The Washington herald., 1909-06-15
COACH MARATHON
SUCCESS IN LONDON
Twenty-One FOur-in-handsin
Big English Show.
AMERICANS LARGE WINNERS
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Takes the Big
Event, while Judge Moore Arrives
SecOnd-Weather Fine and Great
Crowds Watch the Splendid Pro-
cesstOn-PIauditn Please victOrs.

London. June lL-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. begin
ming at 2:40 o'clock Alfred G. Wander
bilt was the first to arrive. He drove his
famous team OF grays to the coach Ven
ture.
Each coach carried seven passengers,
and in most cases the majority were
made up OF women. Vanderbilt's COM
panions were six men. His arrival at
Olympia was greeted with great acclama-
ton by the vast audience.
Vanderbnt's coach had started sixth.
and he passed twelve predecessors along
the twelve-nile 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. II wasn't speed alone that
counted, that being only one OF several
points to be taken into consideration In
making the awards.
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Judge Moore was the second TO arrive;
Ella Ross was third. AS Moore. started
nineteenth. his time was the best made
He drove his team OF browns. It was
remarked that Moore's horses and the
Vanderbilt horses appeared to be in bet
ter condition on their arrival than the
others. Vanderbilt had held his team
at a trot throughout and he showed great
sEin IN threading his way through the
trafhc
Vanderbft's second coach. the Viking.
was the seventh TO arrive 1t was driven
by z. Vanderhost Koch. OF New York.
His passengers were six New Workers., all
men.
Vanderbilt received the first prize.
Martinez de Noz Argentina was second
and the reserve went to Moore.
In the appointment class for pairs OF
horses. shown TO victoria or barouche, the
first prize went to Watson's Lord Balti-
more and Ny Maryland Moore was sec
Ond with Orator and Statesman. The
Marquis Of Anglesey's Farwen and Au
Revoir was third Moore's Himocker and
Debater were fourth. The reserve went
10 Vanderbnt's Tonawanda and Wanda.
In the Boston cup for tandem's cham
pionship, the blue ribbon went 20 Mr..
Winans' Cokers Rosador and Prosperin.
and the reserve 10 Judge MOores Phyllis
and Menella-
shows No Nervousness
Vanderbilt drove into the ring without
showing the slightest sign OF nervousness
He wore an ultra-English coaching COS.
tune OF dark blue. a gray hat with a
black band. He was by no means alb
sorbed in his horses. but had all eyes
for the spectators, whose plaudits pleased
him nightly. His face wore a broad
grin as he made the circle OF the ring
On the box with him was Webb Ware
his lawyer, who so successfully managed
10 suppress the true story Of how
Mrs. Ruiz, Vanderbilt's friend. ended hel
life.
Vanderbilt's time for the twelve miles
was forty-ive minutes
Official Time Given.
Mr.. T A Cook, OF London, wa,
awarded fourth prize, and Judge Moore
got the reserve ribbon. The official time.
were: Vanderbilt. a minutes Is seconds
Martinez de Noz. Il minutes As seconds
Chapman. 60 minutes . seconds; Cook
IS minutes 40 seconds; Moore, SO minutes
IS seconds.
Cook arrived in the ring with one o.
his leaders hoofs bloody He complained
10 the judges that when Judge Moor,
overlook him he drove so close tha
the wheels Of his coach scraped tht
horses hOofs The judges issued NJ
statement in regard to the matter. mol
did they allude publicly 70 Mr.. Cooks
protest
An American who was on one OF III,
coaches gave your correspondent the
following account Of the mix-up:
COX had an automobile Immediately
behind his coach, and when Judge Moore
was about 10 pass the automobile drew
out and blocked the road. Judge Moore
watched for an opportunity to try L
pass, and when he again made an al
tempt Cooks automobile again blocked
the way. Eventually Judge Moore Slipped
past. but as he came alongside OF Cooks
coach the latter steered his leaders across
the clearage Of the road. as II he wer,
trying TO block the way. Moore, how
ever, scrsped through. II Cooks hors
was grazed, according TO this statement
Il was HIS own fault.
Keen Rivalry shown.
On the other hand, the pace at whicl
SAN6R ~lCOAN AASNN NaASCQ N0lSlQEFdDl
comment on the other coaches and som
alarm along the roadside. It was eviden
that there has been keen rivalry betweei
him and Mr. Vanderbilt, and Il is com
monty reported that big bet depends
on the time each made.
One OF the passengers on the No
coach. which started seventeenth, said i
an interview:
US before we knew the drive had begun
He caught up with i've coaches in
quarter of a mile at the imminent ris
OF disaster. The road was narrow an
the throng with great horns excited "a
teams. but the judge meant racing. Hi
wheels at one time were within six inche
OF a ditch. into which a Photographic
jumped just in time to save himself
while his opposite wheels drove a riva
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