The New York herald., 1921-11-16
English Hackney Pony
Scores Over Dozen of Amer
F! ica's Crack Little Mares.
MIGHTY MITE is BEATEN
Judges Pass the Buck to Spec
tatOrs When Close Decision
Comes in Harness Class.
by GURNEY G. CUE.

Brighter skies yesterday brought
out increased attendance at Judge
William Fl. Moore's 100000 Horse
Show in the armory of Squadron A.
Though officially known as the Ma
tional Horse Show. it is not out of
place to call it Judge Moore's, for
almost everybody identified with the
big exhibition of horses, fashion and
society, knows that the father of the
United States Steel Corporation and
of half dozen other giant industrial
enterprises is the man who makes the
horse show go.
Ever since the death of Alfred G..
Vanderbilt the Judge, as he is affec-
tionately known to horse fanciers,
though he never held judicial posi-
tion, has authorized his young friend
Robert A. Fairbairn and associates of
the National Horse Show Association
to go ahead and give the annual ex-
hibition in the best style possible and
send the bill to him If there is any
deficit after it is over. Deficits are
likely to occur when the setting for
the horse show costs about $4,000, as
it did this year. but Mr.. Moore has
never yet complained about the cost,
provided the young men, headed by
John r. Townsend, gave the public a
first elias show. During the war, as
is well known, he not only paid the
bills, but proposed to his fellow direc-
tors that they donate the entire gross
receipts of the horse show to charities
connected with the war. And this
year he moved to increase the deficit
r. giving the receipts Of the tea room
II restaurant in the beautiful repro
uction OF Washington's home at
Mount Vernon to the needy and de-
serving unemployed of New York.
Blue and Cup for Judge Moore.
Despite the fact that the show will
cost Judge Moore thousands of dollars
he was one of the happiest persons in
the armory last night. He won two
blues, and as he drove his pets around
the ring flying their winning ribbons
his face was wreathed In smiles.
After his brown gelding Melancthon
field of harness horses. including Mrs.
James Putnam's Field Marshal, which
came from England especially to win
this event, his famous four In hand came
forth and for the third time won the
Road Coach Challenge cup. He drove
his four like a youngster. He put them
through their PAGES perfectly and
earned round after round Of applause.
He had no opposition but It was the
unanimous opinion that It would have
been almost impossible to gather to-
gether such a beautiful and faultless
stepping four. They are giant grays
and 1t would be hard to tell them apart.
The cock horse. which followed, also is
gray, and as fine stopper as any of
the four which dragged the beautifully
equipped coach around the ring. AS 1t
was, Mr.. Moore's third victory In the
event the cup becomes his permanent
property.
The mounted policec of the city gave
an exhibition at the night session and
were warmly received by the crowd
which stood a dozen deep around the
ring and filed almost all Of the seats
except those in the boxes.
Almost all the box holders were there,
but they spent most OF their time watch
ing the coontests from the members box
or the tea room. The seats In the boxes
are a trifie too low and with hundreds
on the promenade the view of the ring
Is obstructed.
The policemen's horses went through
host of mannuvres perfectly before
they were lined up for inspection. Cap
tain, ridden by Patroman David Tun-
stall of Traffic A. was awarded premier
honors. with Nnrod, ridden by PATROL
man Alton Boston, second and Colonel,
ridden by Sergeant Daniel Collins, third. !
Mayor Hylan was expected to review
them, but at the last minute he tele-
phoned he would be unable to attend.
The event for the plate presented by
Alfred r. Maclay brought out a big
field OF the best hunters In the country.
1t was for hunters which have been
hunted at least eight times during the
year with some recognized pack Of
hounds to be ridden by amateurs. The
plate and blue was awarded to Miss
Solioquy. fve-year-old chestnut mare
belonging to Isaac II. Clother, Jr., of
Philadelphia. Jigtime, owned by Fred /
eric H. Bontecou. was awarded the red. |
Things began TO happen very SOON
after the show opened yesterday norm |
Ing. In a competition for the American
Hackney Horse society's medal fog the I
pest hackney pony mare Mrs. James /
Putnam gave American horsemen their /
frst View OF her sensational brown mare. 4
Park Carnation, acknowledged to be the /
hort epeclmen OF her breed and type
owned In England. The little daughter |
of buath was confronted by an even |
dozen Of the best ones owned In Amer |
lea such a lot. indeed, as have seldo n \
II ever come together In this country |
yet Park Carnation beat them all, In the I
opinion Of William S. Miller of Perth /
shire. Scotland. who Is judging the hack
neys shown In hand Harness is her .
f-Ste. according 10 ell reports. and when I
sne beat the pick of American ponies on /
the lead line everybody began TO wonder I
what she viii do tomorrow afternoon \
when the 81 900 harness stake is judged. 4
j. Macy Wilets. owner of the all but 4
invincIble Irvington Bounce H.. was
more disappointed when the English 1
mare got the blue ribbon In this class .
than he was In the afternoon when his
champion mare Mighty Mite met "a
double defeat In harness This midget
high stopper has long been deemed the |