The sun., 1916-11-18
CHAMPIONSHIP DAY
CLOSES HORSE SHOW
Biz Adam Bcck's Young Daugh-
ter Wins Shutdown Cup
With MelrOse.
SOCIETY FAILS TO ATTEND
Miss Constance Vauclain and
Judge Moore Win Titles
and Trophies.

Titles as we'll as blue ribbons and cups
went 10 the victors at the National Horse
Snow In Madison Square Garden las
night. It was the last session Of tn
sxhibltlon and every event save one wal
. championship.
TO see the tituiar events q big GROVE
wac present, but 1t was not nearly 81
large a. that Of Thursday night. when TIT
Vanderbilt cup was the feature. Neither
vas Il as enthusiastic. Society was con
spicuousiy absent and q majority OF tht
boxes and the arena seats were vacant
Hut lovers Of the blue biooded anitnali
stood q dozen deep a..1und the ring AND
cheered the winners.
After Col. Sir Adam Beck's little daugh'
tsct Marian. had plotted tho Coloneri
psesd geiding. Melrose. to victory in tho
NE smithtown Cup in the class for hunters
ana Jumpers, Miss Constance VAUGHAN
guided her chestnut mare. Princess
gheilah, 70 . title in the championship
fcS harness horses not exceeding IL
hAndA . inches. In this event she de-
fsstSA . big field. including Judge Will
Ian n. Moore's hne bay mare, Lady
esaton.
But In the next championship contest
which was for larger harness horses
Judge Moore turned the tables on Miss
vGuclain by driving his Bountiful ts
victory. Miss Vaucla!n was reserve viii
bet chestnut mare. The Whip. =,
Thore was q p~rofusion OF Dianas In
The ring during the afternoon session
Thars were two classes for ladies' hunt
ers, and for zach the goddesses OF the
chase responded In great numbers. ir
all sises. weights ages. To the
popular little huntress Ivy Madison OF
Greenwich. Conn, went the lions share
Of prises. honor Inc applause. This
thirt6en-year-old youngsters masterfu
riding twice enabled Charles d. Lanier'i
big chestnut gelding Down East to carr,
OF blues.
Wins Two More Titles.
Judge Moore won two more title,
when he drove before the Judges In tn
pthsr classes for harness horses. Hi
Lord and Lady Seaton were crowned. a.
NsPe his Robin Hood and Marcel.
The contest for championship honor:
among the hunters brought forth tn
booS Jumpers in the country. n af;el
poms Of the best exhibitions Of the
week crowns were placed on the heads
= fouraine. n bay gelding belonging t,
Major Kiigour OF Toronto: James Coxe
brady's Kilkce and Sir Adams Beck's
Netrose.
To lorraine went the premier honor
Of the sh Nv for his victory in the heavy
Nelght class stamped him as tn
best hunter on this side Of the Atlantic
He defeated a select field, including
Eagle Plume. belonging to Mitchell Har'
hsdn OF Philadelphia. which took the re
bsrve.
Il was In the m~iddlewelght class ,ha'
kilkee was successful. In this class Sil
Adam Beck's Sir Edward was reserve.
Besides the title which went IT, Mel
rose In the i.ght weight class. Sir Adam
Beck scored the reserve In this class
Tor his chestnu: selding Falmouth wa
blAeed second.
Girl Makes Pretty Picture.
Riding astride with her long brown
hair Tapping down her back h made
beautiful picture as she raced her biz
mount over the difficult obstacles a
top speed. Down East is a beauty. His
conformation Is ideal for a hunter and
b an clear h fences like a bird
Veteran Judges said he few over then
better than any horse exhibited In thess
barts In many years. But II was thu
bkiIful riding OF Miss Madison tina
earned him the premier honors, for op'
pooing him In each contest was a score
81 great jumpers guided by as man,
hotad huntresses.
Among her opponents Wal little Becky
LAnier, who IN 8 years old n In abou,
10 big as a good sized doll. Becky didnt
WITH . ribbon simply because she was toe
young and too small. II she had beer
bigger and stronger her father would
have put her on Down East. the victor
but this gelding is too powerful for he'
and the mount was given to Miss Madi.
bou. So Becky had to be conten'
with. riding her fathers other entry
Becky. her namesake. which IL . mild
tempered old chestnut mare. Mis-
Becky can handle him on the fiat per,
fectly. but can't make him jump
Bho used to. but the mare hurt her lel
while practising one day about q month
eeo and since then she absolutely re
Fuses to take a fence. she won't ever
- over when 4 man uses a whip" Mis-,
LAnier said after the contest. "Sh,
peefns afraid she'll hurt herself agar
Ind abe simply won't try"
Glad Il See Friend Win.
but little Miss Becky was not cha
gf4ped when her mount refused to tuml
and vas twice buglcd out NJ the ring
tustead sae quickly dIsmounted and raj
10 . seat In the arena where cha coul,
rheef Down East and Miss Madison I,