New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-02
Women in Panic When Rain
Drives Them to Top Of
FraiI GrandStand.
LIGHTNING HITS FLAGP0LE
Iudging at Long Branch Fixture
Comes TO Abrupt End and
Ring Turns Into
a Lake.

+srfereC Win lNt luuSluE AT NOM WOOD
o,rE Ions Branch. Yesterday II was
~ ordinary storm however, and 10 say
hat II raiueG was putting il mildly. In a
ta,, minutes from the time the first drop
,su the show ring was transformed in,O
AXE. with the judges stand Sai..ns
gay,y around
The iudses attempted 10 10 on with
.batr work until a bell of fire dropped.
snparently rsht in front OF the grand
Sand. and exploded with a noise Ike the
.sport OF 4 r.he This Nds enough 10 put
en- end 10 the proceedings and drove
every one into the shelter OF the grand
stand. This. however, soon ceased 70
s4ord much protection from the storm
and the refugees climbed higher and
higher until there We're thousand panic
stricken women and men huddied on the
TOP seats
What had AZ first been considered in the
nature Of q lark became a serious pre-
6cament when an hour passed and the
ran seemed on the increase. II anything
one fagstaf on the grounds was struck
nv lightning. and a dozen others were
uo-oOted and tossed around Iu the sale
Finally motor cars began TO drive up on
ire lawn. and the attendants piloted the
bsd~aggled spectators 70 their cars under
2 huge red umbrella which earlier m the
oav had done duty as refreshment tent
The water had settled on the lawn until
II seemed impossible 10 leave the grand q
stand save in boat and some of the
sughte~ members OF the fair sex were
carried from the steps 90 their vehicles.
Judging sig horses for the Potter chal-
le3ge cup and pairs Of saddle horses
representing the park and road types
were the important classes on TO-DAY q
p-ograrr1s. The Potter cup is 500
trophy which must be won three years
10 make Il the property OF the successful
exhibitor Mortimer l. Schiff had won
i with Baron Brown in 1911 and the
,ste Henry w Leeds took II last year
with the locked trotting mare Comma
now the property Of A. w. Atkinson oil
Camden. y. j. Corinna tried again for
tire trophy. but she had to be content
with the reserve ribbon to-day, for John
: Bushnell. a son OF Governor Bushnell.
OF Ohio. brought out new candidate IN
The Governor, that filed the bill for gig
work better than any Of his competitors.
The winner was a trotting bred nigh
stopper Of much finish and quality and
ne had the dash and style as well as the
speed and action which the type re-
Qu.res.
Miss Ella T. Ivers. a new exhibitor from
Nav BEDFORD. Conn. showed Flashlight
bay gelding. for which she IS said 70
have paid something Ike $1,000 fe*
weeks ago.
william Zeigler. Jr's. Sir Rossiter and
The Pilot. the latter the champion al
Pls!nAeld last June. George 6. Rohlis :
Energy and Emil Seeligs Baron were
others shown. Mr. Seelig came out with
his horse hooked TO a runabout, and was
not allowed 70 compete for the prize lie
called the attention Of the officials 10 the
fact that the published conditions did not
specify that horses must be driven to
gigs. but merely that they must be suit-
able for gigs. but the secretary stood nrm
and the Baron got the gate.
The published conditions In the class
for pairs" OF park and road saddle horses
likewise caused some confusion when the
judges gave the blue ribbon 10 Miss Hope
ton d. Atterburys Nickel Plate and
Patricia. both horses being Of the accepted
park type. Both were rugged, strong AMI
mails that looked like good ones for
long Journey. and the judges evidently
took the view that because they were
handsome stylish, snowy soers was no
reason for disregarding their road quail
ties.
The award Of the red ribbon 10 Walter
Hanley's Sir Evelyn and Morning Glory
caused some surprise Sir Evelyn, the
road hack Of the pair" Is anything but
rugged in appearance George G. Rohlig's
Avoca and Diana Of the Lea represented
the respective types more clearly, perhaps
than any other pair in the ring.
Avoca is a plain but wonderfully well
made. powerful horse, with manners ana
PAGES almost perfect for the road. and
the mare in her present improved form
Is typical park saddle horse. although
not an ideal one.
Before the pair class was Judged, both
OF Miss Atterbury's horses had won in
open saddle classes. Nickel Plate taking
the blue in field Of eighteen entries.
while Patricia won the class for women s
saddle horses not exceeding 1872 hands.
Kitty Gray, eighteen years old. and the
winner OF more prizes. probably. than any
other living harness horse, played a
prominent part In the days doings she
was down in the back and carried the
surplus flesh which 90 many veteran show
horses take on. but the old spirit and
something Of the old style and action
we're there. and she held her own bravely
IN double harness with the six-year-olc
mare Princess sheilagh. with whom she
was shown.
ne TWO hardly made a matched pair
however. and the decision which gave
them the blue ribbon in the class for
"omens park phaeton pairs came in for
some criticism among horsemen
This was the last class shown ube,
the storm was al It's height. The Young
women who drove were swathed IN rain
clothes and tucked away under the raised
hoods Of the George " phaetons hut
me FURY Of the tempest drove the rain
INTO the carriages. and the drivers were
ABOUT as wet as the horses before the nib
oons were distributed.
Emil seelig who IS sweeping the ring
N me harness classes this year. uncov-
cred two more pairs OF blue ribbon win
hefs to-day making five different pairs
mat have won for him since the show
opened on Wednesday. He has won nine
first prizes.
The awards follow.
o.. Ht OF harness horses over l53 hands
shrst prize. So: second prize f3b,-Fgrs, Fti
Tn,1k Di IS Billie Il. and Billie r. second
ss,nli neeligE b.. rs Sultan and Taron, 49,