New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-14
$40 A SHARE.

National Horse Show shares certainly a
profitable investment. Seventeen and one-half
shares OF National Horse Show stock were sold
AT auction yesterday for $50 share II was re-
ported that seats for the show last night were
sold on the Stock Exchange for $40 apiece. 1t IL
not at all singular that premium OF $40 each was
paid to secure the shares sold yesterday.
There has been some unfavorable comment about
the catalogues and the manner in which they are
sold. 1t Is too small matter for comment. The
managers of the National Horse Show aim to
please the public, and are likely to print and dis
tribute the catalogues under their auspices
next year. Nobody cares about carrying around a
business directory just to read the programme OF
the day.
yesterday afternoon. A class of carhorses might
not prove attractive but Il is we'll known in every
horse market that the Eighth Avenue and the
Fourth Avenue car lines In this CITY purchase the
best "streeters" and use the best class of horses
of any car lines in the country The Horse Show
advent OF the trolley and the cable have almost
ended the usefulness of the class of horses known
as "streeters" The breeders should visit the Horse
SHOW and receive instructive lesson as to the
style class and quality OF horses when the public
Arthur White shone respendent in the throng
yesterday afternoon Rufus Vassar showed the
Young men how well the PoughkeepsIe boys
dress when they visit the city. A delegation from
Pittsburg wore smoked glasses, so as to have the
Black. OF Boston, were interested in the jumping
contest.
THE DUKE AND THE MULES
The Duke OF Marlborough was not present in the
afternoon. man who shipped some mules from
Kentucky for the Duke present and has a
grievance. The Duke purchased four mules while
In the Republican stronghold where blue grass pre-
dominates Mules and whskey are cheap In Ken
lucky, but railroal freight and express rates are
high. II appears that the cost Of shipping from
Lexington and placing the mules on an English
steamer with the necessary forage for the voyage
amounted 10 as much as the sum paid for the mules
The Duke Kicked" II the mules didn't. and the
shipper forced TO 60 to the railroad and steam
verified receipts for every expenditure. The re-
ceipts showed that the amount given by the shipper
in the first place was correct. The Duke settled.
hut was not at all pleased with the high rates
charged on American railroads.
Among the earliest visitors yesterday were two
on their wheels and left them In charge Of thA at
tendant outside. and strolled into the ring. There
we're few present at so early an hour and they at
tracted little attention Their hardhood In coming
70 the shrine OF the horse attred In the garments
81 the devotee OF a wheel was commented on, but
they did not seem TO care.
ONE ENTRY MISSING"
In the hackney class In the afternoon there
one entry missing. Somewhere out In the fields of
Jersey this entry" enjoying himself. without
thought OF the Horse Show or the other hackncys
u,th which he was entered To compete The partcu-
lar entry was from Orange and early In the day. In
the care OF a groom. he started for the Show. lie
cot outside OF the city limits took II into his head
20 run away He broke loose and went flying across
The 0elds The chase after him exciting, and
took the groom away over ip Bergen County but the