New-York tribune., 1910-06-11
TWO TEAMS WIN BLUES
Judue Unable to Decide Which Is
the Better Pair.
SPECTATORS ALSO PUZZLED
Well Matched Contestants at
Tuxedo Horse Show Get Rib
bons on Novel Decision.

Weather more suggestive of March than
Tune was not conducive to large attend
ance at the Tuxedo horse show yesterday
morning when the pretty half-mile track
situated in the Ramapo Valley was claimed
~, the horse show stars in which to make
+,e,r how to the public. They were TO have
divided the honors with the light harness
favorites. but the two races scheduled, the
green trot and the handicap, were post
noned until to-day owing to the condltloh
os the track. which made any pace exceed
ing a three-mnute gait hazardous TO Ire
and limb of the equine contestants.
Francis NJ. Ware, who did all or the
iudging. from work horses TO roadsters'
struck a snag in the class for pairs OF lohB
tailed horses. with manners and speed es-
sentiaI. Pierre Lorillard. jr., was showing
the black mare Lady Chester and the
black gelding, Tuxedo, and a more perfect
,v matched team II would be hard TO find.
They walked, trotted and stood as one,
wore good TO look at and had perfect man
ners.
Theodore Frelinghuysen sat behind a pair
of chestnuts. Gratteena and Gratiot, and
while they were not SO perfectly matched
Judged singly each was perfect. Every one
save those who had pinned their faith 10
the Lorillard pair. sure that the chest
nuts would win. Mr.. Ware drove the
blacks and apparently found them perfect;
then he drove the chestnuts and liked them
equally well; then he consulted his note
book, looked the contestants over again
and. to the surprise of every one, finally
fastened a blue ribbon to the bride of each
pair.
Many of the classes were local. but in
the open classes several of the large stables
were represented William A. McGibbons
splendid big chestnut geldng Portchester
won in the open saddle class for horses over
152 hands. Andrew Morison's black mare
Black Diamond was entered in this class,
but when she was measured was found TO
be considerably under size, and was sent
from the ring. Lehman Strauss showed
big 16-hand gelding called Hercules in the
open harness class. and he made all the
other entries look insignificant in compari-
son with his power and style Roundelay,
Richard Delafield's bay gelding. which has
one of the most beautiful heads ever seen
I'm show ring. was placed second to the
big chestnut, and ". NJ. V. Hoffman, who
carried off most of the honors in the local
classes, was third.
Mr.. Delaheld's Energy won in the class
for harness horses under 1852 hands, with
that veteran show horse Whitby Jet in
second place. Whitby Jet won another red
In the runabout class. where speed was
REQUIRED Here Emil Seeligs bay mare
Midget which figured in the accident that
occurred at the Newark show. had things
all her own way, as she is a good looking
mare. with extreme speed.
Mr. Hoffman won in the tandem class
with Breeze and Brighton. and in the class
for pairs with Brighton and Red knight.
Tenerfffe. from the same stable. carried
ofr the laurels in the class for Iong-tailed
horses.
INST before the recess the wornen's driv-
in, contest was called, and this proved TO
ba one OF the most interesting exhibitions
Of the day The contestants we're required
=. drive between obstacles set perilousIy
closa together and 10 cover the distance in
100 saconds One per cent was deducted
co. each second over the allotted time and
:. nar cent for striking obstacle Miss
rai,h Kane won the contest in 40 with
-, s,rtl.ing a single barrier; Miss Harriet
.,ovonder was second. in SO; Miss Helen
coh,,eeld was third. in the same time. and
IN1t.s Rodewald covered the distance in 2:26
"a U,as awarded a white ribbon.
,rbera was a fair-sized gathering in the
..,ornoon. although every one was glad to
el, the shelter of the boxes and grand
s,ard among them were Air. and Mrs. -
y Alexander end the Misses Alexander,