Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-02
SWEEPING CHANGES MADE
IN HORSE SHOW BUILDING.
Exterior as Well as Interior Alter
:tions to BE Made to Accommo-
date Bostoci1ss NlcnnSeric.

a large force Of carpenters will start
to work to-day to remodel the entire in:
terror of the Horse Show building for the
accommodation OF the Bostocl1 Animal
Shows, which Will open up here the latter
part Of this week.
Work will be rushed night and day until
it is completed. Ali Of that portion occu-
pied by the boxes and as far back as the
second row of seats will be torn out to
make room for the thirty-five large cages.
Seats will be arranged on top of the
cages back as far as a solid wall, to be
erected around the interior, cutting off
much unnecessary space. This wall is for
the purpose of making the building easier
to heat.
The entire front is to be remodeled
pointed and Handsomely decorated A
canopied arch will be built from the en-
trance to the car tracks, protecting the
patrons from the weather. On the right
of the entrance will be a ladies' retiring
room and directly over the main entrance
the bandstand. to accommodate 80 must
clans.
A barrier will be erected in front and
several feet from the steel cages to pre-
vent inquisitive people from putting their
hands in or near the cages. The railing
around tie ring will be taken down. and
the tanbark removed. The ground will be
rolled perfectly hard and smooth.
The center of the building, where the
horse show ring now is, will be occupied
by a cage containing monkeys at one
end, and another containing birds at the
other end. In the center, where the
judges box was, the huge steel cage for
the twenty-seven performing lions, will be
erected The promenade around the ring
will remain unchanged. Over twenty-five
thousand feet of lumber has already been
contracted for, and Mr.. Hicks. Mr. Bos-
toclIs head carpenter says he thinks
more will be required, as Mr.. Bostoclz will
not be satisfied unless the building is
made as comfortable as men and material
can make ii.
ILLUMINATED AND DECORATED.
The place will be illuminated with my
riads of incandescent lights, and large
number Of arc lamps. Palms and ever
green's will be profusely distributed
throughout the building until the whole
presents a scene like fairyland.
The restaurant and cafe, will be con-
Quoted By r. Francione. and he says that
city prices will prevail.
Six monster cylinder anthracite burning
stoves will be distributed throughout the
building. Both the ladies' room and the
cafe will be warmly heated. 1t is abso-
lutely necessary that the building be kept
warm the entire time, owing to the fact
that a large majority of the wild beasts
exhibited by Mr.. Bostock and his corps of
trainers are natives OF the tropics. It
will he necessary to keep an additional
force of firemcn at work all the time in
order to keep the building at uniform
Temperature. All cars will run direct to
and from the building, just as they did
during the Horse Show. William B. Piz-
zini and Barney Frischkorn, managers for
the West-End Electric Park Company,
were at the building yesterday afternoon
arranging fer the work to-day.
Mr.. Bosteck and his shows are expected
here tonight, and Will open probably
Friday or Saturday.