New-York tribune., 1918-11-15
Miss Vauclain Drives the
Whip to Victory in Phaeton
Competition
By Harriette Underl III


Years ago when the horse shows
were novelty we used to watch tbe
Juoglng from the rail and we used to
snout and hiss with the best of them
put as time went on and the Waldorf
Astoria cup was replaced by the Forest
hing cup and in turn by the Nola
trophy we became Injured to the joys
Oh the equine contests and were content
10 SIT in the press box and exchange
views with the Scribes and Pharisees
II there happened to be any.
Yesterday, however, we stood bv the
ran Tor moment to watch the action
of the whip, and the smell of the
tanbark was like incense to our noe
trils, and there we stood until the
bugle sang out "taps" And when Mrs
Walter Han4ey's Drlftwood Blaze threw
up some tan bark in our face we were
entirely under the spell.
1t was like o.d times ali over again.
All OF which means that there is some
thing about a horse show that holds
one forever in its thrali Once horse
man always horseman. And it seems
as though every one e.se is lust waking
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excitement and general air Of rush
which has been lacking before.
The. competition for the Theo. M.
Fieischmann challenge cup was inter
'est1ng, though there was no reversal
Of form over the placings earlier in
the week. Mrs. Hanley rode beautiful
DrlfSwood Blaze TO victory over Miss
Wanamaker's Cherrystone, Miss Eleo-
nora Sears Radiant was third and
Thus, q brown gelding owned by Miss
Alice Dodsworth, which won earlier in
the week, was chosen for the white
ribbon.
This is Driftwood Blaze's first leg
on the cup, which has been in competi
tion since 1916.
Two classes calling for vehicles and
trapplngs were judged closely together.
The first was for mares or geldings
shown to lady's phaeton with rumble.
MISS Constance Vauclan drove The
Whip to victory over Mrs. Kelly, who
handled Puxton for William A. Moore.
Mrs. Joserh Sylvester was third with
Vesta Victoria.
The tahoem class was won by Judge
Moore, who sat behind Puxton and
Moncrlef, although he had to compete
with The Whip and Supreme Polonius
from the stable of Miss Vauclain. Last
year Miss Vauclain handled the pair
herself and they won similar class.
de1eatlng yesterdays victors, so it was
IN the nature of q surprise when the
Judges picked them to wear the red.
MRS, Joseph Sylvester's Sir Thomas and
'esta Victoria were third choice.
Victory for Ottawa
Major Howard Browns Ottawa won
the Jockey Club plate offered for
horses suitable for United States cav
airy mounts. There were post entries
and sweepstakes Of SIS each. Melches-
ter, a chestnut private" owned by
Louis K. Liggett, came in for military
attention in this class by taking the
red. Frank Worden another "private"
owned by Mrs. F. S. Won Stade, was
third. and Major Browns Brett fourth
The class calling for ladies' qualified
hunters is always an interesting com
petition, but unfortunately only three
horses answered the bugle call yester-
cay. They were Mrs. L. n. Whitten-
dale's Tam p Shanter, Mrs. Edward E.
Marshalls Sandhurst and j. Campbell
Thompson's Ray o Light. Ivy Madison
rode the winner, Tam O. Shanter, and
he made "a clean performance
Mrs. Marshall was second with Sand
hurst and Ray O. Light took the yellow
for Mrs. Jessie Won Klein.
Those who are interested in the
thoroug found an unusual degree
of interest in the fact that Adams Ex-
press won the first prize in the class
which called for stations three years
old or over, racing performance not
to be regarded.
Adams Express is, of course, the
name Of the horse and not the exhibitor
He is superb chestnut whose parents
were Adam and Fredrica. He is owned
by the United States Government Re
mount Division. Adams Express has
been pronounced perfect specimen
of his type. He came into the posses
sion Of the Federal authorities through
the breeding bureau of the Jockey
Club, which persuaded j. H. Hallenbeck
to present him to Uncle Sam
Some time during the afternoon the
most important sale OF the week
was negotiated Tuesday evening J.
Campbell Thompson drove Top O. the
Morning, Tip Top. Top Notch and