New-York tribune., 1896-05-04
THE HORSE SHOW TONIGHT.
OPENING OF THE RIDING AND DRIVING
CLUBS EXHIBITION.

THREE HUNDRED AND sEvENTY-FIvE ENTRIES
SOCIETY PEOPLE WILL ATTEND IN LARGE
NUMBERs-MANY NEw-YoRK EXHIBIT
oRs-PoLICE AND FIRE DEPART
MENTs TO BE JUDGED-HIGH
SCHOOL CLASS HORSES
TO BE SEEN
All plans and preparations for the opening OF
the Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club Horse
Show. which begins in the clubhouse in Pros
pect Park Plaza tonight have been fully COM
pleted Indications that the show will be
the most successful in point Of entries and So
cial attendance in the history Of the club In
the matter Of ent les there have been 375 all
told. fully hundred than last year.
Several horses have been entered in compet-
ton from out Of town. One of the most signih-
cant indications Of the growth and popularity
OF Brooklyns annual social equine exhibition
Is the fact that there are more New-York ex-
hbitors this year than last. showing clearly
that horsemen and horsewomen across the river
have gotten over the folly of recognizing
Brooklyn as an inconsequential suburb. and
have realized that the Brooklyn Riding and
Driving Club has become established factor
in such affairs. second only in importance in
this country to the yearly exhibition in New
York City
Among the New-York exhibitors is Gould w
Brokaw, who has twelve entries for the week
Their there is p. F. Collier with four entries;
the Heinemann brothers. the horse e-fanciers Of
Fify-ninth-st and Seventh-ave New-York.
who enter IN six classes. w. + William NJ.
Hoffman. with three entries; Georgo II. Hume,
with seven entries: Miss A. X. Jackson. OF No.
552 Madson-ave.. two entries; Martin l.. Trow
bridge. thre- entries Mrs. Louis Par.setie, Of
the American Horse EAchangc. two entries: 8.
c. Pirie. with seven entries. T.. 6. Potter. one
entry; Jacob Rupert. IT,. son of the NcwYork
brewer. five entries: Hermann Schaeffer with
four entries; Strauss & Hester. OF the American
Horse Exchange, four entries: L,spcnard Stew
art. who represents one of the oldest Of the
Ncw-York families. two entries; Carl II. Stocr-
:er. Of Durands Riding Academy. one entry.
ard also the well-known New-york horsemen.
Foxhall Keene and Emile Phzer. Mr. Keene
has only one entry. He will exhibit his we'll
known bay geldirg Grasshopper. and the chest
nut gelding Chief. both Of which polo ponies,
and have figured in many contests In this part
OF the country. Emile Pnzer. whose stable in
New-Yorl; is fairly extensive. has entered In
seven different classeI.
EXHIBITS OF BROOKLYN MEN.
Among the Brooklyn exhibitors who Will have
thy L. Woodruff Hamilton Ii. Salmon and John
f. Talmage. jr. who come to the fore with iif-
teen entries each Mr.. Woodruff will show of
all of his prize-winEers Of last year. and also
some new horses whsh he has picked up since
the last exhibition. Mr.. Raymond lIo' y
lands extensive stable has been entered for
twenty-five classes. Mr. Hoarlani has been
n rrze-winnsr before. and expects 70 carry
OF a few of the awards this year Among the
others are A. ]. Nuttirg. William y. Dyknan.
Henry Bowers. Theodore +. Mile. Charles y.
Moore Herbert q. Potter. James w Turne:
and the Misses Beatrc. Barnca. May and Emily
BEDFORD and Juliettc Hollenback. There are
also other exhibitors OF equal prominence
1t .s TO be regretted that Frank Baird's horses
will not be exhibited. but TO compensate for
this. there will be several high-stcppers eN-
hbte6 in singles. doubles and four-n hands,
belonging to Timothy l.. Woodrun. a. J. Nut
ting. Emile Pnzer and others. one OF the feat
ures Of the show will be a number OF new tam
dem and four-n-hand drivers. Also the polo
entries are expected 10 make a nit" not only
on account OF the novelty Of the exhibit but
from the fact that Foxhall Keene Is 50 thor
ouahly identified with this sport In tn" East
II may be truly said however. that every even
ing Will have feature Glass A.. known as the
high-schoo horse class. Is one which 1t Is ex-
pecied will bring forth no end of admiration
from the audience. especially ;ne women Iher"
are entered for this class the black gelding
Hussar and Rob Roy. owned respectively by {.
II StoerZer and 1Icincmann Brothers, tho New
York exhibitors Bonaparte was exhibited yes
terday in the ring for party OF n. W@pap'i
men and others. and was put through scNcTai
fancy steps by his trainer a young color"d lad
Bonaparte Is the only Brooklyn horse IN TINS
class He is a handsome animal slightly over
fifteen hands high. and unusually lnt'Nlg'h,
He dances 40 music and docs many other ihn'l-
full things calculated to endear him 10 the heart
OF woman as well Of all mankind who ad-
mire the fine POINTS and intelligence OF horses
CONTEST OF MOUNTED POLICE.
On Tuesday and Thursday evenings the first
numbers will be the Judging Of mounted police
The Park police will be Judged on Tuesday
Last year Sergeant Hamer's squad took m" first
and third prizes and since then they have been
making greater strides toward perfection, ana
hope this year 10 do even better THIS squad
will be strongly opposed by Sergeants core
Remels and Heaey. who are Jealous OF the last
wears victories and propose To capture prizes
themselves If possible On Thursday IN" Open
ing number Will be the judging 81 sixteen
mounted city police. and on SATURDAY hftor-
noon the Fire DEPARTMENT will be entered
Society. Of course. will turn out In fun forcc ,
tonight for the reason that as In New oik
the Horse Show ~ the occasion of me year. So
cIoIIv Speaking. go will IT bc in Brooklyn
THE PROGRAMME FOR TONIGHT.
Yesterday afternoon fhc Press Committee OF
the Riding and Driving Club, whose chairman is
Ernestus Gulick, entertainer huH"'i W NV"
paper men at luncheon In IN" Moh'auK ''""
There were present also Mr.. Gulick D. H. he''s'
c. Herbert Potter w. 6. Blltz. press agent OF
,ha Montana cIuh and Charles W. Smith. of
the National Horse Assnc!a don.
The programme tonight will be as follows:
Judging four pairs roadsters; Judging clRht
saddn-horses: Judging five pairs horses In har-
ness; Judging eleven horses In harness run
about; Judging three road teams dour-in-
hands,: judging three tandems, ladies to ride;
Judging four pairs before brOugham. appoint
ments to be considered; judging five carriage
horses: Judging six jumpers over six fences
two at feet. two at feet inches ana TWO al
4 feet.