New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
Railways Will
Give Every Aid
ToHorse Show

Recognizing the patriotic character
of next weeks Horse Show at Madison
Square Garden, the entire gross re-
Red Cross, the National Railway Ad-
ministration has just completed ar
rangements for making sure that all of
the 1,100 entries are on hand for the
opening, on Monday, November II.
There Is an acute shortage of ex,
press cars suitable for transporting
valuable horses, and the government
oficlals, who are cooperating with the
National Horse Show Association in
every way, have asked that all exhib-
itors be urged to make immediate ar
rangements for shipping their horses
to New York.
The hurry call went out by telegraph
to horse owners in all parts Of the
country, and the association Yesterday
made preparations for receiving horses
at the Garden as soon as they begin to
come in: The big stable of Judge Will
lam n. Moore and those Of one or two
in New York
The capital prize for American armv
! otflcers at this years show is the Beres-
| Iord Challenge Cup, given by Colonel
Lord Decies, of the British army. Six
| west Point officers are among more
than score who will ride. They ara
Malor y: o. Nelson, who won leg on
the the trophy last year; Major John K.
brown. Captain NJ. NJ. Coopsening, Cap
tain VIM Lisle, Captain John W. RAT
1erIy and Lieutenant O. C. Jadwin. The
West Pointers have entered their
Eorses also in the Grafton broad iump
ana ehe open jumping contest, i'll which
they will meet the foreign contingent.
IN spitc OF war time conditions their
deep interest in horse shows and show
horses has induced several prominent
exhibitors to pay long prices for pros
pectlve winners to bring out" at the
great Garden show. One of these
aafs nersss,", not yet seen in public,
gossip and curiosity, is the gray geld
ing Silver Birch, entered in saddle
tclasses by Walter H. Hanley, of Proyi
dence.
The New England horseman is re-
ported TO have paid $1,000 fer him in
kentucky, where he was raised. AS
his present owner has brought ont sew
eral champions in novice classes at the
Garden N Fast years, great things are
yer Birch in the ring.
Another dark one among the saddle
horses is the chestnut gelding Flash
light, is i y hands high, owned by
Thomas G. Plant, of Boston. but en-
tered by W. A. McGibbon, of New York.
Mr. McGibbon tried hard TO buy Flash
light. but he is Mr.. Plants favorite
park hack and the wealthy owner could
not be tempted. The New York horse
OF leasing his racing Qualities as
they say on the turf.
Sunshine Grace, the four-year-old
chestnut mare that Miss Helen W. Far
rell, OF Portland, Ore, has shipved
clear across the continent for the COM
ing exhibition at the Garden. ia still
anothrr concerning which great stories
have come from the Coast. At the sum
iEer shows there she has beaten every
thing she has met, but whether her
rivals werc up to the Garden standard
remains to be seen.
Fireaway is the name of new har-
ness horse in Miss Isabella Wana-
makers string that has been kept
under cover all through the summer
season to be turned loose- at the
Garden. This dark one is chestnut
mare. 15:21a hands high, and that is
about all the anxious railbirds seem
to know about her. Her size will bring
4 her in competition with Judge Moore s
bounti1ul and Miss Constance Vau-
claims the Whip, each champion of
the National Horse Show.
On his private show ring at Nestle
down Farm, near Mamaroneck. !.
Campbell Thompson is putting the
finishing touches on four horses that
would be dark ones If they were not
white: They make up the new team
he will drive in competition with Judge
Moore for the Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Memorial Gold Cup for oad-four.in-
hands Mr. Thompson assembled his
entered them in last years Horse
Show, but cancelled the entry at the
last moment on account of a death
in his family.