New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-26
NONCES HOLD THE R|NG'
Show Opens at the Brooklyn
Riding and Driving Club.
MRS. HUBS WINS DALE CUP
Tandems Furnish Excitement as
Judge Moore's Pair Take
Blue from Hartman.

Amateurs opened the nineteenth annual
horse show Of the Brooklyn Riding and
Driving Club last night. and there were 50
many novice classes On the programme that
/ these features overshadowed all else. There
were classes FOR maiden harness horses,
maiden ssddlers. large and email. and 81
challenge cup to be competed for ny nov
tees
The trophy was the Chalmers Dale cup.
which lest a leg in 1909 to Mrs. Charles r.
Hubbs's beautiful little mare Fantasy. Sill
houette. a black gedine. that locked as
though rs belonged in the roadster class,
won srother leg on the trophy last night.
and the cup bccar1eethe property Of Mrs.
Hubs. Mss Elfreda Webers Lady Mary
made a good showing. but had to be cen
tent with a red ribbon.
\ class which did not lack excitement.
either in the competition or in hairbreadth
escapes. was the exhibition of harness tan
doms. There were only three entries, but
they furnished as much entertainment as
d dozen ordinary horses. Jack Donneny
drove the wonderful bay stallion Nsla
ahead Of Avondale ard how he maraged
70 keep him ahead was a mystery TO every
one. As n show hose Nala IS invinciole,
but a : a leader he lacked the perfection Of
William T. Noore's Lord Seaton, which
was hitched ahead {, Lady Seaton. Ihe
little Lady oct tangled up In the traces
while making a turn. and but for the time
r. Interference Of the bystarders II nlSnt
. have resulted seriously for the mare. she
managed somehow & wind her rear fore
foot IN the loosened trace in such man.
ner that she was brought 10 a standstill
and Just escaped being thrown. After they
we're riehted. however. Judge Moore drove
them ont and they made q perfect show
ing and won.
After the Hartman pair had the red 70
settle fastened on them Mr. DonneIy drove
d EN- round the ring amid thunderous ap-
rlause. II was easy 70 see that the beau
tifuI Nals and his mate lad taken the
SPECTATORS by storm. Eugene Won Bach
drove Perfection and Beau Ideal. from the
statle Of Emil Seelig hut Perfection's en-
tire performance consisted Of facing the
wheeler and walking calmly round the ring
backward
Lord ard Lady Seator won another blue
in the class for pairs. Again they defeat
ed the Hartman pair. Lady Dilham ana
Starlight. and again the spectators disa-
greed with the judges. Lady D,lhsm Is
wonderful mare, and il is doubtful Il there
IS anything OF her size in the show ring
with her wonderful style and quality. The
Moore pair have irreproachable manners.
however. and seemed to impress The judges
more than the eftervescent Lady Dilham.
Miss Ethel Moore drove Menella TO VIC
tory in the ladies' phaeton class. She had
not circled the tanbark half dozen times
when she was called into the centre OF
the ring There she stayed, while the
Judges sent the other competitors round the
ring % decide on the distribution or the
ether prizes Mss Ellen Rasmussen drove
George Watson's FTorham Star, which was
picked to wear the red Others who drove
in this class were Mrs. John Gerken. who
showed HAD Can for ". L. Schwartz; Mrs.
Julius s Walsh. behind Dixie. and Miss
Knapp. with Emil seeligs Perfection.
Richard Deladeld showed a new one in
the maiden harness class and ne looked
eood enough 70 win lie is called Enter
prise. and was purchs scd to go 10 the pole
with the energetic little Energy. Energy
vas placed ahead OF J. w. Hartman
Starlight. but he had 10 ahdicate in favor
Of George Watsons FTorham Star
The two little GerksEs, Carolyn Virginia
and Edward Ridley, showed some good
ponies IN the smaller division Of Class 81.
Miss Carolyn rode a ten hand skew stall
ion named Toronto, and no sixteen hand
saddler ever had the bad temper OF this
tiny mount, He whiyied ROUND in the centre
a the ring, and but for the fact that little
Miss Gerkens feet were near the ground
she would have been thrown. Toronto did
not get 2 ribbon, but Oousy and Violet did,
though the first prize went 10 q chestnut
mare Kathleen.
The awards.