New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-22
Stallion Wins Champion Hon
ors at Horse Show-La
Craquette Does
Stunts.

II IT is true, as was remarked at the
Garden yesterday. that the Russian gov
eminent has cabled 10 one Of It's officials
here offering a sum in FIVE figures for
the Grand Circuit trotter J. Malcolm
Forbes. then it is quite as true that the
Russian government knows a good horse
without seeing him. Tommy Murphy was
rather reticent I'm regard To the matter,
but he admitted that he had under con
sideratio most fattering offer. II Is
stated that the Russian government
wishes 10 use the handsome black stall
lion to improve the breed OF it's horses
for the army.
J. Malcolm Forbes cinched his victories
for the week at the Horse Show yestcr-
day. when he won tho championship for
roadsters defeating r. r Stoteshury's
hay mare Ruby. which was chosen for
the reserve. In the class were Miss Louls
Long with her black mare Aspiration.
and w NJ. V Hoffman. with his chestnut
Tenerife.
Ruby found balm for her wounded feel
ings I'm Class IS. where she appeared 70
pole with Lasca in competition for the
championship Here she met her old
rival Tenerine with Mahlon Wilkes. hut
they were forced 10 be content with the
tri-color which has the bit Of yellow that
stamps II not the badge o. the champion.
Another championship which was de-
cded was for embryonic hunters. This
was in Glass 1l5. Judged during the morn.
i,o . h.. =
brown gelding from the Glen Riddle
Farms with Charles Vtz mp T * ia
hv Tousaint-Talavca. and he defeated
the thoroughbred Beau Sabreur. with
Captain Parker up.
While Miss Ioua Longs Revelation
was undoubtedly the favorite in Class II,
which called for harness horses over l5l
and not exceeding l53 hands, n was due.
probably to the fact thet Miss Long IL
the most popular reinswoman that ever
held the ribbons over her own entries at
the Garden. The railbrds cheered and
applauded when she dashed around tho
ring with her broken hands I'm splints'
and some OF them even gave vent 10
their feelings I'm Kisses when william h'
Moore's Bountiful was picked to wear
Bountif,Il is fine mare. and. whatever
NAV have been the feeling in the past.
rho Judge" surely is not getting any the
best Of II this year
Two of the Moore entries were com
neIled TO take second honors I'm the ladies'
nhaeton class. where Mrs. PAU Moore
sat behind Whitehall Ariel and Raeourn.
Mics Belle Beach drove Baronet an"
Satire from the stable OF }. sumner
Dreper. and IT was impossible !" beht
tho combination Miss Ellen Rasmussen
uas third choice. with Alfred Wander
bits Pireno and Monona
Glass % brought the fair sex again ihto
tho ring. with saddle horAes over l'z ana
M, exceeding 1872 hands mp to I'D pounos'
Nth manners TO count 10 per cent. MISS
Cyrtbia Kearney's chestnut gelding
Divio made his initial appearance IN THIS
oIose and followed up his victories OF
,ho GUNNER season by winning over SIX
teen competitors more or less ior'n"ap'''
One of the railbirds VINO was s'aho'hB
,ear Miss Kearney just before she en-
tered the ring heard her remark
L,ou Dixie. we haven't chance, hut
will 20 in and be game AND IN re"
Moments they passed out OF the gate
tel tho hhIe ribbon Mrs. Jessie Won
tx,e,n showed Seton Girl for c. Douglas
vro,ks and was second choice over the
unfortunate Beau Sabreur. win MISS
ida FIeitmann up. Miss Ellen Rasmus-
con sbowed Early Morn for walter H.
Hanley 1901.
The brood water jump was as ever
. .., 80 Tho day but the spectators
had a chance to witness performance
nbich WAS not on the schedule. Captain
,,o,or Nvssens. "a Lancers, Belgium.
rode tay mare. La Croquette, which
after negotiating the water Jump pad'y
che erst time insisted on racing around
tho ring and fraly took the jump pack-
,,,ard landing on the hedge. This was
- rou performance. and she received
,,,o,o arplause than those which had
,,oared the lump in the usual manner
- o,,n however, was when she rushed
-, ,ho Judges and swerved Just In time 10
60 thcir lives. but endangered her
r,dar.s limbs against the fence. captain
Nyssens dismounted. limped from the
r,ng and la Croquette was led away
1T. Nv a horse which feels che has
earned a good rest.
Romeo. a gray geding OF the rreh'"
Hussers. was the only one 10 clear the
mater At eighteen feet He took IL IKE
t,rd ana In ,ked SIS though he did not care