The sun., 1894-11-18
JUDGING THE HORSES.


SHOW.
The Horse Show Is over and both horses and
| Judges breathed sigh Of relief last evening
| when the last jumper leaped ths bars In class
100 for the champion cup. From horsemans
| as we'll &c social standpoint this years show
will 20 down in history as the best exhibition Of
its kind ever held in the Garden. While there
| were sone complaints among the exhib-
itors in q few OF the classes. they
wers few and far between. and the
almost unanimous sentiment among the
horsemen was that the decisions as a
rule were remarkably just, aud that the horses
In almost all Of the classes were way ahead of
previous years. Yesterdays programme was an
unusually attractive one, as IL should have been
to wind up this really great exhibition properly.
and the managers made no mistake in reserving
so many good things for the last day. as was
proved by the tremendous attendance Of horse
men.
A programme which includes herd prize
for trotters and brings out q field of such good
ones as stamboul, Chimes, and Lavalard. to say
nothing Of dozen Of their feetest sons and
daughters, including Fantasy, silvery Chimes.
Princess Roya,, Pawnee, Hlldn g., and Prince
Bsvalard would be enough TO pack the Garden
In itself. When you pile the pick OF the hackney
breed, including Matchless of Jondesborough.
Rufus. Jr.. and imp. DIR. Parke. In the ring, too
to say nothing OF an exhibition Of such trotters
and PAGERS Ali1, 2:o3A: Flying Jib, 2:o4.
who has paced n mile with running mate
in 1:5sl5. and Directly, 2:07& and follow
IL up by exhibiting such famous four-in-
hand whips in q competition for good driving
between obstacles as II. ID. Carman OF Hunting
ton, l.. l.. Francis ID. Beard Of Brooklyn. r. w.
Rives Of the Coaching Club OF New York, John
II. Shuts Jr., of the Tandem Club. and Harrison
X. Canes who was ono Of the whips of the road
coach to Phiiadelphia last spring, and John l..
Conaway of the FOur-in-hand Club of Philadel-
phia, You rather spoil the public for ordinary
competitions.
However, with oil these attractions enough
were left and to spare for the evening, including
annmber of private hanson cabs, high steppers,
and last, but not least, n champion jumping
class, In which all the blue ribbon winners took
part.
In the evening after the customary showing
of prize winners, which filled the ring from one
hanson cabs, owned Ivy J. Dickman Brown and
John II. Shuts, Jr., were driven round the ring |
for special prize of 500 in money or plate. |
FSs Gdsss the blue ribbon to Mr.
They were followed by clnss for high step |
pers, shown chiefly, TO natty-looking. spider |
under and over fifteen hands into tho ring. the |
majority being Of the small COLBY type with |
pronounced knee and hook action which has |
advent Of the hackney. very neat
and gray cross team Niaspie and Lady Gay,
own class earlier in the week. WI Elkins and
a: j. Cassatt also sent In teams under ! hands.
The bay and brown shown by the Philedelphia
and showed the high quality and fine, action char
acteristic Of the get of Little Wonder. Among
assn5 5h5STs 4 of pairs oyer e hands were
ton II. Salmon, and John A. Logan. After .
long discussion the judges gave first place to Mr..