New-York tribune., 1909-11-11

J. w. Harriman's Lady Dilham, which
took the hackney horse world by storm two
years ago and again last season. is likely
10 be beaten in competition for the English
hackney gold challenge cup. valued at 500.
at the horse show in Madison Square Gar
den tonight. Her defeat was fOreshadowed
yesterday I'm Class Co. when Judge Moore's
brilliant and high actioned mare, Flourish.
champion Of the last international show in
London, was awarded the blue ribbon after
a keen competition. Flourish is eligible for
the gold challenge cup tonight, aud. ac-
cording to the critics. is almost sure to re-
peat her victory over the miniature but
wellnigh perfect Lady Dilham. unless per-
chance there is a recurrence of the bad
manners she showed on Monday, when,
after winning I'm the novice class. she al
most wrecked the stand set apart for the
judges.
Flourish is a mare Of medium size. with
excellent conformation, plenty OF speed and
a fine knee action. Many good judges did
not hesitate 90 express the opinion yester-
day that she is likely to develop into a bet
ter horse and surpass the wonderful show
record of Forest King. which has been gen
orally accounted the greatest hackney
ever exhibited IN this country She needs
more experience. perhaps. TO overcome an
occasional show OF bad manners. but she is
so true TO type and her wonderful action is
SO natural and smooth that even at this
time she looks practically unbeatable.
Judge Moore IS said to have paid
$1,000 for Flourish. and under the cir
cumstances her victory yesterday over
Lady Dllham. which only year ago was
hailed as a wonder when she defeated the
great Hildred among others and carried all
before her in a strong class. was cause for
much satisfaction. Lady Dilham, which is
hardly more than a pony in size, showed
quite as well as she did a year ago, when
her remarkable speed, in spite OF her high
action occasioned SO much favorable COM
ment She now holds two legs on the gold
challenge cup, which, under the conditions,
must be won three times 10 become the
property of an individual, and while her
admirers still hope that she will turn the
tables on Flourish tonight, it looks as II
her sequence of victories viii be broken
and that Judge Moore will come forward
as a claimant for the coveted trophy.
The breeding classes for trotters We're
distinctly disappointing yesterday, not so
much because Of lack of quality as be-
cause OF lack OF entries The trotter. more
than any other breed. deserves the sup
port Of exhibitors because he Is so purely
American II is hard to understand why
such prominent breeders as W. r. ID.
Stokes whose Patchen Wilkes Farm is the
home Of Peter the Great; l.. B. Harkness.
who owns Walnut Hail Farm, one of the
greatest breeding establishments in the
country; Jacob Rupert. William Simpson.
owner of Mckinney and Axworthy, and
John IL Shuts, among others. do not make
entries in these classes TO help stimulate
and arouse interest in the trotting bred
horse. Miss Kate l.. Wilks. of Gait,
ont. and l.. p. Kinney. OF Nebraska, send
their horses long distances to show in the
Garden. while HOratio y. Balm. Of Pough-
keepsie is another who lends his fun sup
port 10 these classes.
As said before. the classes, while eX-
ceptionally light were not lacking in quail
itv. and those who admire the trotter took
more than usual interest in the three
year-old hllies shown in Glass G. Okom
Belle and Moko Bird, which won the blue
and the red rosette. respectively, for Miss
Wilks We're marked as representing the
best and highest type TO produce speed
and everything else that makes the ideal
trotter. Both hlIies are by Moko. which
is standing at the farm of l.. p. Hardness.
which made the absence OF any entries
from the latter the more noticeable.
Alfred c. Vanderbilt drove Mel Valley
Wonder and Mel Valley Wonderful in the
class for hackney ponies shown in tandem
and was sadly disappointed when his
brilliant pair was beaten for the first time
since their arrival in this country J. w
Uarrlmans Dainty Eccies and Lady Eccles
carried of the blue ribbon. and well de-
served the award. as they gave an al
most perfect exhibition. Mr. Vanderbilt's
ponies might have been beaten for second
place, except for the fact that Irvington
Pegaway and IrvingtOn Peggy. which
pleased the crowd as well as the raiIbirds
showed a fash OF bad manners i'm one
round OF the ring
T. r. .stotesbufy won the Delatour Chal-
ienge cup, valued at 500 and offered nv
A. &. Schuyler. a. his personal propertv
when Lucia g. and Pearl Onward. his
militant and speedy rOadsters. won the
second leg on the trophy in Glass Is. in
which appointments counted in making the
award G. H. Fields handled the pair TO
good advantage. and both horses showed
SO well that no surprise Was expressed
when they turned the tables their sta
bic companions, Lugano and Como, which