New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-12
,xh;bition Riding and
mills Among Features
Of Charity Fete.
uOlJNTED POLICEMEN
SHOW THEIR SKILL
~,Is on Their Mettle in
Many Contests That Fill
Lively Programme.

-
wa ,,bre drill and rough riding by
~, United States Army and an
i' S's;.ss drill by the traffic police
-, reseues from simulated run
-, !, full speed, all winding up at
-, Nth a high jumping contest with
, - croomed 20 90 after the WORLDS
SpsiiA Inc Charity Horse Show at
I ses..' Square Garden reached it,
S ~ AZ excitement yesterday.
DiE,..k n ali there we're no accidents
=. the riders we're even thrown,
h0,' 80 borses which were entered IN
na ;smns. although put 70 some of the
N tests Of the show, flew over
80 with uniform lightness and grace.
c"-,Sy erept in once IN a long wnile
- go some heavy footed horse tumbled
'-', he hurdles, or some over heavy
e Ssy skilful rider made a muddle
az mounts skill. but these instances
-. f,W. and there we're almost con-
- rounds OF applause for the per-
'' T.rr Foot supplied some OF the COM
,bs Corinthian class for hunters.
-. ;pmps consisted of a hedge, a
-. and a pen, the latter demanding
.v;,t short jump out after a long
aiming jump in. Foxy Foot tipped
80 hurdle. and by the time he got TO
y, pen be was laughing so hard ABOUT
ia rsjlbird said that he was not quite
!, forv-footed as he ought to have
s..s and he pulled a section of the
80, down behind him. But he took
=. srposite fence like a bird, just TO
law ke could do il. He was unplaced
h ihe prizes
i,otber TO turn the laugh at him
"a an uproar of applause was London
S-oEs. He tumbled into the pen like
"a. az bricks. but quickly recovered
III called out like an seroplane. The
Us was won by Rock Cress, with
"a GRAY second, Nicolas third and
Nancy Psnsy fourth.
Manners for horses were much IN
ssn,sa Yesterday. In Class "a, for
i,6,T saddle horses over 10 hands 2
;,,sss four years old or over, up to
arriving 200 pounds, manners counted
a nsr cent. George Guyton, en-
,sr,5 BIZ Captain J. NJ. Burroughs, I'd
Cavalry. proceeded TO make his man
ssys me most conspicuous thing IN the
rire. with tossing head and prancing
and sIl-sround vivscity. ,
But apparently that was not the kiEd
A. rsrners the Judges wanted. for they
ave bin only fourth place. Margaret
late took first, Iron Trail second and
Dr. Gamer third
Gossip Busy at Show.
conspicuous entry was Gossip,
vtish toOk the challenge cup in Class
81. for ladies' saddle horses, carrying
40 TO $50 pounds, ridden by ladies on
sd, saddles. with dealers and profess
sionsls excluded from the class. Gossip,
vhieh il owned by John A. Hartford,
had already won four blue ribbons at
he shox, and at Blue Grass shows this
rear has taken more than thirty blues
AID championships. She was followed
"a ID, class By Supreme, which took
second; The Minstrel, which TOOK third,
ssi Sonia, fourth.
The trafie policemen we're the popu-
ar exhibitors at the night session.
lventy-eight Of the best riders in the
squad, under command Of Lieutenant
Walsh, we're entered. Creedmore, rid
Gen BY John 0'Byrne, of Brooklyn, took
inst prize. For precision in line, wheel
lg snd changing front the squad gave
he star performance of the show.
Police Commissioner Woods and former
Commissioner Bingham were in the
guest box. General A. L. Mills assisted
4 the judging
Reginald c. Vanderbilt, who spent the
Gay at the show, said that from the
nni Of view OF the horsemsn II was
sss Of the most successful events ever
sie n the Garden, and the horses
sozid compare favorably with those
ssown anywhere in the United States.
Aprotest that was expected 70 create
Nne STIR hzzled out. Lieutenant Wal
ace, 50 Field Artillery, L. S. A., who
ss enpheed IN Class l22 on Thursday,
Fonlsed 70 raise the question of the
ha'as OF one OF more Of the successful
aires. He filed FIVE written pages Of
anpsint, but as il was not accompa-
-sa By the requisite s25 fee no notice
rts taken Of il.
we Of the most popular victories of
es Jay, and Of the show, was won by
Lieutenant G. L. Morrison and his dash
~ CHESTNUT Red Fox, in class No. 122,
W aenters and Jumpers. Decision had
~ held over from Thursday after
va when four horses tied for first
SO, and yesterday morning the con-
~ vas decided. Red Fox, Lieutenant
sarles ". Stewards Sir William Pier
* Mrs. ". r. Goes gray mare Molly
srsI and A. II. Higginson's Ragtime
sss me horses which survived the pre-
-,-,iary judging on Thursday.
es class was handicapped. Green
-lisfs and novices were called on TO
"a iour feet, and hunters were PENAL
-atn inches, while Jumpers and horses
- competing in high jumps had 70
"a ne bar set a. FIVE feet. When the
,.-sH announced that the four horses
~ TED FOR FIRST honors Lieutenants
49,, '.Sa sno stewart AZ once requested
49,. ne tie be jumped of then and
-. PTS. Coe was willing. but Mr..
essnssn demanded that Ragtime,
:, seo hunter, be allowed 10 compete
49, ieet This WAS refused, and the
s'esreo the event held over.
su,, 800 teen that the horses knew
can. 49, vas expected Of them when II
xbi,y ne ier the final test. Red Fox,
Hev,, ahaily came OF triumphant,
"a. .soFed 20 better advantage. lie
!. se as well broken horse can
,s,. =. ssiled over the barriers with an
III e grace that won the applause Of
HI - sn William Pierson was also on
ss,s-s, and performed his task in
IA, .nke manner. But Molly Gray,
81, ,eo esmpsigner, was defeated
"a. At . struggle, for seldom has
y, - ~ IN better mood. Rsgtime was
u S. ..H ap 70 the task in hand when
e. analysis was made.
Il, ~ sSee Presce, the eleven-year
f..s 80. vocirey Preece, scored a popular
al 10 TIE class for polo ponies. lie
nls ieg up on his fathers gray
s.sSs GENERAL Spotsinoa, one Of the
a. little ponies seen in many n
~, general Spotsinof could scarcely
"a, oslng handy. His rider stuck in
ssl , 1.ooie Ike burr and put the Cen
'ouRh his PAGES in fsultless style.
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