New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-03
THE COMING HORSE SHOW,
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR THE THIR.l
TENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION.


WITH MANY NEW oNEs-A HARDER TINE
THAN EVER IN PROSPECT FOR PRIZE
WINNERS WHO WANT TO wIN-rHE
CLASSES ALREADY WELL FILLED.
The thirteenth annual exhibition Of the Nationai
Horse Show Association which will be held in
Madison Square Garden during the week beginning
november TO- promises to be even more interesting
than last years. when II thought that the
popularity OF the show had pretty nearly reached
It's height. The number Of entries this year II
about thirteen hundred. as compared with twelve
hundred last year. There is a great number of
new exhibitors including Mr.. and Mrs John Robin.
son, from Hull. England. entered in the saddle and
harness horse classes. Besides there newcom.
ers from the South and West and In fact all over
the United States Most Of the old exhibitors will
De FOUND In their places In the Garden when the
show opens. notable absentee. however, will be
o. II. p. Belmont, who has sold his horses and
has. therefore, scratched his entries. The new
owners VIII. however. exhibit them The class Of
horses this year Is unusually high. and those COM
peting for most Of the prizes will have to show
remarkable specimens OF the breed In order to win
The exhibitors In the roadster class will have a
harder time than they had last year. for Colonel
Kip is back again. and with horses to com.
pete for prizes
The sale Of boxes will be by auction as usual
the bidding being confined exclusively to stock.
HoiuetS anu members or tho association. The
sale Will be held next Thursday in the concert
hall Of Madison Square Garden at $3.50 D. m
Applications for reserved seats for the season
from members will be received at the Office OF
the Horse Show up to and including Saturday
next. On Wednesday and Thursday OF the fol.
lowing week the box Office Of the Madison SQUARE
Garden VIII be open for the sale OF reserved seats
for the season. and on and after Friday for re-
served seats for single performances.
As usual. the thoroughbred class Is light, ownsr
not caring apparently to risk their horses on long
railroad journeys most Of the breeders Of this class
being In the South The herd prize for trotters has
filled well. Chimes. Island Wilkes Alfonso and
Quartermaster being entered, and with four OF
their get. will make ring full. The breeding
classes for trotters show a material increase In
the number Of entries. the new class for brood
mares with two OF their get having filed we'll
The driving classes promise to be interesting
Among the racing stations there are such as
Burlingame Keller. King Rene r. and DARE
devil There Is fine lot In the class for stations
OF any age In harness among them being SIvery
Chimes. WisebOurne. Warren Wood wickfYe and
Judge Weston. Among the horses which have
shown 2So or better may be noted Slllikon, 2:l3N;
Hattie r., 2lIh; Alice Leyburn. 2:9k; Rival.
2:2ols. San Pedro 214ls; Emoleta. 224,s Addie Lee
ii, 223s%. and May X, 2:24la The produce prize,
for which the association adds $1,000 will contain
the get OF Mambrino King. Quartermaster. Russia,
Lord OF the Manor and Pawnee.
III tuc IoduSteT CLASS, IOr horses I0uf years old
and over. there were nineteen entries last year.
Now there are twenty-four. and among the OK.
hlbitors are c. NJ. Reed. J. w. Cook, W. H. Clark
Robert Goelet, C. j. and Harry Hamlin Colonel
Kip. H. NJ Balm. William V. Hoffman and c. F.
Bates. while the same exhibitors will show about
the same horses In the same class for pairs There
Will DO hot contest In the class for horses and
best-appointed road rigs the entry list being q
little longer than that OF last year. Colonel KID
will como In here and make the others work to
win. Among those who will try conclusions against
him will be E. T. Stotesbury and Messrs Hoffman
and Reed. c. NJ Reeds special prize for the best
yearling will have ten competitors. among the srss
represented being Alcantara. Red Wilkes. Nam.
brine King. Electioneer. Hummer Island Wilkes
and Chimes
The number Of entries in the hackney class has
fallen OF materially. breeders Of this animal not
having cared apparently for the prizes offered
sufficiently to enter. The challenge cups In the
championships are all post entries. In the herd
class Berseker. Cadet and Enthorps Performer
the only entries. The herd class for half-bred
hackneys with three Of their get. the get only to
be considered. has Berserker. Cadet and Fashion
entered There Is a big increase In the number
Of entries for hanson cabs for hire. the number
being doubled this year over last.
The number OF entries In the class for harness
horses varies little from that Of year ago. while
the owners entering are changed a little. some Of
the old ones having disappeared from the list and
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who will show Elbridge T. Gerry. John Robin l.
son. 8. o. vanderpoel. E. D. Jordan, John Jacob
Aston J. Clinch Smith. G.. B. Hume. J. Rupert.
Jr., Mrs J. Pulitzer. J. E. Widener. +. G. Bourne.
r. F. Carman. w. L. Elkns. Mrs. Francis Lee
Morrell, Mrs T. Suffern Taller and Harry Payne
Whitney with new and promising horses ana
older ones with regulations hard to beat. The
same people will DO found showing in the pairs OF
light. middle and heavyweight horses. In the
classes for high steppers. light and heavy pairs
and singles. among the old and well-known win.
ners are Surprise Coxey. Actor. Governor Brown
and Alladin. together with q lot Of new blood OF
which the owners are hopeful The new exhibitors
here are Tichenor Co.. Of Chicago; c. r. Mac
Lean Of Canada; 8. p. Hughson. Of Philadelphia:
c. A. Baudou!ne. Of New-York: Harry Payne Whit.
ney. James stillman. who bought Shutdown and
Burlingame Tom Stanley. who bought Hulda and
Hilma r F. Carman owner Of Warsingham and
Stranger. in New-York.
The carriage horse classes for light and heavy
weight animals have the same exhibitors and the
Same number Of entries as last year. An inter-
esting class among them Is for horses carriages
and appointments, the newcomers In the class being
T. Wyman Porter. 9. c. Stevens. Mrs. Francis Lee
Morrell and p ". Rouss, the older exhibitors being
DR.. Gagnon and Messrs. wormser. Bates Elkins
and widener. For the carriage horse champion:
ship Coxey and Alladin are already entered. and
there were ave entries last year and twelve this
hibitors. The newcomers In the small class are
F. d. Jordan T. NJ. billiard. E. II. Weatherbee.
Miss Marina Cameron and Miss Edith cOitord.
In the small tours there Is the same number OF
teams. and about the same EXHIBITOR but there
horses In the big tours Tichenor & Co. F. c,
Stevens. C.. A; Baudouirs E: D. Jordan, LouI. ".
Bratton, H. P. Whitney. W. L. Elk!ns. r. r. Car.
man and c. F. Bates are represented. Messrs Car
man and Bates are the only ones entered to try
for the cup for coach appointments, ETC.. with
the quickest change Of horses In the ring. II
There is q large increase In the number OF
entries for ponies ifS, In hasnss. All the old favor.
a-plenty. making Il an interesting lot There were
Ponies under saddle are seventy-one IN number as
compared with forty-e!ght last year. and an ex-
cellent lot they are The breeding class Of ponies
is changed but little. entries and exhibitors re-