The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10

Swagger and swell and quite English
from roof to dome was the opening of
San Franciscos third annual horse show
Yesterday at the Mechanics Pavilion.
Every body who claims to be anybody in
society or IN the circles of the professions,
business or retired capitalists was there,
particularly in the evening. That is when
the horse show looked its best and was at
its best.
The tanbarked Enclosure formed typi-
cal arena, and there was just enough OF
the tanbark arena about it to call the at
tention of another sense than the eyes
that horse show was on. The costumes
of the officials of the ring, the grooms and
attendants were decidedly English, and
this was even so of the wave and crack OF
the whips.
In the afternoon the real blast and blare
of the trumpet began, and the horses
jumped into the arena for judgment. The
machinery of the horse show worked
little out of joint at first, in that the sew
eral classes did not respond as promptly
as they should to the trumpet call, but
bitches of this kind are likely to occur on
first nights at q theater.
The attendance was not large in the
forenoon. The attractions then were
parade of various classes in the arena, in
Guiding some very stylish four-in- hands,
and this, as matter of fact, is really one
of the most attractive features of the show.
In word it is all the horses on dress
parade. This was the special delight OF
The millionaire norse-fancier, who likes
show as we'll as speed.
Ladies and children were largely in evil
dence in the afternoon in the boxes.
Racetrack people were also sprinkled
through the crowd. But it was not
till evening that "every body was
there The scene was a brilliant one.
The boxes were crowded with people in
evening dress, by far the greater number
be ing ladies. Many of the toilettes were
very stylish and beautiful, ami i'll the
beauty of the feminine occupants of the
boxes it cannot be said that San Fran
cisco is one tint or color behind New
York.
The promenade betwe cen the boxes and
the arena is somewhat narrow, particu-
larry for the use of ladies, and it was
crowded during the entire evening. In
the center, below the grand tier of boxes,
is the arena, with its tanbark floor. ALI
eevning long it was a scene of prancing
horses, tandem carts, platform traps,
hackney and Tilbury gigs, coupes. phae-
tons, carriages and nearly every other de.
scription of vehicle.
The boxes were occupied much earlier
than has been the rule. The carriages be-
gan TO arrive at the main entrance early,
and by o'clock the show in the boxes
was in full swing, as were the exhibitions
in the ring. Burlingame was well repre-
sented.
The swagger set did not SEE Walter S.
Hobart's New York prize team in T-cart or
phaeton for park use Win the white ribbon
in the afternoon, while the blue went to
George A. Pope's crack team, Arlington
ana Arsenal, a pair OF crack chestnut
geldings of great style.
1t will be remem bered that among the
other noble steeds Mr.. Hobart purchased
at the New York horse show for the pur-
pose ofovercoming the San Francisco horse
show were The Gear and The Sultan,
two very stylish bay gedings, for which,
according to the telegraph, the types and
proof-readers OF San Francisco newspa-
pers, he paid SAC, 00O Several gentlemen
of the ultra swagger set were found
in the promenade yesterday after
noon who averred that the types
made an inconsequentiaI error of
S36. 600 in the cost of The Gar and
TIE Sultan, and that it should have read
$4,000 instead of 10000. Any how, this
was the first appearance of these noted
steeds, and when Mr.. Hobart, little late
but driving the beautiful bays himself,
entered the arena there were many who
looked upon him as the young Lochin-
var who came out of the West" Certainly
this team made a great impression. 1t
was its first appearance and clearly the
event of the afternoon. The Gar and The
Sultan trotted together as prettily as any
two steeds ever stepped.
If horses can really be said to possess
style of their own, theirs was very stylish
yet dignifed. Evidently these prize
beauties, which were reported to have
taken the first prize in New York, felt
their OATS and neir prestige. Mr.. Ho-
bart's face was INEXPENSIVE, though he
of course, knew that all eyes were on his
pair.
The other entries in this class also made
very superior appearance ana impress
sion. Messrs. Rives and Carman, the
judges, assumed very serious expression
of countenance as the six teams i'll this
class, No. so, pranced around the ring.
1t was apparent that the contest might be