New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-06
Keen Competition in All
Glasses Marks Opening
Day of Affair.
ONE WOMAN RIDER
MEETS A MISHAP
Several Blues Fall to Mrs. Wag-
staff, and Mrs. Davis Wins
in Hunter Class.


Tuxedo Park. y. Y, June Ideal
weather favored the Tuxedo colonlsts for
the opening day OF the annual horse
show. Twenty classes were judged and
keen competition prevailed. Each class
had large number Of entries
Tomorrow will be the big dav OF the
show. There Will be q trotting race in
the morning and the officers charges
hunters and Jumpers in the military
classes. which have stirred up much en-
thusiasm.
Saddle horses. hunters and jumpers
were the features to-day. Mrs David
Wagstaff on her black Gelding Pointer
won several blues William NJ V. Hoff-
man won the roadstcrs' class with Ten
eriffe. In the lightweight hunters. Miss
Carol A. Harrimans Fairwnd did the
jumps in perfect style, and carried off the
cup with ease. captain r. G. Alexander,
of West Point, was second.
The most exciting event Of the day was
the ladies' hunters, ridden with side sad
die. Mrs. Preston Daviss Beau Brummen
was first, and Miss Marie Rodewald took
the red with her chestnut geding
Woman Rider Falls.
Miss Margaret Wagstaff fell a cropper
in this class, but escaped injury. Miss
WagstaT rode Dolly.
The obedience test for hunters and
jumpers, with amateur riders. brought out
thirteen entries to jump in the shortest
possible time on snake line course over
out wings, and return. The jumps were
a single white rail and a gate, each seven
long and three feet high, and brush hur-
dies of the same length. Going out Of
the course or knocking over marker
post disqualified.
The blue was won by Pierre Lorillard,
jr.. riding his gray gelding Dixie Among
the entrants were horses from Squadron
c Farm and Captain Alexander.
Judge for hunters, trotters under saddle
and roadsters was Alfred b. MacClay,
and Colonel c. l. DebevOise, Of Brooklyn,
was judge of saddle horses and ponies
under saddle.
Many spectators were in the boxes. A
luncheon was served in a large tent at
the entrance and many of the residents
had luncheon in their cottages. Mr. and
Mrs. William NJ. V. Hoffman entertained
the horse show committee.
Some Of the awards were
Local ponies Qn harness; under 1872
hands; to be driven by amateurs under
10 years)-Gardenia. 2 yrs, CHI. m, Miss
l.. Whitfield, first, Gypsy Queen, br. m.
Theodore Frelinghuysen, second; Sporty,
s. m. Miss Fannie Wickes. third.
Local combination saddle and harness
Ito be shown first in harness and then
under saddle; performers IL harness to
count 40 points; performers under saddle,
60 points)-Pointex, blk. g., Mrs. David
Wagstaff, first; knave of Hearts, ch. G.,
Mrs. David Wagstaff second Algernon,
ch. g. Miss Ruth Cutting. third Sun
shine, ch. m, Miss A. Cameron, fourth
Saddle Horses and Hunters.
open classes heavyweight saddle
horses, up 10 carrying 2O0 poundsI-Kil-
larney, oh. g., Emil Antony, first; Al
danita, b. m, w. S. Baker. second; Cy-
clone, CHI. g., p. r. Drury, third; Beau
Broadway, blk. &. Mrs E. NJ. Weld
fourth.
Heavyweight hunters up TO carrying 100
pounds to hounds-Pippin br. g., w. a.
Hartman, first; Or. Jones, b.. e., Robert
Goelet, second Master, b. G., f.. Roland
Hartman. third, and Hartstown, br. g.,
E. r. Hartman. fourth.
Local pairs of saddle horses, one to be
ridden by lady, the other by gentleman
Red Port b. g.. and Patria, b. m, W. NJ.
V. Hoffman, first; Pointex, blk. e.. and
Knave of Hearts, oh. g.. Mrs. David Wag-
staff, second, and Golden Glow, oh. NJ,
and Sir Bedouin, Oh. g., W. NJ. V. Hoff-
man, third.
Lightweight hunters up to carrying l6j
pounds TO hounds-Fairwind, br. g., Miss
Carol A. Hartman first; True Heart, b.
g., Captain r. G. Alexander, second
Corvette. CHI m, Squadron c, third. and
Cherie, or. m, Miss Juliet Breitung
fourth.
Local saddle horses over 14.2 hands
Irish Heather. CHI &, Mrs +. Henry Har-
riman, first; Pointcx, blk. &. Mrs David
Wagstaff, second; Kpave of Hearts. ch. g.,
Mrs. David Wagstan. third. and Beau
Broadway, blk. 4, Mrs. f. NJ. Weld
fourth.
Pairs Of saddle horses, not under Is
hands-Diana Of the Lea, br. m. and
Poetry. b. g, George c. Rohlig, first, and
Woodford, blk. &. Mrs. Babcock. and
Pointex, blk. g., Mrs. David Wagstaff
second.
FRIARS ELECT GOTHAM