The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-25
New Y0rk's Most Successful EXhi.
bitiOn of Horses Comes
to a Close.
BANNER NIGHT OF THE WEEK.
Quality of the Attraction. Consider
ing the Number of Entries,
Pronounced Well Nigh
Perfect.

New York. Nov 24.-The sixteenth annual
exhibition of the National Horse Show AS
sociation was brought to a close shortly be-
fcre midnight tonight at the Madison
Square Garden
The exhibition, according to the express
sOns of the management. has been one of
he most successful ever held in New YORK.
All the old horse enthusiasts who usually
reckon back from the days of the first horse
show week IN 1883, concede the undonbted
success of the show just concluded. Ihe'
crowds have been enormous and the quality
Of the show itself. considering tn" large
number of entries. has been well-nish per
feet. The entries. too. the experts say
have been second to no other show IN me
history of the association-both in quantity
ard quality. -,
Records have been established that Will
serve as standards for future "&hipi'tohs.
and q new enthusiasm has been arons'n
and from the horseman's point OF view IN"
science of breeding and training h"rses i'an
heen materially advanced.
As Is the custom. the last night OF The
show is always the banner night. ana, as
the programme presented was OF the cn;in-
pionship variety. the vast audience at th'
garden applauded vocifesous!y when the
evenings performance was begun with Inc
Judging of harness horses. After the prizes
were awarded in this class. the single mar
ness horses championship aspsrantS. Were
brought in-twO claSSes-horSeS not exceed
ing l52. and the second-class: horses eXceed-
ing 162. The two classes of pairs or mar
ness horses We're then Judged. ana the siS-
teenth annual horse show was brought to :!
conclusion by the Judging oil hunters ana
jumpers.
First Prize AwRrda.
The following first prizes were awarded:
Class :h-Half-bred hackneys. stations, =.
n1I var
recognized stud book. shown with three or
their get. the get 10 have been bred IN
saddle house: Fashion. bikstallion, with the
following get: Black Venus. Delight and
American Confidence. Exhibitor Prescott
Glass ,-shetand ponies in harness not
exceeding 46 inches. 3-year-oll or over:
Jessie. Skewbald, mare. William Sampson.
Youngstown. o.; driver. Miss Florence
Hawley.
Glass 1O9-Horses suitable for cavalry
service: .geldings. not under years old,
sound, well bred. gentle under saddle, free
from vice. with free and prompt action;
weight not less than $50. and not more than
LEO kaipa blk. gcliins; Charles S. Smith,
city.
Glass 12l-Offered by the Murray Hill
Hotel 10 stations. mares or gelding: trot-
ting or partly torttins. bred FOR road pur-
poses: Conformation, action. style. color
and good manners to govern: shown to
Iunabouts L,;, or to wagons: Ak,amont. ex-
81.
Glass 1i6. for best pony In harness not ex-
ceeding IL hands. TO be driven by children.
and appointments to count-Rubyk. bay
mare; exhibitor and driver Miss Madge Ma
than.
Glass 100. horses suitable to become hunt
ers. light weight. up to carry 1e5 pounds to
hounds. conformation to count 30 per cent.
quality % per cent-Susette, gray mare; ex-
hibitor. Sam Willetts. White Plains: rider.
Class 81. polo ponies. not over IA hands 2
Inches. up to carrying 200 pounds: must have
been used for polo-Chunk. brown geidlng;
exhibitor and rider. c. X. Snowden. Phila-
Polo Ponies.
Glass SS. polo ponies. not over u hands 9
ave beea up used s so pOsoP%bne s,
mare: exhibitor and rider. Samuel Willetts
White Plains.
Glass u.s. pairs of horses. shown before
private omnibus horses to count 50 par
cent. omnibus and appointments 80 per cent;
horses and all appointments to be the bona
The Fly. bay geIdings: Philip Lewis Holm
Glass l0S-Horses suitable for chargers.
mares. stations or geldings. from 1872 to
1872 hands high: not under ! years old:
First. Kenmore, bay geidinE. Exhibitor and
rider. c. l.. Raile, Lexington. ny.
rig: First. Abtomont. bay eelding. Ex-
hibiior and driver, }. ". Cooke. Philade-
phia.
Glass 77-Champion saddle horses: horses
not to exceed 13.%. having taken first prize
at any previous show: First. Lady I.eona,
black mare Exhibitor. II. e. Peters. New
York City.
Class .S-Champion saddle horse. open
2nly to horses exceeding s,,s l5S hands: First;
Hitchcock. Boston.
Glass 1G-Champion prize single roadster;
open only to horses not having first prize
in any previous show: First. Rosela. hay
mare. Exhibitor. Iohn F.. Ganson. New
York City.
Class li4-Pairs of horses, mares or geld
ings. driven by ladies' and shown to phae-
tons: First. L. G. ]. and b. g.. bay mares.
Exhibitor. Mrs. i. +. Carmun. Ifuntins-
ton. j.. /.
Class i-Champion prize to pairs Of road
sters. open only TO horses having taken
first prize In any previous show: First,
Altimont. bay gelding. Exhibitor. James
". Cooke, Philadelphia.