The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-12
ONE MORE DAY
WITH THE HORSES
Fashionable San Francisco
Again Around the
Ring.
GOOD FORM SEEMS TO BE
THE THING.
1t Tells in Many Glasses Against
the Old Style of Swell
SteedS.
w. S. HOBART CARRIES CFF
CUPS AND PRIZES.
Yet the Exhibition, So Far, Has Been
an Improvement on Former
Ones in Many Points.

Society did not grow tired of viewing
the horses on the third day of the horse
show. There was so much in the exhibit
tons that society could not possibly
ignore the one fashionable event of the
year and, indeed, the boxes surrounding
the ring were well patronized during the
day and evening.
Nor id the show itself wane in interest
On the contrary, many of the events were
more interesting than on the two pre-
vious days, and |. vers of the new horse
were we'll pleased with what they saw
The real horsemen were there in the
morning and afternoon. They did not
think of dress suits, but went to study and
compare the hackney, hunter and coach
horse with the oldtime racer and roadster,
the dancing steed with the smooth single
footer. But somehow they were not seri-
ously considered as part of the show-not
bit more than the press representatives
who had to stand by the fence from 10
A NJ. until II P. NJ. among the touts,
stable boys and the more enthusiastic ad-
mirers OF horses. These men who made
they show were. like the graceful long
tailed California horse not in it.
Walter Hobart had the whole show to
himself, with but few exceptions, as a
glance over the list of winners will prove
So on this third day it was largely a case
of one swallow making a summer. A
mere handful of exhibitors led in style,
which does not always demand a large
tie attention to such details, as for in
stance, knowing it is not good form ex-
actly to app ar in a roadsters' exhibition
in silk hat and evening suit.
Silk hats and dress suits are not seen as 8
rule on the roads. Then the RIGS were not
all they should be. Or course there were
exceptions, but it would seem that the
American buggy is doomed to extinction,
and people might as well be in the lead
when they are in a modern horse show.
1t needs spirit and money and speci al
taste to see and TO understand ell the
points of excellence. and this very fact was
plainly apparent yesterday when promi-
nent men with swagger regulations as
horsemen competed in fashionable classes
IN livery rigs and ordinary street dress
against the new orer that is old beyond
the mountain, with its faultless footmen,
its liveried coachmen and grooms and it's
steeds full of action and display. A level
trotting roadster after the old style was
out of place.
The STOCK on whole was an improve
ment on that seen at the former shows
Messrs. Crocker, Hobart, Pope, Spreckels,
Baldwin, Parrot, Grant and Burk had
brushed up remarkably in the past year.
Besides, there were numerous road beau
ties in line, coming 10 doubt as emulous
of the arlstocratic locked tails. but they
were not in the same class as the horse
belonging to the new standard. However
they pleased the majority of the people,
TO how f1l nf
much o. a novelty to be understood.
All this is within the ell ptical Enclosure
called t'the ring" The one disturbing
factor outside the rail. 1t was Mr. Bald
win from Santa Clara County with his
original evening trousers = "high-water
pants" if a vulgarism must be used. For
it never touched his low-cut shoes, and
all the young male element of the select
set wondered what it meant. 1t might
have been the very latest, but who shall
sayP
Half an hour was given after the show
opened to viewing thorough breds. Imp.
Atossa was shown in class by A. B. Spreckels,
and she first prize.
Starter Ferguson and Mr.. Van Brunt (owner
of Cabrillo) were the judges. Only one two
vear-old was led on to the tanbark, and that
was Rosalbra sired by Flambesu, the sire of
the great Cresceudo. The other colts, Geyser
and CandelariA, did not appear. Rosalbra was
given a second prize. The colt is owned by w.
OBJ. Macdonough. There was only one con-
testant in the yeRrling class. A. B. Spreckels
had FLY entered by imp. Idalium, which was
likewise given second prize.
In class 80 horses were shown in harness.
G. A. Baldwin Tristan got first prize w. S.
Hobart's Laddie second, and Frank II. Burke's
Jeffe third prize.
Mares or geding IA hands 3 inches and un-
der Is hands l inch were judged in class 33.
They were suit BILE for roa work in q gig
phaeton, and the winner of the first priz was
barred from prize in class 38. w. S. Ho-
barts Prejudice won the blue ribbon, George
A. Pope's Remus the red rosette and John Par
rotts Bruno tie the white one.
Four pairs of trotters were shown in the
next class-No. II.
w. s. Hobart was again victorious, carrying
away the medal with his Hazel Wilkes and
Matte Merrill hitched together behind
buggy and driven by the owner. A. B.
Spreckels' Grove A. and Fire took second
prize, and Algonita and Algoneer, owned by
S. l. Goldstein, third. Rosie Moore and
Wand, owned by Frank H. Burke, were highly
commended
After the trotters came the PAGERS entered in
class Is. Loupe, the crack of the Pacific Coast
in this class, carried off the first prize while
the house applauded, and his delighted owner,
James G.. Chesley. smiled over mis- victory E.
Dinkelspiel's Briliantine got the second prize,
John +. Boyd of Oakwocd Park took the third
with Kawookum, and H. Z. Wise's Billy Patsy
was highly commended.
There was a better attendance in the
afternoon than on either of the former
QaYS, anu Win all tnlngS considered the
show was more interesting from all points
of view. If Walter Hobart bad it nearly
all to himself during the afternoon it was
only too evident that the house was with
the judges, for he won only alter hard
battles. He took first and second prize in
the first event. first in the second, first ana
second in the third, cups in the fourth and
fifth, first in the sixth and lost in only
one other event.
The afternoons exhibition opened with
class As, for the best horse exceeding Is
hands l inch, shown before brougham The
horse counted so per cent and the appoint
ments so per cent The appointments were
almost equal, but HI bart won first prize with
Madison square and second with Gar John
PARROTS Dandy, bay, won third prize.
Three ponies were judged in C ass 60
shown before appropriate vehicles Tsdpole,
exhibited by Miss Carolyn Lester OF Santa
Monica, got the blue ribbon; Bessie, shown by
II. J. Croker, was he winner OF the second
prize and OLE exhibited by Carl A. Tornbey
and driven by little Miss Mildred Boyne, got
third prize.
Glass 81, for ponies above twelve hands and
not exceeding thirteen hands one inch, was
next shown before variety of rigs. w. S
Hobsrt's imp. Spot won first prize, and his
rrefty febald pOnv IiphttOOt second. Frank