New-York tribune., 1911-11-22
First Exhibit of Pony
Four-in-Hand q
Novel Feature.

Tiny Shetlands and elephantine PeTcher-
ons occupied the tanbark Yesterday during
the morning session as well as a good part
Of the afternoon, an1 they proved as inter
esting as any feature OF the programme.
Hautbois By Ravissart-Farsaute, won the
championship for PercheTon stations. He
is a cunning dapple gray youngster who
tips the scales at 2,210 pounds and cavorts
with all the grace Of baby elephant. with
his name and tail augmented by straw and
decorated with pink ribbons and trailing
arbutus. he was a thing Of beauty and
joy forever
shetland stations occupied the eastern
end of the ring during the exhibition OF
Percherons. and the one thought that occu-
pied the minds Of the spectators was
what if one Of the equine monsters should
inadvertently step on Grandee'
Grandee. be il known, is himself a cham
pion. and he can do all sorts OF things.
Besides winning in the exhibition Of stall
lions. he was one Of the wheelers in the
first shetland four-in-hand eXer exhibited.
Grandee has a will OF his own, but his eX-
hibtions Of temper do not amount 20 much.
When he was being harnessed TO the coach
he refused 30 take his place. and the at
tendant simply lifted him up and carried
him over and put the harness on him.
Master. Masterpiece, Master Man and Mas
ter Key made a splendid showing, and car
ried away the blue in the exhibition or
fours.
George Gustav ROhligs chestnut gelding
Avoca. with Georg yon karlowsh up, had
reason to be proud Of his victory in the eX-
hibition Of heavyweight saddle horses. The
conditions required that the horses must
actually carry not less than 200 pounds IN
the ring Little Miss Laura Stanley. VINO
weighs about half the required limit showed
q good little chestnut gelding from the Cots
void Farm called FURRY Knox. Somewhere
between horse and rider was concealed near
| Is a hundred pounds OF weight but II was
not apparent 10 the spectators.
Percy Drury rode The Pippln, which surely
I looks gbod enough 10 get in the ribbons IN
any collection. but IN the final elimination
/ he left the ring with FURRY Knox Watch
/ f,I and W. A. McGibbon's Charm, a snowy
brown gelding. which resembles the popular
/ kildare.
Mr. NIcGibbon showed r. Lambert Sack
ott's lloYing Picture but she had 70 be con
tent with yellow ribbon. the red going TO
the bury Or. Hickey.
| Indian Flower added another blue n her
string in the collection of thoroushbreds.
THE mare has been A consistent winner ever
since James Hyde gave her her first blue
and x Taber Wllets has relgiously backed
I'm his Judgment Of four years ago. when
he purchased Indian Flower She has
changed hands several times. and Is now the
propertv Of Edward Mclean who bought
her from Henry Rea
In tho exhibition Of trotters with records
~ 40 or better ". " y. Hoffman's Tene-
rife made his first appearance. As rule
Teneriffe walks away with the blue when
over he likes lie won in q similar class
las, wear AT the Garden and had only 10 con-
code defeat to A. G.. Pcnnocks glorious trot-
tinr stallion willy II was. therefore. some
thing Of surprise when, after picking r.
- Stntesbury's Lottie Sherbet and Brother
sp,er for nrst and second choices the Judges
o,erlooled Tenerine and gave the yellow
rii,bon ~ Baron Peter, "a bay stallion from
tho EImdale Farms. I'm the novice class.
y.bere Mr.. Stotesbury brought out his trot-
tors the opening day Of the show. Brother
spier was placed ahead OF Lotue Sheroet
r.ottie however. has more speed, having a
record Of 2:l41 Ii and showing q mile IN
/ 2I0 10.
The Brewster prize for pairs OF heavy
harness horses in the appointment class
went to william ". Moore's Lord Seaton
and Lady Seaton. with their owner al the
reing Mrs. julius : Walsh, who bears the
sobriouet Of queen Of the show ring, droee
tbsIr Honors. Bright and Boy, and they
made a splendid showing. ]. sumner
praper's Baronet and Satire would not be
denied however AM they were chosen to
wear The red De Wit Flanagan had en-
tered Prince Charming aud Rataplan. but
he Did not show them.
The awards in full follow
HACkNEYs