Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-21
KING EQUINE AGAIN
REIGNS SUPREME
Madison Square Brilliant With
Decorations and Gowns
ri 400"

New YORK. NoV. 21.-The horse has
Hon7e iutu Aia uVn again n 50 mas
Sew york 400" which turned out
almost en masse last night in its most
gorgeous 1inerY to notice WA hef
beignbor Nas wearing and incidentally
TO Watcn The horses which are on eN-
Inhibition in Madison square Garden ut
the tw~enty-scventh annual horse show,
which opened yesterday afternoon.
At the matinee, the garbing OF
the women was sombre IN it's effect
dark gowns and dark hats, relieved
here and there by huge white plumes
and the brilliant uniforms of the mill
tary men.
The Garden was wonderful in its
decorations of red and white roses,
ropes of smilaX, festoons of evergreen
and vine-eovered trellis workings, with
thousands of electric lights adding to
the brilliancy of the decorative effect.
Lord and Lady Decies were a CEN
tire of attraction. SO we're many of
the military men from all parts of the
world who had come TIC watch the
horses.
Reginald c. Vanderbilt scored heav-
lily in the morning. He had a win
ner and a second in the first three
classes shov /. Dollar Princess cap
tured the first blue r'',bon of the day.
A class of saddle horses with women
to drive made a fin display. The con-
trast be,t cen split skirts and trous-
ers skirts was marked by the most
delightful costume of Miss Beac'. She
wore a br ~dcloth coat, cut in the
fashion of IN evening dress coat and
on horseback she seemed to be in an
absolutely perfect garment.
u. 7. S~totesbury, who in recent years
has made almost a clean sweep of the
roadster classes, continued his success
full career today by winning the first
prize.
The first of the international events
for heavyweight chargers for a 5000 cup
attracted eight horses. The conditions
required they be owned by the officers
or the governments they represented,
be ridden by officers in uniform, and
they were judged on conformation and
appearance, military schooling and field
performance.
There were four United States
horses, two English, one Dutch and one
from Belgium. Captain Guy v. Henry,
of the United States cavalry, rode the
sorrel gelding Chiswell and captured
the cup.
The open jumping class had sixty
n entries. The prize was for the best
performance over four successive
jumps of FIVE feet. Aristocrat. owned
by the Blenheim Farm, of Baltimore,
won first prize.
The attendance in the garden all
day was good. Those T sent were
i'm partial in their applause, for, while
they were pleased with the victory of
an American, they appreciated the eff
forts of the foreigners in their efforts
to apt y the handsome prizes Of
fered by tn association.
Mrs. Oliver Hartman occupied a box
near the entrance, which was one of
the most popular during the evening
Mrs. Pat A. Sorg. who this year is
rot showing any horses, had a seat in
her usual box. She wore a costume of
black and white lace, a black hat
trimmed with white lace and white
plumes. diamonds and, as usual. gar
denias. Mrs. James Speyer wore blue
silk and lace and a black hat trimmed
with plumes, Mrs. E. Frances Hyde
wore a costume of black lace and
diamonds. Her guest was Mrs. George
II. olluIti WHO wore Il gown OF rose
chiffon, with a tan-colored hat trimmed
with plumes. Mrs. William Dupont, of
Grange, Va, wore a gown of white en-
broidered silk. a white hat, diamonds
and sable furs. Miss Dupont was also
in white, with a black hat trimmed
with roses. Mrs. Reginald c. Wander
bilt wore a gown of cream-colored
lace, a black hat with black plumes
tinged with red, and diamonds.
Among others noticed in the Garden
were Sir Edward and Lady Coulston,
Colonel William Dupont, Judge and
Mrs. william Fl. Moore. Alfred G. Van
derbilt, Reginald c. Vanderbilt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Widener. Mr..
and Mrs. James B.. Duke, j. B,
Beaver Webb. Miss Webb. Mr.. ami
Mrs, Wright Barclay, MIR. and Mrs. r
Berry Wall, Harry f.. Eldridge, MIR.
and Mrs. George S. Wallen and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Alexander, the Misses
Alexander, Charles Oelrichs and Cen
eral Nelson A. Miles.