New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
CARNIVAL ON HORSEBACK
Merrymaking and EqueStrlanlsm
MingIe at 0urIand'S.
TROPHY FOR MISS DELAMAR
Her Costume Is Judged the Most
Artistic Among Many At
tractive Ones.

A Christmas carnival was held at the
Durland Riding Academy yesterday morn
ing for the young people. II was fancy
dress affair. and every country was repre-
scented. from Greenland TO Africa. Mrs.
John Gerken, Mrs. r. +. Sause and Mrs.
Albert De Cernea judged the young riders
and selected the prize winners in the diff
ferent divisions. Miss Alice Delamar was
picked to wear the blue. and she carried
away the huge silver trophy offered for the
most artistic costume. She was dressed as
an Indian squaw, and every detail was
correct. Little Miss Blake. as a Gains
borough girl was chosen as second prize
winner. Her costume was Of white satin.
and she wore a large black velvet hat, with
waving plumes The two little Gerkens.
Edward and Caroline. rode as Carmen and
her toreador. and third prize was divided
between them. Miss Margaret Tompkins
and Miss Margaret Weyher. as Spc and
Span, were placed fourth. A special prize
was presented to little Paul Kohns who
was dressed in a cunning suit of pink
pajamas and a blond wig and carried a
pillow under his arm.
Harry Emmerich was chosen TO wear the
blue in the other division. He was dressed
little burro. which carried his mining i'm
plements. II. Won Claim was second. He
represented one Of the Rogers brothers.
Willie Blake and Sam Shaw, dressed IS
clowns were third and fourth.
After the prizes were awarded the chill
dren rode around the ring and had their
pictures taken. and then each Of the riders
received q substantial Christmas present
Next on the programme was a pony
,betch- where Mile. Marguerite exhibit
cd her wonderful trained horses. She
showed a big white geldlng which had al
most human intelligence and tiny BLACK
pony which danced q cakewalk dressed N
2 yellow satin gown and hat Then tol-
lowed a horse show class for saddle hacks
Francis NJ Ware judged these, and the
class was so large that he was Obliged 10
divide II into two sections. EdWard Ger
ken, on a gray pony, Dousey. won the olue'
Miss Alice Delamar, on Rebecca, was sec
ond; Miss Jean Kerbs, with her bay pony
Mani. was third. and fourth prize went 10
Master Heimendinger In the larger ol-
vision Miss Helen Shoemaker won the blue
with Trinket Miss Shoemaker was dressed
as Peter Pan, and her costume was one OF
the most artistic in the ring. Little Joe
Smith was second. on Queen, and Al Barue
was placed third with his bay mare queen
Wihelmina-
The exhibition Of sporting tandems was
one of the most interesting numbers on the
rrogramme. Miss Margaret Tompkins'
Miss Helen Shoemaker. Miss Viola Flan-
merry and Miss Barbara Bispham rode With
Edward Gerken. Harry Emmerich. Joe
Douglas and Al Bartle. 1t is no easy mat
Ter 10 ride one horse and drive another
over the jumps, and the youngsters gave
an exhibition that made the spectators
envy them their prOwess
Young Douglas won the silver cup Tor
,be hest exhibition OF riding. AL Bartle
was second. J. Smith was third and Car
,u,e Levy was fourth. The nigh jumping
contest was won by Edward Gerken, on
Rockin. the old horse show favorlte, which
won fame IN the hands of Mrs. L. A u
Perci,aL sam Shaw, on Star, was chosen
=, wear the red; the yellow went to Miss
Margaret Tompk.ns, on Taps and MISS
ltI,n shoemaker won the II. c. with Cloud
At the close Of the programme q. j. Gude
called Albert De Cernea into the ring ana
presented him with a wonderful silver Tea
service. II was a present from the puphs
,f the school For the first time IN his HE
,ir De Cernea was speechless, and 1t was
some time before he was able to ackno"l-
edge the gift