The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-18
PLEASED WITH THE SHOW.


Exhibitors and Judges Express Them
selves with Enthusiasm.
The hearty praise which foreign exhib-
itors express i'm commencing the first In
dianapolis horse show serves better than
anything else to- indicate the complete
success of the exhibition. Such men as
W. B. White of Cleveland, George E. Palm
er of Denver, and A. Z. Ashbrook of Kan
sas City, famous for their fancy horses
and perfectly appointed turnouts, are en-
thusiastic in their compliments to the
merchants whose efforts made the show
possible and i'm their approval of all the
details connected with the weeks pro-
gramme. The consensus of opinion ex-
pressed by these men. well as by the
other exhibitors from out of the city. is
that the horse show was the best by far
of any opening show ever given in the
United States. All are delighted with their
treatment and say that next year they Will
certainly be here.
George K. Palmer, of Denver, whose
stable was one of the most complete OF
any that showed here, and who Is known
all over the world as an expert in all mat
tiers pertaining to the showing OF fine horses
and vehicles, declared last night that for
beauty and immensely, and for perfection
of details, the Indianapolis horse show
had never been exceled by any open-air
show in the country. Two things about
the show impressed me as absolutely re-
markable," said Mr.. Palmer. "One was
the high class and number of foreign en-
tries, and the other the surprising
high class of the local entries. / never at
were so many and such perfect entries /
must also commend highly the arrange
ments of the show. All details, and they
precision and careful attention. There
were none of the bitches that might well
have been looked for in first show. / am
Mr. Pae a is the
rotary of the Southwestern Horse Show
Circuit.
ASHBROOK ALSO PLEASED.
A. E. Ashbrook of Kansas City, whose
stable was perhaps the most complete of
any of the exhibitors. said before he left
the city that he was astonished at the
magnifcence of the local show. 1t was the
most successful opening show he had ever
attended, he said, and the most complete.
AS Mr.. Ashbrook is secretary of the Kan
sas City Horse Show Association and one
of the best known exhibitors in the coun-
try, his opinion is valuable. LAS for my
SELF" he said, II had the best time In
Indianapolis that L have had for months.
| was pleased at the success Of my sta
BILE. but the most of my enjoyment came
and myself got from everybody"
Mr.. Ashbrooks praise included the class
and amount of the entries and the minute
arrangement of all details connected with
the exhibition. He declared that Indian
apols ought to have a permanent building
where shows could be given annually with
out danger of bad weather.
w. Il. White, of Cleveland, whose mag
nificent stable and splendid turnouts gained
the admiration of the crowd at the first
nights show and held 1t throughout the
a eft NJ
which was only exceeded by it's sincerity.
Indianapolis has given" he said, 1.-THE
the United states, not excepting the Madi-
son-square Garden show" Mrs. w. b.
White, whose skillful driving was one of
the features of the weeks show, expressed
herself as delighted with all the arrange
ments !. She praised very highly the driv-
ing of Indianapolis ladies and also the
beauty of many Of their horses and We
hicles.
DEAN r. LOW ENTHUSIASTIC.
Dean r. Low of Topeka. Kan. son of
the general counsel of the Rock Island
Railway, who is known from the Atlantic
to. the Pacific as one of the most capable
exhibitors that ever appeared in an arena,
expressed the hope that indianapolis would
have a permanent horse show. THE sue
cess Of this horse show has been SUCH" he
| said. that permanent show would un-
| doubtedly prove highly successful. | never
attended a horse show any place where
| the appointments were so perfect or where
such care was taken that all the details
| We're exactly as they should be-" Mr.. Low
was pleased in particular, he said, by the
| number and beauty of local classes
! T.. r. Sims, of Chicago, who showed the
| famous high school horse. Columbus, said:
1.-The greatest opening show ever given
| In the United States is right here. The
| stabling the arrangement OF the arena, the
work of the judges and everything connect
ed with the show have been well nigh per-
fect. / am interested perhaps more in the
| showing of high school horses than any
| thing else. and l wish to say that you peo-
| pie in Indianapolis who have had expert
ence in these things have no idea OF the
| success of this department of the show.
| The number of entries in the high school
! class broke all records for opening shows
The men who exhibited here are the people
who are sought by every big show In the
| country. and they brought here larger and
more perfectly appointed stables than IL is
/ usual TO take to opening shows
| Aurel Batonyi. of New York. who is the
champion four-in-hand driver of the world,
and who was one of the judges. was not
| less enthusiastic In his praise OF the per-
lection secured by Indianapolis people In