The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-15
BEAUTY AT THE HORSESHOW.
4 BRTLIIiNT Ga 7HERTNG BIrHIN
MADISON tOrdRE 0ARDNM


Rins--M,kndo Win, In the Thorough.
brcd tlass-A Pr'.e for Mayor Grants
Jumper C>r,ra - lInmi,n's Pair. Belle
linm'in ana Honest George. Win Over
Col. KIP. Tenn - cadet WIN Not 10
Shown-rhomns Hitchcock. Jr.'s. nigh
Jack Wins Over the sticks.
The eighth annual exhibition OF the National
Horse Show Association was opened yester.
day under the most ausp,cous circum.
stances. Society's yotnries' turned Mudi.
son Square Garden into bower OF beauty
early in the afternoon, and tho scene
during the evening was OF the most
animated character Lovely women In the
most dazzling Of costumes occupied the boxes,
while never.anding stream Of other lovely
women and their stalwart escorts In evening
dress promenaded untirnGly about the circle,
within whose confines the horses we're being
put through their PAGES.
Our country cousins may have an idea that
ths brilliant throng cnneto look at the horses
and to applaud tho judgment OF the gentle
men intrusted with tho giving OF tho blue.
red. and orange roscttes. but they are all
wrong. The women como to chat. show their
gowns and visit from box to box. and the
men come to look al the women.
This Is the whole affair In n nutshell and the
directors OF the National Horse Show are
meanwhile rakng in golden harvest. as 1t Is
quite the proper Thing to attend tho show At
least once n day.
Ofcourse thore are several hundreds. per-
haps thousand. genuine admirers OF the
horse that hay" no eyes for anything else but
the four footed ben mites Of the tan-hnrk ring.
but tho quicker they divide their attentions
between tho boxes and the show ring the
moro they will get out of life.
who is hero to ni!:ltr enc lady asked OF
another as she entered tho gnyly decorated
arena at the Madison avenue entrance about
$50 o'clock last night.
Livery body was the response. and that
reply covers the ground thoroughly. Mrs
Grover Cleveland sat in box %. with Mrs. E.
C. Benediet. hhc was not recognized by tho
great ma IS o! promcna,!ers. her costume being
exceedingly quiet Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Whit
ney received IA large number OF callers In
their box on tho Twentysxth street side OF
tho building. and Mr. Whtney's friends
joked with him about the election.
1t was quite late before the jun ping contests
were concluded. and tho great building closed
for the night. From present indications tho
present show will outstrp all others as .
money maker.
The Garden is tastefully decorated with
| flags and bunting. and Landers band plays
| at intervals in the top gallery at the Fourth
avenue end OF the building. Tho ring master.
| Mr.. Allen. understands his business.
| and the buglor. Walter Hays OF the
| Twelfth Regiment late Of her Maiesty's
| First Regiment X. D. g.. can awake the echoes
| in the rafters and set the myriads of tiny
| electric globes from which the light Is filtered
down upon the ring dancing at a lively rate.
| There are any number Of nimbl boys in jock
ey's costumes selling programmes. and the
| other army OF attendants wearing the Horse
Cboxr form hnv RI wi VI ka a NJ
| pearance.
Thore were but few people in the Garden
when the first class was called. This was for
| jumpers. performances over fences only to be
taken into consideration. The entry was high
| class and n majority Of the horses did some
pretty work. Mr.. Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.'s
gray Gelding. the thoroughbred Jack High.
foil at the double. and Coqustte. Bismarck.
| and Sweetheart also came to grief Jimmy
| Blute. the old time professional. who got an
ugly fall on Long Island some time ago. rode
a number OF the contestants. although he has
| not yet recovered from his accident. Tho Hon.
Hugh J. Grants spanking gray geding Ok
ford. ably ridden by w. A. HcGibbon.
fenced in faultess style. and won the blue
ribbon. Oxford is ono Of the Mayors
favorites IIo is Canadian bred and is able
to hold his own in any company having
enough bone to carry his owner when he Is
| tnan at present. ffeu llus
ported marc Countess. ridden by f. Gray Girls.
void. got second place. while third award fell
to Sidney Dillon Ripley's Molly Queensberry.
the great Canadian high jumper. owned BY
George Pepper OF Toronto. and ridden by Tim
Elonz. was placed fourth by the Judges:
H. Il e5He 4nd + ID 81 STs Of
For the Clydesdnls stallion class there were
but three entries. and all wero from Canada.
| Graham Bros. OF Claremont. Ont, sending
their CHAMPION, Queens own. BY Prince Of
Was sne
tors we're Lord liurcourt. owned by David
and E"Ssy tis pSrs. Of saa 0t tnt
enormous horses walked and 'trotted. inspected
tn Se hH er then xsty R the
blue trophy to queens own. who was, shown
by Master Tom, Graham. the Youngest mem.
iord H arc 10th yne.ns Own and Lord
Harcoprt showed lot OF acti ., Tor snca
with three or four pounds of iron. scattered
the ,awtust in all directions
in Class -. Inc FSsnSH morse; Dan.eur:
owned by, Ira l.; otis ana l;urn the r;t,oper,y
.yss d f9r ty tho ra ear ):
DaHseur won. with BURN sss ,1I: ,or ,noc .,.
There were eleven competitors Ior mo ual.
lowny class. among tn.m being Frod Hrn-
r E,sn Eus p2Hy h.l
o out VI any horse Of his inches in Ic world ~
half y mile with weight up. Tho black rascal
, would not trot for tho groom. and, attera
sriritrd composition. the ed emblcm waA
: Won hy James T..lIyie's brown marc Clax.
Mr. Hyde. who Is the assistant secretary OF the
Horse show rode his own mare. John l.. ELI.
sons roam mare Boss was second md Miss
Louise lell ; chestnut mare Sunset third.
. There was much disappoint ment because
r FoXhal lrcstonpans Dandie Dinmont. and
; other stations did notapn"ar IN the thorough:
bred class. Foxhall has high fever and
. could not be showp.w Prsstonpans Is lame.
There we're IT'S. sIellionf IN the ring ana ths
the haldsome brown son OF imported King
Ernest and Minnie. winner Of tho Omnibus
: stakes at Monmoutn lark In RStaplan's year
Withers bred and sold the horse to q Canadinn
, gentleman aud liober Davies OF Toronto is
now hi, owner, Mikado outlookcd his cons
pctitors. imported Candelmas and Lunar
Ecps. and the homehrehs Macbeth and sax
Y sou, aud Jamcs Rowe decided quickly Can
helmas., recently brought IRON South africa
y VIA England. Is brother to 81. Bai.e, He va.