New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-20
Crowd Fails to Take Kindly to
Defeat of Lady Dilham
and Her Brother.
CHEERS FOR THE LOSERS
Mayor Gaynor Reviews Traffic
SQUAD, and Gold Heels
Carries OFF the Blue
Ribbon.

suse the Judges did not hand down q
,.r,,lar decision. The way the well
gloyed acted one might easily have
Imagined one's-self at the Polo Grounds
nth our own and well beloved Larry
novIe being called out stealing second
-, none other than his Satanic majesty
,be celebrated Bill Klein. Shocking is
- name for it, The crowd Kissed and
booted and stamped and yelled. one
rosrclv went all to pieces in the excite
,nept of the moment.
7, seerns that Judge William II. Moore
g bsre from Chicago this year with
rsir of sprightly harness horses dubbed
ysrsIa and Phyllis. But here in the
RS, IS another beautiful pair christened
Todv Dfham and Elegant Dilham, who
80 accustomed to the most honored
,rsstment wherever they appear in the
srnmtr circuit. But what did the Judges
n the contest do but reward the much
sopsbt blue ribbon TO the Moore pair ana
Ia down the favored ones from the Avon
dsls Farm with a mediocre red. Such
lsze majesty was totally unexpected ana
h-ouebt down the wrath or the spec
tators. who actually broke out into misses
when the Judge paraded the pair around
tho ring after the decision was made.
PM lack Donnelly had his triumph, for
he drove Lady Dilham and Elegant Dill
ham around the amphitheatre to the &C
commitment Of the loudest and most
rrolonged cheers. The dainty pair Ger
tairlv earned the popular decision, par
ticularlv among the railbirds, who Know
- good piece of horsefesh when they
see Il.
Now il seems that the decision Of the
iudges was by no means unanimous.
Baron Gino di Morpurgo, Of Rome ana
Z Won der Horst Koch, OF this city, were
i, favor Of Menella and Phyllis, but Will
lam Foster, Of Moseley, England, II was
learned on good authority last night alb
solutely refused 20 turn IN his card ana
be PARTY in any way to the decision. Inc
comments by horsemen around the ring
were by no means complimentary TO the
Judges who awarded the blue TO the Moore
pair.
One Of the conspicuous features OF the
programme last night was the appearance
Of Traffic Squad A OF the mounted police
which went through maneuvres for the
benefit Of Mayor Gaynor. Police Com
missioner Rhinelander Waldo and an en-
thusiastic crowd of spectators.
The SQUAD MADE a splendid appearance
There were twenty-Hine in the exhibition
twenty-four being privates, with four Of
fceIs and a standard bearer. The blue
ribbon was awarded 10 Patrolman John
Russell's Gold Heels, while Sergeant John
O.Keefe on Checkers won the red. Pa
trolman Edmund Grey's Artillery was
third and Sergeant John A. Parks Doug
las was fourth
There was a series Of faiSs during the
day p. A. Clark narrowly escaping seri-
Gus injury in the morning while Captain
George Vidmer, Of the United States
cavalry. on Scimmeter, came TO grief in
the competition for the Canadian Chal-
lnge Cup in the evening Horse and rider
Eel! to the tanbark at one Of the fences,
and both rolled over and over several
times before grooms assisted the anima!
to its feet The rider was uninjured and
continued over the rest OF the jumps
the cup was won by Captain Mervyn
Crawghay, OF the 5th English Dragon
Guards. on Princess Charlotte, which,
with Murat, ridden by Lieutenant Del
vote Of the Sd Belgian Lancers, made a
perfect score, and a jump-off was neces-
ssry 10 decide the winner The yellow
went 10 the Belgian Citine, Lieutenant
Delvoie's black mare, while the United
States cavalry horse Poppy, ridden by
Captain Ben Lear. jr., Of the 18th Cav
airy, won b Whit.
Uncle Sans Horses Do Well.
The horses of your Uncle Samuel, rid
Gen by the spruces. and slickest looking
army officers at the show, are not bending
the knee IN humble obeisance to the Tor
egn impOrtations, but are standing right
W and making a fight for their country
Not content with making away with the
Plaza Cup on Mo-day, a trio Of American
chargers swept ITO the ring yesterday
afternoon and took the first three ribbons
away from the PICK Of the visitors, the
reserve going to Dutch entry.
The United STATES had ten horses in the
contest pitted against as many foreign
chargers In taking the jumps eight or
the ten made clean performances, while
some Of the visitors cut UP all sorts OF
capers captain W. II. Rodden's King
Cole walked into both fences at the pen.
bringing them down with resounding
crash. while the English Sue, handled by
Captain Merwyn Crawshay, Of the 5th
Dragon Guards, got all mixed up with
a set of bars None of the riders was
unscated. but several of them had an ad-
mlrable opportunity 10 show their horse
manship in sticking 10 the saddle.
The judges pcndered Ions before maxi
ing the awards, giving rise to the sus-
picion that they had rather a fancy FOR
the spotlight themselves, CARRIED as they
were IN a profusion Of gold braid, such as
is permitted 10 officers Of their rank. The
sleek chestnut gelding Nestor, OF the
United states mounted service school, rid-
den by Lieutenant G. /. scott mace
away with the blue, while Captain Guy
V Henry of the 18th Cavalry, who won
the Plaza Cup on Monday with Chisweii'
was awarded the red ribbon. He RODE the
chestnut geIding Bazan yesterday, Lieu
tenant A. w. Booreum on Justice was
third. while Lieutenant c. Fl. Labouchere'
with Dreadnought. made away with the
white rosette.
As the ribbons were pinned on the
brides Of the horses the band struck up
''rhe Star-Spanglsd Banner and the OF
hcers saluted. when the ceremony was
over the chargers pranced around the
ring seemingly as proud as could be with
the silks futteriug at their ears.