The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
'BROOKLYN'S RECORD
HORSE SHOW OPENS
All Sections of East Repre-
scented as Four Night
Event Is Started.

night. II lie the twenty-seventh exhibit
ton in the borough across the bridge and
In both quantity and quality II far sur
passes all it's predecessorsi Nearly zoo
horses are entered and among them are
many famous champions and host o..
Youngsters which give promise OF earn
ing national fame.
Veteran exhibitors and lovers OF the
horse who have attended all OF the
shows In this vicinity for a generation
declared after last nights session that
II looked like the best spring show they
had ever seen.
While not national in scope. the show
is more than a local affair. No West
ern horses are entered. but practically
every section OF the East Is we'll repre-
scented. Massachusetts,. Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware,
Connecticut and Maryland have sent
their best 10 compete against New
Gork's representa- tives.
To see the beauties go through their
PAGES last night q crowd that filled al
most every seat wan present. and the
members of committee in charge Of tho
affair we're confident that the remaining
three nights will find the building packed
TO the doors.
Forty-three over Jumps.
The exhibition opened with n class
for jumpers and II brought into the ring
the record field of forty three. All went
through their PAGES in such fine style
over four foot obstacles that H. was with
difficulty that the judges were able to
hand out the awards. They finally
agreed that the Durland Company's
Ironsides was best, with Clarence II
Dat
Deegan's Travellers Boy third and Miss
Constance Fauclain's Rolling Stone
fourth.
The ponies in harness brought forth a
small but select field. Only five went
into the rims. but every one of them was
stopper that had earned fame and
ribbons. To the famous champion. HAM
ilton Flame. went premier honors. lie
is the bay gelding which won the cham
pionship In Madison Square Garden in
1917 while representing James Cox
Brady. Last night he carried the hopes
of Mrs. 7. p. Garvan
Fire Spark, a bay gelding entered by
the Fairfield Farms. which is owned by
Miss Amy du Pont, was awarded the
red. while the yellow went to Mrs. VIII
liam du Pont, Jr.'s. bay stallion Tis-
sington Van Dyke. and the white to
Clarence II. Mackay's chestnut stallion
ton Flame was popular one. As he
was entering the ring his wagon broke
down but 1t was replaced in a jiffy.
Samuel j. Shaw Of Boston uncovered
beauty In the class for maiden harness
horses, fifteen hands two inches or over
she Is chestnut mare named Maid O
Fenway Miss Constance Vauclaln, the
noted equestrinne of Philadelphia
handled her faultlessly and was awarded
tho blue. Miss Amy du Pont handled
the reins over the Fairfield Farms
Made In America which took the red.
The yellow was awarded to Miss jean
Brown Scotts Tinker and tho white to
Ambrose T. McCafferty's St Peter
Double Victory for Miss wananukn.
Miss Isabella Wanamaker OF Phila-
delphta scored a double victory. Be-
hind her chestnut mare WillIsden Witch
cry she took the blue IN the class for
maiden harness horses over 14.2 and
under 1872 and half hour later re-
turned to the ring and scored with her
famous pair OF harness horses, Eve
and Netherall's Pride.
IN this class her team went perfectly
and was placed over r. Lawrence
Smiths noted team. Hamilton Star and
tairy Thread, which was second. Mis-.
WahamaKers other pair, Wiilsden
the red
The first blue for = Frooklynlte cam.
IN the class for saddle horses. when
Charles +. Hubbs's chestnut mare ~
dalla was placed over q big field. Mis-,
Mlss Jean Wolkcnstein's LII Queen toc&
the red and the Yellow was awarded 70
Edward Ehlerss The Little Girl.
Col. Howard 5. Borden Of the Rum
son Polo Club scored a double victory
In the class OF lightweight polo mounts
HIS Laughter won tho blue and hts
Gray Friar the red. In the class FOR
heavyweight mounts Jack Henley's
Hunter was ad1udged best. with Maxim
karmlnskfs Tony second and Col. 10
den's Rajah third
The Awards.
Class tS-For jumpers. best performance over
jumps Of four feet Won by The purland Com.
pahys Dir. S. lronsides; Clarence II. Rotfins
oh. e. JACK Patton. second Henry Deesau's Il.
T. harland' third Miss Constance Vanclan's
b. 8. Rolling Stone, fourth.
Class S5-Maiden saddle horses docked o.
UNDECIDED, over fourteen hands two inches and
under fifteen hands t~o inches Won by John
Fl BTeens b. m, m; Rit @ GLORY; Edysrd
Molk enSten's Oh. nj. LII Queen, third J. 4
:, hAmsden's Oh. g, Akhar, fourth,
49,, lass t-Maidrn harness horses over four
teen hands two inches and under hftcen hands
two inches Won by Miss Isabella wars.
MAKERS CHI m. Willisden witchins, Yairf,id
III VI M 'l'ubNuN bTchlu, second
Glass Si-Maiden saddle horses, locked or
UNDECIDED. fifteen hands two inches or over
Won by Fcnmore Stables b. H. Folly: Mis-.
Marion bu Points h. m. Echo, second Frank.
lin b. Jourdan's ch. m. Chloe Malone third;
), &. MunoZ's b. &. Don Carlos. fourth.
Class l5-Maiden hnrnes. horses, nfteea
hands two inches over: Won by Samuel J.
shsw's CHI. IN. Maid - Tenway; FairReld
Farms Oh. e. Made In America second Miss
Jean THROWN SCOTS oh. s. Tinker, third Aia,
Class Ss-Polo mounts, lightweight Wou hy
Col Howard =. Bordens or. m Laughter; Col
howard ), borden &. m. Gray Friar, second
Samuel u. French's hr. g. Bouncrr third
Thomas Purschouse's Oh. m. Vera Keasler,
fourth.
Heavyweights-won by Jack Heniey's br. z.
Hunter; Maxim karninski's h. q. Tony, sec
ond; Col. Howard 8. Bordan's &, e. RaJsh,
third John J. Farrell's gr. y. Grayling, fourth
Glass l7--Ponies in barness over thirteer
hands two inches and not eIceedinE fourteen
hands two inches-Won by Mrs. r. p Gar
vans b. q. Hamilton Flame: Fairfield Farms
h. g. Fro Sparh, second; Mrs William du
Font. Jr.'s. h. stallion Tissington Van Dyke,
bic Burns, fourth
Glass s-Psirs harness horses over fourteen
hands two inches and under fifteen hands
quality, action. style and conformation to he
shown before appropriate vehicle: Won nv
Miss Isabella Wsnamaker's oh. m. Eve and
CHI. g. Nethcrans pride; n. Lawrence Smiths
hr G. Hamilton Star and Fairy Thread, sec
ond Miss Isabella WanRmaker's oh m Willis
den aud Oh. &. Warwick Matches, third
Fairfield Farms oh. g. Pick OF tho Basket and
ch M. Dainty Miss, fourth.
class +0-Iight Weight Hunters. Qualified or
Green. IN 10 Carrying l6S Pounds or More
Won by Miss Amy SraTks's oh. z. May Frdalc;
Mrs. William du Font, Jr. oh. m. witchcraft,
second Fcnmore Stables hr. e. Ennisthorpe,
third Clarence H. Msckay's oh. &. Earl g..
fourth