The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-07

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judged and the real show did not begin
until ? o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. r..
Is. Conant of Lowell, Mass. ana ME-
Harrison X. Gamer OF Philadelphia
ciiciated as judges in this class. Mr.
Gamer kindly consented TO judge In place
of Mr.. j. Holloway Of Maryland who was
unable TO appear. -,
delphia horseman made famous by his
horseback ride from the Waldorf Hotei
in New York Co the Stafford in Philadei-
phia In tho record breaking time oil SIX
hours aud - minutes. Tho judging OF
tho horses began ut l2:30 with Glass z
consisting of bakers, parcel and delivery
wagons, milkmen's rigs, etc. Nine OF
the 10 entries entered the ring in compe-
tition for the cup donated by Mr. George
Is. Boyden.
The Competing Horses.
The horses which competed were Bland
ing & Blanding's Dick grey gelding, To- :,
hands, l3 years old, and Pete bay gelding,
l6 hands, years old; j. II. Burrough
Dick. grey gelding 1873 hands, years
old Tilden q Thurber's Larry, white geld
ing. Z years old; q. o. Bender's Tom,
bay gelding, 3 years old MoCauley
Bros. Tom gray geidinR: l7.O hands
years old: j. +. Willard Maud ana uyp'
Bessie of the Hozen, Weedcn Dairy Com
Biscuit company.
The horses were put through their
PAGES the wagons inspected. ana the
prizes awarded rs follows: j. II: Bur
rows Dick, first prize; D. +. willard
Maud, second; New York Biscuit Com,
panys bay anc grey mares third ana
fourth respectively.
Class ii for express horses followed.
The Providence Coal Company's brown
mare Fanny, was the only entry aud OF "a
consequence received the blue ribbon.
The one entry in the brewers class four
horses was the property Of the Narragan-
sett Brewing Company. The four grayss
were handled we'll and undoubtedly would
b0ye taken the blue ribbon against good
field AS matters stood though the award
ing of the prize met with general ap-
proyal OF the spectators.
Only One Entry.
In class IL, horse and tipcart there
was only one entry-the Providence Coal
Company's Minnie. The prize was
awarded.
In class 13, ice wagons, pairs there
were two enries, one by Earl Carpenter q
Sons, the other by the Crystal Ice Com
pany. After considerable time spent in
Inspecting tho horses and wagons at short
range Carpenter rig was awarded, the
blue ribbon and the Crystal Ice Com
pany the red.
Class a, teams OF three heavy draught
horses, found only one entry, that OF
Burke Brothers, the brewers. Both bar
ness and rig as well rs horses were In
excellent trim and no objection was
found in awarding the prize.
In class T. for pairs OF wholesale grocers.
meat furniture and produce dealers the
cup don ated by Mr.. NJ. M. Diamond was
drawing card. The entire list of entries
competed. They were Blanding & Bland
ing's John and David, the w. w. Whip
Pile Company's Prince and Dandy. and
four pairs form the New York Biscuit
Company. Competition was close and for a
while the teams continued TO circle the
track before the judges were able TO pick
the most promising and conclude their In
spoction with the wagons.
Ribbons Awarded.
Finally the ribbons were awarded as
follows: Blue, yellow and white to two
of the New York Biscuit CoinpaDy's
teams and the red ribbon to the w. w.
Wbipple Company. The mornings work
concluded with class Z, heavy draught
horses. fours, five Of the six entries ap-
pegring in the ring. They Were tho
blacks of the Providence Coal Company,
the grays and bays OF M. Is. Deming's 3
Mos.er Safe Company, the grays of Dan
iels, Cornell * CO., and the blacks OF
Charles ii. Weaver. The prizes were
awarded as follows:
Blue ribbon, Providence Coal Company; (;
l.. II. Titus, red ribbon, and NJ. H. DEM
irg. yellow No white ribbon was
awarded. -----
AT the close Of tho mornings work after
eight classes had been judged. the grounds
began TO fill, the band To play and the
Horse show to assume the gala appe arance
characteristic Of IL. .JA-s
Among those occupying seats in the
private boxes and grand stand were:
Col. Frank Olney, Mr.. Frank Carpenter,
Myron Fuller and Mrs. Fuller, W. w.
Whipple, DR. Burt Frederick Smith, Will
liam IL Draper, William o. Blanding,
.Jr., Nat Barstow, George X. Wall and
family, Mrs. Abott, Mr.. Palmer and
wife.
In the boxes. John Shepard's S box-Col.
Samuel w. Taylor aud wife of New York,
editor ot rider a. Driver.
Col. Goff's box. x.-Georgo II. Draper and
wife, Mrs. Goff and two daughters,
and Mrs. Alice Strahan Of Chelsea Mass,
Henrietta Crary Of Philadelphia.
Col |. l.. Gotf, John Shepard, .Jr., j.
w. Danieson, ii. Il. Field, FW. Tilling-
hast Gen. C. A. Wilson. Col. Il. Il. Olnoy,
Miss Sayles, B. j. Horton, William q.
Banding, Fred l.. Smith, Miss Weldon,
Fred Hovey, James Hanley, Is. Lawrence
Jones and others.