Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-23
HORSE SHOW COMING.
PROMOTERS ARE ~ EARNEST MD
SUCCESS WILL FOLLOW.
WHAT IT MEANS TO RICHMOND.
The roir Cit, VIII lie Advertised a.
Crent Market for Fine Horse
FTcSh-PIan of the OrgnniI"'""-
What Horse show IL.

\ horse show here In December seems
now Well-nigh assured and it can be said
Oh II that few Innovations have been IN
troduced .n Richmond which have taken
hold so quickly on the public mind.
OF course. 10 nc up the Auditorium
bring the horses here. and pay the necas-
sary expenses Of the performances Will
cost money, and il is estimated thai Il
Will cost about 5000. To raise this
amount. a stock company Is proposed,
and go shares are offered for sale at 50
share Committees from the Chamber
Of Commerce and the Young Mems Bust
ness Association are out soliciting sub
scriptions 10 the stock. 1t is understood
that about sevonty-nye shares are already
pledged and it is believed that lit
Tie trouble will be encountered in getting
the remaining 10 These committees Will
make their final report Tuesday after
noon at . o'clock, and II the required
number OF subscriptions have then oeen
obtained. the stockholders will have "a
meeting and elect officers, such as presi-
dent. Vice-president, secretary. and trea-
surer. II organized. the management viii
be known as the Richmond horse show
association.
WHAT 4 HORSE SHOW is.
But. amid all this business. the ques-.
ton naturally arises: What is a horse
show 4 horse show means the coIec-
ton Of the various types of horses and
displaying their qualities ia breeding,
conformation, and performance. In this
collection viii be found the heavy and
light harness horse. the saddle horse. the
hunter and jumper, the heavy draught
horse. the thoroughbred. the hackney,
and the pony. They are shown in a ring.
either 10 appropriate vehicles or under
the saddle, and the hunters and jumpers
are to be ridden over jumps ranging from
Tour feet up 90 six feet six inches.
These performances. attractive 10 all,
bring together immense crowds Of people,
advertising the city extensively. and at
tracing visitors OF wealth ant culture
from every section.
Few people realize the volume Of money
brought into Virginia annually by the
sale Of high-class horses 10 eastern peo-
pie, and this trade is growing every year
and nothing stimulates 10 50 much as the |
horse show
RICHMOND AS A HORSE MARKET
There is no place in Virginia hottie,
suited for a horse market than Rich |
mond. and IL is argued that nothing could |
create market quicker than iirst-class /
horse show. And the Virginia horse |
men, aside from personal interest would |
take pride in furthering such 4 move |
ment In their principal city.
Virginia horses are recognized as among |
the best in the country, and her hunters |
take the lead. though many Of her best |
horses pass their days in the furrow, |
which. If properly handled, might bring /
the farmer the value Of his farm. The /
horse show educates him and gives him /
an opportunity Of learning what Is ex- /
pected of horse. and the value Of a
good horse when properly handled.
THE LOCAL ORGANIZATION.
The Horse Show Association now being
organized in this city proposes to have a
horse show In the Auditorium, December |
9Th. 7th. and Sth. This building, tho |
roughly equipped with a tan-bark ring, |
brilliantly lighted and filled with magni- |
hcent horses and equipages from Virginia |
and the eastern cities encircled by the |
beauty and chiyalry Of the country. will |
produce a picture never before seen in
this city There Will be no gambling,
or racing to draw the fakir, but great
horse show. whore women and children
may 90 unattended.
Mr.. Julian Morris, Of Green Spring who
for the past four years has given his
time 10 show horses and visited all the |
shows in this country. is known
as one Of the most successful handlers
OF high-class horses in Virginia. and has
shown his rses at New York. Wash
ing,on, aL~ other places. will be the
lie will be assisted by Mr.
J.. \. Larkin, Jr., who will act as secre-
tary and who is the secretary of the
Manassas Horse Show, and has had its
since il began four wears
ago, with a small gathering of the horses
OF his county, up TO its recent meeting
in August, when it was pronounced by
horsemen as the best show ever held
south OF Philadelphia. 1t has served TO
make Manassas, until then unknown. one
Of the best known horse markets in the
South