New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-10
THE OPEN AIR HORSE SHOW.
WE'LL KNOWN PEOPLE AT THE GROUNDS.
SOME OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FAMOUS FOX
HALL IL THE RiNG-FEATUREs OF
THE OprSr<C

HALL IN THE RiNG-FEATUREs OF
THE OPENING DAY.
The first open air show OF the United States Horse
and Cattle Show society opened yesterday Mt one
hundred and fifty hist and Eighth-ave, with Cappas
7th Regiment Band and n jumping contest In which
about twenty-five qualified hunters took part The
band did better than the hunters and got over OBJ
ltacles-cspcclay bars-with far less exertion. Inc
visitor TO the transformed Polo Grounds after he
passed through the gate. small trOttng track sur
rounded by grand stands and clubhouse. and minus
a diamond. The old baseball field had been covered
with green sod. brought from the classic groves OF
Princeton. on the erandstand side two fences,
built OF old split rails. which hauled all the way
from Meadowbrook. L. l., it being supposed mat all
tho qualified hunters knew them well and feared them
not. The judges stand bnilt while The spec
tators looked In the afternoon and though 1t mas
red canvas top II cannot be called palace OF art
There Is much red about the socletys affairs besides
the flags which ornament the corners Of the various
stands. All the gro0ms and stablemen wear rcd waist
coats which have slate co0red sleeves Their trousers
white duck and their foraging caps brilliant
carmine. II is impossible for even blind man to
mistake of them for member OF the society
The attendance not so large the society hoped
for. but stlll not small as it might have been
be increased. Many well known people OF high social
standing visited the grounds In the Of the after
noon and evening.
Here. there and evcryw whore, In citizens. dress.
keeping eve Oh the exhibition and the other wide
open for possible annOyances among the spectators.
wns Inspector Conln. lie did not wenr any token
Of an immediate transfer. but the captaln with him
seemed I'm momcntary expectation Of marching or
dcrs. Prescott Lawrence Colonel Lawrence Kipp.
Captain J. II. Coster. the noted wilt: the genial
Thomas III. Terry treasurer OF the society Colonel
william jay, Its president; James T. Hyde. the
agreeable secretary: Theodore a. Iavemeyer. Francis
T. vndcrl Reginald W. Rivers. George Green, Riish
:. Iudckoppcr and J. G.. Bcrcsford Of tho board OF
directors and the executive committee. among
the corp1rators OF the society who graced the Occa
sion with their presence. Mayor Grant. Of the
directors. Is travelling In Mexico was not present
10 his grny qcldlng oxford. distinguish himself
IN the first jumping class. oxford took all the
obstacles II he hungry and thirsty for them
rs n Tammany man Is for spolls Liberal applause
greeted him. lie failed, however. to capture the
frs. prize that honor falling TO the bay gcldng
Bismarck, owned bv George Pepper, OF Toronto.
tanada. oxford finished strong second. Queens
berry was third and Sidney Dillon Ripley's Molly b.,
fourth.
Jimmy Rowe was as deliberate about deciding
the merits Of thoroughbred and Arab stations rs
he was about dropping the flag Mt the Washington
racctrack when he kept the horses at the post nm
honr and ten minutes. But he is not man to push
himself forward and may have been giving Foxhl
Kcrnn a clnncc Foxhall. Of course. d'd no f"hht
10 seem PARTIAL to nj, illustrious nameSake. one OIL
the few American horses that have made the fNgn'h
Law down their arms. The winner oi thc 'es'r'
witch the C1mbrdg"Shire and the Grand fnx olu
no, look we'll his Journey to the socetys GROUNDS
,o,.,,.dls,crocd with him. He was thin and tucked
nm ono q, Foxhalls competitors was the redoub'hbc
.oxouv once the property Of Barney Kahn. TIL" IugeS
Rowe letter Walden and Keenc-hnally ngrc'n ioN
han should have he first prize. The pubic had o'o'c"
il an hour before. saxony took Second prize.
While the parade Of horses was going on nj ? ~
,.clocl, Rutherford stuvvesant's splendid Normandy
stallion Duke ~ Normandy became restless ana
licked thc Inv stallion Dudley +. and his owner Duu
Iov r Valentine almost into the middle Of next week.
copsinp much excitement Mr.. Valentine f'll on we
,r,upd and the policeman rang for IN ambulance BE
fore # arrived he walked on the field On account
~, darkness, The accident was seen by few people
rho proi,ctors 81 the show must have been ex-
.n,v vol satisfied nj the liberal patronage OF people
,.-,,nipcu, I'm socIcv The gathering was most
iruunnt for the lp--c show wns decided relief from
tho monotony OF the daily driv" In Central PARK
Their. were few coaches present, number OF
tandms victorlas. ard tea carts by the do,'h' "o"s
those who were IN W" o"A'9 ""' '"r
aiming the horses were;
a., ana Mr.. Prescott Lawrence. Colonel and Mrs.
viular jaw Mis- Arthur Rand lph Charles H"ck'ch"f.
Mr.. B,,ic Van Icn--clacr Miss Caroline Dn't j. hud'
,,,r,r NJ, and Mr.. ogden Mills. Mrs =. Cavcndi>h
,,i,ck d. O. Mll. Mrs. george DE- Forest Mr. samuel
roi,,t. Mr. and Mr.. Paul =. 11'baud. M. and MIS-
Iohu Tnwnscnd l.. o. Beach Nj aud Mr.. j. H. Houston
~ n Augustus Tlold Mls- Field. Mis- M'ra1r't waldo
~. c,opef Hewitt MIS-. Burke Roche. ""1rre work
49,, r,.,er CafNson potter. the Misses SANDS. j. I"'
lal IT, + l.. Ercc,e. NJ. and Mrs. Charles Carro'
r,.,,it SCHUYLER Arthur ladclford. Mrs fInk white"
Mr. and Mis Harry Alexander. Mr. ana Mrs l. ~
Minton McKln Mnton. WorthinGton Whitehons'. MI
and Mrs George Beck B-avton Ives MI ana MIS- II NJ
nav Nj Frederic Nelson. Miss WISE y" Forest Manicc
Woodbnv Kane Marion Alfonso d. navarro Eufen
,ttop,s Mr. and Mr., Frank Morlci, Percya Dayon WI
,. Tory Dr. W seward webb. with his Young son ana
d,ucbt,r. f. l.. Cutting. W. sullivant AIch j. b"fuh
Hartman j. Townsend Burden. I. H. Hamilton. Mr. and
Mrs Robert Osborne J. Armstrong Chanirr' MI ana
g.. ~ X uloodgond Mrs j. Il. Jones. II. lie Grand
cannon Mr.. Chester Griswold, Miss POM roy. Si's
I.sbin.on r. W Pcarsall w Butler Duncan Mr. ana
Mr.. Allen Town.,nd Nj. and Mrs. r. Dyer, IT,, Mr..
and Mr.. Cass Garfield. Miss Houghtaling, W. T. san
ford j. Clinch smith Air. and Mrs. Albert Hilton H. L.
Cu,ting IT, Mr. aud Mrs. Il. w. McVcAat, John o.
Beresford +. 4. undefhill. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. have
meyer jenkins Van Schick Hamilton Carey Nir, Carey
W win lov sherman MIR. sidney Dillon Ripley MI ana
Mr.. Thomas Terry Mr.. and Mrs Richard Carman' J.
p.-ol Field Miss May Bird Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Laden
burg.
The AWARDS.
THOROUGHBRED STATIONS AND ARABS.
Juaee,-Tctcr walden Foxhsl Kc,ne and James Rowe
Class Thoroughbred stations. First prize. t2oo
A. J. Alcxa1dcr's b. = FoNhol by King Ahonso-Jam'ica
second pri,e 900 J. \. strikers br 8 SaNony third
prize so IIcmJ,tead FARMS ch. :. Macbeth; " H. c.
Edmund Tattersall,s imp. Dr. :. Water Level.
Class Ii2-Arab staon Special prize Of 800 offered
nv Theodore A. IIayemcyer. won by :. Russcps or. s.
Klsmet. by AnaIa.
TROTTERS AND ROADSrEIS.
Judpes-tarll \ Burr IT,, Commach. l.. l. Rensselaer,
weston. xew.York; Charles p. Williams. stonneton
Com.
Class is-Eoadstcrs Judged in pars). First prize
sle5 FL Dorado FARMS Addie Lee II and Honey g..