New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-23
CHAT ABOUT THE HORSES.
LESSONS TAUGHT BY THE HORSE SHOW
SOME NEEDED REFoRMS-NCH STAKES FOR 1892
MORE MONEY FOR owNERs-HS
RICHNESS WE'LL AGAIN.

MORE MONEY FOR owNERs-Ms
MGBNESs WE'LL AGAIN.
. The last week was so much given to horse that tho
public will be forgiven II it does not care to wade
through this column. Enough Of thing is enough
and too much is plenty" Is an old maxim. oear
little woman in orange and black had 1t just right on
Saturday night when she said with charming innocence
eh I'm so sorry for papa I'll just talk MIN TO dea'
soout horses when / get home.' Presumably papa
lived out Of town and could not 60 to the snow
Everybody in town was there. The dress parade was
magnificent. and many an eye was drawn iroh mo
exhibition going on In the ring TO rest admnhsH "po'
creations in blue and pink and rose ana orange anu
fawn and lavender either In the arena boxes OF ia wy
wide promenade between them and the renee mo
train was predominant, and the floor was wen sweep
by the nevercndng procession OF danes ans aaNsei'
1t was not necessary know horses IN order 10 DC az
home in the Garden Other things were 'aiheu aoou'
The show great social 1uncuoh' vi "'" w
horses were merely an incident. Inc Pcopio "''o p
most assiduous attention to the ring ana "haV Ms'
going on there those who DO not COUNT '''e''
wealth BY millions even by thousands 1hoy OH
loved both shows the beauty show and the morse SHOW
A week NJ suoh an exhibition is enough at time.
II longer continued il would grow HOMOGENEOUS. ino
attendance held on remarkably well last week. thoush
there was an apparent decrease OF interest on fre'
ina saturday NEWCOMERS Notwithstanding he'r
their life with variety in order to be aoe 10 i've q"
ALI The managers OF the horse show must nave
perceyed that their exhibition was too bulky INC
undertaking was we'll carried out and Its results ae
entirely satisfactory, but excellence was IN many e
spects sacrificed to unwieldy pomp and circumstance
A mistake was made in not throwing open the
Twcnty-sxth-st entrance in the evening. Tie ever
lasting clash between the incoming ana outsoins
the adj
easlv have been avoided II the public had been III
formed that IL might enter door and depart pS inc
other until, say 10 o'clock, after winch heur D"'n
DOORS wonld be thrown open for exit On fHoay lsh'
for instance, a newspaper man VINO couiu ainos. ~
through knothole was thrty-fve minutes in making
tho shot Journey from the sidewalk to the brass rail-
hepe the tlcket-taker stands. hundreds OF nervous
neople gave ND the attempt enter and returned nome
These little matters should suggest their own reior"'
The most disappointing feature Of :he show was the
Jumping The writer maintains that no horse can 40
himself full justice until warmed Up 10 Ills WORK vi
the racecourse no trainer would dream OF sendihe HIS
animal for even the smallest purse without first giving
him a preliminary canter, vet We see hunters LED
straight from their stalls and puS at still fences without
receiving so much brcather. rms aco"uhs ior
the shocking ring performances OF horses mat IN e
hunting field are une1ualled. On SATURDAY hishl
Elliott tried to warm up Sportsman by sending him at
a stiff galIop around the ring, but the rlngmaster
promptly checked him. In the ensuing contest sports
man failed mseraby.
The display of hackneys met every wish and fulfilled
every expectation. The popularity OF the breed VIII
now increase more rapidly thai: ever
Tho neuspaucr reports of the show required large
force If rsporters James W. Morrissey yielded up 10
Them his private Office on the balcony MOOR ana 'he
wants were looked after by three GOOD men anu true
=. A. schermcrhorn one of the honorary vce'prosi'
dents of the association Colonel Charles NJ Gay o
Of Her Maesty's service, now In the service VI ue
ben and Mr.. Godschalk known to all newspaper i"en
nc the genial chief clerk in the Morissey burea" Oh
rood. fellowship a unanimous and hearty vote OF
tb,k. was rendered to these gentlemen ut the parting
ON saturday night. May they be winners heA' se"i
Mr. HOLSTER entered the room but once Ill the course
of the week. the demand for tickets dowhstairs We,
so urgent The unusually excellent department VI
the newspaper accounted for by the presence
90 q bevv of newspaper women, who wrote their OWL
stories and asked odds OF nobody, and each OF wno
insisted on being treated as zone OF the Doys'
,vas n terrible temptation to some OF the boys 10
%. one NJ The girls, try to sharpen her pencil Oh
the whole the petcoat horse reporter did very we'll
and she has In all probability come TO stay
Tho GARDEN was but little less lively yesterday than
IN the precedng seven days. the work of destruction
and reconstruction carried On Win great Nsor'
Most of the horses had been removed before ocioch
The few that remain will be sent TO their hoes 'ous
u Thei- general condition is excellent.
A. J. Cassatt it is sald gave to his grooms all the
money przes taken by his horses at the show Frank
Ebr.t Y exceedingly anxious that his sisters black
celdng Roland should capture James T. Woou"aiu
special prize Tor the best high-school horse, so he
promised the groom anything on earth II he WOULD Only
show the horse In perfect condition. and Ieques'ea
Emil Anthony TO ride. lie could not have placed a
hotter man In the saddle for there is none more skf
in his profession than Mr.. Anthony. Roland was rid
den 10 perfection ard, though hard pressed by Her
cules received the coveted blue rosete.
Now for tho trf and I'd or two about the STAKES o
1897 The Brooklyn Jockey Club will close on Janu
arv eighteen stakes for the spring meeting. They
arc for horses two, three and four years old and up
ward The most important is the Brooklyn Handl
can at mile and quarter which this year VIII be
Of the guaranteed value Of $4,000 OF when The sec
ord horse will receive $1,000, and the third morse
a. 600 The entrance fee will be goo, han forfeit
and $50 if declared The value OF the Suburban has
also been increased to $4,000, the money to be d.
yided as I'm the Brooklyn Handicap The entrance
forfeit and declaration fec~ the same Last year
the suburban advertised before the BfooRiyI
Handicap and without consultation between inc
two Jockey clubs the value increased 10 Slo,ooO
Philip Dwyer be Outdone, but to Guido, IL pos
slbe, thereupon raised the value OF the BroouyI
Handicap TO 10000, thus giving the Suburban
bIack-cye. This fall, when the question OF further
Increase was considered, Messrs. Dwyer and Lawrence
came together talked the matter over pleasantly aho
agreed that the two great handcaps should be OF equa
value The result OF that agreement is a guaranteed
ysIne of $50 900 each this sum making the handcap'
the richest aage handlcaps ever offered by American
Jockey clubs No doubt the increased Importance o.
both stakes will attract numerous entries, which viii
include every high-cass horse in training The clubs
which are reaping handsome profits, can well afford Il
han nm mo
Mr. Dryer declares openly that the DIVISION OF ut
large share OF The general plunder lie lse per
sisfently refused TO accept salary as president o
she Brookyn Jockey Club, though the association ha
Sfferea him $4,000 year for his services, and is III,