The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10
GOTHA|M'S HORSE
SHOW IS OPENED
High Steppers, Hunters and
Hackneys Exhibited in
the Ring.
Less Entries but a Higher
Class of Animals Are
Displayed.
NOTICEABLE NEW FEATURES.
Some of the Four Hundred, However,
Fail to Display Their Beauties
This Year.
NOTICEABLE NEW FEATURES.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 9.-Promptly
at $50 o'clock the gayly caparIsoned bu-
gier blew farfare on his trumpet and the
twelfth annual horse show of the National
Horse Show Association opened. From
80 TO 1:30 was devoted to exercising in
the ring, and the high-steppers, hunters,
hackneys and other candidates for ribbons
were put through a warming-up process.
The present show presents one or two
new features, and the entries number
about 100 less than last year. Secretary
James I. Hyde, however, claims that the
class of entries is OF much higher grade
than last year. Consequently the diminu-
tion in numbers is made up for by increase
in quality. A new and very welcome fea-
ture is the holding of preliminary trial
OF the hunters and jumpers classes as the
first event each day. The sulky weeds,
which in former years delayed the regular
events of the show far beyond the APP
pointed time, will thus be disposed OF
early, and the jumping classes st night
VIII not be prolonged 10 tiresome extent.
In the list of entries there are several
notab.s absentees. Those of William C.
Whitney, W. Seward Webb and the mem
bers of the Vanderbilt family will be
missed. Some of the best known ex-
hibitors from out of town are: w. NJ.
Barton, Hinsdale, ILL.,. Adam Beck, Lon
don, Ont; ]. b. Cameron, Marietta, Pa.
a. j. Cassatt. Berwyn, Pa; Horace n.
Crossley, Ontario, Canada; w. ]. Samp-
son, Youngstown. Ohio, and c. J. and II.
Hamlin, Buffalo, N. Y. The first class to
be signaled into the ring at noon was
jumpers for preliminary trial.
AT 2 o'clock the trumpet fared and the
harness horses in class At came up for
ribbons, and after an hours trying the
judges awarded the blue rosette to c. f.
Bates brown geIding Coxey, while second
prize went to George B. Hulme's Great
Scott, and the red rosette to Bates second
string Amazon. The HillyaYds Flash was
highly com mended.
Class 3S brou ght out five French coach
ing stations, four years old and over, kept
for service. n. w. Dunham of Wayne,
ILL.,, swept the boards with his Indre,
Perfection and Urhin, while Partisan,
bred by the same, exhibited by E. w.
Barton of Hlllsdale, Ill, was magnifi-
cent type OF his breed, but was no match
in action and going qualities for his stable
mate Indre.
Colonel Nip was an absentee from the
roadster class this year and first prize
went TO c. w. Reed of Erie, Pa, for Alice
Leyburn, nice-looking mare by Baron
Wilkes. The red rosette went to Holmes
Dale. handsome bay gelding owned by
William Pollack OF Pittsfeld, Mass, while
the Village FARMS entry, King Bird, was
awarded the yellow ribbon.
John S. Bretten of Englewood, ILL.,,
showed a nice pair in The Gear and the
Sultan, which took the crowd in class 54
for pairs suitable for Stanhope, Victoria
or similar vehicle, but the judges sent
them down quickly for want of size and
conformation. D. Fl. p. Belmout's pair.
Rockingham and Walsingham, got the
blue rosette. Monarch and Performer.
who carried all before them last wear.
had to put up with the red ribbon to-day.
The winners were snowy pair, but
lacked the conformation of Mr.. Hobart S
cracks. C. f. Bates Aspiration and AM
bition got third and a handsome pair
owned by E. D. Morgan were highly com
mended