New-York tribune., 1921-11-17
Spectators Surprised When
the ssFirst'' Goes 10 Ami
nation, with Fled Mar
shall Taking a ssThird''
Army Officer Has a Fall
Mount and Rider Come to
Grief as They Are Going
Over an Armory Obstacle
By Harriette Underhill


single harness horses, open to all en-
tered In the regular classes. This was
not judged until nearly 10 o'clock last
night, and more interest was evinced
in it than in any competition of the
week. Nearly every one felt sure that
the rich prize would be won by Mrs.
James Putnam's Field Marshal, a brown
gelding recently imported, and there
we're others who pinned their faith to
Mrs. Loula Long Combs's Animation.
The purse was divided into prizes Of
$500, s4oo, $500, s240, $3.50 and $50
and the winners as placed by the
judges after a half hour in the ring
were Animation, first; Eve, from the
Woodroyd Farm, second, and Field
Marshal, third.
William Moore's Bountiful was fourth
and Mrs. Combs's Reputation fifth.
which gave this exhibitor joint purse
of $3.50.
Animation has never been better. and
before she had stepped twice around
The ring the railbrds began to root
for her. 1t was a surprise, however,
when little Eve also defeated Mrs.
ucHnHi L Ictu MARSHAL.
1t is amazing to the layman, this
utter indifference of the average horse
man when it comes to accidents at
tendant on the schooling or showing
of horses. We learned early in life
that a horseman has no heart for SYM
pathy If you are injured by a horse;
he thinks it is just part Of the train
ing and if an experienced rider is
thrown and his ankle is broken it is
the best Joke of the season. Profess
slonal horsemen love to put any one
up on bad hammered horse and then
announce. There. you're a candidate te
for the ground, all right"
We have never been able to acquire
this viewpoint, so yesterday when we
drove up to the Armory at Ninety
fourth Street, where the National
Horse Show is being held this year and
just at the corner of Park Avenue
passed an ambulance our hearts
jumped. "An accident at the Horse
Show!'' was our exclamation, and when
our taxi rolled to the entrance they
snooed US away to make way for the
Dig, car from Flower Hospital. We
rushed In and accosted the first horse
man we met What has happened %
nation. "Seaton Saxon defeated Seaton
Seaton for the best hackney stallion in
the show. Some win!"
But what about the man in the am
hulance? Was he killed.,
Guess not" he said, indifferently.
Didn't look very bad to me-" and every
one OF the railbirds took the thing lust
as calmly as that.
We finally got the truth and it was
Inae lieutenant NJ 3. Jones, Of the Sd
Cavalry, from Fort Myer Va. had been
injured while riding Beatrice, a we'll
oenaved brown mare, in the class for
omcers' chargers who we're competing
1or the Bowman challenge cup.
Over Two Jumps
The horses were required to go over
two Jumps; and it was at the brush and
bar that Beatrice had come to grief.
1t looked as though Beatrice had broke n
her riders neck as we'll as her own,
for she landed on top Of Lieutenant
Jones, with her head doubled under
her. However, Beatrice scrambled to
her feet and her rider managed to fol-
low suit with some assistance. A hasty
examination showed that several ribs
were broken. Lieutenant Jones went
to Flower Hospital for treatment.
Having, settled that we went back
Seaton Seaton had been beaten by
Seaton Saxon in the hackney class.
We had seen Saxon win in the morning
when he went in for the medal of the
American Hackney Horse Society. but
had missed the meeting in the after
noon. Every one had picked Seaton
Seaton, the first born of Lady Seaton
and the favorite of William H. Moore,
to win this class. 1t was Cor chal-
lengc cup, which had to be won twice
by the same horse before it became
y ~,
this class last year every one said that
it was all wrong, this giving the cham
pionship to a two-year- Colts
change just as much as children do,
and a two-year-old colt is not always
a safe bet.
Both Are Marlboro's Sons
1t proved so this time, for as a three
year-old Seaton was defeated for the
final leg on the cup by his half brother,
Saxon. Of course, horsemen do not call
them half brothers, but they are, for
they are both the sons of Marlboro
Saxon is out Of District Belle, while
Lady Seaton is Seaton's mamma.
1t is probable that Judge Moore likes
to see Seaton win better than any colt
he has, for he bred the colt himself
and Lady Seaton was the apple of his
eye next to old Forest King. After
tH~ A@AHS iiOlSC SlUW QdyS pHQSQ,
Judge Moore retired her to the Morris
town Hackney Farm, and not long after
that little Seaton saw the light of day
So his victory over all of the Hackney
stations last year pleased Judge Moore
more than all of his other achieve
ments.
The morning was devoted almost ex-
clusively to placing the hackneys and
two champi onships were decided Be
side the Seaton-Saxon win there was
champion cup for mares and FLIES
and this was won by another one of
the Moore string, Lady Bountiful. She
defeated Mrs. Loula Long Con1bs's
Reputation. A Seaton mare called
Coralie, and owned by R. Lawrence
Smith, was defeated in the class for
kaifbred hackneys, by Mrs. Walter H
Hanley's Cincinnati Kid which walked
off with the cup offered by Harry D.
i Holloway.
Mrs. ComDs's Group Win
Jack Donnelly won another blue in
the roadster class with Fruithurst
from Marlin Farm. He defeated the
beautiful Ebony King, owned by John
Thompson.
Mrs. Combs's Distinction, Revelation
and Temptation won in the class call
ing for harness horses in groups of
three belonging to the same exhibitor
and Judge Moore's Bountiful, Polly and
WIstaria were second choice.
The last class of the afternoon was
the Grafton broad jump, with a score
of horses competing. The jumping be-
oar of f1valvo Fast .rd