New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-16
CLOSE OF THE HORSE SHOW.
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITION EVER
GIVEN BY THE ASSOCIATION.

GIVEN BY THE ASSOCIATION.
GREAT CROWDS IN ATTENDANCE AND CoNsE-
ouExr1Y LARGE PRoFITs-TEE JUMPING
MUCH ENJOYED FnATuRE-soME OF THE
AWARDS OF THE LAST DAY.
The meat horse show at tho Madison Square Garden
came to an end last night In every respect IL was
the most successful Of the annual exhibitions sso"
By the National Horse Show Association OF America
An aggregate Of $4,000 was given away In pihes.
the Awards being taken by horses from all parts OF
the country At horse shows generally animals "
superior quality In inferior classes only nave pre-
dominated. 1t at this show. but TO iesser
degree than formerly. Many hcrsemen ha'o ~
heard 10 express regrets that the display OF
breds was not of q higher standard Not 10" VIZ
heard TO say that Salvador, Firenzt, Tournament Dur
lington, Maud S. and sunol should have been snown'
10 that the thousands Of people who DO no. WISH w
r,cetracks, but do 90 to horse shows. mieht h~ so
the greatest living animals the turf Oh inc P'oS'
day. ,nr.,
All in all, however, the exhibition was 50 ni"0.
better than those of the past that there Is no -.
satisfaction In that fact alone. while inc auN ~
thu mast gives abundant promise for Improvement ~
the future The show has been remaT"ao'o -.
financially II is estimated that the prohts Will no'
,.u he,ov @5OOOO IL cost 100000 to prepare tic
Garden for the exhibition, but nearly hsn " '"~'
amount was realized from the advance SAFE Oh Dukes
and seats, before the show opened mna' AivNH
IS society has pstron1ed the eAh'oiuo" "o'' VA
teusively than ever before.
romen IN evening dress in the arena boxes and the
scenes have been extremely gay. Horse SNOW par
ties, have been and 1t was not unusual 10
see score or more of people march In to seats
under Q chapcrone's escort.
Tho jumping over hurdles has been the most popu-
IN, feature Of the entire exhibition and in these classes
the awards given were in accord with the popular
Judgment The judges net so fortunate as to be
in accord with the spectators In their awards In some
OF the other classes for often has heard as great
q volume of Kisses as of cheers.
Tho attendance yesterday and last night was almost
II not quite as large on the night before, when
every seat and every foot OF standing-room were
occupied The Judging began yesterday with matched
pairs of ponies in harness. There were SIX pretty
teams and the judges decided that A. j. Cassatts
Evening Star and Asra possessed the greatest merit
and to them was given the blue ribbon representing
the first prize. Mrs. Prescott Lawrence's handsome
chestnut mares Rock and Rye took the second prize
Mr. Bullocks MoIie and Lucy were rewarded with
the v. H. c., and Mrs. Talaferro's Toby and Teddy
captured the II. c. ribbon.
Mr.. Cassatt's imported stallion Little Wonder took
the special prize In the hackney class. This class
was open to stations, mares and geldings and was
really the champion class for the breed. Little Wonder
I
W. S. webb's imported blk. S. spotbro Fashion, ana
the same owners imported CHI m. Belle Lyons. I'M
ported Dr. m. Her Majesty, and imported b. M Dagmar
in the contest for pairs Of carriage horses owned by
farmers or dealers Theodore E. Gordons bay gedings
unnamed, won with George d. Kings bay gedlnGs
Billy and Dick second. Harry Hamn's bay mares
Daisy and Fancy won the first prize for matched
pairs of cobs in harness with S. s. Howland's team
Baby and Hazel second.
There were nineteen entries in the class for saddle
horses, and some of them were fne-loohing animals
Mrs. Charles L. Hyde's CHI. &. Beauty. most appro-
priately named honored with the first prize by the
Judges, and Miss Bastwicks Eric won the second
Mr. Hollins's Pilgrim and Mr.. Green's Fife Deans re-
ceived the V. H. c. and II. c. ribbons respectively
The crowd rather slow in assembling last night
but at O'Clock every seat occupied. and hundreds
of people were standing in the asles and galleries.
The constant increase in the patronage since the open
ing night indicates that the show could have been
carried .on with great success for another week at
least II is more than probable that an effort will
be made to keep sort of an exhibition In opera
ton ut the Garden at all times proposition Is be-
ing considered at the present time to divide the great
enclosure Of the amphitheatre in such way
as to permit Of exhibitions Of horses at all times In
connection with affairs of other kinds. 1t is known
that T. Henry French, the general manager of the
Garden and James W. Morrissy, his business manager
favor such a proposition Mr.. French and Mr. Nor
ssy were extremely kind to newspaper men during the
show. Mr. French gave up his private Office for their
use as a work room, and Mr.. Morrissy extended in
Vulnerable courteses.
The exhibition last night began with parade
of all the prge-wInners at O'Clock. These
nightly paroles have gradually increased in size
and Importance as the awards have grown in number
and that of last night fine exhibition. Tho
horses included all varieties styles and classes rom
tho big Normans to the tiny Shetlands.
The last Of the regular classes to be judged was
pairs Of horses in harness. in which there were
nine entries. W. T.. D. Stokes's team, Carmenclta
and Wilson. the first prize. with F. b. Taiers
The Belle and The Duchess second
The last two regular affairs Of the night and
Of the show the hightumping open
10 all horses. to be ridden BY amateurs
and the jumping Of winning Jumpers and hunters
tor the champion prize. in the former out Of field
81 six original entries there only two contestants
10 come TO the hurdles. These were II. L. lierberts
blk T. Transport and Elliot Zborowski's oh. m
Countess. Foxhall Keene rode Transport. and Mr.
Blute rode the Countess. Beginning at the hve-foot
hurdles both horses jumped well until feet inches
was cleared Then Transport stumbled on the hurdle
tumbled 1t into a heap and narrowly escaped in
turing Mr.. Keenc. Mr.. Keene fell under tho
horse, rolled himself into little ball, and
tho horse stepped him, putting his
hind hoof down, however. within an inch of the fallen
mans head. The Countess cleared the six-foor six
lump pretty and Transport refused to take it. The
prize, therefore, was awarded to Countess.
The championship jumping, between winners Of the
various Jumping classes, competitors being allowed
catch weights was great disappointment to the spec
tators. The entries were ii. l.. Herbert's blk. g..
TRANSPORT with Foxhali Keene up; Thomas Hitchcock,
IRIS Good Times with the owner up; Durand Riding
Academies b. M Sweetheart; F. Gray Griswolds br. 6.
Hampstead, Mr.. Blute riding S. ID. Ripley's or. g.
Greybuck, ridden by Mr.. Kcrnochan Moorhouse q
Peppers b. M Maud with little Willie Wilson up and
Elliot zborowslds b. IT. Countess. ridden by Mr. Butte
The spectators spplauded every horse st went over
,hs hu,d,ss which were at regulation height.
Int fairly went wild over the clean leapng Of the
Countess and Maud when the judges gave the
championship to Hampstead there was complete silence D
OF Kisses Apparently not person present cxpected
Hampstead 70 win. and this award was % v sre
Al least three other horses who went over eli tne
hurdles without touching stick wnlle hsmps'cs 40
actually knocked hallway over INC '''"s' ''' '''