New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28
PROSPECTS OF THE HORSE SHoW.
THE ENTRIE5 VAR EXCEED THOSE OF ANY PRE-
vIoUs YEAR-MoRE loom NEEDED.

THE ENrRIEs VAR EXCEED THOSE OF ANY PRE-
vIous YEAR-MoRE loom NEEDED.
Preparations for the annual exhibition of horses
at Madison Square Garden, beginning on November
D, proceed at rapid rate, and those indcfaugable
workers. Colonel Hyde and j. l. Wharton, are already
looking forward In hopeful anticipation of a success
full result to their abors The entries for the present
exhibition are so far In advance Of those of any
previous year that the management will build an ex
tension Of the garden the sidewalk In Twenty
seventh-st, IL permission can be obtained Already
143 stalls and 211 boxes have been sold. No change
Will be made from former seasons I'm the interior
rangcmcnt OF the garden except that the decorations
viii be much more elaborate. The show Is to open
at O'Clock each morning, and Eben's Military Band
has been engaged to furnish music. The show ring is
to be slightly enlarged, for the that many
as thirty horses Will be judged at one time
Since the last notice Of the fair In these columns
several additions the thoroughbred class have been
received and among the arrivals figure prominently
A. J. Cassa.ts racer, Bend Or E. d. Morgan's Cold
stream and W. l. Scotts Rayon dor The last
named, once the property OF the late Count f.
DE Lagrange, will be remembered one Of the easiest
ST. Leeer winners record, and those who,
like the writer, saw that memorable raco,
VIII not easily forget how, with Jim
Coates up, the giraffe, he dcrsively termed
by the majority Of racing judges, led his field
merry dance through a binding fall Of rain, never
moving out OF cantcr ut any part OF the Journey
DR.. Freeman, Of Bath, England, is responsible
for choice collection, sending the wellbred Green
Back, BY Dollar out Of Music (won many good
races Bonnie Brown, by that slayer, Brown
Bread out OF Bonnie May. Bay Muncsster, son
Of Robert Pcck's old favorite Muncaster, who when
half trained ran Petroncl to head for the Two
Thousand Of 1880, and last, though by means
least, Wild Dsyrell's famous offspring, The Rake.
Old sportsmen of the two countries VIII remember
The Rake is the Middle Park Plate winner of 1866,
hen te met and heat Acbie mpnt
(aerward winner Of the Legcr knight of the Garter,
The Palmer and Trocadero. The Rake a strong
winter and spring favorite for Hcrmt's Derby, but
fortnight before the met with accident that
effectually destroyed his chance. r. +. Hobsons
Barbados and J. W. Barnum's Biloxi, by Bonnie
Scotland, complete a distinguished c0terle
In spite OF the ridlcule cast upon 1t, the tandem
class shows an Increase In number upon all previous
years Charles p. Williams, ". f. d. Stokes, with
Devil and Ercbus), ~ L. McCrcedy with Lester and
Roxanal, T. Lewis Onatura Francit T. Underhill.
A. J. Cassat, T. b. Durham and the Central Park
Driving Academy all showing up we'll In the pony
class Lottie, Mrs. Gilbert and Ada Rehan; in the
saddle class Piccadilly Governor, outcast, Madame
Marantele's wonder Woodlawn, The Queen, sem
and Fascination; In the cob stallion division, a. J.
Cassatts Little Wonder VIII all attract particular
attention.
Among many prominent names in the list of hunters
and Jumpers windbeam, ST. Patrick, Leo Tycoon,
Glen Eagle and Salisbury.
In the cavalry horse class entries made by
Sergeants f. NJ. Culough. c. T. Cresswell and ]. II.
Merrill Cty Troop Of Philadelphia, and Lieutenant
Herbert II. Balch, Sergeants +. NJ Fulton, r., and
Howard Badgley First New-York IInssars) In
cuson ii may be stated that special prizes In many
different classes offered by the directors Of the
show. the Coaching Club, +. A. Schermcrhorn, Francis
I. UndcrhiD, Edward ID. Adams, the management OF
The Hotel Brunswick, E. d. Morgan, Henry Lloyd
Herbert, Cornelius Vanderbilt, J. NJ. Waterbury,
J. J. Van Alien, Prescott Lawrence, Harris MYERS
and Cornelius Felowcs.