The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-05
They Are Waiting for the Most
Critical Chances.
PARADE THIS MORNING
Judging Will Start at 1.30 O'clock
This Afternoon and Continue
Until 6 O'clock-List of
Thoroughbreds.

"We are the Jasons who will win tn,
ilcece," Merchant in Venice.
The atmosphere was filled with signs
of approaching festivity and gayety. Tn,
tan bark looked neat and ready fol
some unusual happening. The stalls
each the home of some blooded creature
were shining and polished. There stood
u hackney with highbred air. His
aristocratic nostrils swelling with pride
as he looked distanfully at group of
little ponies who were neighing and
snorting near by, talking over family
secrets and thoroughly obliyious to the
criticisms of their neighbor. Their coats
we're sleek and shiny and they frisked
about and arched their little necks and
thought themselves quite ''it." Two
.lonkeys. rivals for the blue ribbon, gazed
into each others sleepy eyes. Jenny
belonging to the Henry Thompson child
zen, seemed quite assured that the judges
could not help hut decide upon her fine
points Mt once. but Jack looked Mt his fair
mis- re s, Miss Bessie du Pont, and his
long ears waved with knowing "She's
not in it, is sheT All the equine world
who can boast of the least bit of n
pedigree are groOmed and plumed and
have eaten oats and feel their high de-
gree.
] tell you said wicked looking little
mare. "that we are the thing this week"
dlgniiied farm horse standing by cast
q Scornfnl look at the slang. but the
little mare. though not Chesterfieldian in
language. was quite right and for two
PLAYS society will come to see the equine
world though ] think the knowing equine
world will take rly elance rucIety,
kho on such occasions as this, feels it
per hounden duty to come out in her
'est bib and tucker. OF course it will
be- the fad to wear every possible horsey
tylc Of garment. We will see the girl
who knows the good points of a road
ter and can tell whether she prefers n
Naccr or hackney. She will wear most
correct tailor cut and a severe shirtwaist
Nitl four-in-hand tie ornamented with
gold whip. n jockey cap or n swingle
r"" in gun metal. for let me whisper that
ltr horse shoe pin MS an ornament, is out
f date.
The raglan girl win. Of course, he with
!, he the weather what it may she dons
hat loose looking affair. sometimes
'r looks well, most times she looks i'll.
lostly she wears it unbottoned with her
ands in her pockets and swings along
lth satisfied air of having the correct
pl'ng. But it has been sometime since
ai correct thing left its native heath.
agrut street. London, and it has lost
l"St Of its good points on the way. The
nitv summery maid of course will he
IN us. She. with her dainty foulard or
fsAndy, her broad brimmed hat with its
pass of dainty roses. the mark of the
rrnal feminine. is blessing she will
yer lose. Society will be well repre-
nt"d. The boxes have been taken by
~ and women well-known and the
lh'r promises to he successful from all
andpoints. This is what the horses
INK and horses know n great deal
pre- than Won sometimes imagine. One
y" sorr"l mare (she told her name was
Nmcia.'0 was standing near and !
arl her wonder under her breath in
words of Richard III. "Shall wear
rs" honors but for n day or shall they
and she walked down the stalls tc
+" look Mt her rivals. She sized uJ
Judges too. for I noticed Just theI
these three gentlemen upon whom
responsibility rests. Edward G.
"zl"r. Samuel n. Riddle, r. r. Ross
red the ring.
Duke and "Clvdc." dignified. heavy
tcams'eis. stood by discussing tn,
prs of the day while "Mabel STAR
lIl"hirel mare. three years DID, ant
\. s." who are rivals and who will
~ The first Wilmington Horse Show
hning exercised by their grooms
Rhnl coqnetted and looked slyl,
er her eyes to see IL the judge
about and womanlike seemed t,
that blue ribbon would he yer,
pming. hut &c. A. s." preferred th
to the red and gave her ladyshil
understand. At 1.3O the trumnhe
sound and the first of the two day
Wilmington Horse Show will opel
eionsly.
are all ready for the most criti
2" Of the iudses and of the socict
and maiden. For II is onr tim
snid group Of roailsters who ha
falnns for weeks. They saw ever
his day hut every wcl-bred hors
show.