The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-30
THE HORSE SHOW.
The Official Program is Announced
by The Management.

by The Management.
The Washington horse show, which will
occupy Convention Hall the last four days
of next week, will be social and sport
ing event of unusual attractiveness. and
it win be a matter for interesting con-
lecture whether the boxes the ring
can show the most aristocratic pedgrees.
Manager Harry E. Field. who has had
charge of such things for years in this
country and England, declares emphati-
cally that he never knew of as many
I horses of high quality being entered in
a horse show before. In all the classes
/ animals of approved breeding viii com
pete and this feature will prove a most
( instructive one.
Society viii turn out in full force, over
forty of the seyenty-two ring boxes hay-
ing been already secured by leaders in
the fashionable world of Washington.
while the upper tens of New York Balti-
more, Philadelphia, Boston. Pittsburg and
+ the Sunny South will be represented by
] their SWEETEST people.
Next Wednesday morning previous to
/ the formal opening of the show, the mem
bers Of the press and their ladies viii be
; entertained with a demonstration of the
! operations Of horse show Manager
Field has prepared the program, giving
the time each session when each
class will be judged. and with admirable
/ foresight he has so distributed the classes
that each session will be really a whole
horse show in itself The program is as
follows. the time and character of the
classes to be judged being given:
"Wednesday, May 4-lO:sO ,. m. exercising sad
die horses IA show ring; II a. m. exercising har-
ness horses IN !1ng p m, judging fourteen
saddle horses; class 40; 2:S0 p m, four trotters
TO harness, class ,; 2:45 p. m. twelve high step
peFs, Class 3; 3-2O p. m, six polo ponies TO be
shown with ball and mallet class a. $3.50 D. m.
one par pones' class 81; p. m, two cab horses
and cabs, class %; 4l0 p. m, two thoroughbred
hunters, class 50; 4:20 p. m, ten green heavy
weight hunters. class 81; p m. recess; & y. m.
parade Of all hackneys: $40 D. m seven pairs
oughbred saddle horses, class IS; p. m, three
harness tandems, class y; 9:l5 p. m, six ladies'
saddle horses to be ridden by ladies' class ~;
9-S9 p In.' four pairs Of horses shown TO brough-
ans, class a; $50 p. m, five middle-weight
hunters, class 30; 1905 p. m, twelve heavy
weight hunters. class ~.
THURSDAY MAY 5-l0.30 a. m exercising hunt
eTs and jumpers obstacles in the ring; II 80
a m. exercising harness horses; u m, recess;
p. m. twelve single harness horses noyices
class 10; 2:30 p m. four gated saddle horses,
class ~; Z.4J p m, four thoroughbred stations.
class /; 3 p. m, seven hackney mares, class g.:
500 p. m, five pairs shown 10 uhaetonS for park
use class ~; $50 2. m, six ponies under sad
I die, class 40; 4:05 p SIX heavy and middle
weight hunters, selling class class 5s go p. m.
: two ladies' hunters, class 81; 4:40 D. m two
jumping ponies, class 62; ?. m, recess; 5 p. m.
eight harness tandems. class q: $50 D. m elev-
I en- saddle horses, class 30; p. m, two hackney
colts, class Z; 9:lO p. m. nine harness horses,
class T.; $40 T.. m, three sporting tandems class
-, iof Gait Bro. loving cup; 1915 p. m,
nine middle-weight green hunters, class 50
Friday. May 6-lU:30 .. m, exercising saddle
horses; II d. M exercising harness horses; y M
recess; p. IN, three TOadsters. class 3; 2:l0 p.
| m, SIX ponies IN harness class 81 2:s}0 p. m.
four harness horses, selling class. class 10: 2:5O
p. four harness horses, selling class class II;
$40 p. m. two hackney stations. class 5: 90
/ p. m, one pair roadsteFs, class 4; 1928 D. m.
seven saddle horses, class Al; 3:45 p. m. three
ponies under saddle class -; $50 p m, driving
{ competition 10y private coachmen, class IS; 4 %
p. m, tour lightweight hunters, class -; 4 :3J
p. m. nEe iight weight hunters. class 81; p.
) recess; 2. M. fifteen harness horses class 10:
s.2j p. NJ, parade Of all hackneys; s,35 p In.,
three saddle horses. selling class class 81. S:45
p. H-. three saddle horses, selling class class 81
1855 p. m, six foyr-in-hands, class 30, for the
ShOTcham silver trophy: g:25 p. III. three pairs
harness horses class 49, 9:S5 p. IN eighteen hunt
ers, CorInihian class, class -, TO be ridden by
members Of recognized hunt clubs.
Saturday. May 10 a. m sale OF horses in
the show ring under the management OF the
American Horse Exchange Of New York y m,
recess; D. m, eleven high steppers, class q
2:30 p m, saddle horses, consolation class class
-, post entries Z:8J. carriage horses,
) Is; 5:l5 p. m, champion saddle horses, class 85
post entries; 1885 p. m, three hackney fles
class {; 3:45 p. m, seven green light weight
hunters, class 50: 4:I5 D. M II jumpers over
four successive obstacles five feet high class 81
p. m, recess; p. m, harness horses
sired by registered hackney stations class II:
$50 2. m, parade Of ali prize winners; s:3j p m.
saddle horses consolation class class 49, post
tries; $3.50 D. m, three pairs harness horses class
Is; b. m, saddle horses, consolation class class
"a, post entries; s:2D p. m, Two pairs high step
EbEr- fsH
horses. class 9, post entries; 0:l4 p. m. eighteen
jumpers, open TO all, class 90; 1885 p M,
champion hunters and jumpers, class 4s post en-
{ tries
At meeting of the executive commit
8 tee held yesterday evening II was decided
20 offer the Shoreham trophy presented
by Mr.. Charles T. Devine to the winners
Of the four-in-hand class and the beauti-
I ful loving cup presented by Gait & Bro.
to the winner Of the sporting tandem
class