New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-21
gorse Show Crowds Cheer
Lieut.. Adair, Victor in Broad
Water Jumping.
MRS. CLARK HAS BAD FALL
Alfred Vanderbilt Wins Nala
Challenge Trophy with
His Stylish Hackney
Sir James.

states cavalry Charger lldhe away WIN
Inc blue ribbon in the thrilling broad
,,ot.r iunpins contest. Never before has
,.rcIe sam been able to defeat the well
s,ued European mounts in this event,
,,t when Lieutenant II. r. Adair took
tho aylnc bay gelding Fico over the liver
MOO, for a leap Of eighteen feet-the only
,.o,e Of twcnty-one competitors to make
Tho distance--the spectators made the
-rofters ring with their cheers. As broad
4. summing goes the feat was not a remark
.bls one, as the record is thirty-six feet,
, hpt still half the distance was more than
fbe pick Of the visitors could do, and VIC
. tory for the stars and Stripes was enough
70 satisfy The thronE.
The competition came very near being
marked by a fatality right at the start.
cartain Baron de Blommaert, of the LIST
Belgian Lancers. the first rider in the
ring. was thrown twenty feet when his
borse Musette, slipped and fell at the
edge Of the pool after making the jump.
The officer landed on his neck and re-
reiyed a severe shaking up, but re-
uornted and tried the jump again, with
oit making clean performance.
Only four Of the horses were able 10
make the jump of fifteen feet, at which
the contest started. These were Fico.
Lieutenant G. II. Labouchere's Spes.
Lieutenant f. Van Booren's Sapho and
Lieutenant John G. Quekemeyer's De-
ceiye, OF the 9th United States Cavalry.
sapho was eliminated at sixteen feet,
IL -, 10
two American horses and Spes, OF the
Royal Holland Hussars. Seventeen feet
saw Deceive drop out. leaving it between
spes and Fico for the blue
As the struggle resolved itself to a duel
between the United States and Holland,
tie enthusiasm Of the audience knew no
bounds Spes was the first TO essay the
,lS-fcot leap, and failed after three trials,
leaving il all up to Fico 10 make a clean
jump and win the blue. The first at
tempt was unsuccessful, but on the sec
obd trial he few through the air, taking
The low hurdle and the liverpool beauti-
fully and landing clearly on the turf
with all four feet. Grooms, stable boys
AID spectators raised a mighty shout at
she performance, dancing around fran
IDEALLY in their glee.
AS the cerulean roSette was fastened to
the bride of Fico the band played THE
Star Spangled Banner" and the specta-
tors rose TO pay homage TO the little
horse. Spes received the red, Deceive, the
other American horse. the yellow, and
SaphO OF Belgium the blue The cere-
mony was not complete until the national
anthem of Holland and Belgium were
played, the officers all saluting.
Mrs +. y. Clark, who has a number of
horses entered in the show, received a
wicked fall on Sam while taking the
jumps for Miss Kate Cary's cup. The
horse had made clean performance up
10 the next to the last hurdle, but he
misjudged the barrier and crashed into it
with his fore feet. throwing Mrs Clark
over his head as he fell with the fence.
Although severely shaken. she remounted
and cleared the last two barriers perfect
y, ultimately winning the yellow ribbon.
She Was vigorously applauded for her
pluck
The blue went to Mrs. Adam Becks Sir
frederick, and the red to the same own
ers Melrose, while Willow King. of the
Glen Riddle Farms. captured the white.
Alfred Vanderbilt's chestnut geding Sir
James won his final leg on the Nala Chal-
lenge trophy valued at $50 in Class 40.
There were six eentrants, with HinocRer
ana Northern Prince. from the stable Of
william II. Moore; j. Campbell Thomp-
sons Or. s. Nestledown's Storm King, Mrs
Julius S. Walshs b. e. Honor Bright and
w T. Kesrney's brown stallion Triumph.
The contest narrowed down until it lay
between Mr.. Vanderbilt's Sir James and
Mr. Kearney's Triumph. Triumph was
me favorite with the spectators, and
Nhen the blue was fastened on the bride
OF Sir James there was a demonstration
almost equal 10 that which took place
when Phyllis and Menella were placed
over Lady and Elegant Dilham.
After he had won the Nala Cup Alfred
vanderbilt announced that ne would offer
another trophy TO be known as the Sir
James cup, for which the conditions will
be practically the same as those govern
ing the competition for the cup he won.
Three Victories will give permanent pos
session. The donor OF the trophy WILL not
compete
Mrs. II d. Atterbury won her first leg
on the BiItmore challenge cup with her
new gray gelding Nickel Plate. In the
contest were Rosabel, Patricia, Lady
Debonair. Seton Girl and several other
champions. The notable feature Of the
competition was not Nickel Plates vic
49, MI
Margaret Rouss's Merry Countess second
over such notables. The Countess was at
her best last night and she richly de-
served all she got.
II being a matinee day, many of the
well known actresses who have graced the
amphitheatre on previous afternoons were
missing. But society was by no means
yyerse TO SELLING the occasion to display
hself in all it's brilliancy. Dashing debu-
tantes rubbed elbows with stable grooms
al the rail to see Miss Ellen Rasmussen
driving Mrs. II. r. Remsen Coless Mes
uedown's Garonne in the class for horses
TO be shown to ladies' phaetons. Miss
Rasmussen looked very fetching in her
aupe velvet street costume. with huge
sailor collar OF civet cat and hat OF the
same spotted fur which bore a wonderful
waving gray plume. Miss Rasmussen did
not win a ribbon, but, OF course, the
Judges were there only to pass upon the
horses
HURTS AT FOOTBALL FATAL.
Wilkes-Barre, Penn, Nov. 20-Leonard
cummings. eighteen years old, whose
BACK BACK was broken in football game at