New-York tribune., 1912-11-22
Albin Wildfire Wins Prize
Over Oxford-Misstep of
Striker Gives Nickel
Plate Victory.


II seemed to he challenge cup day at
Madison Square Garden yesterday There
was competition for a hackney chal-
lenge cup, another for women's saddl"
horses and still another for army officers.
Class was an exhibition Of hackney
stations for the trophy which has been
in competition since 1910.
William Whites handsome bay stallion
oxford won a leg on the cup two years
ago. but last year Aquinic stepped In and
complicated matters. IL looked as though
oxford would win his final leg on the
cup yesterday but To the surprise OF
every one, Walter Briggs's Albin Wild
fire was first choice and oxford reserve.
The Patterson challenge cup Is Tor
women's saddle horses between Il aud lJ.3
nands up TO carrying leo pounds. The
conditions do not read as do many of
them, that the cup must be won twice by
the same owner, but by the same horse.
That is the reason Mrs. w. a. McGlbbon
did not win the trophy last year. Her
first leg was won with her handsome
chestnut mare Rosalind. the champion Of
the 1910 season. Last year Mrs. McGibbon
brought out another champion. This was
the little bay mare Rosabel, which ere
ated such a Juror all along the line ana
had almost an unprecedented success
Rosabel was entered for the competition
Yesterday, but after her mediocre per-
formance earlier in the week her ad-
mirers hardly dared to hope that she
would win final victory
The horses were in the ring for long
time and after watching them work col
lcctively the Judges sent them around
,ns ring alone. Miss Ida Fleitmann rode
Miss Mona Dunns chestnut geidinS
Striker, with the perfect manners ana
the easy gaits II looked for time as
tbopph he might defeat Miss VI. ID. At
terbury's new gray geding Nickel Piate
which was also on his good behavior
When Striker was sent into the circuit
for the final try-out he made miscue IN
the shape OF "A side step. and the coveted
bIue went to Nickel Plate. Other entries
were Seton Girl, which made her Amerl-
con how at this show, In the hands OF
Miss Laura Stanley; My Blossom, from
the Little Farm, ridden by MISS bdlth
Rcayer-Webb; Miss Margaret honss
Merry Countess, and Miss Huoos ran
tasy.
The Beresford Challenge Cup is pre-
sented by Lord Decies, TO be competed
for by officers of the United states army
Lieutenant William II. Shepherds chest
nut gelding Marshall Ney made the only
cIean performance over the jumps whlch
consisted OF a rail fence, a stone wall ana
. Mig nen. I'm a class OF thirty-seven en-
tries Captain Guy Henry's Connie, Lieu
tenant Francis Ruggles's roam mare The
pink 'IJn and Lieutenant K. G. Alexan-
der's Metaphor were called into the rlhs
for a final try-out to decide the distripu-
tion of the red yellow and white ana
tho little mare scored over her heavier
cor,nanions. Connie was third choice.
II G. fell to the lot OF Metaphor.
,Iass b9A excluded champions In the
competition for the cup presented Dy
Cbarles A. Baudouine for pairs SHOWN
n n lady's phaeton. Horses were only
half the battle, for phaetons. harness and
I,veries were all considered Although
notb,pp was said about the drivers. the
real interest for most OF the spectators
Law I'm the women who manipulated the
reIns in Class 59A.
Mrs. Belle Beach drove the winner,
Rillington Nimble, from the stable OF
Sumner Draper. She wore her usual
bunch Of orchids, which is distinguish
ing feature of Mrs. Beachs costume
Mrs G. Cecil Filter drove Pandora Queen.
Pandora looked like tile blue ribbon win
uo- and was q great fevorite with the
o,ectators. she was second choice, how
ever in the final roundup, as & Rl'inston msopa
~ the yellow with bay mare Mar
u,iso eoIs owned by William II, Moore.
Mrs, T. L. Tinker handled dTaa wiidhrs ihn sb,'r for
JsItnes Mrs Julius s. Walsh, with Honor
I,o poV and Miss Ellen Rasmussen. with j.
GoImnbel Thompson's Nestledown's Cam
hridge King went unplaced.
The awards follow
Class drotting stations. two years old;