The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-15
JUMPERS THRILL
AT HORSESHOE
Black Watch Leads Over,
Triple Bars in Feature Of
Night Session.
HIGH ATTENDANCE MARK
Best Turnout Of Week Makes
Certain Fine Return for
the War Fund.
HIGH ATTENDANCE MARK

Jumpers held the post Of honor last
n,rht at the Horee Show In Madison
Square Garden and the largest crowd
Of the exhibition was on hand. All the
arena seats were occupied and practi-
cally every box was filled. Besides hun
dreds stood around the ring. A. n result
the members Of the association arc con-
adent the show. which ends tomorrow
night, will bring more than 800. 900 to
the United War Fund. Practically all
Of the prize money win be donated to
the fund by thu winners.
The feature OF the night session was
the competition for the Commodore Cup,
an event for hunters or junmpers over
the triple bars. for trophy presented
BY John Nee. Bowman.
More than n score OF powerful hunters
went TO the ring for the contest and all
performed we'll. After O spirited con-
test the blue and the cup were awarded
10 Black Watch. . big black nine-year.
old gelding owned by the woodin Farms
High Peak q bay gelding exhibited by
Mrs francis = Peabody. received the
red.
Half an hour later dosen hunter,
came forth to battle for the Alfred b.
Naciay trophy. This event was purely
a sporting contest. II was for hunters
which have been hunted at least eight
times during the last two years with
some recognised pack OF hounds, and
they had to be ridden by amateurs
Among those who competed were little
Miss Becky Lanier and Miss Ida Louise
Feitmanr. Miss Lanier rode her old
CHESTNUT i-.are Becky and rode fault
iessly. She cleared every obstacle cleanly.
Rory O'More Wins.
Miss Fleitmann guided her bay mare
Golden Buck twice around the course
without erring. bu, neither she nor Miss
Lanier took the blue. Their mounts per-
formed we'll enough, but they lacked the
superb conformation Of j. Campbell
Thompsons Rory CMore. which was
awarded premier honors. Miss F1eitmann
received tho red. while Mr.. Thompson's
Girl O. Mine took the yellow. Miss
Lanier was presented with the white.
william II. Moore. who has won more
blues than any other exhibitor. received
setback in the class for pairs of mares
or Eeldlngs to be shown to a lady's
phjnton. Three teams competed and the
Moore turnout was placed last The
blue went to Miss Isabella wanamaker's
chestnut team Eve and suavc, with Miss
Wansmaker at the, reins. Mrs Joseph
Sylvester's Expressive and Excess
sive took the red, while Mr.. Moore's Mon
erief and Raiburn were highly COM
mended.
It was announced yesterday after
noon that J. Campbell Thompson had
sold his four grays Top o. the Morning
Tip Top. Top Notch and Topper, to r.
Ambrose Clark. Mr.. Thompson secured
the country 10 get the four horses in
an endeavor 20 win the Vanderbilt Cup
four IN hand contest. which was decided
IN Tuesday night After fhny rera ia.
feated by Mr.. Mootee quartet Mr.
Thompson decided to sell them. He
said that he would devote his horse
show endeavors hereafter to the breed
!ng Of Irish hunters. Mr. Clark VIII
Use the four grays for hunting near
ain home at westbury. L. !.
Uncle sam Gets q Blue.
Uncle Sam made his debut as an ex-
hibitor at the morning session and
scored a blue ribbon and n $50 prize.
Je was represented by Adams Express
u the class for thoroughbred stations.
che contestants were judged for their
ability to improve the breed OF horses
fcT military end general use and racing
performances were not necessary to
score points. T..
Four fine types paraded before r.
Lawrence Smith the Judge They were
Adams Express. Cncas Chief. son OF
Rem Strome. which won premier honors
last year; Bulgaria H., owned by W. d.
Cleland. and Oyama. son or Com
mando. exhibited by Troop X Of the New
York State Troopers. All Of them were
excellent specimens and II was only
after careful consideration that Mr..
Smith was able TO declare Adams Ex-
press the victor. Adams Express is a