New-York tribune., 1898-11-16
n-DGING IN MANY CLASSES.
p,I-E-BLOODED ANIMALS SHOW THEIR
PAGES At THE GARDEN

4 fair DAY and crisp air brought out Increased
crowds 10 the Horse Show Yesterday at the
Madison square Garden AS usual the morning
attendance was confined for the most part to the
children and the more strictly horsey SCI, In the
o.,errcon after the luncheon hour a cheerful
well-orcssed ihrong comfortably filled the boxes
arena seats and the promenade. and in the even
ing society was present in force.
The day was more eVentful from the horse
mans point OF view than Monday and all classos
showed horses Of exceptional merit People
leean - visit the stables In the basement in
greater numbers than Heretofore. and the stalls
~ various famous horses and noted winners OF
the coveted blue ribbons were almost constantly
surrounded with admring thrOngs The hal
mark 90 success is again firmly affixed to the
Horse SHOW. and the faces of the directors %
the association are wreathed with their annual
smiles. Their only regret. and il is shared by
horscmen generally. is that the owners Of trOt
ters PAGERS and thoroughbreds have not re-
sponded more freely 70 the inducements offered
10 secure the presence Of their animals. Will
tam c Whitney had entered the famous Med
der hut he was compelled 10 withdraw the en-
,-v At the last moment. There seems to be no
GOOD reason why the runners and trotters should
not he seen the best Of them. in larger numbers
o, the Horse show but somehow the owners
and breeders 90 not send in their entries.
PLEASED WITH THE sHETLANDs.
TIE DAY broke fair and bright. and this good
fortune coupled with the bracing atmosphere.
drew more PEOPLE to the Garden in the morning
hours Of the day than Monday. As usual
large part Of tho morning crowd was composed
~ children They knew what they were after
Yesterday. TOO. and the Shetland ponies brought
ont "Ohs and Ans" Of delight as they
pranced through the big gates Of the ring. Be
fore they appeared. however. the larger ami
mails had their turn at exercising W. L. FL
kinss four-n-hand team was the first 10 enter
the ring where il arrived at $50 o'clock. half
an hour before the Garden was opened to the
public The spirited animals were dr. ven by r.
W Riyes who gave an exhibition Of hOrseman-
ship that held the close attention OF the owners
and the grooms who stood about the ring. Mr.
Rves acts as Judge for most e the pony classes.
az we'll as for the French coach horses and the
heavy draught stations and brood mares
A. . o'clock Nj. Rives gave way TO the horses
ridden or led for exercise. Among those who
showed their PAGES 10 the first Of the visitors
were Master kingdom Gouds Black Satin y
Livingston Kean's Pick-Me-Up. Prince Charm.
ing from the Stony Cres, Farm. J. J. Freedman 5
Magnet Samuel Rosenthars chestnut mare
Pink George J. Gould's handsome imported
mare The Widow. w. F. Fotteralrs Bramhe.
George Peppers Glenmore and Charles f.
Batess stallion Warlock
The first class OF the morning was that for
Shetland brood mares. and they appeared
with their foals scampering along beside shout
~ delight went up from the children who clung
20 the rail. Thomas l.. Watt owned four OF the
entries and took the first three prizes. one %
his winners being Jewel a mare that has often
won ribbons for her owner before this The
class for yearling hackney fillies brought out
only five entries. and the hOrsemen were in
clined to regard the exhibit as on the whole
weaker than usual Indeed. all the hackney
classes are thought 10 be unusually weak this
year for some unknown reason. Frederick G.
stevens has won many ribbons az the show with
his hackneys and is apparently bent on i'm
proving his record this year for his hes Vic
toris III and Mischief III ran away with the
first two prizes in this class without struggle.
F 6 BOurnes Indian Queen getting the third
place
The two-y year-old hackney FLIES followed the
yearlings. and they were acknowledged 10 he a
good lot The decision in this class cost the
judges much delberaton. and the animals We're
called on 10 show their PAGES several times be-
stall of the Chestnut Hill Stock FARMS Ala
blaze. F c. stevens again came 10 the front
with Sutton Lily for the red ribbon. while Rush
light. another entry Of the Chestnut Hn stock
Farm had 10 he content with third.
AN AWARD FOR GENERAL TRACY
General Benjamin F. Tracy appeared at the
rail when the two-year-old trotting fllies came
into the ring and his Avaretta got the second
award in this class. Avaretta was led by a
groom attired in the most surprising costume
ever seen in A horse show ring. He looked more
IKE cook than groom. The Hamlins got
the blue ribbon with Betty Hamlin. and II y
Bains Mary Emma Lee was adjudged third
best. Il sook the judges about two minutes to
give the prizes in the class for ,wo-ycar-o,d
;ro,ting stations. +. C. Boards Applegate cot
the first award William Hendrie's Othmar the
second and Qu.n & Carter's Wiley Buckles the
third With the preliminary trials for jumpers
the mornings programme came 10 an end
After the luncheon hour the promenade filed
ur rapidly and II I O'Clock and until 80 the
dun thud o: the horses' hoofs mingled with
the swish ~ silk and the hum Of Neil-bred con-
versation. Possibly the afternoon attendance
was a trhe below the average in point OF num-
hers Du; = sufficient and more than suf-
hcient 70 stamp the afternoon with success and
profit. A j Cassatt and E. D. Morgan were in
charge e tie ring IL the afternoon. and they
kept things moving 50 th., the vexatious delay
Of Monday afternoon was not repeated and the
programme was finished in time % allow people
TO get home - dinner in good season. Not that
society would allow tac show u interfere with
dinner but certain II the horsey FOX remain
always until the last class IS Judged
Harness horses opened ike afternoon pro-
gramme. John Arthur was he first driver 70
enter the ring. driving Lord Duffcrin. h0 made
tho tanbark fy until he got accustomed % the
light and the crowd 9. r Bates was promi-
mont with TWO animals that rejoice ia The JoyiaI
names % Whrl of the Town ana Sporting Life