The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-06
He Enters the Ring With His
Horses and Carries Off
the Prizes.
SOME GOOD EVENTS YESTERDAY
The Rough Riding and the Trooper
Drill Full of Life and Animal
Action.

Jokers at the Mechanics Pavilion say it
ought to be known as the Hobart snow.
1t opened as the second annual exhibit
ton of the Horse Show Association of the
Pacific Coast, but lost it's glip on the title
after day or two of maneuvering, and is
now generally talked of as Mr.. Hobart's
exhibition.
However, Mr.. Hobart cannot help that.
He has the best horses, the stiffest grooms
and the best equipage. He also has the
largest number of entries, and the judges
admit the excellence of his animals.
The gates fly open on schedule time, Mr..
Hobart sends in his favorites, and presto
blue ribbon, red ribbon, white ribbon.
Hobart wins againr'
OF course the people see this. 1t is one
of the most evident things that was ever
placed in evidence. 1t seems inevitable
that he is to 60 on winning first, second
and third ribbons during the rest of the
week.
The young "prince of millions" COM
monty called "Fortunatus' at the Pavil-
ion, is simply there to win, and he does
win. Other gentlemen who fancy horses
and care to exhibit them have the salts
faction of occasionally scooping in dash
of blue, but Mr.. Hobart has whole field
OF it nailed up in front of his stalls.
"Hobart's horses wag their stub tails
just through force of habit, for there are
no flies on them" said Colonel K. B.
Brown, who knew Hobart Sr. in Nevada
mining days.
Several attempts have been made to out
do this young millionaire's horse style,
but with one or two exceptions they have
been fruitless.
The judges have approved of his high
steppers, low steppers, tandems and coach
horses from the first, and as they are being
entered again in other classes they will
unless dark horse comes to the 'front.'
carry off the blue again and again. HIS
jumpers gallop along the course and he
lifts them over the two-board fence with
knowing twinkle in his eye. The judges
put th e If heads together, saunter round
for few moments and fix the ever re-
splendent blue rossette to the bride.
From A. NJ. to 10 P. NJ. the Hobart show
goes merrily on, and the youthful owner
of the crack stock continues to saw wood.
Yesterdays attendance was fair, consid-
ering the rain, but showed q little falling
off in the evening. Society came up the
promenade with it's old familiar air, and
the men taking advantage of THE CALLS
fashion tip perfected their attire by add
ing the hitherto missing suede glove, the
absence of which was so painfully observ-
able the night before.
The promenade aisle was pretty well
populated with lovers of the equine and
everybody had something 10 say about the
Importance of duplicating the New York
methods. The grooms were the subject of
no little chatter, and gentlemen who have
but one or two horses very seriously con-
sidered the advisability of dressing their
"man" up to the neck with choke- collar
and set it all off with light clothing and
leggins to match. Billycock and silk
hats are to be woven in at the proper time,
and form will be in vogue all over the
City.
In future any groom who dares to curry
hoff 'orse in hoveralIs will lose his situa-
ton. Nothing but stable costume goes
from now on.
Gentlemen who used to think they were
posted in horse lingo have come to the
conclusion that there is yet something to
learn, and they are learning it at the
Hobart show. The fact that it is a good
place to get posted cannot be denied, for
with thirty-four entries before the judges
the first two days he carried off no less
than twenty-seven ribbons, of which
eleven are blue, seven red, seven white
and two yellow. No other large exhibitor
has made nearly as good a proper
tionate showing.
Carman and Bloodgood. the New York
judges, speak very complimentary about
the show. Mr.. Carman was here last year.
There has been wonderful improvement
over last year." he said yesterday. 1.-THE
class Of horses is far better, and there are
more good horses in each class. Where
you would find last year one or two good
horses in class there are five or six in this
show. Then the carriages have improved
very much, as have also the harnesses. You
see great deal more interest is taken in
the turnouts altogether. The whole effect
of the ring is much better"
Both of the judges complimented Ho-
bart. Mr.. Bloodgood, when told that
Hobart took twenty-seven ribbons with
thirty-four entries, said: "That is the
biggest average l ever saw. We have been
very careful not to miss any defects in his
horses, but he cannot be beaten. He is a
true sportsman. Hobart deserves credit
for riding and driving his own horses, and
he rides well, too. Others of your rich
men should pull themselve together and
try to get horses to compete with Hobart
You have lots of people here with plenty
of money, but they don't seem to have the
push and go in them to spend it. 1t is all
question of sport. You want men of the
spirit of competition, and that is the only
thing that will make horse shows 60
They are not got up for money. but for
sport. 1 like the way Pope has gone in,
and should think others would follow"
On Sunday Carman, Bloodgood and
Underhill and S. w. Taylor of the Rider
and Driver will go down to Burlingame on
the club coach from the Palace Hotel to
see the second polo game of the fall tourna-
ment to be played there.
The managers announced last night that
all seats in the gallery shall be free IN the
evenings, which will make it comfortable
for those who cannot afford to pay for
reservations.
BY THE LIGHT OF DAY.