The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-15
HOMAGE TO THE HORSE.
BE<UTY AND FASHION IGhTN ~
EVIDENCE At THE GARDEN.

n Lsng asa Narisd programme Tor tse bhy
Gen. Tracy wirs tho Blue Ribbon with
Advsrtissr-First and second Prizes for
Col. Kip's Bmoieta and Water Maid.
socisty's latest idol. the horse. had all four
feet nrmly planted yesterday on the pedestal
before which the world Of fashion Ia this week
boving down In adulation at Madison Square
Garden. He archod his neck and tossed his
name more proudly than on Monday. for his
wouhippsrs had grown In numbers and
In real since the day OF his enthrone-
ment. Faithful. constant and loyal. he little
dreamed that all this dazzling show Of homage
was mockery. and that after Ave short days his
worshippers would turn away. leaving the
poor. bswildered king to be pulled down from
his new throne and put back to his old place As
The slave and servant Of mankind. His reign
may be short-lived. but he 10 making It q
merry one.
Everybody. % IL seemed. who had gone to
the Horse Show on Monday. and nearly every
body. too. who had stayed away. was there to
see the second instsllmsnt yesterday.
There IL something sinEularly fascinating
about the great display OF horse AMI
humanity, which. somehow causes most OF
tho persons who go once to go again.
The experts. real and imaginary. cannot see
enough OF the horses to satisfy them without
having their heads between the rails OF the
show ring morning. afternoon and evening.
Those who possess that widely distrib-
uted trait OF human nature. curiosity.
are not contentsd TO let any OF the social,
political. financial and sporting celebrities es-
cape them. Tho latter, or some OF them.
especially the very now ones and the very
old ones, seem. somehow. to take kindly
to this homage OF the public. and TO
come back each day for more. And
even those who have no technical knowi-
edge OF the horse to air or cultivate, and who
DO not care to look at the celebrities or be
locked at ind something strongly attractive
sbout The great arena. particularly at night.
uith its wslLdressed crowd. mellow lights,
cheerful music, and all the sights and sounds
that MI the place.
Those who are experienced and adept at
.eading the Horse Show Thermometer and
srouster thought the crowd OF yesterday
"a. perhaps. lust little less devoted to Itself
aud more attached to the horses than on the
opening day Some who had come on Monday
returned yesterday. with the con sciousaess Of
Guty done, to see the animals that give the
name to this unrivallsd show OF beautiful
women. artistic dress and distinguished
mon. This contingent spent long
time In the basement looking ut
the eIhibits- They admired tho handsome.
Intelligent head OF Thomas l.. wAtts's gray
thoroughbred stallion Be'nar n he poksd
IL out from under blanket In his
box stall facing the passaesway In tho
northeast corner OF the Garden. They
called around on the Twenty sixth street
side where thu Village Farm horses are
to inquire after the con ition OF Daredevil,
2ooS. the big. black. trotting stallion that was
threatened with pneumonia after his arrival
last Sunday. They ran the eauntst OF power
I'm lind n tDra md rsa haa
trudsd from tn, long rows OF open
stalls. and hunted up the PROSPECTIVE
cham ion. heavyweight hiSh-stsppsrs. W. L.
Elkins's big. broad buttocksd. round- bodied
silksn-coated bay stallion Red Cloud looked
10 At Z. d. Jordau's winning hackssys. Malge
Kendall and Queen OF Action. and made tho
grand rounds Of the Garden cellar hefors
things began to get interesting In the tanbark
ring upstairs.
Among the society people who were present
were:
Mrs. Duncan Elliott. Mrs.. II. Br.mbsu Gilbert
Mrs. Gouvsrneur Kortright. Mrs. Etbridgs r Gerry,
Miss Daisy Post. Ms. GsorIs Cooler. hrs
James II. BesLmsn. Mes Morosni, Ar.. sydney
smith. hrs Buchanan winthrop. Ars Rlsha Dyer,
Mss swan. Mrs. Henry lawrence burnett, Mrs
AAnilton Cary. Miss Kathleen Emmett. Mrs
Edwin Gould. Mrs. Il. r. wilson. Mrs C. b.
roots. Miss Anna sand,. Mrs. Edmund L. Baylle..
frs. Joseph wideusr. Mrs. john R. DreIel and Mrs.
J. Lee Taller.
Class II. for ponies not under II hands. and
Lot exceeding u hands. developed the most
Interesting contests Of the day ia this division
OF the show. There was lively betting on the
outcome OF the contest at the Waldorf
Astoria on Monday evening. with Thso-
dore cuyler Pattsrson's PhiIadslr"'. en-
try. Nartje. tho favorits --aInst the
field. which included Sidney HoDoways Little
Chappie. George d. widensr's brown mare
Jul Thomas Dimo.d's Tary. and two or three
e. ea. S Tor iaf,: IN. ss.4
FS kSd;Hs.in ess.s. ' f
her nrst blue ribbon and won Il at s.ahieso oa
qa S.:ds o Cd d.n she Boa Sa. ' so. ssS
1 ~ S 80. frat prize t9r brood mares, In
~ he same snow Iast % y.af az sS, Cupid
classes, She pulled Oh the blue in the saddl:
bon OF the sam: color in ths brood mn2s cI, s
t?-morrow. Little Chappls finished second 10
NsritIe yesterday. with Tany third aud Jill
;, A ia q the tEGt.i.g hors: found much
CEN Tracy Black colt hdross ~ s,a xIS.s:
.r 2HieS Sss 81 sci, RoSbh y p:lgen.
=
houl, 2;O7S out OF Addis Lee H.. 2 :23J. By
Electioneer. and G. j. Hamiln's CHESTNUT colt.
The Beau Ideal. by Dare Devil, lob
~, rh. q a,, Se,t!s kingii ZOO dam o.
The Hamlin entry. The Beau Ideal. will live
In horse history " his owners hopes and sI-
psctations are realized. Readers or THr sus
,nsx Iemsm Der that the veteran breeder from
bunalo said about one year ago that he would
rather hays this colt. then a ysarliag,
than whole carload OF NambrinO Kings or
Prince Regents, Hamlip thinks his brrsdina
l. tho best o. anJthing ever raised at Village
arm, aad he msans to place the colt at tho
head OF the most extensive stud In the
world one Of these days. Gen. Tracy
i hamin pet about year ago; having beaten
black nlly. Harnah Wilkes. In tho open class
Tor two-yeaI,old colts and nllIes at the
last National Horss Show. The Beau Ideal
got his other eve blacked yesterday In n
lussle With the STAN bou colt Robbins shawn
by n. \. Balm. This fellow - a bay OF uncom-
noply hns form. action and style. and il was
really no reflection on tho quality OF the Village
Farm colt to be beaten by him. Tho bie.
Gen. TraGy's entry. Adross, by Advertiser.
When Il came TO Judging the two.y.ar-
Old hllles, the entriss OF Gen. Tracy and
Messrs Hhmlin and Balm all had 10 stand
aside In favor OF the finely formed benutIiuIiy