New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-03
Emil SeeIig's Horses Take Two
Championship Ribbons Out
of Half a Dozen.
MISS ATTERBURY A VICTOR
plenheim Farm, Broadlawn
Farm and G. w. Atkinson the
other Winners-Harness
Horses Make Fine
Showing.
Nature repented in full for her unkind-

nature repented in full for her unkind-
=, vavs Of Friday evening. when the Mon
nth County Horse Show threw open its
.,o. Yesterday for the anal DAY Of the
s,hi,ion in Hollywood Park at West End.
Lobavoc wrought by the storm OF the day
t.to,e was obiterated. and nothing but
memory Of the dread moments of the
s,orn remained for the largest throng
,L.t vet has attended the Long Branch
show
The crowd was remiss about arriving on
.,na but when the long programme
,o-ksd through TO the championship
,osses there were al least 1000 persons
,t,bn the Enclosure and in the grand
s,snd Society was out in force. and II
,sened as though the entire Rumson col
c,y was at Hollywood Park.
Emil seelig came through the final day
Fl the exhibition with colors flying. and
-, success In the classes Of the early days
~ the show was a true index Of the tri-
unphs he won in the championship. OF
,ss half dozen championship ribbons two
x,ert 10 the Seelic horses. and in addition
they CAPTURED two Of the FIVE reserve rib
bons.
Mr. seeligs Baron and Sultan. brown
,.dings, standing l6 hands high. were
the chief winners. AS a pair they capt
rred the ribbon for harness horses over
*? hands and singiy Baron took the re
serve IN the championship event. An
other pair OF champions from Mr.. See
ur's stable were Stars and Stripes. bay
seldngs OF IS hands.
Miss Helen d. Atterbury, the Blen-
helm Farm. c. ". Atkinson and the
Broadlawn Farm took the other cham
ponsh.ps. Miss Atterbury scoring with
her gray gelding saddle horse. Nickel
Plate, and the farms winning in the
hunters and small harness horse events
with Algoma and Princess Sheilagh, re-
spectively. Mr. Atkinson's brown mare
Cornna won the single harness ribbon.
The Seelg stables won fourteen blues,
twelve reds, four yellovs and three
whites in the course Of the four days.
The BrOadlawn Farm won eight frsts,
three seconds. one third and one fourth.
Miss Atterbury won the next largest
number OF victories with six blues and
were in the classes for harness horses.
Miss Atterbury was the first 10 win a
championship when her gray gelding
Nickel Plate carried of the blue in the
saddle horse class. There were half a
dozen competitors for the prize. which
was open only 10 horses that had won in
the National Plainield. Newport or
Long Branch shows. and some OF the
riders did not seem any too we'll satisfied
al the verdict Of the judges. although
The spectators took il complacently. Sir
Evelyn, handsome bay gelding, owned
by ". H. Hanley. took the reserve RIB
bon. Nickel plate seemed TO recognize
the honor paid him when the champion
rosette was pinned on him. for he pranced
cut Of the ring like a pleased child.
The rain and storm Of Friday after
noon had necessitated the postponement
Of the final events on the programme for
that day. and IN order that they might
not conflict with the regular card for yes
tsrday they were Judged IN the morning.
The two events were for hunters and
Jumpers. and the Blenheim Farms bay
gelding Algoma carried of the major
competition for the West End Shore Club
prizes and a red in the class for ladies'
qualified hunters. Willow King, a bay
gelding from the Glen Riddle Farms, had
blue and yellow.
Early corners for the afternoon card
had g half hour Of thorough enjoyment
while the ch,ldren's competition was be-
ing staged. Four youngsters. none over
ffteen, were In the contest. ranging from
sx-year-old tike, in the person Of little
Miss Constance Regan. TO Master Asa s.
Bushnell, who showed The Quaker Girl,
and Just came within tho age limit.
The children had IN drive into the ring
IN carts or traps. unharness the pony
without assistance other than a groom
could give by holding the pony by the
mead. put on the saddle and bride. mount
and ride around the ring. Little Miss
Hegan had TO have a box to stand on 10
unharness her pony Joy. but she worked
as deftly as some OF the other children
more than twice her age. She was IN
deed popular favorite. and the crowd
was in no small measure disappointed
when the Judges passed her by and gave
the blue 70 Miss Laura Harding and
humming Bird. Master Bushnell. with
The Quaker Girl, got the red. and Miss
Hegan the yellow. The lad on the Broad
AVN Farms Lady Mine got nasty fail
while riding. but remounted and finished
the test.
Emil Seelig had a stunning surprise In
store for everybody when the fourth
hands were guided into the inclosure.
Mr. seelig had two entries in the event.
and his only competitor was the Bushnell
tarm. With a four made UP Of Volun-
etr' Wilkes Boy. Big Tim and Tom
Mountain drawing a light coach, Mr..
seelg called forth some we'll me1ted ap-
pause as the team whirled around the
uack and brought UP in the ring before
me judges. When the blue ribbon was
pinned on the leader the crowd gave vent
70 another outburst The second Seelig
entry captured the red, leaving the yell
"w 10 the Bushnell Farm team.
A half-m!le race for galloways added
tnrll 10 the afternoons doings. Only two
horses, +. j. Hogans The Thief and Lau-
renee B. Smiths Mollie Gibson, went TO
me post out OF half dozen entries. Both
ooys used the whip vigorously from the
isll OF the flag and IL was a neck and
neck struggle for tho frat three furlOngs,