The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21
PENNSYLVANIA.
new YORK HORSE SHOW

Interest in the Horse Show continues
20 increase Yesterday afternoon fully
4O00 persons went to the Madison Square
Garden to see the high steppers, While
tonight nearly 10000 spectators surround
ed the tan bark ring. For the first time
since the opening OF the show the boxes
in the eaft and west ends OF the arena
were occupied by radiant women and
their sombre escorts. The balconies
were so completely filled that II was I'M
possible TO find a seat at O'CLOCK ex-
cept in the top gallery.
There seemed 10 be an increased de-
sire to promenade, for the board aisle
around the ring was jammed all the
evening: so much so that on numerous
occasions there were long blockades.
The Judges were busy with hunters
Shetland no bigger than collie dogs, ana
| standards bred trotters, among them Gen
| B. T. Tracy's grand station, Advertiser
| who had a waikover In the class for stall
| lions class for e-year-olds, trotting
.stailons, was passed on next, In whlch
/ the race for the ribbon lay between the
/ Lawson entry. Oxford Boy. 2:20iz; IL. n.
Bain's Wickiiffe. Jr., and Gen. Tracys
\ Kentucky Wilkes, Jr. The judges gave
/ first place 20 the Lawson colt.
| In the next class, for 3-year-old stall
| lions, the trotting men hal another
7 chance TO look on Mr.. Pollacks hand
4 some colt Baron Born This is the third
I successive year that Baron Born has
won the blue ribbon at this show. He
| Is a fun brother to Magnum r.. also
owned by Mr.. Pollack, the winner OF the
yearling class on Tuesday.
4 In the afternoon the trotting horse
| breeders were recruited by n host from
| the Speedway brigade To watch the Judg-
ing OF the class for roadsters. The
iudging of the four pairs. as In every
| light harness or trottinP class, was per-
| feet. Mr.. Webb drove Stotesburvs Miss
Lou. 2:27n. and Lulu H., and the blue
| went To this team
| There was crowded ring when the
runabouts came in. the trap and appoint
| ments counting as much with the Judges
| as the horse Nearly all the drivers
| were amateurs. In the II left all but
| one had high. rubber-tired wheels the ex-
| ception having pneumatic tires. One or
| two had vbells on the saddle. the silvery
tinkle suggesting a sligh ride. A. O..
| Vanderbilt drove ". g. I. to red-wheeled
runabout. The other traps had dark
| running gear. Mrs John Gerken. with
| the old trotting stallion Foxwood, was
the only women driving. Mrs. Gerken
was out OF II In the Judging. but as a
consolation she won the blue with her
other entry News Boy. driven by Aurel
Batonyi. Dr,Wentz. with Lord Golden,
was second
THE next class was the four-in-hand
/ class Of the week, in which appointments
| counted Charles Wilson, the profess
sional driver, drove Y. ID. Jordan's blue
and black drags, hut the others in Were
| All amatcurs--C. X. G.. Billings, w "
Moore. H. IL Salmon, driving their own
draus and r. r. Carman. driving Mr.
4vy-s7,7,i s. -tt-,r..-A4l NJ -ppell-tIaatehef
teams. Mr. Lawson's team, although
opposed bv stronger company than or
| TUESDAY had not lost any OF its dasf
In action and deserved the blue The
Judges handed ont TO II.
The closing event OF the afternoon wa
the competition for the Breeders chal
lengc CUP the gift of Mitchell Harrison
for registered or half registered hack
news shown I'm harness. First went e
Nelly I,angton winner at Syracuse
n snappy. well-put-up mare OF the long
low sor, w. J.. Elkins won tho blu
ribbon for the best appointed privat
| omnibus.
! NJ contour. marked the horses out q
! mo star class ~ the night. the spccia
! class for the waldorf-Astoria cup, valu
| $500 for the best horse suited for a gie
= 10 be driven by their bonafde owners
| II was undoubtedly the strongest gi
, ! horse class that has ever been Judge
, ( I'm this country. II Included last year
: winner lord Brilliant the winner q
: blue ribbons at countless city and sum
J MGR shows besides many that have wo
fame at the SHOW on moro than one &C
, casjor. I, was tho fifth competition n
Q the rrizc. which must be won three time
2: 10 be won out. No one has yet won
= twice
! -nr The only time IN the night thci
= was room 10 turn on the promcuad
FOR tho only ones that kept on walkin
T. were those who had their thoughts ON
x on gowns, millinery. Jewels and fac'
y of the women in tho boxes. Take tl
i 20 entries. said critic ana N"'"
4 would not buy them. The traps am
I / b,rrnss roprrSent S25e0 more.
: Oniy four were finally left iu. Nov
nov moving as u hacknev but wit
the speed of 81 trotter under MrS Gerl
= ems fne hands Frank Goulds Burlini
ham pf wentzs Lord brilliant and u