The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-18
POLICE ON PARADE
In MADISON SQUARE
Blue-Coated Officers, on Handsome Mounts,
WIN Applause at National Horse Show.
Moore Takes More Blue Ribbons.

The evolutions OF the big horses, the
medley OF tunes from the Kilties, and
men and the horses weaving In and out
in their marches and countermarches,
was a novel and unexpected feature.
/ Incidents out OF the common In
cluded the announcement from the
horse show committee that the judges
had quite overlooked Lieutonant
Brookss' bay mare, Alice. in the jump
ling contest on Wednesday afternoon
and her fine score. -Four Canadian
horses had swept the awards, the win
ner being Lieutenant Clifford sifton.
Jr., on Wasp. On the review OF their
notes the Judges decided that Lieu
tenant Brooks's mare had equalied
| this performance, and awarded to her
equal in value to that won by Wasp.
Geofrey Preece's chestnut mare, None
! Nicer. winner on Tuesday OF the
American Saddle Horse Breeders AS
ISOLATION prize for three gated horses,
and declared disqualified Wednesday
on information furnished as not being.
| registered, came into her own again
to-day. Geofrey Preece had stated that
he bought the mare with nine others
from Kentucky party. and had fail
ed to keep the records concerning her
after having changed her name to None
Nicer. Communicated with telegraph,
the party who had made the sale
wired yesterday that None Nicer was
registered on the list OF the Amer
lean Saddle Horse Breeders Associa-
ton as No. 1853
Moore stu Ahead.
To the close of the afternoon ses-
sion the standing of the three leaders
In vans of blue ribbons In heavy har-
ness classes was w. E. Moore, four
teen; Paul A. Sorg, three, and c. w.
Watson. three. Mr.. Watson's Tuck
turned for the good to-day, and stimuli.
taneously came an announcement that
he is the favorite for election by. the
new Democratic majority In the West
virginia Legislature to succeed United
states Senator Nathan B. Scott.
Judge Moore Increased his winning
score by taxing the blue in the open
ing Grass OF the night for horses ex.
,cecding sixteen hands shown to
neaVy cart or four-wheeled vehicle
There were ten entries Judge Mora
winning with Robin Hood. the second
win Waitenstein. while Alfred G. Van
aeF pit won the remaining places with
MS Hamlet and Hertes.
AS tue heaVy carts trundled out Of
tne ring Alfred G. Vanderbilt. president
or the National Horse show Associas
ton, escorted First Deputy Comnts.
sloner of Police Driscoll over the fan.
oaik TO the White Island. which had
me regular officials and stewards. A
oasie cai! at the Fourth Avenue end
a.' .iiceu the coming of the trafic
VINO RODE In two abreast. led
80 ~ .'eu.ehant McCarty. bugier and a
bearer There were twentv.sJx
m the ranks. each Of the twen,y.n,ne
men IN the drill being mounted nm
soiid pay. which did not differ hair an
hands. out !o.s
y, ea sing into an alignment OF fours ,
.he squad encircled the arena. and had
as a., greeting an outburst of hand.
tapping from everywhere except the
tSSes' Which were only filling up from
me arrival OF the late diners. The
rooe easily. reins in the left hand
- IN sae right hand swinging just back
~ ,ie mp me saddle girths OF tan
s,h,.e Win gold monograms and the |
90. oppco caps over the blue uni
'orns We're details that stood ONT
Forming in solid alignment heforo
ne stand. at the orders the men dre,. I
-neis truncheons, saluted and returned I
, ,ne olups TO the holsters in a delight |
~ unison OF motion. Mr.. yanderbilt |
aekn owledged the salute. They then
., forward in open order two !,
aces dismounted backed their horses i
TX feet, remounted in open order and
,soke into two platoons of thirteen
breast for the march past the no.
iiewing officials.
,ri,, ms s., was preliminary to special
nun IN cavalry tactics, which incl1ded
'soiutions In oblique lines and circles
VI eAainition drill that proved the su,
,efiority OF the men and their mounts
- sa,iioi,ion equestrianism. There was (
,earss applause for every manoeuyre
70 display of those which were for
'aetiy mad at the horse show could
,r compared with that Of tonight in
me- .a'sncy Two years ago at the syria
use state Fair Traffic Squad A. detail
'm y, all the amateur riding club
.mateurs the mounted militia com.
' % NJ ts IN drills and evolutions. All who
ta, them tonight may readily believe.
eatures 'o'''e peclal