Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-04

T~uE fifteenth annual exhibition ~
the National Horse Show Aasocla-
ton Of America VIII be- hold at
the Madison square Oatdon. New
York. Nov. 10 10 u.s. inclusive This a.
very simple statement but IL has
come 90 have grolt deaf uf HIgnln-
cunce these days. ~ means. for In
stance. that the best and hiuert blood
ed VI the equine race on this continent
TO say nothing Of the nhatocrata ot the
human rnco-wnl DO gathered under the
vast arch Of Gotham colossal structure
Tor the space Of one week. There the
hurHca viii ho put through their PAGES
and hC rnriandod with blue. red or yol-
low ribbons or else iguomlniouHiy sent
out of tho rims with never prize.
Brave men ana fair women viii be nt
the unFalde 60 cheer on their fuvoiitcH
and ln many cases the fair owners "
saddle horses AMI hunters viii mount
their atoodH and personally put them
through thoir unco8 in front Of the
Judges. not trusting such important
work Co others.
a stranger NJ the Garden during
hurrC show wC0k would lmnr'ur that
New Workers dIl nothing but raise
horses. so tlnEcd IN the talk with the
nuvur uf the stable. Society women
and their escorts discuss with uli tho
abandon Of experts the good ana bad
points uf the animals aH thty pass and
rCpaHs on the oval tanhnrk
10 BE- certainly o. magnificent sight
overhead thl myrlnda % electric llFhta.
around the melbourne masses OF gnyiy
bcdookcd people moving ln o. continue
Gus Kaleidoscope fashion, while above
them the boxes and galleries are jam
med riEht up 20 the roof with eager
spectators.
There b. another feature Of tho show
which. though not so popular On c0n-
Hidcrcd by many far moro interesting
| than this multcolorod spectacle. This
h tho sights 90 be rcon down below tho
| iovcl u the tlnbark. who're the stalls
/ Tor tho horses are placed This part "
/ the show iH open 20 the public and IN
much frcquCutod during tho morning
and afternoon. Here may be- seen tho
/ nuoHt horHra IN the world az Close
range. Wen known society beauties
! arc overseeing the finishing touches %
/ their ntccda' toilets ana small boys and
rirla are rnvinv over tho shetland po-
niles.
The National Horse Show association.
with its accustomed llhorallty. has nf-
/ fera1 $4,000 iu premiums The honor
OF being placed nrat on the official Mt
b. very properly accorded 20 the noble
| thoroughbred running horse In this
| class are 20 be- shown stations 3 years
old NJ over. breeding and racing quail
| tiles 90 b. considered There are three
prizes. $500. 500 and &c.,
The rottou are divided into three
] CLASSES breeding. racing ana driving.
| The breeding class IN Huhdivided into
nine others headed hy a 5000 champion
[ prize open to no stations having taken
n FIRST prize az amy OF the associations
/ previous shows and 90 those tnknE
first prizes IN CLASSES o. g. 8 and 9. which
arc niso Tor stations. These latter win
Do post entries.
Tho racing class Tor trottors IL open
/ 10 any stallion having "a record Of $3.50
or better. The Judging VIII be hy pcdi-
gree, individuality ana racing qualities
| un shown hy Performance.
l The driving classes are Tor mares or
| rcldinga Z years old and over and for
/ mares or Seedlings between ana I
| years OF age. Those exhibited In tho
former NJ these must have records Of
| $3.50 or better An horses ln the racing
and driving classes must be shown in
I harness
The hnckncys are always n popular
] type of horse. There iH "a challenge cup
l Tor the best hackney stallion u the
show. This cup must be- won by the
valry In these ~ always intense. Tan