New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
CHAMPIONS HAVE A DAY SOUTH ORANGE VICTOR
Balm for Disappointed Owners
at Long Branch Horse Show.
STRAUSS PAIR DECORATED
Rob Roy and Fairmont Get
Their Due After Defeat
Earlier in Exhibition.

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many n disappointed exhibitor who fele
| that he lad not received his feir snare
Of the honOrs during the week
To begin with. there was Lehman
Strauss, With his splendid pair OF big bays
Bob Roy ana Fsirmunt, which had 10
accept second honors the opening day or
the show, when the blue went TO JoHn
Do,-les Fullerton and Prince Alert. Mr.
strauss I'D not lose cOnldsuee In MS
poir however. and ne had the satisfnc-
ten Of seeing the coveted tri-colored rib
bon fastened on their bride In the exh,-
Lit!on OF champion harness horses eX-
caed!ng 1872 hands. And this was not al.
for when the horses OF the same size
competed FOR the championship in single
farneas Rob ROY carried away the red.
blue and yellow rosette and left the one
without tho necessary touch OF azure In II
FOR Moses G. ByeTs Billy j.
II was hard fought battle between
T[enry ". Iecds's brown mare Cornna
I'D Mrs g. Cecil Filters splendid chest
rat mare Pandora Queen, and every ore
var on INC qui tive q see how the RIB
hons would We distributed in the cham
,!cn class Earlier In the day. wien the
two met IN the gig claes In competition
fa- .he Patteu challenge cup, Pandora
Queen had lcen entirely overlooked Nh
Cornna had won her first leg OF. the
trophy. TITS did not look exactly tar 10
tna spectators aud II must hare been thai
Charles Bsudouine saw something that
the railbirds DID not see when he made
Lis decision. Corinna seems better suited
70 the pro.aic runabout than the sporting
rie for while she has considerable speed.
sho is entirely lacking IN hook action.
Pandora Queen gave her owner, Mrs Fit
Ter, all she could do t. manage her. and
this probably accounted for her failure
10 score Baron Brown. Mortimer
schifHs gelding, which won leg on the
cup last year war overlooked when the
ribbons were distributed. This did not
surprise any one who saw. the class
Judged. for the Baron Is not Up to his old
form In any respect.
AlsOms carried away all the Donors in
the open hunters classes. under side sad
die, and finally In the collection OF cham
p!ons. II was a toss-up between thr
Blenhoi.h Farm geidlng and Jerry NJ,
sweet brown geidins from the Little
Farm. but in the anal try-out Algona
made better showing.
Mrs George Wallin's beautiful chestnut
mare MY Butterfly was crowned queen
OF the saddle horses when she won the
championship, although the competition
was not nearly 70 keen az in some Of the
open classes It was IN the class which
called for side saddle that the little mare
l., 49, 81, nj Dno ,F, nty,
was Up on Mrs. II. d. Atterbury's Pa
tricis. and the judges sent the two little
Chestnut mares into the ring again and
gain. They walked, they trotted and
cantAred, but still the judges could not
make up their minds. Patricia was not
on her good behavior, and at one time
she threatened 10 take her head ana go
her way instead OF Mrs. Bains way.
ON the other hand. Ny Butterfly, which
is O wonderfully beautiful creature. was
acting IN gay no woman's horse should
ever act. She stretched her neck and
opened her mouth. and instead Of carry
ing her ears at attention she trawled with
one In front OF her and one laid back or
her neck With all OF these faults, how
ever, she was strong enough to win .
Patricia. Ny Blossom, Highland Fling.
Fairy Queen, Harrison and Peter Farley.
II looked strange 20 see Fairy Queen out
Of the ribbons. and yet she went I'M
placed every time she appeared in tho
ring Miss Madge Nathan handled hs-
In the woman's class.
The attendance was tho best IN years,
and after the erandstand and boxes were
filed the deyOtees stood around In tie
paddock, and the sartorlal brigade stroled
on the lawns. theoretically, the brrse
Is losing his pre-eminence. but in reality
no horse show has ever been more &c
cesstul than the nineteenth, either fron;
O financial or q social standpoint.
The awards follow:
Cnass y (harness horses over lB7 hands.
frat prize 500; second prize, s2I-lehman
b. Z. White Oak Choise second; Moses O.
Byers b. q. Billy B. third; l.. ". NewgasRs
b. m. Sweet Marie, fourth.
hands: TO be driven by children under fourteen
years Of age; fEst prize. s+5; second prize, 500
Nrs. Maud seeiis's b, g. BileAn won: Miss
Aiaster l. fuckers bla g. Paddy. third; Nor
timer l., schin,s blk. g. Philip. fourth;
FIRST prize. $50; second prize, ,S5J.Mrs George
Wallens Oh. m. Ny Butterfly won; Little
Farms sh. m MY Blossom .S;., second Little
arm en- 4. DlsEhcli, IHlTI, n. W. AIkIuton y
b. q. Highland Fling fourth.
Class 81 gig horses In competition for the
patten Challenge Cup; first prize. $50 and
cup; second prize, S25)-IIenry w. Leedss br.
m, Corinna won; Moses O. Byerss b. 9. Billy
tIa,s 81 military chargers; first prize. s75;
second prize, S35D--Firs', william Spir gler
MitcheIrs CHI & Dragon second, w yd D,yis
Spinger mitchens b. e. Charger fourth.
Battery ID, +. A., ". q. N US blk. z. Lex
iuston.
Class 40 ,womon's saddle horses exceeding
PRICE. SIS. second prize. s35)--First. Mrs.
George Wallen's en- IN. Ny Butterfly; second,
Mise II d Atterbury's CHI. m Patricia: third,
a. ". Atkinson's b. e. Highland Fling.
Glass 50 champion saddle horsesl--First.
Mrs. george Wallen's ch. m. My Butterfly:
reserve, Mrs. w A. McGibbon's b. m Rosa
bel.
Class At champion hunters)-First, Blen-
elm FARMS b. r. Alsoma; second. Glen Rid
do Stables b. q. The Virgintsn.
cesdlns I5.2 hands)-First. Mrs. c. Cecil Fit
lsr's ch m. Pandora Queen reserve. Henry w. |
Ieeds's br. m. Corinna.
Class II champion harness horses exceed
Rob ROY reserve. Moses q. Byers's b. g.
Class is champion pain OF harness horses
not exceeding 1872 handsl-Ftrst, Felix NJ:
Warbure's blk. ms. Woodland Empress and
Woodland Duchess.
Grass 10 champion pairs exceeding t5.2
hands)-First Lehman Strauss b. gs. Rob
flass 40 Cauarter-rnlle race for horses IN !
harness.; open only 10 ribbon winners In tho
heavy harness classes at Iong Branch; nrst
seellgs Energy; second. Woodland Empress.
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