The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-11-13
EQUINE BEAUTIES ON SHOW.
Madison Square Garden Annual
Exhibition Opened.
Horses That Look Well and Arc
Also Performers.

With a rabbit s-foot in his hand as a
mascot and his lungs inflated to the
limit Bugler Hayes, at o'clock this
morning, opened the ninth annual exhi-
bltion of the National Horse Show AS
ISOLATION with three blasts on his bugle
that echoed and re-echoed through the
Madison Square Garden as IL Ell Cid's
dynamite gun had been mounted with
in the tan-bark ring for the occasion.
In the basement beneath were nearly
$50 horses, some Of the neighng for their
morning feed. others prancing in protest
against the brushes of the grooms, and
many Of them being made ready for ex-
ercise.
Such valuable horse flesh, such noble
looking animals, have sldom before been
collected for the admiration of everyone.
Society Is sometimes supposed to have
usurped the annual horse show but that
Is only because society people show good
judgment in going to see the exhibition.
Inc most prominent horseman in the
exercising ring this morning was Gen.
John b. Castleman. of Louisville Ky.
He has brought a string of of five to
region at the Horse Show this year and
as he went into the ring astrde his
beautiful chestnut mare. Emily, this
morning, the Governors all said there
was a look of confidence in his eyes
which means he will take some valuable
prizes home with him. Emily took first
prize at the Worlds Fair.
Gen. Castleman's groom rode his black
about sixteen hands high. and the owner
afterwards explained that they are ex-
hibited as general utility horses. He
wants it understood that he is not. a
fancy horse breeder, but. that on his
farm are none Dut horses for the people,
animals that look well hitcned TO a
carriage and can haul load of stone II
necessary.
These are the kind of horses he thinks
Americans want, and If society looks
upon them with scorn he doesn't care.
Greene's 81: Glbbie. a hackney pony
stall ion, and a number OF Mr.. Greene
Shetland brood mares. The latter seemed
insignificant, of course, for there were
Americans and their small sisters turn
out the big driving horses are likely to
suffer by comparison In. all there were
about thirty horses exercised during the
morning hour, and many more were
brought out between II and IL o'clock
A; j.. Cassel's string of ten from Phil
adelphia, although late in arriving were
In good condition this morning. They
are in charge of X. Penn Smith. Phil
adelphia was also represented this morn
Ing by Joseph w. Widener. who said tina,
| party is coming on from the Quaker
City to-day to reclaim the city's loss OF
reputation as a city of life.
Other well known gentlemen who
| ceased dreaming earlier than usual this
morning to see that that their grooms
| were doing duty We're John G. Heck
|55cher Frank w. Sanger and Lawrence
| Kip.
! At II o'clock the veterinary surgeon
issued a bulletin to the fact that ali
! horses were in good condition.
Judging will commence in the after.
noon. and will be continued as follows:
| A. M.--The show opens.
II A. NJ. to IL M-IIorses may be exercised in
| the ring under the supervision OF the ring mas.
| ter.
l p. M.-Recess.
p. M.-Judgins eleven pairs OF harness horses
| class IS.
go p. M.-JudGng three French coaching stal.
| lions two years old class LOG. and six coaching
| stations, class Il.