The sun., 1918-11-13
COVETED CUP IS
MOORE'STOKEEP
Veteran Drives His Grays to
Victory for Third Time
at Horse Show.
DO FAuLTLESS WORK
Take Vanderbilt Memorial
Trophy Over Thompson Four
Police Share Applause.
DO FAULTLESS wO

The National Horse Show In Madison
Square Garden for the benefit of the
United War Work Fund attracted splen-
did crowds at all three sessions yester-
day At night almost all OF the seats
and boxes were occupied and hundreds
stood around the ring.
Competition for the Alfred C. Wander
bilt memorial gold challenge cup, for
The best four-in-hand and the mounted
police of this city were the magnets that
attracted the throng at night. Both con-
tests were spirited and spectacular.
The Vanderbilt cup went to William
H. Moore. the veteran Boston exhibitor.
Guiding his four famous grays Lord
Gray Gray Eagle. Toronto and General
10 his famous road coach and with his
renowned Lady Gray trailing along as
the cock horse he won over j. Camp
bell Thompson's team composed of
Top O. the Morning. Tip Top, Top Notch
and Topper.
Mr. Moore. who is nearing his seven
tleth year drove faultlessly. He didn't
make a mistake and neither did any of
his grays. He did not speed around the
ring with the dash displayed in this IA
nous contest in the years of Fatty"
Bates and other younger and noted
rivers, but he put his charges through
PAGES that were far from slow. and his
work at the reins earned him round
after round Of applause.
The Thompson four also were grays,
for which he secured the country for
lie
4 quartet of beauties, but they didn't
work in unison and time after time gal
loped or cantered when they should have
been in a high step trot. This was
especially true Of his wheelers.
Police Hold Drill.
Even the expert handling of Charley
Barry. the professional whip. could not
make them go through their right PAGES
q: the right time. There was no doubt
about the result. and when the judges
pinned the blue rosette on Mr.. Moore's
leader and handed the veteran sportsrnan
the $1,000 gold cup the crowd showed
its approval in no uncertain tones. 1t
vas the third victory, for Mr.. Moore and
ii gave him permanent possession Of the
coveted trophy. .asg7 a ,
The work OF the police and their
charges electrified the crowd. They
formed all sorts of letters and chains
and flowers to the orders of a bugler
and wound up with a riot charge that
sent the crowd into a high pitch OF ex-
element.
After the drill the platoon. in charge
Of Lieut.. John A Park. lined UP their
steeds for inspection. Sergeant George
Darrow's Yale made the best impression
on the judges and he was awarded the
blue: his owner a gold medal. Rastus.
big bay owned by Patrolman Arthur
Werthe.m. took the red, while the yell
low was awarded to Patrolmln David
Tunstalls Captain and the white to Pa
trolman James O'Brien's Antic.
Military Event in Afternoon.
Military events were the features OF
the afternoon session. To see the army
officers in action soldiers and sailors by
the scores took advantage OF the free ad-
mission and made up almost half of the
audience,
The fourth renewal of the Beresford
Challenge Cup offered by Col Lord
Decies for officers or Government
horses was the stellar attraction. All
Of The riders were in the American SER
vice and wore khaki. The officers and
heir horses performed better than on
Monday night and earned yociferous ap-
p.ause.
After some of the best riding and
Jumping seen in the famous ring in
several years the blue was awarded to
Major John X. Browns chestnut mare
Forrest. which finished fourth on Mon
DAY. Capt. NJ. NJ Corpening on his bay
ge!ding Leonard Wood took the red.
while Major d. O. Nelson's chestnut
eeldlng Ginger. which won a leg on the
cup last year and scored in the jumping
event on Monday, had to be content with
the yellow Ginger faulted at the stone
wall Apparently he didn't see the
obstacle and slid ileadlong into 1t. This
Sip cost him the event and permanent
possession of the coveted trophy.
Ne judging of militia mounts was in