New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14
NOW FOR THE BIG SHOW.

uor,a Show week will bring many peopie
= rcor the chief cities OF the Union. ana
Madison Square Garden will be the hVehes' anu
80, n1oco IN the country during the six days
rh;ob beoln tomorrow. When this eXhpi'ioh
was first opened its promoters did not ureain
that It would become in short time gii''erlhs
festival of fashion which would excite INTEREST
and call out favorable comment IN ever! par
Of the United States. But from the start 'ne
Horse Show has been managed IN every depart
mont with exceptional skill and sagacity, ana
mon of the fit equipment and experience 10 make
succoss secure have had charge OF the details
Chicago tried 10 hold an imposing Horse Sho"
recentlv hut the reports concerning the ahar
which have reached the East from the VIM!
nrairie by the lake have been dismal IN the eS-
tran,A Chcagos efforts TO rival New-1orK nave
failed wofuly in many respects. Cntil the sec
o,d town NJ the New World Is willing TO slt
hrrblv M the feet Of the UNNECESSARILY state
Uer moro majestic and more distinguished me-
,rono,is ~ America her failures will be many
and her humIllatlons will be profound II the
denizens Of Cook County can persuade the ON
cers directors and experts Of our Horse Show
~ take ND the task Of giving the West an exhl-
htion in some degree comparable with the mag
n,fcent displays and competitions In Madison
Souare Garden. then Chicago may get some
,nkling NJ the difference between spectacle of
this kind managed by metropolltans and one
which is handled and governed by the people
vbo inhabit Northern Illinois. II. however, 1t
uar, nossihle to induce New-Yorkers TO go West
for the purpose Of getting UP show, even then
No euch superb success could be achieved In
Illinois AS in New York. Chicago lacks the true
Horse Show atmosphere.
Tho annual fairs or meets so to speak, Of
the Horse Show Association in Madison square
Garden have brought before the eyes Of multi
tudes of observers splendid specimens or every
class and kind of horse ridden or driven, in
this country Every sort Of vehicle suitable
for study in such an exhibition has also been
set before the visitors to the Garoen HioerS
.nd drivers whose exploits rival those OF the
most celebrated masters OF riding ana driving
20 be found In any quarter or me giope nave
taken part in the competitions. The range aho
variety Of the exhibits and Of the trials and
contests have been impressive and memoraole
Those spectacles have been directed with Sc
much ability that America need hol iee
ahashed when the features OF similar AFFAIR."
In Great Britain, In France, IN Germany anu IL
Austria are brought under discussion. TIT
beneficial innucnceS OF tne Woih vi thc "'S"~'''
ton. OF which this metropolis Is justly proud
have been seen in the Improvement In the qual
,ty OF the horses which are used in our parks, II
our avenues, in our drives in our hunting neids
on our polo grounds ana even In our nunicpa
departmants Go 10 Central Park on a sum.
autumn afternoon and admire the horses, tn
carriages, the traps and the wagons which ma.
be seen there The annual Horse Shows hav
done much in the development OF the finest DIS
elimination among Americans as to horses, an
as 10 vehicles also. and the managers hav
sought to raise the standard Of taste and O
Judgment in all things IN any way related I
horses and TO horsemansbip
As the Horse Show has gained wider fam
year after year. this city has been CONSTANT
more generous in providing for the enjoymen
of visitors Not many years ago the number G
sumptuous hotels and restaurants Oh Manhatta
Island was scanty. Now what city contain
hotels which can surpass the colossal building
which have been raised here in recent years
Even II there were few other attractions
Gotham. the hotels and the restaurants m!gf
now well draw people here from many distar
State In the diversity and fascination {
amusements. and In lavish provision for tn
e;sasure Of her guests NewYork grows mol