The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-10
THE 0PEN-AIR HORSE SHOW.
ONLY A FAIR CROWD At THE soCI-
Exx's PRETTY GROUNDS YEszERDAE

Out ar Pocket-FoxhaII In the rrs,s Ming
Good Perform ances Over the Jumps-
Col, Kip's Pet Team Bentea.
Tho FIRST annual open-air show Of the United
States Horse and Cattle Show Society at Its
pretty grounds. 155th street and Eighth ave.
nuo which opcned yesterday. Is not drawing
like tho exhibitions hold In Madison Square
Garden from year to year.
Tho women hnd'no such opportunity yester-
day to promenade and display their lovely
costumes as the Garden afforded. and. while
tho attendance during the afternoon was fatr.
that OF the evening was mcagre. and the d.
rec:ors cast anxious looks at the long rows OF
empty soats in the grand stand. The ,clectric
lights were worry dim last evening. but they
will be reinforced by others tonight, and the
manag oment hope to turn night into day be-
fore the week Is over. The entries arc light in
some classes. notably those for trotters and
hackneys but there Is nm unusually strong
showing OF hunters and saddle horsos.
Yesterday afternoon tho picture was pretty
one. tho green sward. With its groups OF noble
horses. tho frowning rocks. and tho fringe OF
trees in tho background. all going to make
the scene as varied as It was beautiful.
Tho days programme began with contest
for hunters over the jumps. Tho JUMPS arc OF
tho regulation order consistin: OF fences. an
in and out. hurdle. brush. and stone wall. Tho |
Canadian pair. Bismarck and Qucensberry. |
owned by George Pepper OF Toronto. and |
Mayor Grants gray scldrg Oxford excel!ed |
all ottcrs IA regards style. conforna- |
but but, as ncrformaneS only counted. the judges
pIaccd Bismarck first and gavo second |
Riacs to MAYOR Grants hunds.me geldinG.
THO Canadian gclding was trile too legEy.
and, If conformation counted as well as per-
formance. Oxford would hava won over him:
body wanted 10 500 tho famous Foxhall, owned
BY Lefd winner e hs GS%Sfgs
iss a s. n.s 4$ SsssS SE,ss;
aso E Es Mr. ."5 James kpsne a Of this cisy
SnS or sS to ae "a M
opportunity tho general public had Of looking
It one Of tho greatest thoroughbredis eyer bred
terday wevo Saxony. byimgortod saxon win
hy lsonon,y. IoNhall IS fourteen years old: He
Black POINTS. and While not as SMOOTHLY turned
assaxony norns iargcas Macbeth. he was moro
sans WIN ,hS .' iln "' points e Of atHorous&S!od
would select him rs the prize winner; Water
tail Is and Rat MADE ook
SS Y iISmy ROVE. jstsr WALDEN. and Fox
oi course Foxha!i got tho blue ribbon. SAX
ony. owned by James A striker. was second
fmportsi Kismet and imported SSrlaws both
sell it was immaterial which won. the award
going to kismet. II small compact gray horse.
Eight high ,steppors came out in the class
for harness horses over l3.2 hands. The
i S shs s esns 70 Ss
harness s sbat money ean IVY, tkey made : h9s
ing His Highncss.whose action Is eXtravagant.
hut quite in keeping with the present New
prize going TO L; c. Totter,,s black GsIding
1,eau Brummel. while third h3nors were car
Col. Lawrenco % Kips luck in the the roadster
classes has been phenomenal at New York !
ysEs fm INT his
were BEATEN BY the Eijorado Far Farms Addie
lee H.. by Electioneer. and Honey B., by Char
md. can polo in 2$O or better,
Eric: W inner last fall. was successful in the
saddle class for stations. mares. or cedlngs
snd Blo9dgoed Stock Farms rorta was third.
ss fn Sr %s Ssst psepoSted F s he
Harry namlin Of, buffalo carried oil
e09ias vat" d 4aoo sDaqt2
imported Vi ctoria. and imported Forest Queen j
Res sS f r %Snot and 1ei8 onSo
some splendid specimens OF weight carrying =
Ssstnn FIT e dek n as
Ter q the GNrdsn last fall Wa again success
Two 6Hrly rerehorons were, the only COM :,
'yor. Duke Of Norm andy While OH parade be- N u
orc entering into tho competition by way Of :.
aon f. by budcy T. yaens:
inc. md kn9sked him UNCONSCIOUS for a few 81
,uko paid his respects 70 Dudley planting q
lbs t%fS hn esa SH ae % n"s
10 huge gray more traetaHie. '0"s whip 'naoe
ns Ss f"sf fea ID ne YSn sea hts
'asc B"pdsood stost FARMS Sm%" Sro Sso mare
nbc css Pride Of nel'Hst y@nFuShed yo
pecial prize Tor the best saddle horse Over il L,
an and and not exceeding IS hands 3 Inches n
airs over 1872 hands flashed up and down the II;
tretch tho polo cilains rafting md the highly .r
mex the glars Of the electric Ilsft Theodoree Dc
Gordon. Jr.,s buy geltlinss Ginger and All m
oSSns IN e a for rs and
'csi the property q dealers the hon9rs went Ba
ss sso ana d tc'k n aan mares
iisi,y so oSd and IhGodore l. Gordon. Jr's
Tho following gre tho judges OF Che show. u.
hich will be continued every afternoon and ST.
'eping this week ~"A ~
Thoroughbred Stations nnd Arabs-Jetrr WnIl.r n,
stontnwn =. j.: foxhall Keene. New York. Jane: tw
,ws Brooklyn. ' 9"
rrotters and Hoads-rs-Carli y. Burr Jr Commack in
L.; Rensselaer, Weston, New York. Charles A. Wi. &c
mS Bloomington. Conn. - we -
lIactnoys, Coaching stations. Pony Stations and il
my Brood Mares Archie H. ualrai,h. JanrsyiIia ii
~; A. H. Godfrey. New York; William b. Powell. q,
Heavy Drauahs Horse. md Delivery wasons-Arche
Gallratth Janesyilc. Wls Wiilinfn u. POWELL Shade.
ld Pa; Harvey Marsh, New York, ~
iarnsss Horse, Ponies in Harness. Tanlems Four.
hand. ana High Steppers-F ~ Ware, Newport d.
50 Fuller. ooisiock. ont; Oscar Moulton ia. re
sdde and Police Horses and Ponies Under Saddle. r.
~ War: Sswrert. r. l.: Nicholas ,. BALE. New -
iunters and Jun,pers-J. n Scatcherd, u1a,o N Y.
/. Herbert, Ne%Yurk: Capt. J. H. AdsnA Mount |
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