New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-22
THE NATIONAL HORSE ShGW.
HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS ON HAND.
THE STALLS FULL OF RACERS, RoADsTERS' BIG
nptuoHr HORSES, AND MULE FROM MECCA.

rrr sr.,1a F1u1 OF RACERS, RoADsTERS, BIG
pRAUaHT HORSES, AND A MULE FROM MECCA
.u.bo indications point 10 a splendid success for
tba National Horse Show, which opens TO-DAY az
The Madison Square Garden James H. heene
horses from Kentucky sGyef and the
Thoroughbred brood mare Phlllls, by fnaet9ti uto
nj the Lass of sydney, Knight OF ~. Oeo i
alsa from Newport W. j. Nelson's three en-
tries from Abdallah Park, KY, have iS1 S;
modore thoroughbred saddle-h0rse lgelalng Pl,,
mons thorou ghbred trotter, full bTOther 10 Nosd
Wilkes and Lady De Jarnett, haTness-naIe OIeu
from Indian Chief She took the hTst premium az
the sc. Louis Agricultural Far TWO weohS a. bave
n a. zoo in nremiTms alone Wildbird asaddle-
horse belonging to j. b. Houston, was ieu INTO CIo
ring in the Afternoon ana Sent 10 S eI" oGnard he
longing 10 the same owner, and LINDEN lIeei
belonging 10 General Grant. They are OF the puISsU
strain of the Nejd horses and were DIeu ny ,mI
Turkish Sultan aud presented by him to General
Grant who sold Leopard to his present eXiD55YI'
August Belmont's Thoroughbred stallion fluuite-
sticks came in the morning and was quietly muhcn-
ing oats in box stall when reporter
by and called out his name. The magnncenI cIeatulo
turned his proud head, arched his neck save d
friendly glance with his beautiful eyes ana IeGGln
menced cbamping. Idlewd the trottlng stallloh
of George Bechtel of Stapeton, staten Island Vas
among the early arrivals also ldGl or Sn and l. b
roadster exhibited by Frederic AkeTs' anu u 10
Berry's trotting stallion BashaW: ,,,....,,,. an
Late in the day came Mr.. William WatsohSS, , GU
fries from Westchestcr County, SnetldlIu
Jonathan magnificent pebald; brown Sne1 nt6
mare ROxie and her fOal, a little pieoaIu WiGut ~
that ran about like dog and poked MS nose inCo
the hands of the managers ana assistants "b racen
custOmed to find Jumps of sugar IN Sucn LeT1ept
focIes Rookie was quiet and weli-benaNeu, ouV
Jonathan reared and sQucaled and struck our ?cca-
sionalv with his fore feet as " ne was as ple ts
otbar horses The enormous elephantine draught
horses and PcrcherOns and CIydesiaes on tlle co
trary were as good humored quiet anu loElllg ds
heart could WISH and when dsIhlss'' ioin Ie ing
10 their appointed quarters followed thelr cQhuuc-
tors with perfect cheerfulneSs ana neekhess'
Among these were the exhibits OF l. T. Dahl1an'
NJ This citv-an enormous gray named Lucy and an
eouallv huge baV named sue, dTaught horses ana
Paul and Honest Ike, Perchcrons. Two good-hu-
1uorcd and colossal creatures were the she ll!lles
exhibited by +. Il. Bishops Sons, OF jersey fitX
tbev are dark brown and seventeen hands high,
and are named Dink and Dmah; ihey VII utterly ,i
. destroy the average readers belief IN the comic
writer's illusions to the welcomes OF mules, loT
they are as gentle as they are Big SR2ttly pelGIe
them came much much SgaiiG Gorr Te Fa E
said to have been fOaled at Mecca lheIe
was a specially intelligent look about hGr
and she was OF much Hghter ana uio ~ nun of
Diuk aud Dinah also sent jack, mouse-colored
animal about 1911 hands high, hney built; 01 the
most perfect good bumOr, Dut OF lhNli'IuIe opi
sfioacy, lie was named John. When dispatched
from the centre of the ring where inc Setietdl,'s
were transactng their business 10 ms quarters ne
took il into his head that he wanted 10 see the
world aud all the efforts OF q dozen men coIIu
hardly drag him To his stall. lie was mt over ihe
head with whips, with ropes ENDS VIII sllNhS VI III
fist and he never showed fight, never attempted ia
bite or kick but he would not bulge an lnch. ana
u, brav.d with fearful VigOr. When he was nal
tered in his stall he broke the head collar ana ~
The most good-natured way retreated from MS staii
and began tour of the premises lie was seco COM
fine bounced upon by dozen men, ana nhaIy
rrv-.l'lnd bv brute strength. His nclghbor, q
small lack from GrOtOn, Mass, which was entered
b, PRESCOTT Lawrence, deserves prize for ms pc
cuuaritics ~ men looked at tiXcdIy he has fashion
OF elevatng his ears like horse glanclng furou,ly
ont of his large eyes, and rearing up with quick
movement resembling that Of a cat lhel he Squeals
Justify and after the sQueal gives series OF DIays
that are caI-CruShlng. >,
A lot of matched animals and cob-hke horses LOT
T-cuuS MhneCnuIri carts, etc., have come III. Mr.
King of Tweuty-fOurth-st., sends beautiful bay,
Kate, whose tail has been plated III new ana tx
traordinaTv fashion, from which ladies with lux
uriant back-hair might take hint 1t combines
the German twin tails with the unstuded lOOscness
of the bathing costume. IL. L. LOunsbeIys matched
pair for T-cart, Rogue and Patience, are IN
His list. There are also plenty OF poiu
ponies and Young Saportis, and ;. Hellblnn
had volunteered TO exercise them round Tue
Dumping fourteen hands high, was in her stall
a,u ,1,,,',,l Tuuers sun rsc a black mare of Nor
gan ,Ilalu. was being cautcTed around by another
Volunteer There were few carriage horses reported
M 10 last night the haudsOueSt arrival being Mrs
William WatsOn's Prince, fine creature with an
exquisite head. The picbald Shetland gcdlng Oh >
F. Stone of this city, measured and found To DC
under ten hands. or forty inches. Miss ANNE
Thouu sons shetland gciding Cupid is lorty-n!n'
aud a hal inches. There many more 10 arrive
i'm this section, aud there will be keen competition