The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-07
WOMEN SCORE SUCCESSES
IN BLUE RIBBON QUEST

A. II O'Clock ~ the morning the
blgler sounded Boots and Saddles and
The thir,ieth annual exhibition of horses
10 this city under the auspices OF the
National Horse show Association was
formally opened. In the ring were
Henry Fairfax and |. ]. Il. Muurling,
ne committee Of the day, and the judges.
While around the fence was a fair
tprnkling of enthusiasts who had gath
cred 10 watch the horses put through
iheir PAGES. The morning programme
sas largely devoted to breeding classes,
and il was not until The afternoon that
ne harness horses, Saddlcrs, ponies,
Lo,ters and hunters we.e shown
Judge william II. Moore. who is as
usual the largest exhibitor II who
las been for years the best patron OF the
harness horse in this country, exhibited
another wonder In the novice lass. This
class called for horses over lj.l and not
exceeding 1913 hands. and of the twenty
entered seventeen were sent into the
Ihg. The Judges were John j, Dixon u
Toronto and George b. Hume of New
York, and they had the hardest task
mat any Judges Of harnes horses have
ever had in his show. The fact that
seventeen high steppers entered the com
petition was proof that the harness horse
u coming back into popularity.
1t was impossible to judge all at one
time in the ring M 80 they Were
brought in In two divisions. and after the
Judges had picked out the best OF the
hrst division the second lot was brought
H. and II was in this that Judge Moore
and Miss Loula Long showed. The Judge
ned the reins over a bay geldins named
Micah, ID %youngster only 4 years old
and standing lj,2a. hands, He showed
wonderfully good all around action ana
10 Tar outclassed the others that from
he moment he entered the ring there
Vas no doubt in the minds Of horsemen
where the blue ribbon would go, Micah
Is another Lady Seaton and gives prom
Sc Of developing into n Of the best
AoFses that the Judge ever owned.
Bulldogs part Of Exhibit.
Miss Loula Long drove Revelation and
a. usual showed her fondness for speed
ny ou,sp"eding the rest of the horses III
We ring and TO make her exhibit a
t''le more attractive she had two French
bulldogs sitting beside her. Revelation
y a SNOWY big bay with fine action III
Hont, but rather poor behind. Miss Long
had a second string in Realization. wilc.i
was driven by the manager Of h stable,
ana this too showed considerable dash.
" w. A'hlnson Of Merchantville, y. H.,
vas represented by a very attractive
hackney named Supreme POlonius. J.
n"mpbell Thompson showed DermOd and
T%yr,ouucl.
clarence H., Mackay sent his well
ano"h hackney stallion, Land o Burns,
m,o the ing William A.. Lieber of
nl!h Ma"t, Pa, WAS represented by
.uNoh"ood Maid and B~uttonwood Lass,
"o vel acting chestnuts Miss CON
sah'e Nauclain showed The Whip, a
cp'se that cost her 10000 and
~.haFIeS J Deadly brought imp. Lach-
Gah l'Iu'"ss all the way from Alberta,
.aha1a but these, with the others,
".fe utn!assed and the Judges finally
.S,, VI" ulu" 10 Micah, the red to Rev
.auon. ~" yellow to Realization and
y. NJ" 70 supreme polonius 80 that
- Long, while she did not get the
"S' Pre-. had IN" satisfaction OF vim
lug w. ribbons.
'"'ch .r.rs we're snoWn in the class
=, morse 'i2 to l6,l hands, The Ham
: f'Im vas rcprcs, nt.l 10y u pair OF
u'"' N'''. named iIolyport iirunella
r"' '9n"N of Earth. They showed
''', h'. us" they did not seem "a
"''n' sod properly and were pulling
'E'"s' 60 il other, which seriously in