The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-09
HORSE SHOW A SUCCESS
BIG CROwD WITNESSES THE ExHIB-
1T AT THE UNION sTOCKYARDs.
Experienced Horsemen enthusiastic
Over the Affair-Some Of the
Sales Made Yesterday.

The horse show at the Union S~tockyards
last night was said by experienced horse
men to have been the finest affair of the
kind ever witnessed in America. The big
barn in which the exhibition was given was
crowded TO its utmost capacity, it being
estimated that fully 1000 people were pres
ent. 1t was a scene which has been rarely
witnessed even in the larger cities Of the
United States. Myriads of electric lights
made the big show barn as light as day.
Seats had been placed in the balcony for
the spectators, but they were totally in
adequate for the immense throng that was
in attendance. AS far as the eye could
reach was to be seen a crowd of eager
faces expressive of great admiration for
the magnificent horses that pranced and
capered up and down the long barn to the
music of the Indianapolis Military Band.
Lovers of fine horses were for once fully
satisfied. Never has there been seen In any
part of the world finer horses than were ex-
hibited last night. There are in all the
barns at present over 1000 high-class horses
for sale. and only the finest of these were
shown last night. Buyers of high-class
horses present, and they are here from all
over the world. say that it is the finest col
lection of horses ever seen by any of them.
BY 7 o'clock nearly every seat In the bal
cony, which extends clear around the big
barn, was full, and within half an hour
afterwards the ground floor of the barn,
which had been reserved for the show ring.
was crowded to sAch an extent tina II took
the persistent and united efforts of a squad
of police to make sufficient room for the
entrance OF the horses. The balcony, which
was decorated with flags and bunting, was
a bower of beauty, there being hundreds of
women in attendance, ever ready to ap-
plaud the fine points of some especial ia
vorite.
The sale, which is to>last FIVE days, began
in the morning at the barns of Warman,
Black, Chamberlain & Co. Only the COM
moner grades were sold in the morning,
the higher class horses being reserved for
the afternoon sales. The entries numbered
| about 800, embracing a good variety of the
| various grades ordinarily represented. The
bidding on the common grades was rather
Indifferent, sales ranging from $3.50 to $3.50.
the last sum being paid for a high acting
coach horse. A number of good chunks and
fair d~rafters sold from $50 to $40. Sales
were made very rapidly up to the noon
hour. In the afternoon about sixty green
| speed horses and a few coach horses sold
at prices ranging from 500 TO $500. The
horse bringing the top price was a beauti-
full bay gelding in the consignment OF DR..
w. III. Netherland, of Brooks, Ky. He was
purchased by Mr.. Merrill, of Boston. The
bidding in the afternoon was much more
lively than in the morning, and good prices
| were offered without hesitation. AT the ex-
hibition last night no sales were made.
| Among the high-class buyers in attendance
at the sales were John Arthur, of New
York; Jobe Johnson, of Belfast. Ireland;
| Hector Verveake, OF London, England; l..
Levy, of Paris, France; A. p. Ehexamer.
| of Hoboken, N. j.; Henry Kindig. of Ho-
boken, N. j.; NJ. Kindig, of York, Pa: Abe
Carson, of New York: Hudson Bros. of
Louisville, Ky; N. We'll, of Louisville, Ky;
John Mann. Louisville, KY; r. H. Clapp,
Northampton. Mass; j. A. Heckler, Spring
field. Mass: John Watson and Robert Mil
Ter, Glasgow, Scotland; Harry Cooper, Of
Thompson & Cooper. buyers for the Eng
lish market; NJ. III. Reardon, for a New
York firm of exporters: Il. l.. Kinney, for
G.. w. Crawford. Belgian exporter; j. M.
Miller. of Kansas City, a buyer of cavalry
horses; NJ. Laramor and John Fisher, OF
Pennsylvania points: w. o. Talbot. for
Hamburg. Germany; c. N. Perry, Quaker
town, Pa; Homer Stoner. Buffalo, N. Y.