The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-12
THOROUGHBRED DAY
ATTR LARGEST
CROWD TO GARDEN
Da,lling competitions at Night
Hold Intention OF Brilliant
ThrOng.
GREAT INTEREST IN
ARMY COMPETITION

f. rar,iped for thoroughbred day 10
,.,g on, the largest crowd that has at
,.,asd the National Horse Show In Mad
d, SQUARE Garden. Both in tho after
~ and evening sessions yesterday the
,,suc NoyNed in goodly numbers to
latch tie decision of the more important
.'lt always are reserved for the
- a.; slo,y week. There was n critical
- 90, the afternoon, when the saddle
n,y,,snlus were decided. and a brill
's, nm, a, night, when dlshing coInpc-
d. among harness horses were fol-
81 bv /, broad water jump that held
80. so.,.ltoIs' attention until well on 10
midnight
=, vas only fitting that the influence
~ ,he t~hor0ughhrcl should hc apparent
m, classes determined yesterday. THIS
,.s so even to a greater extent IMAM had
100, anticipated by the admirers OF the
cling strain hat has been carefully
i-ilrcd for centuries. In the saddle
"A hunter classes no animal with n per-
,r,,re 90 less than 30 OF thor
.,rhbI,d blood was successful. In the
ass suitable for horses to become
ll,,ers both the winner n the reserve
we're ,h~o"Uurhhrcds. the chief honor go
90 10 -. Patrick because OF his being
more NJ n hunting type thai Down ES,st
The latter Is a racer pure n simple,
hang sired Ivy Yankee, who made Il
lr name FOR himself on the American
TUT
LADY Beck, who was called on TO de-
40 IN. first saddle championship. also
- ~. .IarANr1alg.l and tho
.r horses selected by her for first and
reserve ribbons were either by q thor
o. INBRED sire or out OF a thoroughbred
maze II was q matter of general COM
IN, ,ha: Lady Eeck was the most
,lrstaNdag Judge that ever had ofiicl-
ned IN the Garden. and In h champion
SIP classes she kept the contestants go
~ until her choice had clearly demon
STATED It's superiority.
ne strong hold that the horse exer-
SEES Oh is followers was made APP
aren't 10y the appearance in the after
Don Of Miss Ida l.. fleitmann. consld-
rsed the best woman rider in tho metro
roltln district. IL was Mise F1eit-
uiuu's urst appearance In public since
Ter serious accident AT the Piping Rock
.ow The plucky young hUsewoinan
Is not entirely recovered from the
-ok,u i-g she sustained when her
..uurt Cyrnet fell in ore Of the hunt
Co.. asses at Piping Rock. She WAS
t-;, ru,U,'. however, to see the cream
; the present crop OF saddlers and at
'-rdti the show in "a wheel chair while
'Vs championships were being decided
Z" The afternoon.
That the slogan 90 preparedness Is
general was manifested by the interest
sI'.4r DO, tho .lfNt,ftfflt iiNFtfufaI l.
re Jockey Club with the idea OF de-
'.m.u.us the best type of horse for
.rry purposes. The innovation was a
slcgess beyond the widest dreams OF
he promoters and brought into the ring
NO dozen animals which CAV the OFF,
ors jIlg ny n wide range OF type from
va!ch 10 select.
Two cavalrymen and n artilleryman
we've DESIGNATED by Gen. Leonard Wood
o.. select the horse which they thought
u"s. suited for all around army work.
some OF the spectators leaned toward
! rSsS mat we've almost heavy enough
'gr IrtuEht purposes. but the Judges
:na!ly selected Martin II. Saportas's
~INar'tOu as the most useful type for all
.ound army work. Another New Yorker.
: Bryce Wing, supplied the second in
ottawa and a real army horse was third
Sir DIXON, owned by Capt. William
Mitchell Of West Point.
Judge William IL. Moore continued
Us victorious career in the harness
'asses and captured three blues IN the
afternoon. me of the most impressive
'spiays was mad by Lady Seaton in
ne class for ladies' phaetons, the hand
; me- mare being driven by Mrs. Paul
Moore, who showed of the action OF
Ms great hackney TO perfection.
Ms, I.pula Long scored a popular
e. Glory n IN eWaldorf-Astoria Cup CON
i5S, IN which she drove Realization and
'rth!oned Earl Grey, last years cham
non, which was exhibited and driven by
= Viau of Montreal. The cup has TO be
"on twice by the same exhibitor, and
'es!des VI IS Niau j. Sumner Draper has
gained a leg on the trophy.