New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
JUDGE HORSES IN
THE DRIVING RAIN
Nickel Plate Carries Off a
Championship, but Rail-
birds Favor Dixie.
TRICOLOR FOR THE WHIP
Tiny Miss Regain and Her Pony
Joy Meet Waterloo in Clos
ing Day of the Plain
field Show.

In a dOwnpour that soon reduced the
show ring TO a sea Of mud the champion
classes were judged at the close of the
Plainfeld horse show yesterday. Instead
Of delaying the judging. however, the
storm. which broke in its fury at 4
o'clock seemed to expedite matters, and
the classes were called into the ring
ahead of time Both judges and ex-
hibitors were game. and they went
through their appointed tasks quite as
cheerfully as though the sun were shin
ing.
Miss II. u. Atterbury's wonderful gray
gelding Nickel Plate. which made his
debut at the Garden and swept every
thing before him, had been lying low.
and Miss Cynthia Kearney's little chest
nut gelding Dixie had been gathering IN
the laurels. Many wondered whether
Miss Atterbury had decided not TO show
Nickel Plate. and they had just mentally
consigned the championship 10 Dixie
when Nickel Plate appeared in the class
for saddle horses over 15.2 hands. and
won the blue This made him eligible to
compete for the championship. and as
there was no height division the collec-
ton was formidable one.
There were Dixie George Rohlg's
Avoca and c. Douglas Franks Seton
Girl. Poetry and Sultana. The judges ar
rived at their decision by the process Of
elimination. and finally only Dixie and
Nickel Plate were left in the ring. The
rain was falling in torrents and the ring
resembled lake all of which did not
please Dixie while Nickel Plate was right
In his element. He travelled much bet
ter than he had in the previous class.
and the coveted tri-color was fastened on
his bride
Many Of the railbirds-who. by the way,
We're high and dry in the shelter Of the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dixie. and they at
tested his popularity by giving vent TO
catcalls ana shriH whistles, while the
more decorous contented themselves with
applauding Dixie and his young owner as
they made the rounds Of the ring. There
IS no denying. however. that Nickel Plate
IS an imposing animal. and the majority
agreed with the judges.
Miss Anne Vauclaire's chestnut mare
The Whip won the championship for
harness horses under 15.2 hands. She had
to compete with her old rival. Aaron.
from the stable Of Edward r. Mclean;
High Step and Pail Mall Miss Vauclaire
drove The Whip. Aaron was sec
ond choice High Step and Pail
Mall going unplaced. In the di-
vision for harness horses l52 hands
A w. Atkinson's Cornna. which won
the Nola challenge cup on Friday. and
Royal Victoria, the wonderful hackney
mare. owned by Emil Seellg. ROYAL Vic
toria was not allowed 10 compete. how
ever. as her only blue had been won
in the class for hackney brood mares. The
champion ribbon was fastened IN the
bride Of The Pilot, the reserve going TO
Corinna.
Godfrey Freezes Miss Jorrocks.
handsome mare and good performer.
appeared in the combination class but
failed to get I'm the ribbons George Rob
ley's Diana of the Lea was first choice.
with Miss Vauclaire's Sultana in second
place. The class brought out several old
favorites among them the champion OF
few seasons ago Rosamond. now grown
fat and matronly; Mrs. G. NJ Allaire's
Champ Clark and Mrs. j. J. O'Donohue's
Attention.
There was more speed than purity OF
gait apparent in the runabout class, which
finally resolved Itself into a race. The
drivers urged their horses 10 the top
notch, and several upsets seemed immi-
nent Edward b. McLean's bay gelding
Snapshot did not seem to be overdriven
and he was first choice. with Broadlawn
Maid. another good one. with Miss Vau-
claire at the reins, in second place.
Tiny Miss Regain and her pony. Joy.
who have carried away so many blues,
met their Waterloo in the class for har-
ness ponies 1873 hands and under. They
lad TO compete with Mrs William Zeig-
ler's wonderful brown mare Seaham Nat
". Edward McLean's Dilham O. *. and
Mel Valley Cinder a pretty but unruly
brown gelding, owned by Thomas l..
Watt.
There were three classes for officers
chargers. Justice. bay gelding, owned
by Alden s. Bloigett. covered himself
with glory by defeating the wonderful
chestnut stallion ARTILLERY. owned by
Major Frank b. Barrett. As the horses
left the ring after the usual exhi bition,
with a turn over the hedge Cor the wind
up. one horseman remarked: I'D rather
have Artillery than all the others put to-
eether." Two chargers from the Essex
Troop won the jumping contest. and here
Justice won his first red ribbon. He was
shown with Leonard Sulliyan's Cavalry.
The awards follow:
Glass 6 (pairs Of harness horses. not ex-
oeeding 1872 hands: first prize. $50. second
prize. Sl5)-First. Emil Seeligs br. IT.. Sport
ing Extra and br. x. Arion. second, Georg
Rohligs b. KS. Manhattan and Dignity.
Class 81 tpOnies. over 1873 hands and not
exceeding l42 hands. shown under saddle:
FIRST prize. $2j, second prize. Sl0)-First.
George Chipchases en-. IN. Vanity. second
Henry l.. Watson's gr. s. Ghanim; third. T.
H. Watkinss br. <. Brown jug; fourth.
Thomas l.. Watts b. m. Katrina.
Glass % combination harness and saddle
horses. first prize. $50. second prize. SD
sea. second. Brooklawn FARMS CHI. III. Sui
tana: third. w. A McGibbons b. IN. Peggy !.
fourth. A. W. Atkinson's b. <. Highland
Fling.
hands amateurs 10 ridel-First. Georg
Rohllg's ch. G. Avoca second. Donnybrook
Farms b. &. Attention: third Roland T.
ROss's b. m. Green Cord: fourth. +. san
ford Ross. jr.'s b. m. Winona.
Glass IL (runabout horses l4.3 and not ex-
ceeding 1872 hands: first prize. $50. second
prize. sl5)-First, Edward b. McLean's b. &.
Snapshot. second. Broadlawn Farms b. m.
Triumph Togo: fourth. Georg Rohigs br. IN.
Diana OF the Sea.
class % (ponies in harness; 1873 hands
and under: first prize. S25: second prize.
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