New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-16
ORPHANS MOURN AT SHOW;
HOST VANDERBILT A LOSER
1900 Children in Garden See
Alfred G.'s Horses Get Gate
Opening Glasses Judged.

From the moment when the Old Guard
Band ushered fifteen hundred youngsters
into Madison Square Garden TO the
strains of Babes in Toyland" until the
final jump in the international contest
there was not dull moment at the
opening Of the National Horse Show yes
terday.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt's little guests, who
were gathered from the various orphan
asylums, filled the galleries and were by
no means the least enthusiastic Of the
spectators.
When Mr.. Vanderbilt appeared in the
opening class. driving the chestnut mare
Queen, which was for novice harness
horses, it did not take the children long
TO locate their host and he was greeted
with a round of applause. Unfortunately,
the judges did not look with favor on
either Of Mr. Vanderbilts entries, and
both heard the fatal word Gate" before
they had circed the ring many times.
Charles Wilson handled Oakland Farms
brown mare Pireno.
Miss Anne Vauclain. owner Of the
Broadlawn Farm. had her exquisite little
mare Princess Sheilah entered in this
class, and although Sheilah has won re-
Deatedly during the summer She was
eligible to compete in the novice class AT
the Garden. She was placed ahead Of J.
Sumner Diapers brown mare Satire, VIII
lisden Farms Natoma and Broadvlew
FARMS Summit.
Pairs Of Shetland ponies were the next
10 answer the buges call, and they
brought forth "Ohs" and ABS" Of
admiration, not only from the younger
contingent. but from the grown-ups as
we'll These midget equines were ineligible
~ they exceeded in height forty-siX
inches. and all of them were well under
the maximum. Some were so tiny that
one felt tempted 70 walk away with one
under each arm The winners, King
Largo and Pearl, were q black pair. not
nearly so snowy as Miss Vauclain's Angus
and Alert beautiful piebald pair. which
took the red ribbon.
Walter Haniey is following up his sue.
cess of the summer season with some
brand new saddle horses, which are bound
10 he popular with the railbirds as well
as the judges.
From the Blue Grass Country.
Miss Ellen Rasmussen showed a hand
some chestnut mare called Early Morn,
which is decidedly a thoroughbred typo.
but which really had her origin I'm the
blue grass country. Little Miss Helen
Shoemaker rode G. Douglas FRANKS
chestnut mare Seton Girl. and she won
her usual rcd ribbon and again came the
question. How does she do it?" The
mare gave a good performance. and she
had the advantage of being perfectly
handled. but that is all that could be
said in her favor, for she is far from
being a handsome mare.
Miss Dorothy Hubbs's Fantasy, an old
favorite. had 10 be content with an II. C..
the yellow going 10 Evangeline. chest
nut mare from the stable of Miss Claribel
jefferson. Miss Belle Beach rode Chcs-
teriield. but he failed to impress the
judges.
A decision which looked more as though
it were based on past performances than
ON the exhibition i'm the show ring was
that which gave the blue ribbon 10 Tom
N.Y. Murphys brown stallion J. Malcolm
Forbes. Both horse and driver had the
attention Of the spectators from the mo-
ment they entered the ring, and ii locked
as though ". n. V. Hoffman's Teneriffo
were quite forgotten. He made good
showing. however, and several horsemen
who were stationed at the rail voiced the
opinion that the blue should have gone To
~. hiS faNOrifa
Another decision which surprised the
railblrds was when william H. Moores
Berkeley Queen left the ring with a white
ribbon fastened TO her bride. The little
roam mare won similar class last year,
and she looks as fit as ever. First choice
was a black mare called Foregatc Polly,
owned by George A. Heyl. This was
quite satisfactory 10 all concerned, tu.
the red ribbon seemed to have gone astIay
when Il was fastened on the Nidee Of
Cupid. rather preposseeslng little bay
gcldlng which had not the quality II
either Violet or the Queen. which were
third and fourth choices.
Miss Loula Long drove a corking pair
Of bays in the novice class, called Revela-
ton and Realization. II any fault could
he found with them I; was that they were
q trine light. but IL was toss-up between
the SNOWY pair and William H. Moore's
Madeline and Manfred. which had a little
more substance. but not quite so much
vlyc. Madeline and Manfred were finally
chosen FOR the blue.
Ladies' Saddle Glass.
~ tie ladies' saddle class another OF
Walter Hanley's horses came TO the front.
This one was called Iron Tail, and he
Was new to most Of the spectators. Miss