The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-06
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There has always seemed to me to be
a special affinity between horses, sun
shine and bright weather, and the
weather yesterday was certainly horsey
enough. Blue skies with the beautiful
feecy clouds of June made canopy for
WE'LL bred horses and hgh-bred women
and men. Old Sol seemed to be making
up for lost time and shone down fiercely
but the horses did not mind this, nor did
the women and men, apparently, for
that matter. Judging from the crowds
in the grand stand and boxes and in the
open carriages about the track. The time
may be at hand in view of the new
methods of locomoton, and through the
ingenuity of Mr.. Edison that Horse
Shows will be thing of the past but
today the noble steed still holds his place
of honor in spite Of the putting and
blowing of the clumsy automobile and
the electric carriages that science puts
forth and society buys to, because it is
a fad.
The box holders were:
J. Danforth Bush, Alfred I. du Pont,
"a. IL ". Nailett' W imam - Shu,
man, MISS Esrey, or Chester' IL. l. wal
lace, b. b. Martin, A. u. roster James
y. McComb. .. Edward AddicRs' James
s. Dobb, Grantlay P. Postles, Fl. J.
Stoeckle. II. M. Love, James P. Win
chester, Harry Botham.
Today the boxes were nearly all oc-
'cuped with the gay and merry parties.
Mr. ]. Edward Addicks occupied box
No. l. The Mr. and Mrs. Addlcks did
not arrive until late in the afternoon
when they came ont IN their antomiDlies.
With him were Miss Shaw, Miss Reba
iHolcomh and James Il. SHAW or New
Castle; Miss Wilson, j. Frank Alice and
Miss Knowles.
! Mr.. and Mrs. James +. Winchester
had with them the Misses McComb and
the Winchester children. In the box
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Danforth Bush
were Miss pohan or chester, VINO was IN
tn" hunters class, and the Bush children.
, In the Foster box were Mr. A. IL.
Foster Miss Amelia du Pont. Mrs.
Lamott du Pont. Miss Louisa dA. du.
Poat and Miss Mary du Poht.
! Mr.. and Mrs. ii. L. Wallace were in
their box.
/ The Stneckles was filed.
During the afternoon friends of :hc hox
holders walked about visiting. giving the
show an air of informal hospitality.
The standard bred trotting horses
shown iii hand in class 81 were most in
teresting and there was great applause
when "Electrlkes' carried out the blue
ribbon. When the farm team, class %,
came on there were mnrmurs of admira-
ton at the fine. sturdy black horses OK
hibted by j. Edward Addlcks. These
dignified looking animals cast glance
about the tan mrk and shifted their
noses disdainfnlly at their companions in
the show aud at fashion in the grand
stand as mnch MS to say. 1--WE belong to
frivol and style is play to us. We like
ii not
] think Betty enjoyed the "R"Adstcrs'
most for she was positively undignited
in her enthusiasm wher Lady Alice
was awarded the blue roscttc. The
little lady tr0tted off the field as though
quite conscious of the honors thrust
upon her owner who was quite as
pleased, as he drove out of the ring.
holding the reins in the most approved
fashion.
: We have developed the roadster until
it secms AS if beauty could not go
further. Out they came driven to gigs
and wagons of various heights. The
most popular being those wonderful
affairs on rubber tired wheels weighing
nothing Mt all. Round and round they
swept with magnificent action. They
hurled forth their elastic shoulders and
their limbs were as light as wings.
Glass 8 was interesting and before the
horses had gone twice around the ring
was f0rrgone conclusion that "Alccy"
and "Mr. Brown" the pair driven by
Miss Marjory Wilson would catch the
blue resets, and when she drove the
same pair in class 10 there was great |
applause.
| always love to see a woman ride |
when she rides well and when Miss Do
han of Chester came out on Surprise"
it took the Judges not short time to ,
decide who should get the blue ribbon"
The pony class interested everyone and |
those tiny fellows looked as proud as
their bigger brothers. Little Eva" |
proudly walked up to have the blue |
ribbon tied in her bride and there were |
no feminine hearts that fluttercd more
than did the hearts in the breasts of the !
little Misses Stoeckle who drove.
When the hunters came on | simply
leaned over the rail for then even Dame
Fashion could not allure my gaze. They
were stunning looking lot and how
they tossed their heads and opened their
nostrils and shot forward as straight
and true as an arrow from the bow. The
prize was awarded to creature sroomcd
fit to live in a ady's drawing room.
There could he no doubt about the cor
lrctness of the selection. though as al
ways happens in horse shows the Judges
are apt to pick out another horse than
the one You have yourself set your fancy
on. suppose they do it Just to show