New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-10
MANY FINE HORSES.
THE BIG SHOW WILL OPEN TO-DAY.
SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS ANIMALs-wHERE
PRIZES ARE LIKELY no FALL

some OF THE MOST FAMOUS ANIMALs-wHERE
PRIZES ARE LIKELY no FALL
The great horse show at the Madison Square Garden
sill be opened al O'Clock this morning. 1t will be
the sixth annual exhibition Of the National Horse Show
Association. and the greatest in tho number OF ex-
hibits and In quality OF them ALL All day yesterday
the highly bred, noble beasts arrived In an almost
continuous procession and were conducted by their
attendants to the stalls boxes to which they had
been assigned Each arriving animal was first led
into the tanbark Enclosure. In the centre OF which Is
the judges stand, where each one was carefully ex-
amined by W. It. Carmody S. S. Field and r. s. huide
koper the veterinary surgeons. None Of the entries
failed to pass the examination, and within Few
moments after their arrival the intelligent beasts were
safely housed in their temporary but exceedingly COM
Portable quarters.
Among the arrivals early the day the horses
belonging to Dr. W. s. Webb, among which there are
sure to be prizewinners. OF the trotters In Dr.
webbs string the notable entries are Almont
wilkes, bay stallion eight years old, stand
ing l62 sired by Aimont, dam by George
wilkes, and Maiden Fair, bay Ally. three years old.
sired by Happy Medium, dam Mambrino Maid. Dr.
Webb exhibits roadsters. but shows large number
of imported and highly bred haclneys and cobs
Among the former stations Accident, four years
old sired by Black Austin. dam Portia, entered to be
sold for 600 Sprotleo Fashion. four years DID, sired
BY Charlie Fireaway by Perfection. price 81 600
Brown Fashion, four years old, sired by Confidence,
dam Miss Addie; Courier, three years old. sired by
Canvasser, dam Mayday. The highly bred mares In
this string of Dr. wcbb's hackneys include DagmAr,
Her Majesty, Silver Belle, Lady Alice, Belle Lyons,
Nv Fancy, Doll Fireaway, Faith, Bet Fircaway and
White Socks.
The same owner shows some superb coaching
stations. Among them are imported Incroyable. i'm
ported Javanais, imported locator and imported Jean
Bart Several Of the horses entered by Dr. Webb
are named in two more classes and as he has fifty
three animals exhibition his entries will OF least
form q feature of the show. For instance, while
entered singly, Her Majesty and Dagmar and Lady
Alice and Silver Belle are to be shown teams
among the haekneys Others Of the haclmcys
entered in the class for carriage horses, both sngly
and as pairs. and while some may win in class
they may lose in another. Dr. Webb has expended
fortune in the importation of blooded stock, and
one will be dissatisfied IL he ieaps honorable return
in prizes. His four-in-hand coaching stallion teams
ore certain attract attention. for they magnificent
specimens standing from 1862 to 172 hands,
Perraps the most interesting entries in The show
TO sportsnen will be those of the Village Farm, for
among them are animals which have broken records
and made themselves famous Most Of them
trotters, and they all arrived early yesterday They
include Mambrino King, eighteen years old, but
lively three year-old, who sired by
Asmbrino Patchen dam Belle Thornton. "The
King has sired many fast trotters, and has
numerous prizes at former exhibitions He is
splendid chestnut 10 12 hands, and was bred in the
Blue Grass region of Kentucky. Chimes, the
famous Of Electoneer and Beautiful is six years
old. and was bred by Leland Stanford at Palo Alto.
Cal. Prince Regent, five years old, is son Of Nam
brine King and Estabella, and is gentle kitten.
Another Of the get Of Mambrino King is Hereward,
three years old, fine chestnut. All Of these stations
superb specimens and others not named range in
age from the sucking colt to the four-year-od.
ucunl lin opd T,,c<i NJ
entered singly and double by the Village Farm, have
stalls underneath the arena. Both Of these mares
appear be IN superb condition, and both gentle
Is lambs. After they put in their boxes YES
terday morning. they shifted about, inspecting every
thing and became apparently satisfied with their new
quarters. As team they have trotted in 2 ;l3 II,
and Belle Hsmln has gone the mile alone in ~
Followers Of trotting win remember her victory over
the great Harry Wilkes at Fleetwood Park last spring
She is lone bodied, longlmbed, and looks as if she
"knowed more than tn Injuns."
Jacob Rupert will show number Of trotters,
all of which were sent to their stalls yesterday.
Among them is Favorite Wilkes beautiful bay
stallion, 10 IL hands, sired by George Wilkes. dam
Alexanders Abdallah. He will be shown with four
of his ge all of which, 1t is hardly necessary to add
are or will be trotters. Attractive, Is another stall
lion, five years old, sired by Acantara, dam Jane
Loomer. Zepfyrus, still ano Their, is two yeas Old,
sired by Electioneer, dam by General Benton IN
the class for mares, Mr.. Rupert will also exhibit
Duchess Wilkes, Fleet. Britomarto and Galata.
The thoroughbred stallion class includes Edward
Kelley's Greenland, William H. Fearing's Top Gallant
the Bloodgood Stock Farms Hard Lines, L. Ashley
Coopers imported saint George, Chestnut Hill STOCK
Farms imported Regent, AltonwOod Stock Farms
welcher, A. J. Cassatt's Ben Dor, S. S. Howland's
sharpcatcher, J. d. Cheever's imported Hclcon, Will
lam Easton's imported Black Dean and Cavalier Inc
last two named big fellows, the former BLACK
and the latter bay, and both are in the pink
nh .lfae Gina Inv
Charlie the sire of Mr.. Haggns great salvatcr Prince
Charlie was bred by the Earl of Stamford.
Every man who drives horse on the road Is sup
posed to believe that he sits behind the best animal
he seen. 1t would be interesting to see an actual
contest between the splendid goers entered In
this class. They required to be not under hitoeh
hands high with sufficient blood to insure spirit and en-
1urance equal to doing twelve miles an hour >; IL.
Allen has entered Victor Nc. P. A. HarGo9s Sir Clay;
OrloH. These are among the fnestloofing animals
shown, all being stations and all possessed OF great
Others who enter roadsters Of high quality are
Colonel Lawrence Kip who will show Fastrada, H. B.
Nellie bly,. w. Scott smith with Hunter Xltonwood
Stock Farm, with Los Angeles. William e Tamadgs'
Win ns n w Fsn Lulu fosps Xsssn k With
and A r. Bowler with Manley Judd, Several OF these
The Bloodsood Stock FARMS entries arrived from
Massachusetts last sght, and the horses were given
are ovor forty OF them in all and they entered in
several Of the classes singly, In pairs ana as
f0ur-inhands The hackneys are especially nne,
10 be of great interest the BoOdgood stock are OF
domestic breeding from imported sires and mares and
thousft. viii show whether the American breeding has
produced development over that OF tne oid county.
At any rate the stock IS the same. Is all question
OF breeding. ~ -. An, ,.,,o
II would 30 impossible to describe a OF the notable
bic Perchorons. Cydesdales and Normans down TO the
tiny Shetlands. Great care has been taken 70 p at
only the besttempered animals In the stalls surround,
Inc tne arena where thousands OF Promenaders VIII
VIA IN close proximity the iron sh0d hoofs OF the
Vtsitoxx should be careful not TO pet or cares
animals which there are 5 no
Sternoon tried TO kick the sides out OF their sails
Perhaps the electric lights made them nery0@s. oe
~ 20 MANY new forms and faces, but some
Of them kicked. nevertheless Inere VIII 10, %
there will be others about which i would De Detler 70
ask q question or two before fondnng. sEnle . are
reared PETS Others have PAD nten Without dis