Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-02

urSt snow was gwen m tnc Olu BuFuCns famous for its six day go-as-you-plcaso walking matches, pugilistic knockOuts and other sporting affairs. The shows have taken place there every year since with regularity. For six years they wcrc given at loss, but the managers wcrO farsighted men and very enthusiastic in the belief that some day the show would catch on" and become n great success. To attain that end big syndicate was formed, with a capital of 5000, 900, the head men of which wcro not only promi- nent horsemen. but also men of the high est social standing. To the temporary sOr- row of old New Workers the old Madison Square Garden, in which occurred so many grand affairs, was torn down, and In its place was erected one of tho hand somest structurcs in this country If not in the world. Then came the grand opening of the sixth annual show, with n blarc of trumpets.
 On the night of the opening every one of the l2, GOO seats was occupied, and in the vast asscmhlage could be found million aires rubbing elbows with hostlcrs and grooms; pretty society women standing at the rail and fairly going into cCstaslcs when n favorite horse took n prize, while they themselves were surrounded by a lot of curious people who paid to them moro attention that to the horses So the show continued to be patrOniZCd by the elite of the city from year tO year until the climax of its success seems to have been rcaChcd. The affair Is not only n horse show, hut it Is a beauty show well. It Is the only week of the year when those who arc not In the inner circle of society can 20 to a public resort and gCt Il glimpse of the rCal Four Hundred, and tho success of tho affair Is all the greater now because soCie- | ty goes to the show to sec the horses, and the people go to see society.
 Tho prize list this year amounts to SEQ, | 900, and among the contestants for blue ribbons will Dc some of tho most valuable | horse1csh in this country and in Europe | This annual show has ceased to bC n local | affair, for the magnitude of it's success of | recent years has induced owners and brsCd- | CTS from Maine to California to enter their horses.
 The rivalry among the breeders and | owners of tho hackney, that specimen of horseflesh which Is purely English. is sn great at present that it is necessary Ia bring | over from Yorkshirc, England, q person | who is considered the best judge of the | hackney horse in the world. His awards have never yet been criticised, and as an | example of his good judgment it may bC only necessary to remark that last year at | his first appearance in this country he up | set all tho decisions made by our own judges and explained tho ground for his decision in q very able manner and to the satisfaction of every one
 This year tho number of entries is grCat- | CT than ever, and on tho day of the open ing, when the trumpctcr formally an. nounces tho fact from the center of the ring, there will bc l, 500 horses of all classes and values to come under the | critical eye of experienced judges and com peto for tho prizes and ribbons. Tn, famous hackney stallion Matchlcss O Londcsboro, the king of hackncys of thu world, and owned by Dr.w Seward Webb brother in law of the Nanderbilts, will again enter the ring and attempt to rctair his honors against the famous prize win ner Fashion, posscssor of over loo medal: and ribbons and owned by Mir. Prescott Lawrence; Star of Mcpal, owned by Mir John Bloodgood; Bonfire, owned by Mir John A. Logan, Jr., of YOungstC wn, O., and Cadet, a famous chestnut hackney IT gently imported and owned by Mir. A. J Cassatt of Philadelphia
 The admirers of the trotting horse will gather around the ring and watch witt eager interest the judging of the famous horses which arc entered. The great stal lion Stamboul, whose pedigree Is knowr | by every trotting admircr in this coun try, will have as competitors Quartcrmas ter, who Is called the king of trottcrs b. his admirers; Bayard, a famous blue rib bon winner, and n scoro of other flnel. bred trotters The managers of the shov could not Induce the owners of tho grca trotters Alix, queen of the turf; Dircc tum, the stallion king, and Nancy Hanks the ex-oueen, to enter the lists, but thes | famous trotters will Dc on hand and giv | an exhibition of trotting around the rim for the amusement of the assemblage. Ii the other trotting classes tho competitor will be from the famous trotting stable of Harry Hamlin of Buffalo, Colonel Law
 renee Kip of Now York, George Green. Ma
 thew Riley, Samuel McAiillan, prcsideI
 of the Driving club of New York; AlfrC
 de Cordova and Samuel Mason, all (
 whom are we'll known for their interest
 tho development of tho great America | trotter.
 The thoroughbreds will bc represent,
 in tho show by Deyotee and Lunar Eclips
 the two famous prize winners owned
 s. s. Rowland of Mount Morris, N. Y | the we'll known champion, The Devil
 Pay, owned by W. A. wadsworth of Ge
 esee valley, New York, and ten other [
 nous horses from tho breeding studs.
 The saddle horse classes will attract co
 siderable attention, for tho doyotces of q
 saddle have been looking out during Il
 past year for the best saddle horses, nI
 there will be a spirited competition b
 tweon the Kentucky and Canadian horsC
 The ladies' saddle classes will be judg'
 with ladies in the saddle, and the avar
 ing of thcse prizes never fails to arou
 the greatest enthusiasm. Mrs John GS
 ken, who is known as one of tho mo
 graceful equestrians in New York, h
 travelled throughout the country to find 1
 ideal prize winner. On a remote kentucl
 farm she found her choice, a pretty che
 nut horse which she named Iadas aft
 Lord Rosebery's famous Derby winn'
 This is only one example of the enthu
 Asnd that is displayed by exhibitors to V | the blue ribbon in tho class In which tn
 bxhibih for as Euon d ths award is ma | khS vaiue of the hurEu immediately gs