New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-06
QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY,
IN HARNESS CLASSES
Plenty of Saddle Horses and
Hunters, However, at the
PIainfield Show.
A BLUE FOR MISS REGAIN
Tiny Five Year Old Girl Drives
Joy to Victory-Some Sur.
prise When Awards
Are Made.

Harness classes were lamentably small
az the opening Of the horse show OF the
Plainheld Riding and Driving Club yes
terday Notwithstanding the fact that
there were representatives from several
OF the largest stables in the East. The
saddle and hunters classes left little to BE-
desired however. in point of numbers at
least
The tinest rider and driver in the ring
was Miss Constance Regan. aged I'VE.
She showed JOY. thirteen-hand hay
mare. Ia the combination pony class,
handling her entirely alone and she was
chosen for the blue In preference to Miss
Mary T. Stevens's Darraq
Miss Cynthia Kearneys chestnut geld
ing Dixie was the fsvorite in the saddle
classes. In the open competition for
horses over AZ hands he vas really
the only one that showed as he should.
and manners were half the battle. Seton
Girl. the red ribbon winner. showed good
manners and good gaits, but che Is so
extremely plain that one wondered how
she managed to score Miss II D. After
bury's Patricia. the champion Of many a
competition. although she vas in the
clever hands Of Emile Antony. took tns
yellow
Little Miss Margaret Tompkns rode a,
BAY mare called Peggy. from the stable
Of W. 4. McGibbon. and she handled IL
so cleverly that il looked as though she
would be- higher up In the ribbons than
the II. c. which fell 10 her lot. Godfrey
Freezes Miss Jorrocks which went an
placed. was a good looking brown mare
and looked like candidate for honors.
as did also Miss Dorothy Webb's Ches-
terield Miss Louise Van Wyck rode
her old fayorite Watchfu Miss Helen
/ Shoemaker was up on the good little At
tention from the Donnybrook Farms ana
| r. G. McElwalne rode the bay geldng
/ Bill Doughty
The awards follow:
class y novice harness horses over N2 and
Not exceeding Is hands first prize $50 second
. prize. S-jl-First. Br0oklauu Farms 81. M.
High step. second. Emil Seelig b. m. Triumph
Togo. third, Emil Seeligs blk. M Leading
class Is combination harness and saddle
ponies. l42 hands and under. hrst prize. IS.
Regan's b n. Joy. second. Miss MARY :.
stevens ~. z Darraq Third. Thomas l.
Watts , n. Katrina. fourth. g.. McWli-
class 3. saddle horses over l42 and no, ~.
ceeding l5s hands: first prize. so. secon4
prize s25j-First Miss cynthia Kearn>y's , z
Dixie; second g. Douglas Franks q. ~ SCI
/ ton Girl. third Miss r. y A,terbury N.
/ Patricia. fourth. W \. McGiboons b. ~.
Peggy.
Cass CDairs Of harness horses over 49,
! hands FIRST prize $50. second prize. SIS,
/ First. William ZiegIer. RS. or. e. SIR Rossl-
! class a novice harness horses. over IS and
/ not exceeding i6.2 hands. first prize $50 Sc
ond prize t5l-First, Edward p McIeans Cd.
TnaHH o"
shine third Mss Anne Vsucisires Oh. m. TIE
/ Whip. fourth g. O. Rohligs b m. Diana %
I Glass S. novice saddle horses. over 49, hands.
/ first prize $50 second prize N5)-First. George
/ Won kariovskfs b. z Poetry second "
McGibhons By. Adonis; third. Godfrey
Class ! '--.oaastsT:. ars,,. prize, $50: second
Willie Direct
class 10 pairs Of horses appointments 20
count 20 per cent horses 90 per cent. ladies'
% drive: first prize. $50 second prize ti5i--
First. Emil Seeligs Blk ms. Leading Lady and
Corona. driven by Miss Louise Van Wyck: sec
ond George @ Rohligs b g Manhattan ard
Dignity. driven by Miss Beavor-Webb
Class - green hunters. light weight. VI. -
second prize S5)-First n T.. Haughton's nix
z. Strongheart second. Blenheim FARMS
Freewood. third. ;. Bryce Wings b.. Butter
I Thompson. fourth Alliqulppa Farms e.
Remington
Glass - green hunters heavy ard Middle
weights. VI 70 carrying 10 pounds 90 hounds
! first prize. ego second prize sl5-First Rler
/ helm FARMS ch Z. Eikrdge. second AlliquiQ0s
Farm; : b. m Bay Rum third : Bryce Wings
On. Rrampton. fourth Ash,eigh FARMS -.
& Cocktail
Class 80 saddle horses over II . hands. a
/ dies 70 ride using side saddles. first prize $50:
second prize, Sl5l-First. BrooklsNn Farms
ch m Sultana ridden bv Miss VI l. Thomp-
son second \ W AtNnsons b Highland
/ Fling ridden hy Mrs L. Briggs 'hird. Godfrey
Freezes u. 3 catch n tho Season. fourth.
Mrs Charles VI Allslre's ch z Champ clark
Class 2s Uonies On harness. over - hands
and not exceeding i42 hands. fret prize. S2S.
second prize. SiOl-Firsf Brook'aWn Farm
m. m. Sequel second Miss Josephine Tenk's
/ br KemoiA King third RrooklaVn Farr's
RI. m Sequence. fourth. Thomas l.. Watts b.
/ IN Katrina.
/ class ~ novice saddle horses 1872 hands ~
under first prize. $50. second prize. SID
First. q Douglas Franks Cd. m. Seton Girl.
| second W. 4 Mcfihbons m Peggy. tairi.
/ 2. Sanford Ross. IT. : D. m. Winona, fourth
/ Godfrcy Freezes hr m Miss JOrrocks
| Class pairs - harness horses over ~
| hands and NOT exceeding ~ hands first prize.
$50 second prize. $50 First Emil Selig's b'k.
ms. Corona and Leading Lady.