The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-07
IT'S A SUCCESS.
The Horse Show Opened
Most AuSpiCiOuSly.
Parade in the Morning Was
Watched by Thousands.
judging Began Early al the Park.
Some OF Those Who Attended.

At last the Providence Horse Show is
"a reality. lt has materialized undor con-
ditons most favorable, 1t has. been ac-
corded assistance at every hand and now
IL is for the Proyidorc1 public TO come
10 see and later To pass IT'S verdict upon
the merits of the enterprise started by
Colonel Isaac l.. Gon. In the early days
Of the past winter. Both In New York ana
Boston, shows OF this nature have proven
en- minontly successful, they have become
fixtures and in the social world are fea-
lures ~ the season. So In the local case
il depends entirely upon society, her
statutes and the general public TO nod It's
approval and then the Providence Horse
Improvement Association will bo "A factor
OF importance in the years doings and It's
shows one Of the regular events OF the
season. Whether CT not the debut OF the
association will be kindly received Is
matter Of conjecture and not OF record.
Aside from the moro reason Of fayoring
the show for tho pleasure it affords, how
ever there is another and more important
reason 20 bo considered before passing q
verdict on its..merits r dement's and that
Is the increased interest In horseiiesh
that naturally will follow in the footsteps
of the show such an interest undoubt-
edly will prove beneficial TO and increase
tho standard of hCrsefcsh in the vicinity
whether the show Is success or not, and
in consequence the usual bitches and
errors that accompany first production
should be looked upon as kindly rs possi-
bic. Next year there Is every reason To
believe "A better show can 10 held The
present one will attract widespread Mt
tention, more owners will be anxious TO
enter their blooded stock for Rhode
Island blue ribbons, more interest Will
be manifested by the public and tho
growth in all probability will be similar
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shows In New York and BOSTON.
The Parade.
At $3.50 o'clock Exchange place. the
usually staid business quarter of the city,
bore marked resemblance 20 n famous
English horse mart just before the auction
hour Perhaps this is hard 60 believe.
Perhaps that dilapidated ugly shock Of
a station Is too deeply impressed upon
tho mind of the average citizen 10 ever
imagine Exchange place anything but
what it Is. Still little play Of the
mind, gutting away from facts, land
marks and the station and the square
fronting city hall just before the first
horse parade OF the newly formed Horse
Improvement Association moved was in
deed "A scene animated and horsoy. There
were several hundred horses in every
conceivable hitch and their attendants
rugged out I'm corduroys, moleskins and
nODtS Wltn SpuIS Duslicu huDub
In preparation for tho move. Then there
were prosperous looking. we'll groomed,
we'll fed men who looked as though they
might be prospective buyers. They were
the officials. the judges the marshal and
his aids. Then there was AN appropriate
frame to oil, the fringe Of spectators of
all classes and nations gathered about
talking horse. morse sense and nonsense TO
the amusement OF tho average lorseman.
AT last, tho hands Of the clock pointed
10 10 brgle sounded and the parade,
long thought over and spoken about be-
came reality ms 10 started on its way
through streets thronged with sightseers
To the grounds.
Formation II the Line.
The formation of the line OF three divs.
ions was as follows:
liHsicn 1.-The right of the line rested
on soldiers monument casterly Co Canal
street and, as necessary from the Junction
of Meeting street and Canal street 20
smith street Division 2 formed on Wash
ingtCn street, right of line on Exchange
place and Washington street. Division
formed on Fountain street, right of line
resting on Exeh hingo place.
In the following order the parade was
reviewed by His Honor the Mayor and tho
mombors of the city government at the
city hall upon the starting OF tho line;
FIRST DIVISION.
Police Skirmishers ON bcyclcs
American Band of go pieces ID. W. Reeves,
conductor.
Chief Marshal Gen. Charles A. Wilson,
Chief Of S,af William u. Goif and tho
following aids: stephen A. Hopkins,
Albert Il. Potter John Fiske Payne, Mai
Francis Munroo, Jr., DIR. w. n. Russell,
Charles Gladdirg, Joseph Grimes,
President Board OF Governors and super.
intendent OF horse show. IN carriages;
all saddle horses, except ponies, I'm files Of
two classes, i6 i7. iS, isA, 30 aud 30;
single hitchers (r1adsorS trotters. PAGERS
aud harness hCrsps), classes l6. u, lS ~
% n, PA, -, rs 2S, 80, 81, 81 3i, rs 40;
pairs Of harness horses, classes -, %, "a
81, 33, 81, 3O, -.
SECOND DIVISION.
Chief Marshal Lieutenant Edward NJ
Fuller. aids, Henry Congdon and John
FurlOng
Deputy Chinf of Police Egan; mounted
police m files Of i've, front class ~, trot-
ting stations led by gruoms, class 3S A
taudcms, class i!; fourin hands, class i3;
all ponies under saddle, class a.. all Ioni 5
i'm harness class a.; bakers, parcel de-
livery wagons, milknen, retail grocers
ana mark tmcn, singles, classes ana 3
express horses, class III.
THIRD DIVISION.
Chief Marshal DR. j. w. Bond; aids
NJ. Diamond and Prot. Hauf.
Heavy draught horses, eight horses,
class s; heavy dranght horses, singles
class 3; horse and upcart class ~ heavy
draught horses, pairs, claSst, ite wagons
class 49, whoiesale grOCcrs meat, ctc.,
class 4, thrces, class / ; fours, class Z;
brewers class l.
Tho parade. which was fully mile and
half long. ELECTED applause overywhero
along the line II march aud arrived 40
the grounds AT H. u'clock Tho streets
through which the parade ulssed were a.
follows. Westminster Jackson. Broad
way, Hardness Westminster. Parade,
Waterloo, Dexter. Westmiuster Briug
ham, Eimwood avenue, Adelaide avenue
% the grounds.
BY rapid and incessant work the base.
hall grounds az Adelaide Park were con.
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