New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-11

But 'onor bright, Hid drather do 1t
than be wifi 'em in the trenches.
Two tally-hos were exhibited IN
Class Sc for road teams shown before
coaches. Judge Moore's team lost to
J. Campbell Thompson's outfit in spite
of the fact that Mrs. Walter Brooks,
jr., the daughter of Mrs. L. I.
Stotesbury, occupied the seat beside
him, and his musical footman IN the
rear out-tooted Mr.. Thompson's bugler
entirely. Perhaps the fact that THIS
Jealous trumpeter persisted in doing
his solo simultaneously with an o err,
ing by Professor Henri Conrad's Old
Guard Band had something TO do with
the decision, but at all events. experts
on the subject of harness horses
agreed that the Thompson team had
the judges notified grays beaten by
several laps of the arena.
G. Howard Dawson, an inde1atigapie
horse fan, who had his collar bone
broken last week when he was thrown
at Millbrook, could not keep away from
the Garden while the Horse Show was
on. and he appeared yesterday with ms
neck in a cast. Assisted to seat near
the arena, his delighted looks showeu
that the exhibition Of his favorite
sport had dissipated his pain Tor !nc
time being, at any rate. MISS Llua
Louise Fleitmann, who came cropPol
at the Piping Rock Show riding hei
hunter Signet, breaking her leg from
the fall, expects TO be present at ,he
show to-day in a wheel chair, according
70 Alfred Maclay, who has received
word Of her plan.
lieutenant W. P. Jernegsn, OF the
18th U. S. Cavalry, on his clever mount
San Luis. won the Beresford Challenge
Cup. presented by Lord Decies for the
best Jumper owned by an army orice,'
A beautiful chestnut mare from squad
ron c, called Courvette, took secoho'
and her performance stamped her as q
natural Jumper, as besides sAlIl, there
was grace and daring to her leaps. =,
Increased interest in the future OF
the hackney horse in this country was
shown at the Garden, where YESTERDAY
vas known as hackney day. ana
there was a plentiful sprinhling OF
both amateur and professional I'VE
stock breeders lined along the rail- when
the morning session opened WIN !he
halter classes. These smart looking
animals, with their snappy action ana
solid conformation, were a great az
traction, not only 70 those c4oSe 70
the tan bark but also for the occu-
PANTS Of the arena boxes and seats;
Pobert Graham, Of Toronto. Canada,
who presided as judge IN Class ~, IC'
hackney stations, IS evidently = suci iI
ler for detail. for he selected the wei!
set NJ Aouinas, by 81. Thomas, out Oh
Foxhole's Pride. and owned by D. ).
Driscoll's Auburn Hackney Horse
Farm. for the blue ribbon, and turned
+be three other entries out o. the ring
without placing them az all. Ire
stalliors that failed to pass Mr.. Ora
hams critical eye were Clarence n.
Waciav's Land o'Burns; Truman
Pioneer Stud Farms Romping FLASH;
and Cudham Gentleman. an imported
horse owned By II. II. Butler, Of Troy
y. Y.
While Mr.. Grsham's action caused
more or less Of q sensation, the gen
eral opinion seemed to be that he knew
his business.
Canadian Medals Awarded.
The gold medals donated by the
Canadian Hackney Horse society "eIo
awarded in four special classes lor the
~ time in this country. They nave
been offered in recognition Of the ef-
forts Of the importers and breeders IN
+be limited States 20 improve the IN
terests Of the English type Of roadster
and carriage horse. All were shown
10 the halter.
Hamilton Farms noted Irvington
Model won the medal for the best
hackney stallion, 14.2 hands and under
with Bobbic Burns, from the Mackay
estate, in reserve. Aqulnas carried
Oft the gold medallion for stations
over 14.2, and those for the big and
small types Of mares were won by
William II. Moore's Bountiful and
Wjllisbrook Farms Rusper Calypso;
A sensation was sprung In the class
for harness horses, over Ia and not
exceeding l51 hands, when Miss Con-
lance Vauclain's Princess Sheila,
chestnut mare, with wonderfully line
action and conformation, nosed out
Mrs Edward B. McLean's grand win
ming brown mare, Lady Dilham. MI
Woore's Raeburn was third.
Miss Vauclain drove her own entry
and the mastery she exercised over me
veins az she sent Princess Sheila at
fast clip over the tan bark did much
TO complete the picture. John D.