Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-18
SOCIETY INTERESTED
The Approaching Horse Show At
tracing Its Attention.
RULES. AND REQUIREMENTS
Prominent Gentlemen Selected to
Judge the Classes.
CON OF SUCCESS
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS

Society here and elsewhere is looking
forward to the Washington horse show.
to be held in Convention Hall May 4, ). G
and Z. with great expectation. The de-
mand for the boxes. which will hold six
occupants and in which the fashionables
will accomplish their dual object of seeing
and being seen, is increasing and among
the most recent purchasers were Mr.. Oil
yer H. p. Belmont and other prominent
New Workers. Mr.. Belmont visited horse
show headquarters at 734 14th street in
person Saturday and announced his inten-
ton of bringing On mis- fine string Of horses,
including his four-in-hand and tandem.
The prize lists and entry blanks have been
sent out to breeders, owners and exhibitors
all over the country, and letters received
daily by Manager Field show that there
are many horses being prepared for the
event The entry rules provide that there
must be two entries by different owners
in each class or no money prize will be
given and three or no second or third
prizes will be given. Entry fees are s..
Rules That Will Govern.
Any person. exhibiting any animal he
knows to be suffering from a contagious or
infectious disease must agree to forfeit
$lU0. and the veterinarians who will see to
the 0SaltntuincSS OF Inc nOrSeS are LIT. w.
r. Pointon. DR.. J. p. Turner, U. s. A.. and
DR.. d. E. Buckingham, who will be in at
tendance each day of the show. Horses
will be measured in the shoes in which
they come to the exhibition by the veteri-
rarians In the hunter and jumping classes
the minimum weight to be carried will be
one hundred and forty pounds. II a horse
refuses Jump ii Will be allowed two more
trials at 1t. Should 1t still refuse 1t will be
disqualified. Each jump must be taken
s.v-,r
three feet of solid timber, brushed up about
one foot six inches, and the other of split
rails four feet high. Each judge will be
provided with. book specifying the
classes in which he adjudicates, with the
number of each horse. without the name of
the exhibitor.
When the judges consider it necessary
they may ride or drive any of the contest
merits.
The ring In Convention Hall, in which
the horse show will be held, will be Dos feet
long and eighty-three feet wide. being the
largest covered horse show arena in the
United States There will be q promenade
eight feet wide around This ring, and the
arena boxes will be built fronting this
promenade. ample space being also allotted
for reserved seats.
There has been some question raised az
to the meaning of the words horse" and
horses" in the prize list. When not other
wise specifically stated in the conditions. the
entries may be either mares, horses colts
or hlles; the pairs in the carriage horses
Glass; for instance being permitted to be q
mare and gelding.
Officers of the Show.
The officers OF the horse show are as fol-
lows: &c. Stevens, president; Frederic May
secretary: Andrew Parker. treasurer; Har-
ry e. Field, manager. Executive commit
tee-F. C. Stevens. Andrew Parker, Fred
eric May. H. Rozier Dulany. w. B. Hibbs.
H. w. Fuller. Lieut.. W. c. Short q. 8. A.
The honorary vice presidents are e. j.
Bell. Woodbury. Blair. Governor John Lee
Carroll. Adjutant General H. C. Corbin. u.
8. A.: ]. T. Devine, 4. II. Droop Ii. Rozier
Duiany. w. H. Fuller. Charles M. Ffoulke.
r. L. Gait, DR.. E. K. Goldsborough, Major
@. Clay Goodloe, u. 8. NJ. c.; General Geo.
Il. HaEries. commanding D: c. N. G.;
Hume, Rear Admiral James E. Jouett, U.
8. N; DR.. James E. Kerr, s. H. Kaufr-
mann, r. c. Johnson. Hugh Legare. A. M.
Lothrop; G. w McI.anahan. John r. Nc
General Nelson A. Miles. q. 8. A.; Colonel
William g. Moore. A. c. Moses, Allison
Nailor, NJ. NJ. Parker, Thomas Nelson Page,
Representative ]. E. Reyburn. T. E. Roes-
Staples. 8. W. Stinemetz, Richard Town
send. Captain Augustus Tyler, Representa-
tive James w. Wadsworth, William Wheat
ley and Blair Lee.
~'Aodo6ci T iCiu w eQ0eSQay night
from trip through Virginia II found
everybody interested in horses talking horse
show. said Mr.. Field to- a Star reporter
today. There will be an excellent repre-
old dominion and especially in the jump
ing and saddle horse classes / am very
much encouraged over the prospects"
Judges Of Great Reputation.
The board of officers held a meeting at
he adquarters late yesterday afternoon
Matters of great importance were discuss
ed. The momentous question of who the
judges for the show will be was reported
as settled. This important duty, as It will
be seen from q perusal Of the Names will
be performed by gentlemen Of information
al reputation for their ability and con-
scientious adjudication in former affairs
of a similar character. In the harness
classes Mr.. Prescott and Mr.. Reginald w.
Rives Of New York will Judge the entries,
in conjunction with Colonel Edward Nor
rell of Philadelphia Messrs. Lawrence
and Rives are Familiarity known in the
swell New York set as 1.-The Knickerbock-
er twins and both are remembered as the
leaders in coaching in this country and
whips par excellence.
Saddle horses will be judged by Mr. w.
Fred Presgraye Of Bryn Mawr, Pa, and
Mr.. Frank Ware Of New York, and the
hunting classes by Mr.. p. F. Collier Of
New York and Mr.. H. L. Herbert Of New
York.
Mr.. Collier, 1t will be remembered
brought his pack Of hounds and horses to
the Chevy Chase Club year before last, and
proved himself q great man over a hard
country. Mr.. Herbert is the chairman of
II Polo Association Of America, and also
u great rider.
Mr.. Frank Ware will also Judge the
thoroughbred hunters and thoroughbreds.
The trotter and roadster classes will be
judged by Mr.. Hamilton Busbey of New
York. editor and proprietor of the Turf
Field and Farm, and the veteran authority
On horses In these classes.
The judges in the hackney classes will
be announced later.
Reduced Railroad Rates.
Manager Field reported to the meeting
that the trunk lines entering Washington
had agreed to charge freight rates one
way only for the round trip on horses ex-
hibited and not sold at the horse show. He
also reported that. the Chesapeake and
Ohio, southern and Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac railroads would sell