New-York tribune., 1909-07-24
HORSES SHOW In RAIN
BAD WEATHER NO BAR.
MrS. Watson Wins Trophy 1gith
Kitty Grey and NOreHa.

Weather that was more suggestive Of March
than July failed to danpen the ardor Of the horse
show enthusiasts at Bay Shore yesterday after
noon- The ring was sea of mud. and II
necessary to show the hunters on the sod in an
inclosure beyond the judges stand 1t was de-
cided TO expedite matters by Judging two classes
at once. and the idea was happy one for II was
quite possible to show the saddlers on the grass
plot inside the drive at the time that the
harness classes were being judged on the track
Although the rain fell in torrents most OF the
afternoon. the judges stood In the open dressed
In sHekers and other rain defying garments ap-
parently impervious to the deluge.
The onlookers huddled in the grandstand. and
made up In enthusiasm what they lacked IN num-
bers.
Mrs. c. W. Watson drove her chestnut mares
Kitty Grey and Norena to victory and captured
outright the silver trophy offered for competition
by The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" The nair won
leg on the cup in 1906, but were beaten in 1907
by the Avondale Farms Lord BurIeigh and Lord
Brooke The Watson pair won again last year. so
that the victory yesterday made the third and de-
cisive leg for the cup. The only competition came
from me stable companions. Lord Baltimore and
Ny Maryland H.
The surprise Of the day came In Glass ) for
heavy harness horses when George Watson's in
vincible champion Ben Hur was beaten bv John
l. Sprauey's black Jet. The latter Is
dainty piece Of horsefesh, and she nippAd along
yesterday in spite Of the mud. hardly seeming to
touched the ground Ben Hur also showed at his best
"lch mas heretofore been good enough TO beat any
thing in the show ring excepting J. w Harriman's
Nala He failed 10 impress the judges however
and had 10 be content with second honors Rounde-
lay was placed fourth IN this class. the yellow
rosette going to c. ". watson's Moonshine
The Somerset Farm entries we're successful In the
saddle horses. Charles F1eischmanns chestnut geld
Ing Royalist with Percy Drury up won in the
class for saddlers up 10 carrying 200 pounds
koyalist seemed TO Ike the heavy going, and put
up the best performance he has shown this season.
beating Miss Margaret Whitney's black gelding
Midnight and Joseph LarOcque's popular cam
paigner Somerset. Miss Caroline Bryce rode lido
Fleischmann's chestnut Mayo to victory in
Class 90 for ladies' saddlers She had 20 compete
with Fantasy. from the Sequatogue Farm. and
Joseph LarCcques Roxana. with Mrs. Belle Beach
Balm up. but Mayo did not fit to relinqUish her
laurels won on the opening day. and she wore the
blue rosette out of the ring.
Miss Tillie Whiting rode three OF the four ribbon
winners in the class for hunters. women to ride
The blue ribbon went TO Allan Pnkerton's Tails
man. and second choice fell 20 HghbaIi also from
the Pinkerton stable. Mrs. ]. E Davis captured
third place with her bay Irish Maid. and
Miss Writings mount, Orifamme placed
fourth
The awards follow:
Glass A Combination horses local. prize cup)-First
as9e arm 9 Sn m P bsn1sy 1En se'on is 8
Beatty.s ch m Gretta; fourth. Miss Marion Holnss
class - pairs harness horses; over 10 and not
esedlns l52 first prize SO: second prize $Z5-FlTst
Lord Ialtimore: second. Mrs sophie Gummey's eh- &
Class - saddle horses. ~ hands and over. to
ca Roaist 3 Po6 snd Miss Whitnys bTss BE MIA
itfht '45T4 Joseph LaFeeqges b Somerset f01rth
SEQ second prize. S2ol-First John T spratieys blk
J't second. George Wats7ns Be1 Hur; third Fair
mont Farms eh. Moonshine; fourth Richard Dela-
class % dadies' saddle horses. not exceeding 151
STYLE and c9nforati9n = per cent ladies' to ridetiS
Farms ch. m Fantasy; third Joseph IAToeqgss blk n
class % Ipones in harness IA hands or under
bF'as So seoEa 80 I'LL Rr,- 1 sss IA s,rsnss' -
Hnikin: third. Mss Marjorie Hubbs ro m Miss Lon
% class harness mess @ horses n 1afri rsost S5sa f98s Fss
y i,rtf III P 'i'F' P sctrahs b e CTickst
class 85 thunters horses suitable for ladies' hunters
count 20 per cent: manners 50 per cent and eonorna
pre-. a., Pi1Es-+ons rr rI HEhbai: third Mrs j. e
uaviss Irish Maid. fourth. Allan Pinkertons eh &
Class % saddle 14l hands and not not e4seea
Ing = hands; aT' prize $50 Soad P5a P5iIe Sc bays
en- z Peter PAN third Godfrey Preeees eh < Prince
Class 10 ltho Brooklyn Daily Eagle ChsIepse Cup
fo il 6eSonss the property Of the in 1908
bv D Jordans Hidrei and Pymouth Chagpi9n; epic an N
Norsns and 1891 by Ayonaae Farms Lqrd Br9oSs and
Ena Hl second Fairrnont Farms Lord Baltimore and
NY gscTqqfs sssg5 SPs. 0 ssFsf sly 4aPs FonaS ai
fce, ar't prize SEp SGU seoud Pontiac Stable. ch z
1Cr1 Doto. third Allan Pinkertons gr. m HlshbaIi'
s,rrb allan PiukertJn's b. &. Talisman
4 arnSss SDi h?55 @ pr @ cent t hsqGssa 20 sT cent
f@- &C per carriage. so cent urSt prize
r,rfze S2p}-First. r 2 MCtranns CT
Ttrrsr psfl. second. ". Watscu,s b. e Lord hai1-
lli->, Mrs Cummey's ch- < Sunset
(-aes o. saddle horses over 192 HANDS, hIst prizo
s,S second prize S2W-Frst. Miss Margaret Whneys
S,,'' Nfartausn. second. Somerset Farms ch &
f,-~,ist. third Miss Margaret Whitney's Blk g MID
.t.-,,. C,,rtb Josepl Isarucque's b. & Somerset
5a 10 1tanderns: wheeler 20 be 10 hands hrst
S-i. second prize S2O}-First r ?. MCtirann
rb IN Tinker Bell and ch Peter pan; sec0nd FaIr-
D. Lord baltimore and z My MARY
I,-s II third Mrs sophie Gummeys ch z sunset ana
80 O Sunrise fourth. Sequatogue Farm Or oaNda4s
ana br < OakwOod.