The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-10-11
HORSE SHOW
USUAL SUCCESS
Many BIooded Horses on View
at Morristown Field Clubs
Annual Event.
SOCIETY WAS OUT in FORCE

The three days horse show given by
the Morristown Field club, ending on
Saturday, was if possible more OF a
success than those of former years.
While the entries we're about the same
in number horsemen assert that the
quality of the equines on view was
superior to that of former years.
Thursdays attendance was very
good while Fridays was decreased by
the cold rain that fel1 nearly the whole
Of the afternoon Saturday, while the
weather was threatening, was the
big day of the sshow, the parking
spaces, boxes and grand stand being
filed and the number Of railbirds
was in the thousands.
George Watson's Florham Stud car.
ried off the honors Of the show. Mr..
Watson had a long string of fine horses
entered and they carried off fourteen
blue ribbons for their owner.
Dewitt Q. Flanagan won four blues
with his entries, and Miss Kahn car
ried away three blues.
The hunting classes we're dominated
by the horses of U. D. Benner, of War
renton, Va, who won three blue rib
bons. Mrs. Julius s. Walsh, jr., new
conner at this show, carried away two
frsts. E. t. H. Tallmadge was the
winner of two blues. e. Q. Rich was
the winner of two blue ribbons, his
famous Amanda Baron being the horse
to take the ribbons.
Others whose horses won blue rib
0ons were Richard Dalatield, Bexley
Hocomb, Miss Helen HI. Jenkins, Miss
Laura Stanley, Mrs. Allen Potts, @.
Ledyard Blair, Andrew Morrison.
Frederic Bull, Mrs. E. L. Tinker,
Walter p Bliss, Robert B. Bradley
and Z. D. Robinson.
The interest Of Saturday afternoon
centured in the Hunt club event and
the championship classes. The Essex
Hunt team won the hunt event, de-
feating the Warrentown Hunt club,
of Virginia. The local team included
Frederick Bull, mounted on Rock
Crest Kenneth Schley, on Knight of
Elway, and Gurden Maynard riding
Pickwick.
Miss Hilda Holloway led the Vir-
ginians, riding the champion Sunday
Morning, and with her were Sidney
Holloway, whose mount was Willow
King, and u. d. Benner, on Kaddy
Conner.
U. d. Benner's Sunday morning car
ried off the honors of the show in the
hunter class and Andrew Morrison's
famous mare, Sonia, won the title of
champion of the saddle horses under
l5. 2 li4nds. E. Talmage' s Richmond
winning the class for the larger horses.
The single harness horse champion
ship class was divided, Dewitt G.
Flanagan's Prince Charming, and
Florham Chief, of the George Watson
string, being the winners.
Friday the fours were driven to tally
hos belonging to o. H. Kahn and the
Florham Stud Farm. The two coaches
left the show grounds two minutes
apart, Mr.. Kahn's going first. The
course was down South street and
Woodland avenue to Hyde's Corner,
then up Glen road to Madison avenue
and return by Madison avenue, max
ing total distance of about four
miles.
Mr.. Kahn's horses being in better
condition at the finish, he was award
ed first prize. His horses were Go
Light and Tip Top Qeaders) and Tip
Toe and Starlight (wheelers), cock
horse, John. Francois Guillot was
whip, and George Miller, guard. Seat
ed on the coach were the Misses Maud
and Margaret Kahn, Miss Fanshawe,
Miss Bryce, Miss Chisolm, Miss Tipple
and DIR. James Mosedale. Mascot was
the name of the coach.
To the coach of Mr.. Watson'S, own
er of the Florham Stud Farm. we're
Florham Sport and Florham
Squire (leaders) and Florham Dick and
Elorham Tom (wheelerS); cock horse,
Florham Red Leaf. Charles j. Barrie
was whip and Bert Hilton, guard.
The coach, the Meteor, bore Miss Rose
Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Eddy,
Mrs. julius Walsh, jr., Miss Underhill
and Everitt Everitt.
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