New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-19

the last two years, as II was to his rider
Six jumps had been taken with perfect
style. and there was nothing left but 70
negotiate the double post and rails David
Gray went al il easily. oT, as il turned out.
carelessIy. for the old gray took off too
short. lifted the top rail with his elbows
and came to the ground in a heap head
fremost. amid the smashing OF tim bers.
The rider, T. Upper. one of Julian Nor
ris's stable hands was flung in a somer-
sault ever the horses shoulders. but chung
10 the reins and as David Gray jerked
back his head in the effort to regain his
feet the bride slipped off. leaving the horse
bareheaded- Upper. VINO is not to be
blamed for the accident Al all. escaped IN
harmed, except that the end of & broken
rail nit his face and brought the blood.
Paul D. Cravath, the lawyer. who has a
farm al Locust Valley, Long Island, and
rides with the Smithtown Hunt. had en-
tered his 16I-hand chestnut gelding Com
mander, an imported hunter This gelding
came a cropper at the same obstacle, but
in a different way. Commander rose at It
cleverly, but was slow in tossing up his
hooks 50 that he dragged the fence down
with Kim and fell PROSTATE Oh the tanbark-
Il was a slow fall, and E Bennan, the
stable boy who had the mount, rolled off
without hurt except TO his new show derby.
which the horse inadvertently put mis- hoof
through.
Wasp the bay gelding which won third
in the corinthian on Thursday night and
imperilled the lie of his ounar, Lieutenant
SiftOn. by a poor performance, went over
the jumps cleverly under J. Hamilton s
guidance and got the blue ribbon.
Accidents Appeal to RaiIbrds
The accidents o. Thursday night and yes
te-dav morning enticed q larger number of
raiIbirds than usual when the afternoon
session opened. 4 dozen harness horses
Of between Is and Is hands took 20 the ring
al the call OF the bugle. But Nala, of the
Avondale Farm, nearly got left. he shiv-
cred and pranced so with excitement
J. Y Hartman. his driver and owner,
and the stable boys in attendance had ali
they could do 10 wheedIe the bay stallion
into the arena on time. and then, after ne
had entered, TO persuade him 10 make hori-
zontal rather than vertical progress. But
when he did Join the circular procession
no hope remained for the other entries.
Nala Won as Il he had always expected to
win but hated 10 take the money. and 10
please Mr.. Hartman he won over the next
10 invincibIe horses Of Judge Moore, two
Of whose four entries, Burgouaster and
Quickstep. got third and fourth places re
specuyely.
In the next event the fast multiplying
audience welcomed TO the tanbark again
five Of the eight ponies belonging to Will
lam Foster and Alfred G. Vanderbilt which
on Monday had competed in four-in-hands-
Py winning the blue Mr. Fosters Mel Val
ley's Masterpiece began his climb 10 the
pony championship. He and his team mate,
Mel Valleys Master. which Won the red
ribbon in this event, captured the blue
in the class for pony pairs later in the af-
ternoon. and still later Masterpiece capt
ured the championship from all the first
and second prize winners Of four proceed
ing classes
This victory was the last straw Mrs.
Elizabeth Bowen. owner Of Bolton Farms
and 4 member o the American Hackney
Horse Society. could stand the strain Of
coz-erousness no longer. so for a hand
some sum she bought all OF William Fos-
rer's five Mel Valley hackney ponies In
this connection It viii be remembered that
Mr.. Vanderbilt purchased the four hack
uez monies ne has been exhibiting from Mr..
Foster four or five years ago. the same
ponies which have been beaten right along
This year by Mr. Fosters present cham
Mons. the ones he has just sold
20. Furs Vie with Horses.
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