New-York tribune., 1909-07-28
HORSES DRAW A CROWD
LONG Branch SHOW OPEN
G. ". Wotson U7ins Three Blue Rib
bons as a Starter.

The sixteenth annual Long Branch Horse Show
fairly launched yesterday. and the pretty
grounds at Hollywood Park were filed with
thusiasts who gathered pay homage the
equine stars. The grandstand and boxes rssembIad
a huge breaker. with the long stretch of level
green In front and the fluffy. white 1nery of the
women forming the foaming edges. Fortunately
the storm which threatened to deIuge the grounds.
veered off at the last moment. there was no
interruption in the judging, and aside from few
drops no rain fell. The promansdes were crowded
all day and We'd in popularity with the rail- which
is always point of vantage for the real enthu-
siasts
c. W. Watson refused to re1in1uish the laurels
cleaned al Bay Shore last week and followed up
his victories there by noteworthy triunphs
yesterday Class 1. for harness horses. brought
out field Of champions any which could
worthily have the blue rosette After calling
the horses in and looking them over the Judges
picked out four and sent them into the ring They
We're 6 W Watsons chestnut mare Norma: Paul
a. Sorgs bay mare Vanity Fair: George Watson's
nay geiding Rife and Mrs Sophie CIummey-s bay
mare Babinette. The last named seemed to be the
iaVorite with the railbirds, certainly leaves
H''Ie 10 he desired in conformation and style She
was al her best yesterday, showed considerable
speed I'm the ring
Hine also showed we'll and in the hands OF
George Watson. put I'd one Of the best perform
ehces or his career II seemed impossible however
10 oeat the Fairmont Farm entries and the blue
Il""oh was nnally fastened the bride 81 Norma
Fsu' a Sorgs good little bay mare Vanity Fair
captured second prize, leaving third and fourth
honors TO Rife and Babinette
Shown with Kitty Cirev Norma won s7o+rer b1,,e
IN me tandem class. and again defeated Paul sorgs
and Mrs Gummey's entries. Mr. watson-s third
olue nooon was won by Lady Baltimore IN the
class Tor harness horses over l5.3 hands J. Camp
bell Thompson drove a handsome brown geldinz
called Emperor in this class and the Judges picked
him to the red ribbon
r. g Rich's successful campagner Amanda
Baron added another blue ribbon to her collection
"hen she was shown in the roadstsrs class II
was almost foregone conclusion that the little
mare would wear the badge Of honor when she left
the ring. and the real competition in this class vas
Tor second place Leo Oettinger's blue ribbon win
ner Nashville showed splendid manners and was
evidently possessed OF the requisite speed 50 that
II did not take the judges long to pick him out to.
wear the red ribbon. Charles McCue's Lillian G sn
even-gsited, good looking mare had TO be content
with third prize
for local saddlers The big chestnut thoroughbred
is a great favorite with the judges and he sell
dom falls TO get in the ribbons for they cannot
fail to ba impressed with his perfect gaits and
manners Charles Trusthm rode the Belle Of Ken
lucky in this class. and she captured second prize
after giving noteworthy performance for a nov
ice
Thomas J. Regan's chestnut mare sarno won the
blue In the other saddle class and defeated Jack
O'Day's Peter Pan Little Margaret Weyher rode
Peter Pan. and they formed a combination hard
10 beat II was therefore something OF a surprise
to the spectators when the blue rosette was fast
ened on sarno's bride and Peter Pan had to be
content with the red.
The awards follow
class - sInrI. horse suitable for station work horse
70 count 81 cent carriage appointments ~
s5rs. 70 < Fa,y Rates. stron5 Milton Fl Eohns ca
Prime: third, Mrs Henry Martyn AI-xander's
class . ladies' saddle horses cp-n oniy t. residents
second PT-. s2s"Fir,t MT. 7. a pairyap- Fsrcyas
- & Rocktn; second. 'haTiss ? IIusttqms . -, Fee
naen: tourth. Mrs j Henry smiths or m Lady stan
Class Crosds-rs to - shown wagon. To- unds- Is
hands. Hrst prize $50 second prize S2s'CFiTsJ p e
z Sashvie third charles McCue-s b m Lillian c.
''YT.a; N tn,, 9 ,ycs saT1es. horses exceAafna 152
hands ar't prize SIS second Prize *85First n.gg
second. lehman Strauss and Eugene Won Rachs X m
Cass tharness horses ~ and nor exceeding 10
hands not @ prize % %inosT. ] a. , te @ arst FTze
$50; second prize S25l-Frs1 g W aJsoP r1tII
i;eorse Watsoas b g RIFE. fourth Mrs Sophie Gum
Sia.. thsrness horses over 1873 hands first Pri5s
winners at the National Horse SHOW IN 1905 lg'l or ly
p9r.s' Fi ron " w Watsons m Lady baltimore second
Campber Thompson Or g g t'peT9r eaptsn rhGmPsons
csss 2s saddle l42 ard Ho{ e5eeedinE y
] Regans ch sarno: second JACK " ISS ''' :
fs,s 20 Ganderns not exceeding l5l hands nrst prize
KIT, C;rey and ch Norma. second Paul \ Soss .
m and h m VANITY taT p8S;,s,-s fonrfh
8a,id n Neub~rgers Te Lion and = m m me i a9,.
horses to count cent carasss and a1polas1sn{s
rer cent ladies to dr,ye - e.isS SEQ rond pze s.s
First NJ /. schwartss b. & spider second MISS Ha'
EIaan 5 5untcrs or jumpers up carving is5 pounds
10 haInds TO he shown over tne Tesl s5is ,mrrs1s b
n Miss virginia sesoqa MISS E9ife SAfTR Fn:e al a.r
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