New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Spring Horse
ShowOpens in
Aid Of Fund
Hunter Tries to Bolt at Bars
Four Year-Old Girl
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The New York Spring Horse Show
| for the benefit of the American Red
Star Animal Relief opened at Durland's
Riding Academy last night for three
night fixture. The ring and galleries
were fringed with purple and green,
sprinkled with gold stars, and the Stars
and Stripes hung in massive waves
from the roof, while at the west end of
the building were swung the national
colors of the Allies, including the en-
blems of Japan, Portugal, England,
France, Russia, Italy and Rumania.
One of the first classes on the cata-
logue to attract attention was that for
single harness horses, and although
the entry was a small one this short
coming was more than counterbalanced
by the high quality of the exhibits. A
slight international flavor was lent the
contest by the entry of Mrs. John S.
Sylvester, of Boston, who showed and
drove her crack bay gelding Excessive
Early in the fray she was slated for
the bracket, and was given rousing
send-off as she drove out of the ring
with the blue streamer dangling from
the blinkers of the geldine.
The event to create the first real
furor among the spectators was q
property of ony one exhibitor Only
two teams tried for the ribbons. They
were j. Campbell Thompson's Nestle
down Pastime, Nestledown Girl o.
Mine and Nestledown Aristocrat, and
+. H. Fitch's Doneden, Watchman and
White Wings.
On the first trial Doneden refused.
To the surprise of the crowd Nestle
down Pastime, the gray which jumped
g los i
show, also refused the obstacle on his
first trial and even tried to bolt out
the door. He was. highly excited, and.
anyway, he was too tightly bound up
with useless martingale, which
should have no place in the trappings
of a jumper.
However, the rider got the gray into
action and he took the sticks like a
real champion and materially helped
Thompsons team toward earning the
blue.
Little Girl Rides
In order TO vary the monotony of
saddle and harness judging, a novelty
was introduced in the shape of an ex-
America. She was Miss Alethea Taylor,
of Oklahoma City, and was accom-
panied by her father. She is AK years.
old and rode in divided skirt, orna-
mented with all the beads, brass buttons
and other things of wild life in the
West. She rode little pony and
showed her versatility by standing in
the saddle and galloping around the
ring as she threw kisses toward the
galleries.
Reginald c. Vanderbilt and F. AM
brose Clark handled the early classes
of saddle horses and ponies under har-
ness, and ran into the heaviest classes
Of the night, which was one of saddle
| horses over 1872 for the cup presented
by Mrs. James Speyer.
After lengthy wedding out the blue
was pinned the brown gelding Trig-
gers, owned by c. II. Jones. The
k'nut. owned and admirably shown by
Miss Barbara Guggenheim, was fancied
by the crowd, but the judges thought
the red was her fit. Nineteen candi-
dates took the tanbark for the prizes.
Awards.
driven by amateur ers e,ly not exceeding sixteen
saFn M m Of oup yc.Ts as by ncG * raEms sse
years. second 10 thr, 'fs or fourth "'''' o.
@ i've years. @ s' f. Bakers %N Fa,ssy 'Se ch ''"r M
b. SIX years. third: c. A. Joness MazeI Dora
ch m; SIX years, fourth.
Mrs. Joseph S. sylvester's Excessive. b. g., sevoi
years: Louis X IAggetts JOY b. m. six years sec
ond; A.. NJ Bedcll's Enchanress. CHI m. five years
third; w. s Heathers Rex Rubia. CHI S. five
years. fourth
Jnes's Trggers br g.. eight years; Miss Barbara
Guggcnhems Tho K'Nut, ch e.. eight years, see
years. third: Miss Michele Newborg's Roxie, CHI g.,
six years. fourth "
Exhibition Of three hunters (thc property of ono
exhtbitor).-Won by j.. Campbell 11olnpeons Nestle
down Pastime. Nestledown Girl OF Mine and Nestle
down Aristnc"at: Il. II. FHtchs Dhedin. Watchman
and White Wings second
Ladies' saddle horses l5.2 hands Ito be ridden
by ladies on sidasaddles) )Won by Miss Clara r.
x pesAxs W'nona. b. ~. five years: Mrs. A. r.
I.omas Dickscns jamie Leo b. M, fve wears
third: Mrs Joseph S. sylvcster's Gay Field. b. m
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