The sun., 1897-11-16
HORSE SHOW A SUCCESS.
TIE BAD WEATHER coULD NOT
KEEP THE CROWDS AHiH.

~ Evidence AEatn. Joseph X. wiaener and
eeorEe n. Huirse HcorInE Easy Victerios.
This week the horse is king. The blooded arls.
tocrats from all parts OF the country are on OK.
hibition at Madison Square Garden. whore the
National Horse Show Association is holding It's
thirteenth display. and oil society is paying
homage to the four hundred OF tho equine
world. The best specimens OF the horse family
nave been brought from Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois.
Iowa, Massachusetts, Virginia, Connecticut,
New Jersey, and other States where horses have
family trees, and oil lovers OF the horse are in.
Vitcd to come and gazc upon them.
yesterday broke gray and misty and II looked
like most fnauspicious opening for tho great
chow. As the day woro on skies were Eraycr
and moistor and most OF the afternoon and even.
ing drlzzlnE rain fell. But 1t takes more than
the weather to dampen tho ardor Of those who
have made tho Horse Show tho biggest social
function of the New York season, and the boxes
and the seats were filled during the evening.
Shortly after dinner. whom tho gas lamps were
throwing yellow shafts Of light across the soddon
streets. carriages began pouring into Madison
avenue from every approach. and long before 8
o'clock there was q blockade which extended
through Twenty-sixth and Twonty-eeventh
streets. while there were thousands OF persons in
line waiting for their turn at the gateway to the
arena.
Tho flower of society-not local society," but
the social world Of every city from New York
20 Chicago-was represented in the throng
which found Its way into tho big amphitheatre
with its decorations of orange and black. Once
within tho immense arena with its myriads OF
electric lights, all thoughts OF the dismal night
without were dispelled and the occupants Of tho
promenade and the boxes divided honors with
the horses in the ring There were thorough.
brods a-plenty everywhere, and they could be
told at glance, whether biped or quadrupcd.
Tho gowns Of tho women were magnificent
and tho was brilliant and animated
in the extreme. The Chicago Coliseum
whore tho recent Horse s ow mado immortal
by the war between John A. Logan and tho
State Board of Agriculture was held, may be q
larger build ng than Madison Square Garden
but Easterncrs will always believe that the
Windy City must take back seat when the
claims Of the two buildings for show purposes
arc being considered. At Madison Square Gar
den It is possible to see and be seen by every
body. Nothing occur In the boxes, on the
promenade or in the arena that is not in the
eye Of the public. and that's ono reason why
indoor exhibitions of horses have succeeded in
; New York while those held out of doors have
been doomed TO ignominious failure.
A noticeable thing about yesterdays attend
@ she
tire , show, whether above or below stairs. The
her in turn about the promensde @ found Si his
mincing stride too short There were mt least
90 though they rode ten miles horseback before
breakfast every morning. ate chops UNDERGONE.
nS tssn Ss RsyGs an ger 81 %P
s;nSsn1 sSsS%p. Sas ,,ms. The PsaaS shssts
II used to be the vogue to be pale and iackadaIs:
icsl, must wonder where they,al come from, and
put all mankind into slavery for certainly, meas
ured by the masculine standard seen in the Gar
arha fhapy hnaI ,t,A
above tho average man, Come, Young men Of
society. to the horse and beauty show. combined.
and sec how far tho young womon OF the coun-
sry arc outstripping you in tho matter of physi-
915 o'clock and at that time s conservative @ es.
timate Of the attend ancc would be 5000 per.
OF handsome women in costly gowns and men in
evening dress, while the boxes and the seats back
Recruits from the boxes were constantly arriv.
ing on the promenade. There was a swish
BSvs 1t all tRe SHARP s9es e. sSs
ring attendants and stablemen us they
among the exhibitors at these shows. The
money is a secondary consideration. 1t is tho bit
OF bonny blue ribbon which Is tho incentive to
excel. and 1t is very highly priced by those who
are fortunate enough to win the coveted trophy.
show and the markets East and Vest est are s rSn any
sacked by the best talent for worldbeaters. 1t
whore the competition is keenest. 1t is the
ambition Of every exhibitor TO bring out SEN
hands ksy % %ay all y S there sekes Gn sR seH
the candidate for Horse Show honors but the
cleverness of man in conditioning. rigging, and
educating cuts q remarkably large figure in the
AS has already. been told in the columns of
found very prolific teid Tor operations in the
FFSSnkS OF the trottinE bred horse, and, although
they have only turned their hands in that direc-
hn hepn
90 successful that the trotter has practically
gppPlanted the hackney in a field which only a
exclusively his own. a man who would have
to pGsddic5, g, few ago that trot
} ber would have been laughed to scorn. Yet
fow days ago, while a pair of trotting- bred high
steppcrs sold at auction in the open market in
the most unique features of the show, and he Is
pen Of Dickens Charles F. Bates i'' Is The Sf per s
sonifcatio1 OF good nature in appearance he
beams upon the whole world the smile Of an in.
= noGSnss that @ Is Ghiidliks M @ in Its simplicity His
at It's ripest, and there Is no gSinsayns the fact
that while many sprpass him in point of grace.
@ when pefshd Sjm
But Charles F. Bates has two rivals this year
to try concusions with the pick Of our Ameri-
can can stables. Mr.. Robinson is known through,
out tho length and breadth of England rs
Gypsy Jack" and while as good a Judge OF a
horse Is as the best Yorkshireman, he is consid.
cred second best man when Mrs. Robinson Is
around, this clever English woman having a
splendid reputation as connoisseur OF horse
Aesh. Mrs. Robinson drove her own horse Storm
King In the class for harness horses during tho
afternoon, and out OF an entry list of
PITY scored fourth among a lot of
She sat the box with all the confidence
Sf man and her noble chestnut responded TO
70 hold the reins. and she handled the whip in a
Ieshion that aroused the enthusiasm OF the
spectators, who chccred her heartily. Mrs.
Eo6inson must be considered something of a
alpiomat, for the Horse Show colors OF orange
her gown. -
II was long after 1 o'clock last evening before
me maze or carriages untRngled itself in Madi-
son avenue and the crowd was on its way home.
i9Thight en- the brilliant scene will be repeated.
Inc weeping skies kept the morning attend
ence at lower ehb than is customary on OPEN
aux Gays, Tor there are many dyeu-in the wool