The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-08
GALA DAYS FOR HORSES.
ARRANGEMENTS ron the ANNu4E
SNOW AT MADISON 0IRDEN,

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To-day at thigh noon" to borrow a phrase
sometimes in evidence on wedding invitations.
the twelfth annual exhibition OF The National
Horse Show Association. which Ia to be the at.
traction Mt Madison Suuars Garden this week.
will be started by tho usual luncheon for the
leading exhibitors, tile Judges. and the officers
of the society. This will be followed by o drill
of the ring grooms. who will show their famili.
arity with the passages to the horse stalls arr
other details OF their work, and should any or
the more famous equine entries bc on the tam
bark 40 carly in tho proceedings they will BE-
paraded for inspection.
Although tho doors are opened to the public
at 1880 tomorrow morning, the first class will
not he JUDGED until IL. when the cntries In
Glass lO4. for jumpers, to be Judged only on
their performances over the obstacles. will be
brought into the ring. The judging OF jumpers
and hunters In the morniEg sessions Is an in-
novation. 1t should cfrectually clear the ring
of the sulky and lum bersome brutes that have
often seemed out of place at previous shows.
and have unduly p-otracted tho jumping
trials by their slowness ut the fences. In the
COrlnthian Glass. for green or qualified hunt
ers. tho entries will be tried ont early on
Wednesday morning. In the trial the clause
STIMULATING that the riders must be members Of
some recognized hunt club will not he enforced.
There will be classes over the jumps at everv
morning session during the week.
a high-iumpinE class will again be a feature
at this show, and will be the final attraction on
Friday night. For the first trial the bars will
be placed at n height OF 5 feet; they will then
be raised to 5 feet Il inches. to O feet, to @ feet
3inches. and to @ feet o inches. which height,
when reached. shall he u maximum. Only three
trials will be allowed to each horse at the diff.
ferent heights. In the event OF two or more
ntnartr N f.-N n ~ d.
making their awards. will! consider the form
in which the horses have taken their jumps.
The change from the old style. in which the
actual height cleared was all that mattered, will
check all record breaking. but Is I'D visable on
humanitarian grounds. The horse. entered are
Mrs. S. S. Howland's Lady Bird and FlycatcheS
the Durlanl Company's Senator, Central Parb
Riding Academy's Tycho Brahe, p. F. CollierI
Punch and Majestic. Harry w. Smiths Saini
Rudolph. Adam Beck's Lndylike. and Mrs,
Frank D. Boards Perfection. Punch. Perfec.
ton. and Lady Bird are old favorites. and will
meet in several of the classes.
A. J. Cassatt's Cadet will be prominent In the
hackney stallion classes. In the trotting stall
lion classes an old favorite will appear in G. J.
and II. Hamlin Mambrino King. who has NOT
been seen since he lost the championship class,
In 1892, to Quartermaster. The coal.black son
Of Mambrino Patchen and Belle Thorne Is now
"a years old, aud though time had swayed his
back. was still a grand animal In conformation
when last be trod the tanbark in New York.
STEAMBOAT. another great sire OF 2:30 perform
ers. will be sent into the ring by f. II. Harri-
man. When last seen. in 1894. Chimes beat
him in the class with four of his get. but SIAM
boul QUESTIONED in the next class. when the
stations were judged on their individual merit.
Racing men. except when seeking. stations,
care little for conformation. An old turf maxim.
that horses run in all shapes" has done its
part in making critics skeptical about the value
OF good looks. The National Horse Show Asso-
citation has done its part for the stations. and
has offered S525. in three divisions. n, prizes for
thoroughhreds. 3 years old or over. kept for
service. There are six entries. two from Eng.
lish and four from American breeding farms.
Her Majesty Queen Victoria" is named
as the breeder OF Adolph Nelson's Poten-
tate. by Peter Guilty Sark. and the
other importations are s. S. Howland's
King Ga!op. hy Galopin- King Tom mare. who
won in this class in 1894. but was not shown
last year. when st. Saviour won the blue ribbon,
The Brookdale Stable sends the pride of the
late d. d.. Withers. Favorable. by Sensation
imp. favordale; A. A. Davenport shows Pinto.
by Powhattan-Atlanta S. S. Rowland. Judge
Morrow. famous as a Brooklyn Handicap win
ner; F. D. Beard will be represented by
Lnzzaronc. the Suburban winner of 1895.
Col. Lawrence Kip's decision not to enter has
cut the en:rie. for the disappointed trottiux
pairs down to three. c. NJ. Reed. the Erie. Pa,
roadman. who has so often been forced to tako
second honors to Col. Kip in this class. will send
in his mares Alice Ley burn and Georeie NJ:
William II. Clark. one OF the most faithful in
the Fleetwood brigade. has entered Nutshell
and Dick. both with low marks and good STYLE.
and L. t. Stotesbury, the handsome bays Will
H-NAGn atA T-..I. IT.
roadsters. TO be judged on their appointments
ana looks in single harness. has an unusallv
large entry. and. rs in most cases the owners
will handle the ribbons. the result Of the judg-
ing will be unusually interesting.
Among the heary-harne.s classes there will
be no lack OF high s%'epners, shown both in single
amateurs on the box seat will increase tho in
for the hunters. the exhibits will ranEe from
shaggy shetlnnds and trim hackney poniea. in
riders. to the dainty stepping palfrey for women
and the sure-footed park hack.
IN brief. as far ms the horses and the style in
which theS VII be seen count. the coming
show viii Duplicate ~ Predecessors. with this
inportaSt difference: il is to be ashow Of chem-
raise the quality OF the entries. Th,s is in
keeping with the original scope of the National
an actual circuit OF horse shows in existence,
the promoters OF the pioneer venture are aim
ing to make the annual meeting in lie
billions the greatest feature. This plan
was broadly skctched years ago, but
pending the development Of the smaller shows,
It has hitherto been thought the wisest plan
to make haste SLOWLY. Not the least interested
element among the spectators this year will be
representatives OF horse-show associations at
Chicago. 81. Louis, Boston. and many other
cities. and IL IL safe TO saw they will ali gain
some information that will benefit the BREEDER
and amateurs who exhibit nt their local shows.
There will be morning. afternoon. and evening
sessions daily throughout the week. The ring
committees for the show will serve In this order:
Nov. D-Day, Frederic Bronson and Col Lawrenca
NIP; eVenin'. the Hon. William {. Whitney and th0
Hon. George PEABODY Wctmorr.
NV. To-Day, A, y. casSatt and + D. MORGAN: oven.
Ing. Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.. aud =. X, sturEis.
NOV. IL DAY, Cornelius Fpllowea and 4. Newbold
mrrrorn.
Nov: Ebay; John O. IIeckscher and =. A. Sober.
bold Morris. ""
Nov: l3-Day. Thomos Hitchcock. Jr, and F. X.
stHrSis; evening A.. !. CaSsnti and Ed, Morgan.
hon. George Peabody Wetmore: evening. Frsderio
Bronson and Col. Lawrence Kip.
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