New-York tribune., 1900-11-20
PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.

$3.50 a m~Judgtng four hackney two-year-
old hIlies.
a:45 n. m.-Ju6E1nE three hackney three
yenr-oId hlIfes.
si55 ~ m.-JudgfnE two hackney mares, four
years old
10 n m.-Judging two .rotting brood mares.
shown with two of their produce.
1o.1S a. m--JudEinE seven trottinE two
Ios85 a m.-JudEinE thirteen ponies under
saddle.
IA m.--JudSing eighteen horses suitable
become hunters, heavy weight Cyrtll
not be jumped).
m.-PreIim mary trial of fifteen
horses fer high jump
1890 d. m.-JudEinE thirteen pairs of hAr-
ness horses tdeHiers).
p. m--JudE1ng ten pairs of harness horses.
2:2o p m.-Judgtns six standard bred trot-
ting stations kept for service.
2;45 p. m--Judsing nine trottera with a
ord of 2t:to better.
3;I5 p. m.-JudGing sixteen horses. brouEh-
ans and appointments
3.45 p rn.-PreIimfnary trial of tvventy-four
ladies' quaIifed hunters.
4:40 p Tn.-IudEtng six park teams, owners
members OF any recognized coaching
club 40 drive.
$40 u. m.-JudetnE seven thoroughbred
5i3O p r,.-JudEtnE fifteen harness horses
tden1ersl.
$50 p. m-JudEtnE twenty-eiEht saddle
horses.
n. m-.IudstnG fifteen harness tAndems.
$3.50 p. m.-JudG1ng fourteen qualified hunt
1OII5 p. Ta-JudR1nR eleven borsea ham
som cabs as let for hire.
Fashionable society" said an enthusiastic
horseman yesterday has stamped the Horse
Show of 1900 with a big G. F. the very
start Being asked to explain what those nlys-
tic letters meant he added: They mean Good
Form sir. To attend the show is strictly good
form this year, and fashionable NEWCOMERS
have placed their Endorsement upon It IN way
that admits of misunderstanding"
Indeed. any stranger entering Madison
Square Garden early yesterday afternoon 1t
apparent that the boxes were much better
filed than the single chairs. and people who
have attended the show for years declared that
never before had this been the case upon the af-
ternoon OF the opening day. The evening at
tendance removed all doubts from the minds Of
the officials. so some Of them asserted, that
the exhibition had regained all its fashionable
popularity OF 1892 and 1898. The attendance for
the day was placed at about twelve thousand,
and was declared 70 be al least two thousand
ahead Of any previous first day since the Show
began
Notwithstanding the fact that this great city
Of more than 100000 inhabitants contains
enough lovers OF the horse to i'll the big Garden
10 ove-fowtng every remaining day Of this week,
should they desire go there. the knowledge
that tloss who visit The show VIII see well bred
men and women as well as thoroughbred horses
undoubtedly draws large proportion of those
who DO go there. In recent years, however the
anxious officials have been obliged to wait for
this ADDED attraction to their progr anime until
the week was half over This year they have
It from the start. and are corresponding1y 10y
full
MORE EXHIBITS AND MORE PRIZES.
Apart from the glamour Of fashion and the
glitter CT r1ch costumes. the sixteenth annual
show Of the National Horse Show Association
Of America has several solid claims upon those
who admire horses for their own sake, which
II puts forth with more confidence than in
previous shows. One OF these is that more
exhibits have been entered. and another is that
more prizes have been offered. Some also con-
tend that the horses entered are Of a higher
degree OF excellence the whole than ever
before. but this is open TO argument Figures
are shown, however, to prove the assertion that
nearly $4,000 in excess OF the prices offered IN
any previous year were bid at the sale of boxes
IN the arena II all these indication do nor
point 70 the greatest success the association
ances are deceptive" will be once more gtrtk-
ingly exenplihed
One who sees the Horse Show for the first
time is generally tremendously impressed with
the beauty OF the animals. the smartness Of their
trapptngs, the gayety Of the onlooking crowds
and the Euperb advantages which the Garden
affords for effective display Of all these. None
OF these attributes lacks anything Of its former
atuactTeness this year. More than eight hun
nEn[ r. ~l,
money lavished upon vehicles and horses has re-
suited IN display whose beauty, utility and
variety leave little TO be desired; the Garden
mas not yet been sold for a postoff1ce or any
D-lng else prosaic but profitable, and the track
Is positive delight to the drivers who send
their animals speeding around the ring.
Much forethought has been expended on this
track The cement floor Of the arena was first
covered thickly with clay. This was rolled and
packed scientifically Then bark was spread
-1'nly over the clay; the turns were banked
nigh and the resultant track is almost as
springy as rubber.
To those who have witnessed many Horse
Shows in the Garden familiar features are
lacking. however. One Of these is the kindly
face Of Colonel Lawrence Kip and another is
the portly form Of Fatty Bates. But some Of
the horses owned by Colonel Kip when he was
alive are entered this year by other owners,
is q dealer who gives a pretty close imitation