The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-09
THE HORSE SHOW AT A N
INVITED 9UEST INSPECT THE
STEPPERs AND GARDEN.

EverythtnG Ready FOR the opening OF the
Exhibition To. Dny-Noted Horses In the
RinE-M.mbriuo King at Twenty-fonr
Years 0id-Rivai Hsekneys on Parade.
The customary complimentary luncheon given
annually to in vitod guests of tho NationalH Horse
Show Association took place yesterday in the
chf6 Mt Madison Square Garden. Covers were
laid for about 800 persons. and when President
Fellowes rose to request that everybody present
cit for n group photograph at tho end OF the
spread, nearly every seat around the great
horseshoe-shaped table was occupied. Horse
was the sole topic OF conversation from start to
finish, and the unlucky person who did not at
least have a smatterinR Of the lore pertaining to
~trotters. Thoroughbred. hackneys. or som" one
of the other innumerablo types which mako up
tho big show found himself for the timo being
without COMPANIONS.
The devotees OF the park horse were placed at
the head of the table, on either side OF MIR.
Fellowos, for the high-steppers are to DO the
feature Of the exhibition this year according to
the gossips OF tho horse show. Col. Lawrence
Kip. Vice. President of the association, was
surrounded by a group Of prominent patrons
Of the trotting horse. at one Of the points of the
semicircle. and at the other point was F. X.
Sturgis, one OF the directors, with a party of
runninr-horse men. Some of those present
wero:
II. p, Belmont, Francis D. Beard, h. X. Bloodgood,
n. G. Cheney, Robert Cheney. Richard F. Carman.
A. Butler Duncan, Henry Fairfax, Walter 8. Hobart
John q. Hecssher. A. g. Rowland. II. II. HOLSTER.
LANES ?, r HYDE Harm HsFya nT oeIEp:h Rlo Rssips GiSs S. k rFSs.
FTHSS,s !. s Ssasrali b, Very bonner paaspy 4. G AiieS Bonner snGsy,
hss,iitOP Bqs6Sy; Henry h 4; nSr'l /. n. 1 harsim M,
H DsSia $. II hsm HSass0G !. ( Il hiaa%s%%oaai : iSssriss i ] &
ps1; Hol %giiH Ep.a Esswn.s, ss Aisert { c; I sSl, G9l M Si "a.
samuel Week, Hugh / w GT.ns. s Rsn;ss1ser J Wss,0n Gal !:
wAy. Charles Ianier, John Drew, John ID. Bowers,
FRANK i. Clarke, and Arthur T. Kemp.
After. luncheon the party adjourned to the
arena for q first view of some OF the notable
horses. and strolled about below stairs, where
the stalls were rapidly filling up with prospective
in splendid shape for the exhibition. which
filled all eyes with admiration yesterday was
C. j. Hamlin's great trotting sire Mamorlno
for hin lie M lns, Is sim mere The H chest son Of Nam.
brine Patchen is now "a years old. but barring
his slightly sunken back tu ana ,oo 4 on, sys KNEE tn tfa ~ 10
king Of show horses that he lie, and 1t goes With
out saying that his younger rivals: TreSiiIisn,
be inEreat form to hold their own against him In
the class for stations shown with their, get.
King meets Stamboui. 2:oTIG. in the champion
class on Saturday afternoon, for. the younger
stallion never locke so well as he does Just now.
progeny. Stamboul 10 one OF the rev great
%trotting sires that never got a PAGER, p.,
lne IlNhl
former. and Rufus, Jr.. were among the noted
steppers paraded on the ,tanbark for the beneht
Both horses are in the pink OF show condition.
They arc to compete on Saturday afternoon for
ienye cup. which is the coveted trophy OF tho
Horse show in the hackney division. fufus,
I snn,o M0n i, the as eHp t lsis week wear; a tho II tr r y fges Seeome ts
the absolute property of his owner. George
Green.
surprised to sec their old acquaintance.
Hamlin's Almont. Jr.. on the tanbark. and even
ioSue. that he 10 entered in the class for half
bred hackney sires. Everybody knows that
Aimoni, a ID dro ,p Of E h nSlsas ' 5Iood In i'I his Veins Veins:
that he has a trotting record OF 2:26, and Is the
i Ho2r of H mnny f Mse %i hss saEen a r npSsf interest sess
in exploiting the American trotting horse as
II park horse or high stopper, somo years
them raised a number OF colts by .AlDont. Jr.
As the conditions governing the class for half
breed so long as they are registered in any rec;
ognized stud book, the younger Hamltn decided
Offspring of sprfa Ai in this class. A. J. cassatt's noted
hackney, stallion imp. Cadet hs the one other
place on thursday during the morning show,
The exhibition will be formally opened this
morning at 2:3c o,eioss; The nrss class to sri be
OF the Jumpers entered in class l04. and only
those then selected by the judges will DO per-
mitted to compete in the nna! trial. The pro-
gramme for the remainder of the day 10 as fol-
lows:
200 o'clock-class A.; Judging forty.four harness
Gao O'Clock Class 50: judging six French coach
EtallioGs.
In harness.
$3.50 O'clock Class %: judging twenty eight pairs
4:i5 Oclock-CIass rs: Judging eight saddle horses:
1870 O'Clock Class /; judging six thoroughbred
stations.
Jumpers.
| 500 O~'clock-ParRde OF stations.
$50 o'clock-Ciass az; Judging twenty.threo sad.
$50 ociock-Class 40: judging ~fortJ.nve high,
steppers.
md jumpers.