New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-09
statue OF Liberty Enlightening the World" which is 10
be presented by Americana to the CITY OF Paris.
HOW HORSES SHOULD BE JUDGED.
CRITICIsING METHODS AT THE SHOW.
GENERAL AND wEIL-DEFINED PLAN FAVORED
PROTEST OF AN EXHIBITOR.

PROTEST OF An EXHIBITOR.
The following protest was sent last night TO
the managers the National Horse Show Association
by W. D. Andrews, of No 233 broadway, who was an
exhibitor at the recent horse show:
GEYrLEMES: At the recent fair finer end more
numerous display of standard trotters was assembled
than the associations previous fsirs, sixty seven
standard animals OF all ages being On exhibition lhee
were besides sixty entries IN what termed the
rOadster" classes, composed of many fine aud speedy
which REQUIRES record Of go ether by the individual
animal his or nef sire or Ga nross in lie future
OF becoming standard animals by their own perform,
ance often rendering their sres dams, brothers ana
sisters standard also under some one OF tne zen dlns
rules laid down by the National Association Oh
In the absence OF any rules for Judging the relative
individual merits OF these animals which Often vary
csioas OF tine Judges especially class OF standard
trottng stalI0ns II is believed that the number
come com u eompetltvn at Is"S' rue .bonid have
valuable Qualities could 6c determined but such rule
exists Tho rulings were apy % Gn re,e io
capacities of these stations Tor bresdrg purposes than
briore The first re0u.itc for . trotter Is speed the
size sixteen handa being proper standard for helgh
position united with proper courage. A table OF
intclIi.ent commitee without studying how they shall
5orse. 5,TSs any and ''iId applied %pSrtiay to each
requisite quality without regard 10 what each
total night be- unt finally added would he valid ground
FOR which, being IN each instance made part
Of the udCes report upon each animal IA the class
would relieve thor Judgment OF the charge OF empiricsm
and gave the public foundation OH which TO Julgo the
decisions mtrlgcnuy. Reviewing th' decisions IN ihe
stallion class No H. such basis, tho uuiisputed
requisite tro'tcr be,nI speed II viii be seen
that the stallion Biyonne Prince has record =
Red Cross 2:2l y; King Wilkes, 2:224 shawnut, -"
Almont. jr, 2:-6; Don uos@ack, %:2S AlGyonc, -;Ii
but thrre years old. Mmbrino King aud I've others
appear to have records
First prize WAS awarded to Alcyono 'he being ast IN IA
the s OF records, though made al three years od '
Is by wilkes well bred and npey finished horse H.
the catalogue hteon and oue-quArer hands
high, but the general impression was lh' ne ~
small. We saw measurements taken OF uyof tne
had no record height given In the entry isa light
barreed small horse too small Tor succes.iul breeder
commended" being the sixth In speed as by TIE record
is a large horse, sixteen aud oEe.half hands go0d
horse but lacking finish King WllkCs, record 2:@24
was highly cOmincud3I." lie /, sixteen hands hiEh
dhe presumed standard, and ihrd IN the ~ fori'pcrd
record Judged To De brttcr trottiEg stallion than the
larger faster aud eamy KING Wilkcs, whose breeding Is
to make him ~ batter horse than KIN Wilkes. Vino Is
equally well bred BIvouuc Prime who has The fastest
record. IS but nnean and h9t -~,.-, not
.!,nn the prllcwiun, rs though not highiy finished
Red Gross with "a record ouly quarter second slower
than Ea,ouuc Prince te two being the fastest animals
u the tlr /, 1914 hands, very highly huisHcd animal
kni and quiet In an places and perfect gentleman
carrying td-tcr inch above the standard
mentioned. He il by a sou or Mlmbriuo Chct As by
his description furnished 10 the Judges lie irpted hI!
mile ~ l:lO weeks carrying 800 pounds, alter
only three weeks of preparation, tue track being several
seconds low.
II handsome small horses preferable to handsome
ar.e hJTse- Of speed bY want rule was Don Cos
-tck "a sim horse with less speed and pitlu
conformation preferred to Red tro.- Who is tluu"h 90
be- all tDlrcS considered speed, sc hrocdiu- and CON
formation, united with reliable dspoht'ou, the best
horse the lar Bat be has not been broken 90 show
speed 70 the hptcr Could tldt fact have influenced
the iudces Why. too, -hIWnut cent to tho rear.
with beauty and more speed than Don tus-
sack IN short. the stallion class judged upon Tie
individual merit Of each. or upon what principe Aro
tie owners 81 competing animals aud the pubic
entitled report upOu thc individual Ia rats oI 'At
These o-tcu-lhiy FOR the purpose OF improving
ne breeds should tho public he informed
what tho governing ci trIctetSticf or H"pc
Hority that they may breed luto.l-cut!y.
Red Cross sls" entered ana MS entrance money
received ia tho class ~ coaching stIllious hn he wa
the ground that trottef aud Gid not hs."HS n
that cli-- A-an,t th- action OF the .ittion VIC
must enter ou protest unless 10 can ts shown
that the capacIty trot i.i nc1pncintcs horse i"r
cOlchu, a. we caila that our combines Win h-
great speed a other requisites.
Madison square Garden presented yesterday The ap-
pcarancc OF banquet hall the "a -lt after feast Ihc
bunt ns which haI decorated the riucr' gon'i tho
crowd Was gone only few lonely looking horscS re
maucI. snl ncighcd paiutively for their companions
Nothing but the ghost OF the recent show The
horses that stl will be sold At Ea'tous Horse
show sale which takcs place to-day. tomorrow and