New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-17
FOUR INLAND RECORD
Paul A. Sorg Makes Time and
Takes Blue at White Plains.
RAINBOW CUTS HIGH links
Little Princess Morrill,, Bought
for Song at Auction, Proves
an Invincible Roadster.

! Faul A. SoTg established new coaching
! record on the half-1ne track at White
Plains YESTERDAY afternoon. a the con-
! tiruation of the Westchester County Horse
Show The four-in-hand race. which was
the feature of the dav. had three entries.
| but Emil S=elig's four did not compete and
the contest vas between Paul A. Sorss
! four and that Of ! Campbell Thompson.
/ They scored and got the word Go from
the Judges with Mr. Thompson a. the pole.
It did not take the Sorg team long how
I ever. 10 pass them. and they we're leading
| by half 5urlong they passed the
judges stand in tic first lap.
Mr.. Sorg's four trotted as sqDareiT as #
/ each were IN single harness in front Of a
suIkY. ana they never left their feet the
entire miie. They finished 2 furlors ahead
of Mr.. Thompson's four and We're driven in
| the ring 70 be Judged They did not ap
pear TO he at au vInded and after they
! had had the blue rosette fastened on their
brides started off again with the tr1Im-
/ peter blowing a JOYOUS tune on his horn
When II vas learned that the time for the
mile was S:f4l5. which is a new worlds
record for 4 coach and four on a half-u,ile
track, the victors left the ring amid bursts
| of applause from the delighted lovers OF
the sport
Ar accident which was so peculiar that
none Of the spectators had ever seen a
similar mishap occurred in Class Is, Rain
bow. a chestnut geIding from the Bolton
Farms was decidedly restless. and when
the horses we're lined I'D for inspection he
decided that he had had shout enough of IL
He swerved and. raising himself high in
the air, came down on tho back of dear OLD
OH
bow slid off Pilgrim hind quarters. and
found himself aStride of the shafts of the
latter's wagon. in front of the dashboard
Pilgrim tried to kick. but the quarters were
too close for him 70 DO much damage and
bystanders quickly reached the head Of
each horse. II was necessary TO unharness
the two and lead Pilgrim from the shafts
so that they could be drawn out from be
tween Rain bows fore and hind legs. After
all this, Pilgrim vas Teharnessed. and car
ried of first prize. while Rainbow vent
ignominiouslv from the ring.
Mrs J. s. Walsh showed her bay gel9ings
! Honesty and Honor Bright in the ladies'
pilaeton class. and It loonsd as though they
would Tin the blue, but the Judges evil
IDENTITY saw something wrong which the
spectators could not detect. and they were
sent rom the ring. After that it was 10
difficult matter for Mrs. l. A. y. FerCival
/ % win with Emil Seelig's Sunshine and
Sunset They defeated Z. II. Weatherbee's
Greyson and Post.
Paul a. Sorg's entries had things pretty
much THAR own way in the harness classes.
Royal Victoria was splendid in the class
for harness horses over Isl hands, and de-
feated both of De Witt G. Flanagans en-
tries. Rataplan and Kentucky. Little P-in-
I
Kearney, il, was again invincible in the
roadsters' class Mr.. -Kearnev purchased
her for a mere song at auction recently,
and she had never been defeated in her
class The class vas so well filed and
brought out such good material that 1t took
the judges nearly an hour TO decide the
distribution of the ribbons Good ones like
Carl Wilkes. Jonsey Smith and Todd Swift
had 10 go unrewarded, for Billy 6 claimed
second honors. and Daniel ". MaIoney'S
black gelding Brook was third
I. .. Benner had the best lot % hunt
ers entered in the show, and they won the
first two ribbons and all of the money IN
the Corinthian class willow King was the
only thing in tho class that could beat
Sunday Morning, and the mare had TO
abdicate in favor of her stable companion
The horses all acted so badly in the sad
die class. where manners we're specially
considered. that the Judges were inclined
not 10 consider any OF them Mrs w A.
McGibbon's Rosalind again defeated MI
McGibbon's Rupert, which. after ne hao
had the red ribbon fastened on his orldIe'
tried his best TO brain one OF the oS-
ISLANDERS with his fore feet. but only sue
ceeded in demolishing his nat
The awards:
Class ~ docal harness horses. over 15i hands;
first prize, SIS; second prize. Siol--E lrs| d
ond p n Weatherbee's blk. & Greyson; third,
J. Campbell Thompson s B. s. Himself
Class S. lightweight hunters, up TO carving .,ts
I75 pounds; Conformation and soundness to count
so Der cent performance over fences 90 per CeiI'
nrst prize, 500 second prize S So ~ =
4TterbuTv.s D z Philosopher third B. Lambert
Sackert's 81. g. Gray Buck
Class Toadsters ears 90 or ever 10 10
S2o,-FiTst I'd hsaTney; u :; p =; ~ RiIiii Is
NOT; Aor5'i Da STGG''5 y Maionevs blk g Rrcob
excs~ding 1873 hande. arst prize. SO: second
Ei...oria: second Dc Witt G Flanagan's b. &
Retapisn; third. De Wit c Flanagan D. 3
kentuck:-
class 40 saddle ho-ses over 15.2 hands; first
r-.ze SIS: second prize. s25l-FIrst. Myron H.
oppenneim ea m .S,e T5sts77Izr hid
T1-henor-C4rard's Oh. G. Elastic
r-7.sg 20 ff,ur-tn-band race for road tearns
wheeler not TO be under I5-I hands: teams 10 be
J--yer, 20 a coach drag. 70 make circuit OF
The Ia If-rlile track twice and 20 be driven at
riot under the rules u the National Trotting
! s=ociation: cup must ba Won twice by the
same owner before II becomes his propsrtyt--
First Paul A SorE' : rn11r; second j. Campbell
Tboulpson's tour. Time, G-i41%-
Class Ii pairs Of harness horses. % he shown
t.af,rr g ladies'. phaeton; horses 70 count 90 per
rer7r. ,.srriaze 25 per cent harness 10 per cent:
,f,-e-7ex 10 per rert-F5rst Emil Seelig Oh gs
sunshine and sunset. second. Z. H Weather
bees blk z. Greyson and br. g. Post
-7.ss So monies. oze- IS and not exceeding
- = hands under saddle; first prize S35, second
r,-ize s15l-Firs1, Miss Ellen Rasmussens blk.
M Niuuahaha, second. Emil Antony : n m 30
Neniau Girl. 1f1ird. T Parker Kirliu : br- m
Tr+lkst.
class S. O-unters. Cortnt1ian class; open 20
oil. horses must be ridden ny members IF some
-ecog-fzed club IN Cciorr: conformation. ~ per
cent: performance over fences, - per cent; hrst
--iz- $50: second prize, s25I--First. |. y. Ben
re-'s b g Willow King: second, Z n Bonner
en- N. sunday Morning: third, T McIlvsine
Oh m Cold Lace.
Class II harness horses over i5-3 hands; first
r-+ze So. second prize. %'5,-First, Paul a.
Sorrse r . Pilgrim: second. Paul A. Sorgs 3. e.
MiddletoTB King; third. Emil SeeIigs b.. g
knickerbocker.
Class 81 saddle horses 10 hands over; TYP.
and manners 10 lee especially considered owners
10 -ide. prize. s50l--First. Mrs " a McGlh-
hon 9 ch "a RosaIind. second. " A Mech
bon's b z Runert: third. ncheror-Grand com
PAWS on. Elasti'.
Three light harness and one running race
made up the racing programme
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