New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-15
Uncle SAM SHOWS
SOME GOOD HORSES
ARMY Officers Lend a Touch OF
Color in Madison Square
Garden.
NO BLUES FOR VANDERBILT
Big Crowd Enjoys the Jumping
Contest, and Laughs at the
Wilful Ways of
Deceive.

r-r-Ie sam. for the first time in the TWEEN
,v-sx wears az the horse shows history,
ms IN exhibitor yesterday He sent a
number or capable and clever officers TO
--5a ms mounts These. along with the
--ir7-sTv chargers OF England, Holland.
r-z-ca and Canada all ridden by officers
= their bright and maRv-colored uniforms.
re-- 2 hfr o. life and color TO the exhibit
ton which was appreciated BY the large
~ brilliant -assemhIsEe- AT both the
ae,e-nc7n and evening sessions the jumping
-o77pe-ftion for the officers was the chief
q---sctlon and afforded 2 sight thrilling
and spectacular enough To bring sponta-
-7eous applause from a more or less blase
-hronE.
The United States government entries
received considerable attention. Lieutenant
s5-a 2. Chafee. who rode the brown geld
.r1 connie in the last class OF the evening.
q nothing short Of an ovation when he
-rze5 ire clever little horse twice around
me arena in perfect form without even
.rirpfrc 8 fence with its hoofs. The ami
ma meyer showed She slightest hesitation
- the fences and cleared every one in his
stride. win room n spare.
Deceive. however. another one Of Uncle
Sans horses. djd not prove 10 be so clever
2 performer. lie had habit Of siding
Of over the fences and then darling across
-f- arena He kept twenty or more red
coated croous OF terter hooks by his antics
t. each Jump he scooted after the attend
ants VINO. with an ever watchful eye,
s-zmre-ed across the tantark in every d.
-r,tio- Even the Judges We're observed 10
s-a4 the shelter of their stand with 2 pre-
.f7i7atIor and un-rue haste which vas IN
becoming the dignity their evening clothes
bespoke
Lieutenant a.. T. Walwyn. Of the Royal
FFl-r artillery. in his uniform Of scarlet.
sra= warmly arrlauded as ne rode his big
horse The Nut. around the arena. making
. splendid exhibition Lieutenant 4. Van
.1~lIcum Of the 30 Cavalry. OF Holland.
rode a huge brown EeldinE- which refused
~ enter The arena IN the natural manner.
10 kept hacking in spite Of all the efforts
rr The eroon1s and rider 10 urge him for
ward At length \ bright idea was hit
Upon ~ back the horse in The plan was
carried through successfully. and the geld
tr- made q fue showing over the jumps
The judge awarded him the blue ribbon.
3 fzrrenaur chafree taking 4 white
Lieutenant clifford Sifton. jr the Cana
dian officer. narrowly escaped serious in
rsrg when His horse crashed into the frs
(.nae catching its hoofs in the bars as the
hurdle fsT. The rider was thrown and the
horse slipped its bride. Lieutenant Sifton
Immediately remounted. however. and con-
r.nged his exhibition.
u was a had DAY on the whole for The
Vanderbilt horses. no entry receiving q blue
ribbon. William H Moore. William Foster
and ". c. Watson seemed 70 have horses
rasr went those Of the Oakland Farm one
better n almost every class Judge Moore
took three t-sts- q second and e third. M.
Poster, OF The Mel Valley Farm OF Eng
lana. captured TWO blues. and " g Wat
.~on took as many. adding q second and TWO
thirds r. the DAYS work. Paul A. Sors won