New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-16
JUMPS AND FALLS
WAR HORSE SHOW
One Tries to Hurdle
Judges Box and Another
TumbIeS Twice

An overzcalous jumper. ridden by
Major William Mitchell. caused a near
/ sensation at the Horse Show. IN Madl-
son Square Garden. yesterday by try
ing to join the judges in their box IN
the ring Only prompt action by the
rider prevented the social blunder.
The incident occurred during the pen
jump. which Sir Dixon. the jumper
evidently thought was q duplicate OF
| the judges stand. lie was willing TO
/ give both a try. and would have done
( so II his rider had not taken hand
in the same event a Jumper from
| Percy Rockefeller's stables fell twice
while negotiating the obstacle. In try
/ ing to jump out Of the pen he managed
/ to smash a section.
A long sought victory was marred
when Mrs. Catherine Westinghouse
| Fletcher's Mighty Mite went down TO
/ defeat in the evening before the al
most unbeatable Tissington Amlty, the
! Willisbrook Farm champion. Little
Mighty Mite defeated Tissington Amity
/ earlier in the day in class for hack
neys 142 hands or under. Her victory
was the greater because she was the
smallest horse in the class. In a SIM
| liar class in the evening Mighty Mite
could only take a fourth.
/ The Sir James Challenge Cup, pre-
scented by the late Alfred Vanderbilt
4 was won this year by Mrs. ". Maui
/ rice Desmond's Flash. John >. BUSH
nell's The Governor. last years winner,
took the reserve ribbon, and Judge
Mrs. Guggenheim Hurt
Membership in the Cripples' Club is
much desired, and each day finds new
candidates wearing the colors, black
and blue. Mrs. Robert Guggenheim,
who was Miss Margaret Weyher, wears
hers bravely where he who runs may
read. When she was exercising The
Knut yesterday morning he threw his
| head back and hit her stunning blow
/ in the face. Her left eye became black
and quite painful, but the hurt was not
serious enough to keep her out OF the
| ring
/ James McAshin gave rare eXhibi-
/ ton of gameness in the class Tor road
/ sters. which were shown at 3 o'clock
He was behind II. +. Niese, jr.'s, Jolly
/ Bachelor and in making turn the
| light speed wagon in which ne was
seated upset. This frightened the jolly
Bachelor, and the gelding dragged nm
around the ring before the attendants
could get to the horses head. McAshin
never released his hold on the relns
and his pluck won a shout Of adma-
] ton from that veteran horseman, john
/ Splan.
The class for road fours was merely
q 10 II
| for the Alfred G.. Vanderbilt $1,000 gold
cup. which will take place tonight at
/ 9:4O o'clock. The same teams arc
/ entered. but the contest was so clos.
/ that the event tonight Will be OF
double interest.
Fine Fours Shown
Four teams were entered. From the
| stable of judge William II. Moore came
| four remarkable grays, 9or which the
| Judge had secured the country. Iney
/ did not show extreme speed, but they
| had substance and quality and they
! travelled as one horse. Lord and Lazy
| Grey were in the lead and General ana
| Colonel at the wheel. q.
A rival four was in the hands OF
| Howard Brown, a well known WHIP
I from Boston. who handled the team Joy
I J. Campbell Thompson. In 'front.' OF tne
red coach were four browns, Counsel
I Tor. Barrister Brian Boru and Solici,
tor. The browns were snowy and had
perhaps little more speed, but the
grays had quality, and the judges could
I not overlook them. ,.,,.
The other two entrants were William
Ziegler, jr.'s, four and team from the
stable of A. ". Atkinson. Jack Good
win, an English whip, handled the last
naned four. Ernest Fownes, also from
England, drove for Mr. Ziegler.