The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-09
AMONG THE NAGS.
Fashionable Donkeys Gathered
to Stare at the Nobler
Breed Of Quadrupeds.

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 1S96.-Promptly at
$50 o'clock the gaily caparsoned bugler
blew a fanfare on his trumpet and the
twelfth annual horse show of the Ma
tional Horse Show Association opened
1t was hour later when the doors of Mad
ison Square Garden opened to the public.
but there Were not more than a dozen
people sufficiently interested in the equine
beauties to put in an appearance at that
Questionable hour. From 1880 to l1s0
was devoted to exercising IN the ring,
and the high steppers, hunters, hackneys
and other candidates for ribbons were
put through warming up process.
The present show presents but one or
two new features, and the entries num-
Der about one hundred less than last year
Secretary James T. Hyde, however. claims
that the class of entries is of a much
higher grade than last year, consequently
the diminution III number is made up for
by increase in quality. A new and very
welcome feature is the holding of the pre-
Iminary trials of the hunters and jump
ers classes as the first event each day.
The sulky weeds which in former years
delayed the regular events Of the show
-e@< ~ O1Ab ttC dpPOlAtSu Lllfle Will IQQS
be disposed of early and the jumping
classes at night will not be prolonged to q
tiresome extent.
In the list of entries there are sew
eral notable absentees. Those of William
G. Whitney, w. Seward Webb and the
members OF the Vanderbilt family will
pc missed Some of the best known ex-
hlbitors from out of town are Mr.. Bryce
Allan, Boston; E. M. Barton Hinsdale
u; Adam Beck, London, Ontario; ]. d.
a "a elT,1n f.faf, NTrr- -ss@+& -
sBerwyn; H. g. Cheney. Manchester,
Conn; Horace N. CroSsley, Ontario;
Julian Morris. Richmond, va; W. j.
sampson, Youngstown, Ohio; Harry w.
Smith, Worcester, Mass. e. T. StoteS-
bury Philadelphia, Pa, and c. j. and
Harry Hamlin, Buffalo, N. Y
The first class TO be signalled into the
FEing ElIg oy the orange and black-coated
for preliminary trial. The full pro-
gfamme for the afternoon is as follows
P. M.-Class Al; "A harness horses.
2:40 P. M.-Class IS; French coach
stations.
sP. M.-Class 10; 10 roadsters in harness.
$3.50 P. M.-Class 81; 2S pair of harness
AS F; M.-class Is; saddle horses.
4:45 P. M.-Class 1O4; selected hunters
and jumpers.
$50 P. M.-Class 81. seven four-in-hands.
The jumpers in class 104 numbered Al
entries, and the judges-Messrs. J. E.
Cowdin and A. Butler Duncan of New
York and ]. N. Scatchard of Buffalo
had a good deal of work to pick out the
reverse lot. Among the best performers
were A. Mills Lady Peggy. w. NJ. Hea-
leyis Kensington, r. l. Stevens Quad
rifle. Mrs. S. S. Howlandss Lady Bird.
S. S. Howlands Lord Neville. Royalty
and Miss Brown, Miss Birds Merry Boy,
j. w. and H. v. Colts Lucy Glinter
and Sybarite, Hart Bros. Richmond,
E. r. and 7. Hichcock's Metonic and
Royal Scarlet, P. F. Golfers Punch and
Majestic, H. W. Smiths Worchester,
Mass. St. Rudolph and Sweet Brier, A.
Beck's London, Ont, Ladylike, Hunts
ton and Black Witch, and ]. Morris
Richmond, Va, Rufus, and from these
the final winners viii be selected later on.
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