New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-08
A HORSE SHOW FERMENT.
SOME STOCKHOLDERS DISSATISFIED.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY HAS
rEEN TIE ,rEn TOO I1pERAIIY


BEEy TREATED TOO LITERALLY.
Some Of the stockholders OF the National Horse
Show Association ara unhappy. Notwithstanding the
unparalleled prosperity Of tie society. ana there are
riImors anoat that there will be changes in the
management. Few associations OF the kind that ever
bid for public approval have met the measure Of
success that this can boast OF. Only modest ex-
hbllon Of horsts at blrh, It has grown into social
function second only In importance the Parlarchs
BALL. Al the annual show in the Madison square
Garden are to be seen the most beautiful horses OF
certain classes, the finest and the handsomest
men In all tle land The demand for seats and boxes
at an opera Is nothing compared with the rush for
commGdat!on at the Horse Show. Last autumn the
boxes alone In the Garden fetched at auction the
vellos premium Of $50 600. TIE scene for the week
Of the show OF unhvalei sp'crdor. People
who did not particularly about seeing the animals
went In gaze at the ma snlncent gathering
OF men ard women. All the leaders Of the social
world were IN attendance some Part OF The day or
evening. ana the vast amphitheatre during show
week became The common meeting ground Of all club
dom.
Dut some OF the stockholders unhappy. For
the most part the Stockholders are men well known
In the city md out OF It. They members Of the
fashionable clubs, and are, as n rule men OF means.
The Union Club IS well represented, and the Coney
Island Jockey Club seems 70 have the active manage
ment. Ex-Governor George Peabody Wcimore, Cen
.lowcs, John e. lIeclscher, Colonel Lawrence Kip.
J. G. H. Lawrepce, F. Augustus Schermerhorn. J. o.
Donner and J. H. Bradford among the stockholders,
,f whom teere are about twenty Mr. Wetmore Is the
largest holder OF STOCK.
The last show far successful than any OF
It's predecessors. II given out to the press that
the exhibition Of 1901 cleared over 100000. and
whilethe eures FOX the STOW OF last autumn have not
been made publ'cthey viii BE- at the next meeting OF
the assocationt is understood that the gross earn
ings largely In 81 those OF the year before.
The gross earnings. But the net earnngsah there Is
the secret OF the unhapplneSs OF some pi the stock
holders.
strenuous efforts have been TO keep the associa-
lions affairs IN the associations hands. but there
fas been leak somewhere The first intlmation that
.:here was any dissaiisfacon from Philadelphia,
the home of Andrew !. CaSsatt, but no one VIII be-
Neve for moment that he could have said word.
II Mr.. Cas,att hates the ground that the United States
liorr and Cattle Show society grows on. lie dearly
loves the National Horse Show Association. and would
be one OF the last say anything that could hurt the
latter's reputation.
some OF the associations people are members or the
| Madison square Garden Company, with which orSani-
ration the Horse Show Is intimately related II Is
believed in some quarte-s that tho Garden directors
have had a nt,c too much to say In the manasem'h'
o, the show and there Is determination on the par
o the radical element IN the association TO overthrow
| their control The Garden Company, some people
| sav has been making too much money ont OF the
Horse SHOW and OF the propciors Of the latter
want A. 10 lie satisfied with less considerably less or
the $4,000 earned In 1871, Is said that the Garden
Companv received one half, leaving the association
only 100000 IN pocket tho year tn" net earnings
Of the last chow will also bc divided equally between
the two societcs. Against tti' distribution therc IS
..tso, - ,-rs,x-ty-ts,r rrfcrrs ~ the uSsoarion
/ WHO nie not members OF the Garden Company
Notwithstanding the fact that the show of last
| autumn wns the most succcssin In the M''oiy "I
the association t il believed that the net earnings
will fall below those Of lrol Ia the latter year ohy
$40 600 was given away In prizes while In ls9" the
smoun, was increased TO $4,000. This increase OF
added money! as hcy say the turf. was III advised
II neither improved the class % the entries nor en-
larged the attendance; therefore the s22ooo WIS II
dead los. This Is q serious cause OF unhnprAne's'
A wear ago. or thercabouts. an open air horses snow
society was formed and that Is another cause oil un'
happiness 10 the pioneer association. " did every
thing IN It's power 70 hinder the ncw soc,eN, %mCh a
opened I,s nr,i show In May. at Manhattal flrh,
where II lost a great deal Of MONEY! ahe Weather
,,iang ni T,g ",u WINS heavy society," did tun out
! and the entcrpric fell fiat >ome OF ne members M o.,
The iIorse and Cattle society. and the court
extended few and far h"twcen me fhidrlp,a ma
Horse show Association. OF which MI. IhTS't S ' h
head refused recognize The openAlr r1n", ",a ,I H.
Ncwlork association. at II, last eMioV n,,ary hadr
were is.lled 10 the members Of the SHry' courtesy
mat could we'll be avoided. inashu'h as c'i''i" rum
members VI the latter ar" al'o mnN '" d ,"T r"nc,s
ciaton Prescott Lawrence. for instance" anu fHn,ls
! r. Indcrhln Reginald ". Rivcs and james /. iiyu wv
mat James r. Hyde Is tho secretary OF b.,h
organizations Is causing friction. ana II Is ''e
wish IL certain members OF the as,ociatl0n tun' W Al W
cnss ihe matter, prcfcrrng 10 beli"v" uat iaI,'cm!
| viii ultimately prevail. lie has no thoush' Vi ~
si.n!ng from either show. , hor,,
An effort made recently by Known Hi pn,
fanccr 10 purchase some stock IN the l'1 >, a, "nv
| Associg,iou but he va, unable 10 secTe II III my
urce. The capital stock IS only SGo,oD, oi Whcn hn
| The COney Island Jockey Club element c0hfoH "Do"
/ 50 per cent. . .,,,,,o, ,ho-o may be
At tho next meeting of the association hrre NAY w.
some Interesting developments. CGlIgcs ol ho Sns"
| importance are expected in the near luturc'