
fourths, will be entered in the Niad1'
son Square exhibition. AT London Mr.
Watson made q remarkable record. az
every horse that he showed was plac-
ed. while seven of the ten won first
prizes in single and double harness
Two championships fell to the Fair
mont Farms horses and they were
placed in two other classes. Mr.. Wat.
Icn discovered that American anu
l::rglisl ideals differ, Lord Baltimore
and MY Maryland ri, champions oil the
last Netlonal Horse Show in New
fork, getting first in the appointment
class for victoria pairs, as well as In
Lhe aDpointment class fer stanhope
chaeton pairs, but when shown In the
class in which appointments did not
count they were placed fifth.
Won Bulk of Ribbons.
Ringing Bells, Moonshine. Lord Bal
slmore and My Maryland III, Virginia
and Lady Baltimore and Cnatteroo1
we're among the ribbon winners and
they are all being prepared Tor t9e
national exhibition. At all of the b1S
uan TnFsfh Mt WAtSDlf
wen the bulk Of the blue ribbons and
his stable will be one that Will bs
closely watched during the November
In the New York there win be q
representative gathering of exhibitors
oil harness horses, as among those
with whom Mr.. Watson vii contest
will be Judge william H. Moore, Al
fred G.. and Reginald G. Vanderbilt
J. w. Hartman, r. p McGrann, the
Lancaster, Pa, horseman, and Pau.
s:org, CT New York, who, with MT
Watson, will furnish the most -tSlllIeG
Of equine beauties of the year-ahl'
mails that have captured SO many blue
ribbons, not only in this country, f7til
abroad, that they Compel instant az
tention. Winners in the International
Horse Show, held in London last June
in various classes and in competition
with the best animals OF Great Britain
ire already promised
Official records of the London snow
tell how the three. Americans, Waiter
Wfnans, Judge Moore and c. w. wat
son. swept the boards, adding bhou-
sands of dollars in trophies to their
long list and gathering scores OF riD-
bons Both Judge Moore and Mr.
Watson exhibited only in neavy mar
ness classes. ThIrty-four Moore horses
were placed into thirty-six classes
and he won eleven first prizes, SIX
seconds, ten thirds and nine fourths,
hesIdes some minor ribbons, exclu-
slveIy characteristic of the inteFna-
tional.
Radiant to be Shown.
Reliant, one of the mainStays oil
Judge Moore's string and sure ITO be
brought personally into the New fork
Horse Show ring by the Judge, Won
the championship at London. Leonl'
las was first In the class for private
broueham turnout, while Marie, In the
brougham appointment class, hau no
trouble in taking & first. Judge moore
presented LeOnihas and litldegarue ID
the novice tandem event novice pairs
and i'm the private lyrOugham turnout
the animals winning two firsts. AOyr-
HIS ullu EIl lIlS uL@O =
for the horse show director III the
novice pairs and championship pairs
Mated with Menella in the tandems'
women's pheatOns and championship
tandems. phyllis helped 10 garner one
more first and two seconds. The fam
ous parlI fotlr.n-hand that Judge
Moore delights in driving, easily won
frgt in its class, while in the classes
for pairs, all subject to keen rivalry
Judge Moore captured highest honors
with Orator and Statesman. Hinocher
and Debater, Abigail and Bismarck,
Senator and Diplomat. Debater TOOK
second in the private appointment
clase. a.
Additional laurels were brougnt 70
the Moore stable by the Lady Seaton
Thetis, Cyrus Thaddeus, whitehall
pandora, Ariel, Sylvanus, Roanoke
Humboldt, Hlpsburs, Truette, Ions
dale and ChicQllta. Lady Seaton, re,
Earded by many experts as the best
one of the big string, was not shown
once in the ribbons in single harness
and received only one fourth prize
when shown In tandem. Some oil the
L,ordca winners never have been
shown in tiis country and are count
ed upon ty Judge Moore TO make a
big hit in the National Horse snow.