New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-21
HORSE SHOWS BIG DAY.
CARRIE NATION MAKES FUTILE At
TEMPT TO SMASH"
nR. VENT WINS COACHING CUP-F c
STEVENS TAKES HACKNEY RIBBONs-
EXCITING JUMPING BY HUNTERS.


The Horse Show touched high water mark
last evening soon after . o'clock, when not far
from eleven thousand persons thronged Madison
couare Garden. filled every seat in the place and
every box, crowded the spacious promenade so
4,l that progress around the show ring was
tedious in the extreme. and at times had to be
actually suspended. The multitude was earlier
than usual in arriving, and at $50 o'clock more
reopie were present than at o'clock on auy
urevious evening Of the show. while at $50 the
attendance had reached point certainly never
exceeded in the history Of the show Outside
the big Garden the scene was also one of ex-
IRENE animation. Every street and avenue
leading to the building was packed to its ut
most capacity with vehicles Of almost every
description, and. as Wednesday night, hun
dreds Of people left their carriages blocks awav
from the Garden and went on foot for the rest
Of the trip rather than wait their turn for ar
irving at the dooc. On the Fourth-ave side
there an equally big JAM this one being
composed Of the exhibits that were stabbed out
side Of the Garden. and which arrived in de-
tachments just before the various classes were
called.
Il is not too much to say that the Horse
Show, in all its successful history. never had a
more successful day, for not only was the at
tendance as large as that Of any one day in the
shows record. but il was equally remarkable
for quality At the height of the evening it
would have been difficult TO name any family
prominent in New-York society and not in
mourning which had not q representative within
The four walls Of the Garden
The afternoon attendance was equally note
worthy. II was the largest Of the week and
fully equalled that of the most prosperous after
moons in the history Of the exhibition From 3
o'clock until nearly most Of the boxes We're
filed and the broad promenade was little more
than comfortably filed with spectators and OBJ
servers. All day long and all the evening the
usual throng hung about the main entrance, just
at the western end Of the show ring, awaiting
the arrival of the hundreds Of well known per-
sons and commenting on their appearance
Doubtless some of these watchers at the gate
were waiting TIE arrival Of friends. but most of
them were there to stare and made no secret of
the fact
curious effect was presented in the evening
by the preponderance Of white among the gowns
worn by the women in the boxes and the re-
served seats just behind the boxes. Nine out of
every ten women wore white, and the effect
produced upon the distant eye was more than
usually brilliant in consequence.
CARRIE NATION ELECTED.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was probably the most
noticed visitor to the show in the afternoon. The
''snasher'' came in about o'clock and wan
dered around the promenade in tow Of re-
porter Of an afternoon newspaper, who pointed
out 10 her such notable people as he happened
to see. In front of one box the woman paused
and made a few general remarks after which
she tried TO sell the occupants some of
her souvenir hatchets. 1t was plain, however,
that Mrs. Nation chiefly suspected that the
horse show was some kind of a cloak to the
ezecra bic doings of the rum Demon" and she
was not content until she found her way into
the cafe. Here she found four men sitting about
q table drinking champagne. This was quite in
her line, and she began to upbraid them for
dallying with King Alcohol. and was for taking
away the champagne bottle. At this juncture.
however, policeman arrived, who interrupted
the woman's activities and escorted her to the
street much TO the regret Of a small crowd
which had gathered and which was being thor
pugnly well entertained.
4 good deal Of time was given up in the morn
ing to the consideration Of various hackney
classes. in which, however, the entries were
few, in several divisions only two animals ap-
pearing. The first class Of real importance was
the contest for the hackney challenge cup. |
which went in favor Of Robert Beith's Crib
thorpe Playmate, with the reserve ribbon for
the Chestnut Hill Stock Farms Robin Adair IL
The latter won the cup last year. and had he
won again this year would have won the trophy |
permanently. F. c. Stevens had a walkover for
the breeders challenge cup, which was also for
hackney mares or geldings three years old or
over. The cup was valued at $500. and Mr.
Stevens's Cyrena and Nelly Langton were the
only entries, the first award going to the for
mer. As Mr.. Stevens won this cup last year
with the mare that was placed second yester-
day, the cup becomes his permanent property.
Mrs. John Gerl1en handled the reins behind
Dr.. John L. VENTS brilliant actor Lord Golden
II in the harness horse class that set the ball
rolling Immediately after the luncheon hour
ana she handled them so well that all the ami
mails good points were brought out and he al
but got the blue ribbon. J. E. Widener drove his
own Flower. Of Lynnewood, and was finally pre-
ferred TO Dr. VENTS gelding The Moore
brothers divided third and fourth honors with
Lord Roberts II and Drummer Boy.
n the course Of the afternoon the spectators
had the unusual experience of seeing pair Of
roadsters defeat a pair that had beaten them
the day before Z. S. Stotesbury's Rurutania
and Dainty DaToe were not even placed on
Wednesday in class in which Vida Wilkes and
White Mark were adJudged the best. For some
reason the mares would not extend themselves.
but yesterday II was a different story. The
team was used to the show ring conditions, and
showed so well that the judges were generally
sustained in giving them the coveted azure
decoration.
4. G. VANDERBILT AGAIN LOSER.
The throng watched with breathless interest
the performances of qualified hunters over
fences from ; feet inches TO feet inches.
There was some clever jumping by Myopia,
Pearl, Bloomington, Hurricane. Lord Mimic
Solitaire. Gray Rock and Ny Lady. Myopia is
natural high jumper, and performed with such
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