The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-19
FAMOUS HORSES AT
WESTMINSTER SHOW
Big Crowd Attends Opening of
Annual Exhibition at
Gedney Farms.
Special Despatch 10 The Sun.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, June 1S.-Witf
scarcely cloud overhead, and brisk
southern breeze blowing Old Glory forth
In all Its splendor to the winds. the
twenty-sixth annual Westchester county
horse show opened at Gedney Farms this
afternoon. One of the largest crowds
that have attended the show in five years
was present.
No fatal accident marred the day. al
though william McMath's Carlisle,
ridden by Thomas Crowley, was ia nasty
temper and threw Crowley in the first
event Of the day and in the Hunter class
Carlisle broke one bar at the first jump
and threw his rider at the hedge.
The coach Meteor, containing members
OF the Tokina colony, which runs each
day between the Orawaupum Hotel and
Gedney, arrived with c. Davies fainter,
whip, r. V. Pell, Mrs. G. H. Pell. Miss
and Mrs. Wall, Miss Polly Luke, Master
Otis Luke. Mrs. Frederick Wall, Mrs.
4. G. Canister. Miss Alice Farther, Mrs.
c. ]. Farriker and Mrs. Audrey II. Far
riker.
The parking spaces were well filed
with cars owned by Joseph c. Baldwin,
John Nee. Bowman, Frederick II. N.
sen Coles, George Couch. Edward H.
Crandall Miss Alice A. Dodsworth. John
III. Downey. Edwin Gould, George Greer,
Mrs. Oliver Hartman. Louis X. Liggett.
Charles NJ. Smithers, ]. Rich Steers, Fe-
lix NJ. Warburg, Guy A. Ward, P. l..
Candell and Mrs. Zieg!er, Jr.
Charles d. Lanier was The largest in
dividual winner of the day Miss Becky
Lanier, on Dixie in the class for hunters,
and Miss Corinne Poth. on Bounce in
the class for saddlers. wero individual
favorites for the day. The summaries :
Class 81. Novice Jumpers-.charles D.
R. v. Pells b. g. Maple Lear, second
Louis X. Llggetts CHI. g. westchester.
third; Louis k. Liggett's CHI. m. Melches-
Glass 10. Novice Saddle Horses. A.
Hartford's CHI. m. Georgine, winner; Miss
Constance E. Browns b. m. Eleanor. sec
fourth.
Beatrice Boards blk. IN. Shenandoah, win
ner; Edward Ehlers's ch. q. Danny Deever.
second; Mrs. Gordon Russell Thayer's CHI.
&. Horus, third; Miss Anna Ehlers's blk. g.
class 20, Pairs, Harness Ponies--Mrs. F.
r GstvanS b; g, Hamilton Flame and b. g.
Caravans br. m. Tissington Belle and br.
m. Brown Belle. second.
Glass IS. Saddle Horses-Miss CorriRe
Poth's oh. m. Bounce, winner; Felix VI
warburgs white m. The Ghost, second
John Nee. Bowman's CHI. g. Hurry. third
Miss Marie ]. Learys piebald III. sereamer'
fourth.
Class 5s-Charles u. Lanier's CHI. g.
Down East. winner; Charles ID; Laniers
b. m. Dixie. second; Rufus c. Finch's or.
z. All Aboard. third: Charles D. Lanier S
.br m. Mayhower, fourth.
Glass 40. Ponies Under -Saddle-George
ner: Frederick II. Bontecou's dun. g.
Sandy. second; C. Davies Tainter's skew
m. Kittywicks. third; Catherine Colford's
b. m. Hilda, fourth.
Class 81. Saddle Horses-Mrs. H. H.
Thomas's b. g. Playboy winner: Mrs. W.
Z. L. Crawford's br. G. Exmere, third; E.
L. Crawford's CHI. m. Louise. fourth.
Class SO. Polo Mounts-Edgar v. clau-
sens or. m. Queen, winner; Max Phillips 6
CHI. &. Gold Dust, second: Mrs: II: N.
Wins or. m Tommie, third: Hugh j.
Glass 80. the westchestet Special-Louis
X. Lggetts CHI. IN. Lady Betty. winner;
Louis X. Liggett's CHI. g. Play Boy. second;
Clifton X. Baumann's b. 6. Yellow Jacket.
third: Hugh w. Jackson. Jr.'s piebaid m.
Titbits. fourth.
Class 50, Hunters-Charles D. Lanier's
Down East. Dixie and Becky. winners
Charles d. Lanier's Evangeline, Mayfowet
and Black berry, second; Louis X. Liggett s
ch. &. Westchester, CHI. g. Melshecter and
CHI. g. Tradesman, third.
Glass ls. Ponies In Harness-Mrs. +. p.
Caravans b. &. Hamilton Flame, winner:
Mrs. +. p. Caravans b. &. Hamilton Dian
thus. second Mrs. A r. Motifs blk. g.
Fireny third.
Glass 20. Combination Horses-Joseph
C. Baldwin 3d's roam g. Limerick, winner
Edward Ehlers ch. &, Danny Deever, sec
third: Felix NJ. warburg's roam g. Linn
erick, fourth.