New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-29
CROWDS GO TO SEE STOCK.
MANSON SQUARE GARDEN THE SCENE
OF INTERESTING CONTESTS.

.,rrp sHEARING EXCITEs THE WONDER AND
.nuRAr1oN OF CiTl-BRED FoLK-cooD
,,-NprNG BY THE HUNTERs-PRoGRAMME
FOR To-DAy-soME OF THE AWARDS
oonn,arjtv of the Stock and Farm Show at
,,,,son Square Garden. was SO well demon
,-a.ed Yesterday that the oihcers OF the Live
cock Society of America were IN truly 'hahhs-
-, mood The bad weather at the beginning OF
,he week kept many people away from the show.
- there was a sad lack Of popular support until
=, ni-5 sav opened with sunshine Then Tire
,,,ss becan TO flock to the Garden. and the pros
.,s wore brighter. There was good attendance
=, TUESDAY evening. Yesterday there were 20
,o,pv neope al the show that they were constantly
rs,,ins In each others way es they walked through
che lanes between the stalls. pens and cages TO look
ct the exhibits
great many women and children were in the
audience and nearly all OF them. sooner or later
Sas look at the flowers IN the concert hal OF TIA
GARDEN but the children found Their keenest de-
tight IN looking at the live exhibits. and they
.ouealed in concert with the pigs said boo TO the
reese crowed with the ROSTERS. cooed at the
doves pattcd the sheep and Shetland ponies and
asked all sorts of questions about the cattle which
were eNh bted in the ring The music Of Landef's
Tsnd IN the west gallery sometimes set the little
feet 10 dancing ami there was r,uch fun and froac
On the Garoen ali day.
Among those present al the Live Stock Sho"
yesterday
e'r. and Mrs Peter Cooper Hewitt. Mr.. and Mrs
" Bayard Cutting. Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Law
slr and Mrs. Marian Story, Mr.. and Mrs. r. H.
Winthrop. jr.. August Belmont T. Hitchcock, Jr,
Edward Brooks. Charles Lanier Edward Bsnnet'
Al " b. Davis j. Otto Bonner. +. Gray Griswod.
Francis A. Watson Henry May r. W. Rines Mr..
and Mrs J. Lee Taller. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Gerhard. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. X. Duer Mr.. and Mrs
] Pierpont Morgan and party Mr.. and Mrs George
! Gould Mr. ]. Sergeant Cram. Mir. and Mrs. g.
Rowland Leavitt. Miss Iselin. Miss Lewis, Mr. and
,,rs II V r. Kennedy. Mr. and Mrs. ). y. Water
burv Mr. and Mrs c. F. Havemeyer Mr.. and Mrs.
franklin Bartlett. Judge and Mrs. Benedict. {. G
Res man. Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Hall Butler Nj
snd Mrs. stanford White. Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Price
Mr. and Mrs. F. l.. V. Hopp.r Mr. and Mrs. h
Mex Twombly Mr. and Mrs \. J. Outerbrdge.
Mr. and Mrs Francis ID. Beard. Mr.. and Mrs &
Albert Stevens Mr.. and Mrs John Morgan Wing
Mr. and Mrs. l.. Stuart Wing. the Misses Dawson
Francis Stevens. Oakleigh Thorne. D. II. Bayne
Dr. George A. Richards. Mr.. and Mrs. W. A Haz-
ard Leonard Jacob. o. II. P. Belmont, Frederick
peach Hamilton Cary. Thomas Nash James Wads-
worth Max Martndale. p. F. Collier. Ralph y
Ellis Mr.. and Mrs \. LadenburG. Baron Herman
nenbe OF the Austrian Legation; Mr. and Mrs
Thomas c Plat and James Hilton
August Belmont who has taken lively inter
o. in the show thought 1t was his duty yesterday
Thomas II. Terry. the secretary of the society
SOUNDED LIKE A JOKE.
Mr. Terry read the letter time when the
Garden appeared 10 be about as fun OF people as
II ought 10 be and the opening paragraph sounded
Ike a Joke. Mr. Belmont wrote:
While the attendance at the Live Stock Show.
which YOU have so ably organized. may appear dis
ronraging' YOU must bear in mind tina, the
famous Horse Show had its difficulties when first
The New-York public needs what you have pre-
pared for its education as well as ENJOY mem 10
direction YOU are working . ,, -, -
The best ever held in this part OF the country
New-York is always SLOW TO lndorse AWNING
iner,
The youngest thing at the show yesterday was
hefer. which born in the afternoon to Mabel OF
Orange a Dutch-be cow owned by o. ID. Mum
OF Lleweyn Park. Orange. " J. A great many
visitors al the show were interested IN the call
which was promptly named Society.
The Aberdeen-Angus cattle were IN the ring the
greater part OF the forenoon. and for two hours
IN the afternoon. and they were much admired
MANY visitors at the show never had seen catie OF
that breed before. Goodwin q judy OF "esi
lebanon. Ind nave all the herd prizes sweep
stakes and silver cups offered by the society in the
Aberdeen-An class
SHEEP SHEARING CONTEST.
A strengthening contest in the afternoon at
aracted much attention on the PLATFORM IN 'he
middle OF the ring. half dozen sheep were sho'h
Sheir warm feeces falling away from their podes
uuickly while the crowds watched every motion
of the shearers and listened 10 the RAPID snlpsnap
of the shears The changed appearance OF the sheep
after shearing was revelation to many persons
why. how thin and white the poor thing looks
exclaimed sympathe woman, as the hrst
sheared sheep escaped from the platform and ran
teating around the ing.
Isn't Il cruel rob them Of their warm coats
a. the beginning Of winter" asked another.
They won't suffer long" said practical man,
Sbecause they'll be mutton before they have time
h catch cold Only sheep marked for the butcher
are sheared at this season"
The contestants were Dan Taylor, OF Ailamont
Stock Earn MilbrOOk. Y. y: +. w. barrett.