Kansas City daily journal., 1895-08-31
MANY BUSY WORKMEN.
They Arc Putting rairmount Park in Rcad.
incss for the Great Fancy Horse show
Stables Nearly Compietsd.

Hundreds OF workmen are busy at Fair
mount park, putting the grounds In readi-
ness for the big fancy horse show next
week, The stables are nearly completed
for the horses and ponies. and tomorrow
| the big tent for the rigs and fancy car
riages Will be put up. making the grounds
| appear like a white tented circus. and
when all the flags and decorations are
| added next Monday, everything viii as
sumo quite a gala appearance. Workmen
commenced yesterday to get the arc lamps
In shape; There will be nearly 100 Of these
and ia the evening the groutds viii have
all the brllliancy or day. With the band
playing, as music is to be u feature of
the show the grandstand and boxes hlled
Win society in its best clothes, the arena
nlled with stylish rigs and turnouts, the
fancy horses parading up and down on
the track, the white tents and the decora-
tlons and, over all, the dazzling glare OF
tents aud hills. tho scene will be one not
soon forgQtten and one which Is bound
TO stamp Itself indclibly as altogether the
most Pheasant outdoor feature OF the fall
or the. eighteen boxes in the erandstand,
Twelve have already been taken for all
four days OF the exhibitions, and by Tues
DAY the opening day all Will have been
Probably the pleasantest way to attend
the, show, for those who have carriages,
the center Of the arena, where space has
been reserved for all who wish to drive in.
From this point the spectators may sit
performance. No admission viii be charged
at the park gate for vehicles, as is Gus
iomary. but only admission to the arena.
IN" entries TO the show close tonight at
o'clock. and according to Secretary Wilcox
they VIII reach pretty close TO 4Oo. The
first horse show at Madison Square Car
den, New York. only had 900 entries, so
That the showing here can be considered
as very remarkable.
Among the prominent entries received
Yesterday are the following: j. 4. Potts
of Mexico. enters Robert Rysdyk. 2.l3h
that held the Missouri state trotting record
for i-ycar-olds John Long has entered his
entire stable. l.. + Calhoun enters a fine
pole team. as. does w. II. Mckinney. Mr.
Rice, of 1ndependence enters a coach
team and Louis Dearborn a single driver
and private turnout JEFF Brdgrord. Of
Paris, Mo. has sent additional entries 10
the roadster class. Master Roy Merrill
has entered his famous driving pony, Ro-
living. and Mrs. II. G. Merrill has entered
for the best lady driver of phaeton.
g. T.. johnson. of Oskaloosa, Kas. ar
rived at the park Yesterday with a car
load of Shetland, Iceland and Welsh po-
nies, The little fellows attracted great at
craze Mime. Marantele will arrive to-
morrow from Bangor. Me-, with her great
combination Of saldlcrs, hunters and
jumpers. Artist Montrose the famous sad
dler: winner Of the sweepstakes at the
worlds fair is expected to arrive from
Shelbina. wher" he has been on exhibition,
to-day. The other entries will follow to-
morrow and Monday, and when the grand
parade occurs Tuesday afternoon every
thing Will be in readiness.
nounced for class -. II Thilenius y,ster-
day added $40 worth OF harness goods to
the foreman of tho barn whose delivery
wagon won the medal.