The Indianapolis journal., 1902-10-16
HORSE SHOW ATTENDANCE
The First Really Fine Day Indicates That the People
Are Interested in the Event

Afternoon :

Illinois, north to Market east 20 MonuHeht
place and around the northwest segment TO
Meridian street north TO Ohio, east 10
Pennsylvania, south to Washington street,
east TO New Jersey street. countermarchins
to Festival Field
3:00-Zouave drills
5:Oo-Canary's midair cycle dazzle
2:O0-Horse show programme.
SSo-Gass %: Ss Best est, sroomed ns1s horse
2:45-Class 40: Shetland ponies (pairs), not
exceeding forty-six inches.
3:00-Class 10: Local pairs TO station
wagon.
3:20-Class "a: Pair ponies. not over 142
3:40-Class IA: Stallion and his get.
4:10-Class q: Potato race (post entries)
Evening
7:00-Opening of Festival Field.
S:00-Temple of Music and diving horses
9:O0-English Zouave drills.
10:30-Canarys midair cycle dazzle.
S:00-Horse show programme.
S:00-Class l. Model horse.
S:25-Class 43: High school championship
horse, mare, or gelding.
S:50-Class %: Tandem.
9:05-Class "A: Best lady driver (post en-
9:2o-Class As: Gated horse, mare or geld
ing Championship.
9:45-Class Is: Single roadster, trotter or
1O:1O-Class 10: Park four. with appoint
ments.
10:25-Class 4S: Potato race (post entries.)
10:35-Class 80: Qualified hunters
The third day of the festival was ideal In
all respects. The discouraging opening
weather was forgotten in the warm sun
shine of the day and the pleasant tempera-
ture after sunset There was just enough
breeze left to cause light fiuttering of the
decorations and to keep the gonfalons in
Festival Field flying. The sun was bright
all day and when evening came the great.
round, full moon hung in the east as an
evidence that it was to be an ideal night.
In other respects yesterday and last night
the festival approximated ideality. The at
tendance was the greatest of the week and
indicated that it was the severe weather
and not the indifference of the people that
caused the smaller attendance at the open
ing. The great oval promenade of Festival
Field was filled with people afternoon and
night, and this meant that the number
reached many thousands. The grand stands
of the arena were packed in the afternoon
at the broncho riding exhibition and In the
evening there was an attendance that was
truly representative of Indianapolis both
in personality and numbers. The officials
feel that the public has taken advantage
of the improved conditions to indorse the
enterprise by liberal patronage.
SIX MORE PROGRAMMES.
There are six more programmes during
the last three days of the week. To-day
and tomorrow are expected to be the big
days. for the reason that half rates have
been granted on all railroads within a
radius of 100 miles, good for the two days.
This is expected to bring enormous at
tendance from out of the city. In addition
the interurban lines are preparing to run
fast and special cars to the city to accom-
modate visitors. That the surrounding
cities and towns are interested in the festi-
val was shown by the large attendance yes
terday from out of the city.
The programmes for the horse show to-
day and tomorrow are the best four of the
week, and the model horse class, having
lightweight entries, will be shown to-
night. This class is interesting to all, as
the horses are compared by the judges, and
the one possessing the most beauty is de-
clared the model horse. Beauty counts in
this class 80 points in the scoring, confor-
nation 25 points. and the style. carriage and
physicar condition 25 points. When horse
wins a model contest he is the more highly
priced. particularly If he is shown against
strong competitors. Eighty-eight Is the
largest group of horses ever entered i'm this
class and the number that will be In the
ring tonight will include the greatest ami
mails living. The horses are shown without
harness. either led by. halter or driven
from a saddle pony.
To see this class Is to see the most per-
feet types. Horsemen are now here that
came over a thousand miles to see this
one show alone. for in 1T the champions
of the other show rings will meet for the
| first time. Ball Brothers MONTGOMERY
| Chief. the winner at Louisville, will be
| probably the most conspicuous animal.
| Against him will be the East and the
West. The East will be represented by
| Thomas w. Lawson's Gorgeous whirling
Prince. a magnificent animal and the
West by George Bernard's Forest King.
a sensation at many of the rings.
WHAT CHAMPIONSHIP MEANS.
Montgomery Chief must defeat them 10
keep the championship in Kentucky and
prevent 1t from going to either Colorado or
Massachusetts. Others who are fit to COM
pete with the great trio are Mat Cohen's
| Verdict Harry Moody's Raven Dare. Miss
McMullan's handsome four-year-old Greg
ory. r. w. Rays gelding The Master, J.
| T. Crenshaw's Kentucky Artist, Mr.. Nc
Gowan's King and Queen, the diving
horses, G. T.. Palmer's Mack Mcdonald
A. R. Hopper's Florida. that is to be taken
abroad next month. Thomas NJ Greene's
King Chester, and a host of others.
! AS IL this class was not enough there Is
the high school championship class, with
nineteen entries. The high school class
| shown Monday night was a limited one
The one tonight is open to any horse
1t includes Limestone Belle, Columbus
| Reckless Squirrel. Gorgeous whirlinc
| Prince. the two American beauties. Mar.
| garet Thatcher and frankie Morris thus
bringing together the most famous per.
| formers of the fancy steps in the world
| The high school performances are shown
| in circuses as 'cake-walk' features Here
| they will be shown perfectly and by the
| most proficient performers.
The classes for Friday night include the
local light delivery and saddle classes. and
| the ladies' driving contest.
Another feature to-day is the parade OF
| fraternal organizations in the downtown
| streets.
/ BRONCHO BUSTING EXHIBITION.