New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-14
A HORSE DRESS REHEARSAL
DISPLAY AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
ALL READY FOR THE WEEKS EXHIBITION
SOME OF THE STAR PERFORMERS.

ALL READY FOR THE WEEKS EXHIBITION
SOME OF THE STAR PERFORMERS.
A stronglunged bugler. adorned with profusion
OF gold cord and pair OF shining spurs arrayed n
top boots and sln-tlght white breeches, blew blast
that woke the echoes In every Of Madison
Square Garden yesterday afternoon. Though one
blast upon his bugle horn not perhaps worth q
thousand men, 1t produced about a hundred who
marched into the tan bark ring In orderly procession.
led by the ringmaster OF the National Horse Show
Association. There were bluecoated doorkeepers,
gray-coated guards. and coachmen with high silk
hats, long coats and high boots in the vanguard
followed by little regiment Of grooms and stable
boys In white trousers and orange and black caps,
the colors OF the association. After a review the
men were marched out OF the ring and then came
back with some OF the prize beauties OF the horse
congress. These put through their PAGES be-
fore several hundred spectators who had come out
to smoke their cigars after substantial luncheon
served In the restaurant. 1t was sort Of dress
rehearsal of the performance which will be gone
through with at O'Clock this morning, and every
morning throughout the week OF horsy exhibitions
The arstooracy OF the horse family out In
force, while happy owners and admirfng friends
peered through the bars OF the high red fence which
surrounds the ring and discussed points applauded
fine action, and recognized their old friends among
the first circles Of foregged society with an easy,
knowing air which comes only 10 the truly great
and learned ones In the science OF horse breeding.
Ine untarnrd ones among the spectators were just
admirng and appreciative, only they hadn't the
flow OF technical terms wherewfth TO express their
feelings and had to take back seat and listen
to the crumbs Of wisdom which fell from the lips Of
those who knew all about horsehesh-and OF those
who thought they did.
The fact asserted by millions Of schoOlboy
position writer's that the horse IS a noble ANIMAL
was demonstrated 10 the satisfaction OF ell. Every
Kind Of horse in evidence, from the huge, broad.
backed heavychesed Cydesdae TO the ridiculous little
Shetland foal, about twenty inches hgh that ambled
around the ring after its mother with the toughest
OF rough coats and uncertain style Of locomoion
born OF baby inexperIenee In the Of legs. some
were ridden and some led. AT the head Of the
procession that magnifccnt and rightly named
stallion, Matchess, with the proud bearing becoming
his rank and estate. After him. in perfect turn and
accord with his high bred surroundings, the dark
brown thoroughbred Cherries.
Some Of the horses rOtted along In the doclle and
welbred fashion Indicative OF long experience In
the show business and most perfect familiarity with
their surroundings, waiting for the signal OF voice
rein before induging In any high and mighty per-
formances. Others waltzed and proueted diligently,
both I'm season and out OF season. The handsome
thoroughbred stallion Mkado the most Obsreperous
member OF the latter class. lie averaged about fifty
revou ions his axis for each revolution through
the orbit of the rings enclosure. lie rarely had
than two feet on the ground at any one time, and
sometimes none at all. He evidently regarded the
whole affair grand romp. the object of the game
being 10 how many times he could step on the
toes OF his unhappy groom. This magnificent animal
= eleven years old, but he certainly didn't look his
age, and evidently didn't feel It. lie Is By King
Ernest. and bred by Mr.. Withers. having taken the
omnibus Stakes In 1850. HIS latest achievements
were the taking of the champion prizes at Toronto and
ut the Industrial Exhibition, London, Ontario this
year. lie is owned and entered by Robert Davis,
Of Th0mcif Stock Farm, Toronto
ef Dayis
great fonryear old Clydesdale Energy whose looks did
not oeie his name This prince OF draught horses II
bv McCregor. bred in scotland, and the winner Of
first ptzes and sweepstakes in profusion. He a
worthy mate to his companion, Queens own BY Prince
Of Wales, also bred in Scotland by william Craig,
and winner Of the first prize and sweepstakes the
Toronto spring stallion Show this year. Both Ciydes-
dacs wene entered In th, show by Graham Brothers,
Of ClarcmOnt ont Another big horse, which
much applause but OF a totally different style OF build
and s.ton Gco-ce Wcrz's great iron-gray hunter
>arch"ton who ridden about the ring with his
Impairment stub OF closely docked tail sticking
straight up In the air.
Frederick Bournes black hackney stallion Glendale
got many compllm'n ut, for his sleek and shapely
curves. Dr. ". s,waId Wehb's beautiful hackney
Black Rocket raced around the Iing in a most rocket
like manner. Lord LOudmer, another OF Dr. Webbs
colts and scion Of the superb Matchless, also
In tile procession Mambriuo King there with
three of his set-Blue Bel. three yearold; Dorinda
twoy ycnr-od, and Princess Royal, two-yearoli. The
last has race record OF 30 ana trial record OF
= 10 II. From a moral point OF view it would be
sad indeed for one young 10 be fast. but the
ethics OF speed in the equine four hundred differ from
those Of human society.
John ~ Logans stable was represented by his
shapey hachncys. Lavender, three year old Warrior.
ycarlng; spoons. two year old and Keepsake. two
year old. In the pony class was noticed that agile
little Jumper. Charlie Burgess who made a record OF
, feet inches AT the Chicago Horse Show. The
highest rank OF the jumping profession had its repre-
scRtatiyes in George Peppers clean imbed beauties
Queensbe,ry and his cOnsoit Maud. Queensberry's
record OF feet L. inches Is known al tho horse
world. and his recent performance Of Jumping two
barriers feet high and l6 feet apart clearing 36
feet from point TO point. Is astonishing.
Maud is sleek little mare and her record Of feet
made two years ago, puts her well among the high
flyers.
Louis A. Kelic's slender brown stallion RIB Roy
had The field of trick perform all 10 birsef. lie
reared and knclt and danced and lag down when
sufficiently persuaded by his groom. There
some me examples OF ndng ana handing of horses
noticeably by one groom VIII rode white plny at
breknSfE eek speed about Tie rns nm steerns t,ons
ctnelkr stride. The man sat I'm his saddle AS
though rvctted there handling the two pairs Of
and guiding his racing St eds IN and out among
the horses and men without the slightest apparent
effort.
After an hour or so Of this sort OF thing. the
crowd had saturated itself with the beauties OF fom
ana action \ heavy roller, drawn by Clyde>daie
with his big carefully done up In moccasins Il
burlap, then came into the ring and began packing
down the low banh In preparation for 10 days per-
fOrmance. Last night the 40 stalls in the Garden
were all filed with their high priced coll elton OF
horse flesh, and to-day the show Will open in
Among The spectators Yesterday were:
Courtlandt d. Moss. H. l.. Herbert II. ]. Nicholas,
Colonel Lawrence Kipn. f. X. Sturgis, W. j. Wharton,
H. H. IIoll'er, r. Penn smith, J. II. Bradford, W. q.
Tiffany r. =. sykes. John H. Bradford. jr. W. X.
Vanderbilt C. II. Klrner. Thomas Hitchcock, ir., Harry
II Itmlin Professor ID. McEaC hran DR.. Andrew Smith,
" A. lIanes. j. Il. Paildng. Henry Ea.rax. 4. New.
l. N ;iorrls J. G.. X. Lawrence. JanfS W. MoTiSey,
T.o,.s Hamilton, Samuel Austin. John 4. Logan,
j. v $ Oddie l.. G. Bruce. stanford White Prescott
Lawrence James T. Hyde. DR.. shepard Joseph AgOs.
IT, Henry Paul Dana. +. H. Prince Leicester IIolme,
wis Holly. D. II. King jr, r. 81 Young. Samuel
TAYLOR. jr., Superintendent Byrnes aud J. b. Gott.
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