The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-23
THE NJ. &C. HORSE SHOW.
Morristown's Surprising Autumn Exhibit Of the
Best Strains of BloOded and Other Stock.

The annual horse show OF the Mosown Field CLUB
will begin the driving park this city Thursday October
continuing Sh That such popular attractions
lately past and this Immediately to should have been
successfully launched with such kuness and zeal and within the
short separates them credabe the highest degree
to the executive the projectors and managers and that
both aterng to the charm Of
social elegnces that make this city favored resort
many widespread and captivating public interest
The term "horse show commonplace for niyng what all
the civilized esteemed the meroous and fascinating
form exhibition the horse all countries considered the
most devoted patient Of the dumb servants of
there would these greater representative
or espendent admirers and critics Of the horse the
title of horse swollen hautn by higher sound
inc noun which the magnet and not the pa
ard where he assembled and where his friends flock
to see him. And he worthy do him proud
may do to make him kind and gentle Though
get haucnaions and cut smash and though
proues and kicks and no and breaks his neck %
forgiven could tell him of his faults and Deficiencies he would
hem he could speak OF his merits he would tell us that
he has fighting line of battle before the days of
Saul that other animal posed mpershabe bronze
the top of a monument
The the horse only with all the and
grandeur war; this mmemoral companion and aid of
every age and estate given appropriate st
pagants The Greeks apprcatve the highest
indispensable utilities both and he
national games gorgeouy caparisoned and be-
decked with ribbons And the with the Romans
In the kngy early Spain the horse the nsepaabe ad
iunct hvaly that survived centuries while is
true though and orders among have passed away the
relative attitude of the horse toward affairs martial and
popularity and pomp has remained unaered In time
little of the carnival customs of the prenous exhibitions
years that great centres of fashion and population
the from all the world It is not
fair" It only "show The is plain and simple but
the that caneed into human admiration at Eden
And it show have said which engage
enthusiastic attention Of the people Of Mosown and great
many others within fortnight Although this will be the second
only kind held by the Field Club the great demand for boxes
already the Of the That society will have
saying The sale of boxes took place the Field Club
Monday evening with attendance of bidders and ladies' The
first box purchased by e sixty of the seventyv
disposed average price of $50 Thus while last
years sale ne 200 that Of Monday reached s3 0O demona
ing this species of exhibition
ton parking spaces the ned too great
the that there will be present many ourinhands
other traps marked feature Of the program will be the
be by band led by W Styles This gentleman
composed the "Morristown Field
be played each day. accompanied by Styles with the coach horn
nothing will be left undone the driving park might
onuce to prestige and pleas
ure guests visitors well by energetic
effective personnel Of committee charge This compos
ed Elliot Smith, Presidents John M Shaw, Secretary William
Romaine Treasurer John Waterbury and Robert eCurdy
include those the president and treasurer of the
Club which Duycknck the Secretary who the
of when 1893 from the cysas of the
Tennis Club sprung the amper and general
ganzon under the present well known title The restricted
citation of that date that numbered 130 members
the single ambition for superb tennis today represented
hundred devoted there
taion the clubs objects its courageous respect
of the enhancement Of all appropriate outdoor sport
The officers reorganization present lines
were D. M Cole Presidents George Little Vice-resi
Morris suphn Secretary Treasurer with Messrs Douglas
Cox Richard King and w Van Tasse Sutphen
the The membership had risen
III under this administration that the tennis championship
by the club and that the present home built
may opened this last July 1894 In that golf
laid and bowling alleys opened
1896 skating rink having also been built Use Of the latter