New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-18
Islip Polo Clubs Horse
Show a Mixture of Good
Features.
VICTORIA CROSS
BEST OF HUNTERS
Majority of Prizes Captured by
Mrs. Ralph Isham, Miss Hu6bs
and II. T. Peters.

annual horse show of the Islip Polo
Club yesterday, held at Oakwood Park,
long famous as the yearly rendezvous
Of the country's greatest harness and
saddle horses for the old Bay Shore
Horse Show Association fixtures.
The field is now arranged for polo,
and tn, dirt track encircles as fine
stretch as any at Meadow Book or
Piping Rock, ana Jumping course has
been laid out back OF the little grand
stand. AS the classes shifted from tie
track to the jumps the on.ookers left
the boxes and seats and formed IN
groups along the upper rails 10 over
look thu hunter. taking he fences.
There was plenty of entertainment IN
both aspects of the judging.
Saddle horses, hunters and polo
ponies were the features, and in the two
latter types the exhibits were perhaps
better than the average seen at the old
time Bay Shore shows. There was
sporting atmosphere about everything,
and the South Shore residents, who pre-
dominated among the spectators, were
for the nonce utterly equine. and ig-
nored yachts, bathing and how the blue
fish are biting as topics OF small talk.
In keeping, l.. Hastings Arnold drove a
party over in a yellow and black road
coach, Miss Lara Beavor-Webb having
the box seat, but Mrs. Eric 5. Winston,
while keen enough about the horses,
did not forget her old pastime, and led
an Irish terrier on leash, one Of the
kennel with which she has won many
blue ribbons.
II was intensely hot, yet nearly all
the young girls wore knitted silk sport
sweaters over their flimsy dresses, an
other proof of the prevailing rage for
the gay wraps, while the Princess de
Pignatelli wore fur-trimmed silk coat
A violent thunderstorm obligngly came
at the midday recess, but left a sogey
track as a reminder, and the afternoon
classes were judged in soft going. An
other rsinstorm broke after the pony
race, and sent the people home without
waiting for a promised polo game.
Women and young girls rode in the
classes for hunters al polo ponies, IS
we'll as in the regular riding classes on
the fat Belle Beach and Miss Dorothy
Hubs wore the only long habits. for
they limited their energies 70 the or
thodox sac die horse and the combiua-
ton classes; TO ride astride was mani
testify the only way for the more versa
tile equestriennes. Mrs. Ralph lsham,
formerly Miss Marion Gaynor, and Miss
Natalie Peters We'd for honors on the
/ hunters and polo mounts. The former
with Miss Dorothy Hubs and Harry I
/ Peters, the squire OF Windholme Farms
won the most prizes.
The first prize in each class was :
| fine silver cup in addition to the b!us
ribbon. The judges-Robert Gilmore,
B. B. Lewis and Clarence II. Robbins
were quick and efficient, qualities rot
always united in horse show judges.
Children had an innings both N
drive and ride, but the impressive
classes of the morning were % hunt
ers. There were six post and rail
jumps, each five feet six inches hish,
in the course, which was about third
of a mile and well tufted. "a light
weight hunters were out first, all GO
ing finely, with the issue for the blue
q very close call between Allan PinGer-
tons Taxi, with the gentleman rider,
Henry L. Bell, up, and the same own
er's Talisman, ridden cleverly by Mrs.
Ralph Isham. Taxi, a raklng sixteen
/ hand roam, won the cup.
Heavyweight hunters were a dozen
! in strength the winner in an outstand-
ing way being a newly imported Irish
gelding, the 1872 hand bay Victoria
Cross, somewhat inclined 10 rush the
| fences, but sent along in frolcking
style by Dick Donnelly. The Tartar
was second and Skylight third. Law
renee Smith Buffers big bay Nero
halted and bungled the last jump un-
seating H. L. Bell, but received a
fourth ribbon.
The class for pony jumpers was
D NJ I'll, l.. f,tr
! tor entry, Willie Price, and the Have
! Gou, won as a heavyweight polo pony
| to close the morning session. The
minor ribbons were not announced in
! the two classes for some unknown rea-
/ son.
Three runabouts, an exercising cart,
a four-y heel cutunder trap and a high
gig were the vehicles on the track for
! the combination driving and riding
class, regarded as a creditable turn
/ CIT, indeed, by the community of mo-
tor owners, where the one incentive
/ row to keep a driving horse seems TO
/ be 10 boost the horse show once a year.
| Sequatogue Farms brilliant stopper
| Fantasy was in the high gig, with Miss
! Dorothy Hubs on the reins, and was
clearly the best also when under
saddle
The awards follow:
Ro,d pony Or POLO pony h,css-won By p Horas'
HIsmeysT ana H rs''', .co Sa r99,
| Farms blk g. The Kid. third. John o'Days q. m.
ssid. horses. Is hands and no, over IS 2 hands
Won b se4g,iogge Farms en- n. tFan,.sy I'd.
/ den BY Miss Dorothy huoDs' second horace fia'e-
Ssdd, horses, over 80 hands Won By Harry
Ra.'' en- M. ,nlg 10 49, y n5de S,, ~
/ King 49, yrs. third. Harry Bates b. 8. Bro
Teams Of three polo ponies-won BY Horace Have.
/ meyers and Harry Peterss Pioneer F'ippani AID
! Pensy'a. second. owners Pearl Perdou. Al
lelo and Red. third. Allan Pinkerton. fourth. A.
Combination horses any hesh,-won By ssaua.
| Mss Dof5thy HuSts. i5il. US second Mrs.
George A Ellis', ch. Dolphin. u 81 aged. third.
i Hssr Sais poc S2s By Horace Have.
meyer and Harry T Ps,srs's sr m. Pearl Perdcu.
Pony Jumpers not exceeding IS hands-won -
Allan Pinkeuon's b. willie Price. ridden BY Mrs.
Reavwsisht huntsrs-won by Horace Hav,meyer
and Harry T Peters, b Nietor,~ Cross. ridden
The Tartar. third. Allan Pinksrons Dr. SKY
light
m. raIi ridden by H. l. Bell. second. same
owners D. z Tallsman. ridden by Mrs Ralph
Isham. third. Miss NJ T Henderson. B g. D5s.
Norce saddle horses. over Is hant,--won ~
Frederick Beriuchs ~ silver KIM l5.3. yrs:
second Harry Rates Z Broker. 1873. Yrs. third.
Mrs Godfrey Pree'e's Oliver Twist.
! Children's saddle ponies 60 - ridden by
child not over ~ years - age Won by Jafrcs
Bowens ch Polena. t2. u US. ridden -
4 owner. second Allan Pinkerion's Willie Pnss.
I third John O'Days br M Brown0efry
| Childrens harness ponies 60 be driven ~
child not lt year, u aze--Won by Green
Whitney. second Miss Natalie Peterss WI m snow
| drop driven by owner.
| Novice saddle horses. not exceeding IS hands
/ VI. Esru - h.
| Charles Barry li2. yrs: second. Harvey G.
| Crafts ch AvAil. N2. 5 yrs. fhirt. Miss Ma
p.fer