New-York tribune., 1883-10-26
SOME FEATURES or THE HORSE SHOW.

! SOME FEATURES or THE HORSE SHOW.
The Horse Show has drawn great number of
people to Madison Square Garden this week and
the money results have probably exceeded the
expectations of its most sanguine promoters.
Whether the spectators have been quite as well
satisfied as the projectors may be open to
doubt. The building, big as it is, is too small
for so extensive an exhibition, and the space
was not used to the best advantage. Many
people have paid the admission fee who found
themselves able to get hardly glimpse of the
trials and displays in the ring. Some OF the
horses have Jared even worse than these disap-
pointed people. Their boxes are not nearly large
enough and they have been put to much dis
comfort. At future shows more space must be
had or fewer people and fewer animals be got
together.
But no one has any right TO look for perfec-
ton at the first essay. The horse shows of after
years will doubtless exhibit marked improve
mcnts over this one In many classes, however,
this collection is strong and well rcpays care
full study. In horses for the saddle, for car
riage use, for attachment to the natty little
village carts which now 80 much abound, i'll half
bred hunters and in ponies there is great
variety of excellence, and the display is note
worthy in numbers as well as in merit. OF such
gigantic beasts of draught as the PercherOns
there is good exhibit. There are handsome
and serviccable roadsters in plenty, and few
fast trottcrs may be seen.
But many persons who go to the Garden want
to see the animals whose names are famous the
world over for speed. They are anxious to ad-
mire IrOquOis, the only American winner of the
Derby; Parole, whose performances fairly
startled England; IIindoO, the equal of any
thoroughbred ever seen in America; Thora and
Miss WOOdford, as handsome and as fleet lilles
as can be found i'll any country; Maud B., the
queen of the trOttng course; st. julien, the
dethroncd king; JayEyc-Sce, the young
wonder of the West; and many more that
might be named. The show is extremely weak
in thoroughbrcds and in great trottcrs But
after all is this much 10 be Tegrcttcd9 With
the immense number of races going on in all
parts of the United States in almost minter-
uptcd succession for five months of the year,
Americans have no lack of opportunity to sec
thoroughbrcds of the best sort, and to see them
under conditions far better fitted to test their
powers than any which can exist III show.
This i. true to some extent of the trOting stock
also, though Ncw-Yorkcrs in these days see
little trottng of Il high class in comparison with
the variety and quantity of thoroughbred racing
provided for their qualification. If Mr.. Bonner
Mr.. Vanderbilt Mr.. Stanford, Mr.. Work, Mr..
Case. Mr. Ilickok, MIR. Kittson and a few others
would send the stars of their stables to horse
show there would bc a treat for the eyes. II
Dexter Rarus Maud s., Early Rose, Aldine,
Dick Swivcllcr, Edward, linda Rose, Jay-Eye-
See. st. julien, Majolca, Trinkct Santa Claus,
and others that might be named were to be
shown in action, though there were no CON
tests of speed, the show would have to be IN
Fleetwood Park Madison Square Garden
would not contain Onc-tenth of the multitude
that would flock to see them.
The influence of these horse shows must be
salutary They will give an impulse to the
breeding of the best stock, and America could
raise To great advantage in every way many times
thc number of good horses now bred. They
will tend to heightcn the standard of hOrsetesh
i'm our parks and avenues and in our business
streets and on our farms as well. They will
gvc some of our rich and idle young men some
! thing 10 try for. 1t may not be an exalted am
! bition-thc attempt to show the most perfectly
! appointcd turnout and to handle II IN the
| best way. But it is certain to be less mis-
! chiovous in its effects than the daily and
nightly study of the relative values of fushcs'
and "straights "a branch of education which
! has become much too Cngrossing among youth
! hll club members And, therefore, 1t deserves
/ to be recognized.