The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-17
The Eighteenth AnnuaIHozse
Shoe Opens IN a Blaze Of
GLORY IN Madison Squa1e
Garden.
Entities Unusually Large,
and Conan Many of The
Finest Horses and T1aps
IN AmezIcd.
The Exhibition Promises 10
BE tie Most Successful IN
tie HisfoSH Of TIE ASSo-
cIdfIoH.

NEW YORK. Nov. IA gayIy be-
deeked bugIer walked pompously into
the tan-barked ring in the center Of
Madison Square Garden this morning.
unsluns his bugle and blew a roIIickinz
call Two dozen horses. led BY grooms
IN their shirtsleeves, cante-@d in. snort
ing and neighing. and he eighteenth
annual horse show was open.
Then all but those entered in class
Ss-the candidates for the hunters class
were sent back again, and the judges
began their work
The Tardy Smart Set.
There was fairly large representa-
uOn OF owners and admirers of fine
horses in the garden this morning 20
witness the send-on OF the exhibition.
but the real crowd was not expected
to arrive until the afternoon and The
great display. the feature par excellence
OF the horse show, was not to be in
evidence until the evening. The work
Of the judges goes on. however. with
out cessation It began at 1870 O'Clock
this morning and will last until 1870
O'Clock 70 night There are two ring
committees for the show, one for the
day time and one for the evening The
day committee consists OF De Laneey A
Kane and George Peabody Wetmore. and
the night committee. William c. Whit
ney and William II. Taller.
The boxes are arranged in several
tiers, surrounding the elliptical show
ring Here is to be seen the beauty and
fashion OF the East, which receives
homage from the vulgar herd that con
stantly circles the promenade and zazes
in open-mouthed amazement al the
startling creations OF modiste and mil
liner that are made for this occasion.
SOciety's Dress Parade.
The fence around the ring is a few
inches more than four feet high. and is
solid and substantial enough 10 keep ths
most baIky horse within its confines,
Around this fence and between it and the
first tier Of boxes a promenade path OF
white pine boards is laid This path
runs all around the ring. and here viii
be seen on every night OF the horse show
a great part OF the crowd. dressed for
the occasion, and feeling that it's general
appearance not only does no fear. bur
invites. scrutiny 1t will pass in review
before the boxes as well as before the
less scrutinizing eyes Of the occupants
OF the more distant seats
Nearly all the horses that are 70 be
exhibited were quartered in the stables
in the basement Of the Garden this
There are 100 entries. but as
several OF the horses will compete in
more than one class, the entries exceed
the number OF horses that will be shown.
All told. about 200 horses will take part
in the show
New Faces in the Ring.
During the course OF the present exhI-
bitiOn several horse owners OF promi-
nence will appear as exhibitors for the
frst time Reginald C. Vanderbilt this
year has a number OF entries. some OF
them in his own name and others in
conjunction with his brother. Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt. Another exhibitor
who expects to carry of some first
prizes is Arthur A Houseman. who has
had great success at several Of the lead
ing summer horse shows throughout the
country His three trotting- bred goers.
Royal Flush. Royal Swell and Kitty
Clon. will call forth plaudits every time
they appear in the ring Royal Flush
gave that champion stopper. Lord Bril-
liant. a great race for the championship
al Long Branch 10 10 that time he had
won nearly a dozen blue ribbons.
Washington Entries
The only entries from Baltimore are
those Of Eugene Levering. IT,. and C. c
West. who have entered their horses IN
the hunting and jumping classes. The
Overland Hunt Club and Robert NJ Tay-
Tor, OF Towson. Nd, have several entries
In the same classes and the Chevy Chase
Hunt Club. OF Washington. has single
hunter entered and Clarence Moore, OF
has three entries under
the same head.
From Virginia there are more entries
.han ever before Most OF them are
hunters and jumpers. Among those
whose horses viii be shown are: War
-entOn Hunt Club. Dr. c. Shirley Carter
and Miss Mary Lindsay Carter. OF War
-enrOn. Va, Mr. and Mrs Charles Hur-
kamp, Fredericksburg; Mr. and Mrs.
Blair Johnson, Warrenton; James R.
Purcell. Gainesville. Va: L. D. Passano,
IT., c. W Smith. and ". s Somers.
Tarrenton. Va. Cortland H Smith.
hampton Farm. and Mrs. John SpartIey.
White Oak, Va.
James Hobart Moore, president Of the
chicago Horse show Association, is also
/ new exhibitor a. this exhibition. He
yill show the crack stallion BurIinshan4
ilOng With a dozen other high steppers.