Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-04
LADY EXHIBITORS
THEY WILL SHOW SOME Of THE FINEST
HORSES At THE NEW YORK SHOW.
Some Of the Prominent Ladies' Of Gotham
Who Look After Their Equine
Dsriings.
Correspondence OF the pispatch.)

NEW YORK, November 3.--People who
witness that wonderful production OF
fashionable Civilizations horse-show-
know very little OF the work and worry
, and responsibility back OF 1t, nor OF the
doubts and fears Of those who are 10
exhibit their equine darlings. Will they
be well cared for7 VIII they be kindly
treated at night when the owners have
gone away? And Is there any danger
TO sensitive. pure-bred horse tempera-
mcnts? These are questions which the
horse-show managers have to answer
again and again.
When the entries Of the horse-shov
opened about a month ago there allghted
at tho doors OF the American Horse
Show Association n lady. richly dressed.
but bearing the fatigue of travel In her
face and the marks OF 1t upon her gar
mcnis.
Il have come TO inquire" she said to
the manager OF the show. grasping him
by the hand tiff you really think It
ssfe-perfectly safe for horses to be ex-
h,bited at your show? | have lovely
little Russian pOny-the dearest little fell
low. just imported. and oh. So very ner-
vCUs. And | have come on, all the way
from Cleveland, 10 ask you if 1t 10 per-
foctly safe to enter him"
The management assured her that II
was "safe," and then she departed
"mlffed," perhaps, because she had TO be
told that possibly pony. after being
brought here, might not fulfil the stand
ard Of required excellence.
.rpS Acr,nr.l IrnnSrs
Mrs. John Jacob Astor always has
several saddle-horses at the show, but
they are entered In her husbands
name. she does not ride them herself,
even In the ladies' class when d Dozen or
more young ladies show their horsewo-
manshp. nor does she appear. except
srugly hidden n her own box. behind a
party OF friends.
The horses of Mrs. NJ. y. Boswor'h.
Of Cleveland. o.. are expected this year.
They are ponies IN harness, and always
get prize, whether at the Worlds Fair
or the horse-shows OF different cities.
Miss Bird. Of Westbury. l.. l.. has the
cleverest little hunter in the world, ap-
propriately named Merry Boy, who al
ways comes 10 New York TO he admired
IN November: and Mrs. II. c. Allen OF
Bristol, Z. l.. also brings a saddie-pony.
sAlllDuh NAbst tNl''N+NA 'iN''' -'N'
sey Is Miss Blackburn. with a saddle
horse. and Miss Susa stanton, Of Hills
dale The latter IS a very beautiful hitie
girl. who has divided her time about
equally between the Pacific coast, New
York, and Paris. From the West her
ponies were brought. ana from Paris
the finest thoroughbred dogs in New
York.
Miss Taller tho sister OF r. Sunern
Taller. If she arrives In the city In time,
viii show a sadile-horse. and may ride
him, along with Miss Edna Earl Johnson.
who IS entered with the saddle-horse that
took the prize last year. with Miss John-
son upon her back. Miss Taller also VIII
show carriage-horses which she drives.
as well as the steadiest-handed belle that
ever flashed past on the Chicago bou!e-
ward. Mrs. J. G.. Smlth-Hadden. or
Hampstead, l. l.. has a hunter quite as
fine az much-bOasted western horse
that is TO come oil the way from 81.
Louis: AMI be II told that st. Louis
woman, whose name must not be men
tened, has engaged very fine private
stables for the horses che will bring on;
and under no conditions VIII she allow
her horses to remain on exhibition during
the day. "They are not used TO being
touched by the hands of common people"
she said, when she made the arrange
ln,nts for her bay beauties. The car IN
which the horses are 10 be brought on
viii take nearly three days in coming,
aui VIII be padded 50 that no Jar can
possibly come 10 the horses. At such
SLOW rate of speed they viii hardly realize
they are travelling.
The Rev Or. Ormiston, OF New YORK.
the celebrated preacher. who was one or
the first clergymen to travel through the
West and South lecturing. has two grand
children, the Misses Clara and Frances
Ormiston, who enter a beautiful black
bay. lie takes "a prize, "a does Roy
the saddle-horso belonging 70 Miss Maud
Pulsiler, whose father, the owner Oh
Tenny. spends much OF his time travel
ling about the country with his horses.
ALWAYS \ SURPRISE.
Mrs. Foxhan Keene's horses are al
ways a surprise. She enters them late.
ana they carry of ribbons when 10 one
IS fearing them as rivals. Something un-
usual IS always assured when she Is
among the list OF exhibitors as she -
this year. a nice little saddle-horse,"
IS the way her entry is described by the
managers.
A story IS told about tho saddle-horse