The sun., 1916-11-16
JUDGE MOORE GIVES
HORSE SHOW TREAT
Exhibits for First Time Ills
Perfectly Matched Gray
Road Four.
WINS THE BLUE EASILY
Mrs. NJ. Robert Guggenheim
Injured in Chapter Of
Accidents.
WINS THE BLUE EASILY

Show yesterday were treated to several
exceptional events. among them minor
accidents. some high class ring perform.
arces and the first showing OF Judge
William II. Moore's road team. which he
has built up especially to exhibit a. this /
time In hope OF carrying OF the Alfred
q Vanderbilt, Memorial Gold Challenge
Cup. presented by Mrs. Alfred q. Van
derbilt last year. Listed as Hackney
nay. the thoroughbreds under this class
were quite overshadowed by the un-
heralded events
Preliminary to the Vanderbilt Memo
rial to be featured to-day q class for
road fours was sandwiched into the
card. much to the chagrin OF the ofYiciais.
who deemed II unwise TO exhibit this
popular class before the feature event.
That the officials were right was
proved when Judge Moore drove into the
ring four grays. perfectly matched. we'll
hammered. groomed ard trained to the
minute They showed to such moment
that they easily were adjudeed the blue.
beating J. Campbell Thompsons four
bay horses which won the Vanderbilt
Memorial last year.
Judge Moore was especially pleased,
n he has spent many thousand dollars
N the last year getting together his won
bsrfui quartet OF animals when Mr..
Thompson won the event last year Judge
,ioore went to W. n. Grand. who will
be remembered as the leading thorough
bred handler Of the country until a few
years ago. Mr.. Grand was commissioned
to travel about the country In hopes Of
finding four horses suitable for the show
ring.
Wheelers From Canada.
In Canada Mr.. Grand bought the mus
cular. perfectly apportoned whselers
which Mr. Moore drove yesterday. and
In Iowa he purchased from an obscure
breeder OF trottlng stock the leaders
which so carefully bent their knees
about the tan bark Of Madison Square
Garden, The four as II stood was esti-
mated TO be worth $4,000. but Judge
Moore asserted they cost him three
times that amount.
Hitched to his black and canary
trimmed coach Rcckange Judge Moore
exhibited probably the best four which
has ever been In the local ring. Howard
Brown. the Boston amateur whip. ex-
hibited MIR. Thompson's bay four. hitched
70 the red and black trimmed coach
Fauch-a- Baiiagh. That the event created
q sensation could be Judged from the
tremendous applause which greeted the
pleased owners.
society Out In Force.
RELOCATING the opera into the back
ground, society came out In full num-
bers at the evenings share OF she show.
Presumably the attraction was the Sir
James Challenge cup presented by the
late Alfred q. Vanderbilt and competed
for by horses suitable for gig. driven BY
the owner. Tha, society had selected
well there Is little doubt. as the cham
pion of 1918 was unseated and forced to
be content with reserve In the class.
The cup went into the possession Of
Mrs. NJ Maurice Dimond, who so clev
erly handled her entry. Flash. The
Judges could do nothing else than pre-
sent the blue to Flash and place John
l.. Bushneirs heretofore champion. The
Governor. In reserve. Flash paraded In
noble manner acted nicely In the ring
and showed to better advantage than his
opponents.
The other feature OF the evening WAS
the championship cup for the best hack
ney stallion In the show. From Illinois
came the winner. II being Truman's
Pioneer Stud Farms Romplng Flash.
The Delchester FARMS Wynnew0od, last
years winner OF the event. won the re-
serve ribbon.
Inc fuOst tNUIDt OF tUe
week came In the CorinthiRn class for
qualified hunters only. Most Of the
prominent young hunt enthusiasts rode
over the four obstacles and In some
cases there was plenty Of excitement,
Mr. and Mrs Raymond Belmont made
their first appearance, Mrs. Belmont rid
ing Aquila and Mr.. Belmont Craftsman.
Mr., Belmont hit most Of the junps and
helped TO disdualify his entry. but his
bride proved more adept. clearing each
Jump with wide margin to spare.
Jumper Cygnet Bsnished.
The riding Of Sir Adam Beck and hia
daughter. Marian Beck, was the feature
" the event. Also Miss Ida Louise
Fleitman. who was severely injured at
fipng Rock year ago while exhibiting
jumper returned TO the popular class.
but her mount, Cyenet. made such a
miserable showing she Immediately re-
turned It to the stables.
Samuel Wiilets on Peg o. My Heart
gave a thrill to the assembly when his
mount fell at the last jump and Mr.
Wi!lcts was carried to the ground. Both
got up limping. but Nr. Wiilets said ne
was not hurt The horse was taken to
the stable.
After inspection Of the twenty-five en-
tries the blue finally went to Charles d.
ianiers great Jumper Down Cast. Sir
Ndam Beck's Melrose. which was ridden
by Miss Beck. was second,
The accidents OF the day fortunately
we're not serious. Early In the morning
Mrs, ". Robert Guggenhelm, while exer-
risine her saddle horse The Knut. was
bruised over the eye when the horse
threw back it's head, outside OF slight
d'scoloration Mrs. Guggenheim suffered
LITTLE
While driving Jolly Batchelor, a brown
relding, in the class for roadsters James
McAshn OF Morristown, n. j.. was
thrown when the extremely narrow gig
upset. The horse WAS entangled In the
harness and threshed about. McAshin
held TO the lines and was dragged thirty
feet before the horse could be quieted,
He Immediately Strengthened out his dif-
hculty and was shortly exhibiting again,
In the late afternoon rider of one Of
Percy j, Rockefellers jumpers was
thrown when the horse crashed into the
fence and spilled rails about the ring.
Neither horse nor rider was injured.
Mighty Mite IL Mighty.
The sensation OF the show turned up
In small piece OF hOrsefesh young,
ambitious and making its nrst entry in
national show, The pony belongs Ia
Nrs Charles W Fletcher, owner OF Hal
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