New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-20
HORSE FRICHTENS
CROWD AT SHOW
Dash by Jumper Brings
Him Through Gate
Into Throng.
NICKEL PLATE WINS
THE BILTMORE CUP
Little Denny" Shea Rides His
Way to Favor and Gets
a Yellow Ribbon.

The biggest crowd which Madison
Square Garden has seen since the opening
Of the Horse Show on Saturday was
thrown into excitement last night when
Commander. a bay gelding from Squadron
C's farm, plunged through the steel gates
az the rear Of the arena and fell in
heap with his rider, Frederick G. Alpers,
under him. The knot of people standing
among the waiting horses behind the gate
were scattered in all directions, and a
number were kicked and bruised in the
melee which followed. 1t was some min
utes before the plunging horses could be
Quoted and the international competition
over the broad water jump continued.
Commander had completed the leap
across the brush barrier and the six feet
Of water beyond when his Wild plunge
came Grabbing the bit in his teeth, he
made straight for the closed gates. Be
fore the grooms could slide them open.
he had risen high on his hind legs and
crashed through.
The night had already furnished the
highest level of interest yet seen at the
show Before the broad water jump thir-
teen hunters had been put over the hur-
dies by women for the first time TINS
season. Willow King was ridden to the
prize in this event by Miss NJ. l.. Thomp-
son, who won her twenty-second consecu-
tive blue To Miss Helen Rasmussen
went the honor of sitting the horses
Nd nd fourth
prizes. Lansdown, Elmhurst and The
Wasp Prolonged cheering followed the
judges award in this class.
Earlier in the evening Nickel Plate.
Miss Hope d. Atterbury's splendid gray
gelding, captured the Biltmore Cup for
his owner by taking the blue ribbon in
the saddle horse class for the second con-
secutive season, and a few minutes later
Miss Louia Long, who is invading New
York with her horses for the first time
this year, all but snatched first honors
from the veteran Judge William II.
Moore in the "Sr James" challenge cup
event. The judges sent her Consterna-
ton and Judge Moore's prize animal
around the ring time and time again be-
fore they finally bestowed the blue ribbon
upon the judge.
A sigh of regret went up in unison from
the big assemblage when Captain Stewart
Richardson's Clonsilla failed to clear the
creek in the broad water jump at the end
of the evening. The captain has ridden
his way into the hearts of the railbirds
by his pluck in sticking TO the contest
with a broken ankle, received when his
mount fell on him Monday night. In
spite Of his failure last night, the cap
tain's horse is great jumper. He was
bought from a carter in London for SO.
In the last year he has won 5000 in
prizes.
Captain II. z. Parker, who broke his
cOllarbone in the jumping Tuesday night,
took his place among the British
heroes yesterday afternoon. when he ap-
peared as the companion of Miss l.. l..
Fleitmann in the class for paired saddle
horses. He rode Grey Plover. the animal
which fell with him. His right arm was
in a sling and strapped tightly TO his
side, but. in spite OF these precautions, 1t
was evident that he suffered acute pain
when his mount broke itno a trot or
canter. He and Miss Fleitmann, how
ever. rode their horses to third place
A new gallery favorite put in his APP
pearance in the ring yesterday afternoon
In the hunters class. He was little
Denny Shea. of Brookline, Mass, CARRIED
in a bright red coat and white trousers
and mounted on one Of the most skttish
steeds in the event. not even excepting
Captain Paul Rodzankos temperamental
Genga, which won the red
Denny, though scarcely in his teens.
sat his horse like a veteran and put him
at the jumps at breakneck speed. His
flaming coattails waved a salute to the
cheers which followed him from the Bos-
ton contingent present. Why Not was his
mounts interrogatory appellation, and the
judges answered with yellow ribbon.
The polo ponies furnished some further
excitement for the railbirds at the after
noon session. In the class for teams three
ponies at time whirled, pivoted and
dashed tanbark in the faces of those who
ventured too near the fence. They were
ridden by members of the association en-
tering them, dressed in their battle colors.
The grays, ridden by red-striped horse
men. took the eye of the audience. but
Phippss team, with the pink-shirted rid
ers.
Foxhall Keene and William Hazard, polo