New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
HORSE SHOW BEGINS
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-be-e Vet the guard Ihls uIile III NI00
.-.-,-,ed with red. sounded his horn IN
as defiant and cheerful manner ana
The audience applauded-
Favorite Comes in Last
Their ten minutes went by while. the
ladies' saddle horses circled the ring
behaving as ladies' saddle horses should
-h71r forgotten Every one asked
.rvEhere's Vanderbilt What's happened
- r.n79 His coach ought TO have come
r. before now" A great shout OF wei
come went Up when the favorite IN tne
race did arrive, with horses that dldn
look even warm.
5rra Calf Kilties. At the other end q
the Garden. struck up Aud Lang Syne
end first one guard in g bright pink coat
n;rLed out in buff. would wind his merry
lor, and then q second in like Uniform
-,-,,,f5 -elieve him as Alfred G. Van
d.-b51- president Of the National Horse
SHOW Association. tcoled his tallyho
around the ring
Dark red wheels and 4 white belly
gave has vehicle an individuality Though
he had 70 relinquish the Arrow Head Inn
Challenge Cup. which he Won last year
70 Nj. So-g. he and his equipage were
declared second best ii the race over the
AYRSHIRE Farm turnout.
Shortly after p. II. the Sorg coach
started on its nine-naiIe journey, with
NJ Koch on board as the official OBJ
server. He occupied the rear seat with
the guard Five minutes later the Ayr
shire Farm entry was sent on its jour
rev. with John Nee Bowman. repre-
sertfrg the horse show association. on
board The third entry, the Oakland
Farm $. with Alfred G Vanderbilt hand
ling the ribbons. was the last to leave
Arrow Head Inn.
william Grant who holds the world $
records for four-in-hand and tandem
driving. drove the Sorg coach at clip
ping pace. He kept his team OF trOtting
bred coach horses on al even pace, and
with the exception Of an occasional
break by the near leader he held them
u g trot throughout the entire distance.
Covering the route. as specified by the
rules Of the contest. he made exception
ally fast time and drove into the Garden
a. 1861. which gives him the elapsed
tine Of 36 minutes and 81 seconds. or an
average Of practically fifteen miles an
hour for the race
Protests Filed in Coaching Race.
After an inspection OF the horses by
the three judges Il was reported 10 them
by Nj. Bowman that J. H. Coulter. owner
OF the Ayrshire Farm. and Morris G.
Hewlett had alternated in driving the
Ayrshire coach, which resulted in the dis
qualification Of this entry.
\ protest vas fled by Mr.. Coulter
against the So-g entry. alleging that
William Grant had not driven the entire
distance. but that Frank z. Palmer, the
manager Of Grand View Farms stable.
had relieved hin, at 2 certain period Of
The journev- z Z. Won der Horst Koch,
representing the association on the
coach. reported 10 the association that he
had not seen any change Of driver.
The protest is now in the hands Of
Secretary James 7. Hyde, who viii take
official action on il on Monday. Will
ian Grant and Frank Palmer both deny
t-a- there was any change Of driver
during the race. although Palmer admit
led that Grant had handed him the whip
Ct one stage Of the trip.
The mix-up in the race was due to
thz drawing up Of specific conditions
@7- The first time since the offer Of the
trouhv. In the first contest for the cup,
IN 1865. all the contestants drove the
entire distance Las. year. which was
the second driving Of the race Norris
G Hewlett vas unable TO continue, and
the reins 10 Charles A
In spite Of that apparent
Of the rules. Mr- Hewlett re-
cetved 3 second prize.
after passing under an elaborate mir
-cred doorway. the crowd, which pressed
into but by no means filed the garden
yesterday afternoon. found Itself IN
scenic atmosphere new 70 the Horse
SHOW. ) vast silk canopy OF maroon
and white. The colors Of Mr.. Vanderbllts
stables. adopted by the Horse Show As
socia-on out Of compliment TO him. It's
president stretches IN frills and founces
above the entire arena. From II hangs
al eclipse OF chandeliers. seemingly
frosted. with gay little rosettes- Ike
huge Wedding cakes. The rail fencing
the promenade from the arena makes q
bright white lire against the rich brown
O. the tan bark and in the same clean
contrast The shallow, white box called
the Judges stand stands out IN the mid
die O the ring
A. the Fourth avenue end q the arena
Is The gate" really high masonry wall
Ike the entrance 10 a country estate,
pierced by three wide openings and sur
mounted bv round pink lights. = veil Of
yale blue above the balconies lends 10
The i-Esion that the heavens alone roof
IT The vast tnclosure. and that in reality
II is Al ancient Roman circus in which
mans Oldest and most faithful Of servi-
tors = being put through his PAGES.
Show Starts with Fanfare.
New York's twenty sixth annual horse
SHOW began promptly at o'clock. when
the IrunpeJers sounded q fanfare and
then gave the call Boots and saddles"
Immediately afterward the KiIties' Band,
Laillng from Calf, Ontario. marched
through the gate" into the arena and
twice around their sp0rrans swinging
and their little white legs twinkling
rhythmicaIy as they played a New Jer-
sey militia march
Il was noticed that they hedged when
Il came 10 bare legs. but nobody found
fault. in that atmosphere. They finally