New-York tribune., 1901-11-23

1900 p. m.-JudginS hunters jumpers for
the heavy, medium and HghtweiEhe
championships, Class 106.
It was again illustrated at the Horse Show
yesterday that a considerable part of the public
which patronizes this annual exhibition is deep
ly interested in the horse Some people have
maintained that the horse of no conse-
quence, and that the spectators went TO the show
to each other, and, incidentally. to east
casional glance into the tanbark arena more
as a matter of form than because of any real
interest While the attendance in the afternoon
and the morning hours large it
had been Thursday. the outpouring of Well
dressed people last night as large. if not
larger. than the previous evening
At s o'clock last night not box in the great
amphitheatre was occupied Three-quarters of
an hour later there just nine of the arena
boxes wholly or partly occupied At o o'clock
about half of the boxes had been peopIed with
we'll dressed and handsomely grooued occu-
pants. while at 9:20 D. m there was not
cant box. and there were few vacant seats m
the house.
The promenade was thronged with endless
chain of humanity. fortunately moving in one
direction. Late Corners got into this chain and
found themselves carried along without much
exertion their part Many made one round of.
the promenade and then escaped at the Mad
ison-ave end of the Garden determined to ses4
the show at some less fashionable hour to-day.
Others were more persistent. and made the cir.
cult time after time. In that vast throng OF
promenaders there were many score who did not
see horse during the evening 1t was irnpos-
sible for them to do so. Many of those unable.
tC secure seats-who did not arrive early enough
TO do so-and who really wished to the hand
some animals in their gyrations in the ARENA
sooner OF later managed to get themselves near
the railing which separates the tanbark from
the promenade and they remained there till the
close of the show, after II o'clock They were
wedged in by the circiing thousands who were
seeing the people in the arena boxes and being
seen themselves but they were close TO the
ouadrupeds which they had gone to the Garden
TO see and they were satisfied This wall OF
humanity, completely encircling the ring. pre-
vented the pronenaders from seeing what
going on in the ring. even if they had any in;
clination In that direction
THE CRUSH SOON OVER
But the crush lasted only twenty minutes
Then it was noticed that the throng of prone
naders had thinned ou. at least 30 per cent ana
that there was room enough in the promenade
for one to make the circuit of the Garden in
some comfort at least. and without much dan
ger of either ones feeling clothing being
rumpled
The most picturesque competition of the week
was reserved for the final feature the pro-
gramme last night The competition had neen
so keen in the other classes that it was half an
hour after the time set before the jumpers were
brought out to compete in the high jumping
competition. which was open TO all This class
originally numbered thirty-one. but the chaf
had been weeded out during the week. so that
onlv the jumpers of courage and strength were
left last night The arrangement for the COM
netition was admirable. The blinds extended on
each side so that horse sent to the jump at
full speed found himself in sort of chute from
which there was no escape except a flying leap
Several of the riders would turn their horses
heads away from the high hurdle until they
were ready to start. and wheeling them sud-
denly, would go at the obstacle flying
Snre Pop the property of Crow & Murray. a
brown ge,ding four years old who is credited
with a record made in the South of seven feet
four inches was the natural favorite- He was
ridden by Murray. and took the early jumps
nicely but faltered at last. and was beaten
The bar was placed first at five feet and then
moved up six inches; then it was raised TO
six feet then TO six feet three inches. and later
to six feet six inches. where the judges decided
that sufficient height had been attained Lord
Minton, big bay gelding. the property OF
George Pepper, admirably handled oy F.
lump cleanIy. and ended without having STUN
bed or knocked off the ropmost bar sure Pop
was dangerous rival until his Anal jump. when
he tore down several bars He received talro