The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-15
A GREAT HORSE SHOW
Opening Of the Eighth Annual
Exhibition in New York.
The Entries Number Six Hundred and
Eighty-The Finest Animals Ever
shown in Amriea-

NEW YORK, Nov. 14,-When the doors Of
Madison Square Garden opened today, the
scene within was one of extraordinary in
terest. 1t was the opening of the eighth
annual exhibition of the National Horse
Show association, and every class is prac-
cslly full, the entries $50 in number, in
GLIDING the finest animals ever seen at an
exhibition of this kind in America and
every one in the pink of condition. The
amount TO be distributed in prizes this year
is over $50. 600, which is more than has ever
before been offered by any horse show in
the world. Last year the prizes aggregated
20, GOO.
Among the thoreughbreds entered are
Saxony by Saxon; imported Lunar Eclipse;
imported Dandie Dlnmont, by Silvio;
Mikado and Others In the list of Arabs
there IS Leopard, formerly the property of
Gen. Grant, and AccIonista, owned by Mr..
Baldwin, of San Francisco.
There will be big Improvement in
trotters. even over those entered last year,
which were quite fine. The champion
prize this year will be- 81 600 open only TO
stations having taken first prize st any
recognized horse show. Old timers ike
Haldsne, QuRrtermaster, MambrinO King,
ana Aicantarta are here, and the prize will
unquestionably go to one of these unless
some surprisingly good stallion material
has turned up since last fall. Some of
these will also compete for the 81, 500 prize
offered for stations to pc shown with four
OF their get
Twenty roadsters and about a dozen
which will try for road rig prizes will be
on hand. The latter will be very interest
ing. as there is always good deal of emu
lation on the part of exhibitors to see who
can get up the most taking rigs.
The association has heretofore had
trouble in obtaining q good filing for the
heavy draught stallion classes. This year
the Canadians have interested them
selves in tue matter and have made extern
sive consignments Robert Davies of To
ronto and the Graham Brothers, lay them
selves out trying to beat each other. The
hunters ano jumpers always afford great
deal Of pleasure and amusement for the
spectators. They will have plenty oppor-
tunity 10 enjoy themselves this year. as
every crack hunter in the country has been
entered.
Among the owners represented is no less
person than Mr.. Hugh J. Grant, mayor
of this big city, who has of late developed
an extraordinary interest in horse flesh.
tits predicted of Mr.. Grant that before
long he will not need TO have been mayor
of New York in order to be great, as no
VIII O6COUlS lduOuS 1OE 0lS IOESlQSaS.
Mr.. Grant has entered handsome gray
gelding named Oxford. which is said to be
willing to take high fences. II the mayor
himself elects to ride him good deal of in
terest will be added to the show.
The following frat prizes we're awarded
today:
Jumpers-Mayor Grants grey gelding,
Oxford
Clydesdale stallions-Queen's own coach
ing stations, M. Sagus, Dansuer.
Galioway's ridden, four years old or
over--James T. Hyde's brown mare, Clax.
Thoroughbred stallions, three years or
over-Mikado, breeder. D. D. Withers.
Arsbs-ImperiaI Accio Nista, bred by G.
Hermano's Spain.
Roadsters (non-standard) shown in
wsgon-Joseph Agostini's bay mare, Mary.
Besides the horses there is fine array
Of new and curious turnouts, which will
prove that the brain of the man who archi-
tects fashionable vehicles must be very
active. The show lasts through the week,
and the interest taken in the affair is best
demonstrated py the prices paid for boxes,
the average being almost $500.