The sun., 1916-11-14
SIR ADAM BECK WINS
HORSE SHOW HONORS
With Himself. Wife and
Daughter Riding. lie Takes
Hunters Trophy.
MACLAY CUP TAKEN. TOO
Judge MOorc'S Pair. Lord and
Lady Scaton. Get Blue for
Fourth Time.

Fourth Time.
To Col. Sir Adam Rock. the noted
amateur sportsman OF ontario. Canada.
went the highest honors NJ tho National
Horse Show in Madison square Garden
yesterday. ABLY assisted ty Lady Beck
and their little twelve year old daughter
Marion. he won the hunters CUP with his
international champions. Sir Thomas.
Melrose and Sir Edward.
The class called for three qualified
hunters from one hunt, uniforms and APP
pointments to count ms much as the per-
formanccs over the fences. The attire Of
the popular kniRhtcd Canadian and his
family was perfect. their horsemanship
exquisite. and the three beautiful
hunters performed we'll enough to win
the decision of the Judges.
1t was a popular victory and earned
the applause Of practically every one in
the garden. That the applause was no,
louder and more prolonged was due To
the small audience. The event was next
to the last on the afternoons programme
and was contested after "a majority OF
the spectators had departed.
The boxes and arena we're practically
empty. but around the ring stood hun.
dreds of tho true lovers OF the hunter
and after the Judges had pinned this
blues on the brides OF the victorious
trio all agreed that the performance:
had well repaid for being late for dinner
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Four hunts were represented in the
class. the entries being divided between
America and Canada. Besides Sit
Adams trio Major A. k.lsour OF thu
6unnybrook Farm OF Toronto had tire,
entries. America vas represented b,
three beauties belonging to charles u
Lanier ~ three from James Co,
Brady's Hamilton Farm.
After their opponents had been in
epected by the Judges. on; from the i'm
promptu paddock rode Miss Marion OF
Sir Edward. closely followed by Lad!
Beck on Me!rose and Sir Adam on ST
Thomas.
Their appearance IN tho ring brough
forth applause. This seemed TO dlscon
cert the little girl. She seemed a littl
nervous and spurred Sir Edward ut tn
nrst hedge a tr.ile too quickly and as
result the great champion hesitated 70
III instant IN front OF II ana then hrOlgl
1t down while clearing the hodge.
- But that was the last mistake Mis-
Marion made, for she quickly got he
mount in hard and made the two round
at the hedged course in faultless fashion
Sir Adam never blundered and Lad
Beck cleared all except the last OF
0tacle perfectly. At this fence Metros
refused, but on the second try went owe
u as he did when he first became kin.
Mr.. Brady's Killdee. Charlie and Lor
Melrose were awarded the red, NJ
Lanier's Rockcrest, Longwood n Dow
East the white. while the yellow WEI
to Major Kilgour's Jap. Coburg an
Touraine.
At the night session Miss Marion's An
horsemanshlp won another cup for :
Adam. She piloted Melrosc over a hur
ters brush course with the skill Of
professional whip and earned the .Alfre
b. Maclay cup and thundcrous applaus
from the spectators.
Defeats Her Father.
Among those she yanquiehed in tn
event, which was for hunters which Ia
hunted at least eight times since the b,
ginning of 1915. was her father. WI
had the mount on Falmouth. Falmou,
acted badly both clearing the Jumps an
on the Hat and failed 10 get a rlbbo
Charles ID. Lanler's chestnut seldit
Down East vas awarded the red, Mi
Constance Nauclain's Cy.net the viii
and Mitchell Harrison's Eagle Plume Il
yellow.
A majority OF the afternoon crow
also missed a spectacular contest VIII.
. dozen hunters competed in the bros
water jump affair. The blue In tn
0vent went to the Canadian firm of Gre
4 Murray whcn their chestnut Gcldii
Sir Ashton cleared twenty-five feet.
Sir Ashton performed hest. but ii WI
q question In the minds Of many g
perts whether or not lie was the be
broad jumper, Ranapo, a bay geldli
belonging to Wilhelm S~chenstroi
cleared every jump with something
spare. but he was unruly In the ring al
twice was banished for bad manner
So ill-tempered was he that his rid
had great difficulty in preventing hi
from running away. He was award,
the yellow. The red went TO r
Schools Miss Mapleton and Turk. @
tAred by the Second United States Ca
AiSy, earned the white.
The crowd was not as large as on I
opening day. but II was n more g
t%husIastic one. In the afternoon soc!a
was we'll represented. but at night I
opening OF the opera season proved
stronger magnet than the horse, and
result more than half of the box
we're vacant. But the oval around I
ring was crowded. as was most OF I
Arena, and those who showed their 10
for the horse saw many spirited contes
as we'll as the finest types OF the mol
animal In the world.
Spin Excites Crowd.
sotu IN tho paIrs NJ ,rnt,tpr rn
horses caused n stirring at the openi
Of the afternoon session. John +. Da
who was handling the re!ns OF W
v. Hoffman's pair, drove too fast VIII
rounding one OF the turns and the che
nut geldings Tenerife and Moko La
renee, upset the wagon. DAILY landed
his right shoulder, but held on to I
reins. The only damage done was y
to Days buff driving coat from its &c
tact with the tanbark.
Several children rode in the class
saddle ponies. but they were defeated
two skilled professional lightweights, "
returned James Cox Brady's I.ady NJ
md Miss Katherine Kennedy Tod's Ru
to the blue and red respectively. Lit
girls, however, rode ponies which W,
placed third and fourth. Miss Lor
Liggett OF Chestnut Hill. Mass. on
little mare Harmony Girl. was aware
the white and Miss Constance Sala ]
gan OF Westbury, H. /, on her bay Z
ding Bantamite, the yellow.
Prince of Wales, the twenty six y,