The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-18
POLICE ARE
APPEALED TO
Society Women at Horse Show
Ask Protection From l3.s
Dressmakers.
THE WALDoRF-AsToRlA CUP
Richmond Horse Entered in the
Contest Will be Distin-
guished Company.
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NEW YORK. Nov 17.-Despite the
weather the Hor1s Show attracted a good
crowd Of fashonables, to-day. on fea-s
ture Of the day at Madison Square Garden
was an appeal to the police by soctats
women to protect them from the persa
cution OF dressmakers, who came from
all sections Of the country to sketch
their costumes. In soma instances these
enterprising trades people laid hands on
the clothing Of their victims. SO that they
might get line on the texture OF the
goods.
Something OF an int.rna tional flavor
has been impaired to the annual com
petition for the Waldort Astoria cup
for gig horses, which will take place to-
morrow evening. This is the most COW
eteti trophy ever offered at a horse show
in this country, and in hopes OF winning
1T wealthy men have spent hundreds gof 8
thousands OF dollars in the purchase OF
likely high steppers.
After having expended probably half az
million dollars for show horses in Amer
lea, Judge William H. Moore multi.mil-sss
lonaire horse fancier and ffnnncter, has
sent across the Atlantic for gig horse.
and will drive tomorrow night for the
first time, the brown gelding Forest
King, that has been exhibited more than
one hundred times in England, Ireland II
and Belgium, and has never been beaten
SO It is said. He has to his credit thirty
odd championships won In the last two 4
years. zE&
THE horse arrived here on the steamship
Minnetonka one week ago in capital
condition. f.s a.
Great Rivalry.
forest King is a full bred hackney
by His Majesty. out Of Forest Queen.
This fact lends additional interest to his K
appearance here. as the rivalry between
tho English hackney and the American
trottng bred carriage horse Is very
keen Up to the present time no hack
ney has succeeded In winning In the I
annual competition for the Waldorf
Astoria cup. Joseph E. Widener's Won 4
Ursula, w. L. Elkins Red Cloud and
DR.. John l.. Wentzs Lord Brilliant the
winners In past years. ara all OF then, II
trottng brad horses. 81 n Fl
Lord Brilliant has won the competition
three times. and he will start again to-
morrow evening. II he wins the trophy
it will become the property of his owner.
hi Is SSUeTdlly Cll " hC SACi pSSsst
gig horse ever seen In America, He has
won more than four hundred first prizes,
and nearly one hundred championships
during his show ring career.
Richmond Horse.
Other competitors for the cup to-mor-
row will be Eben d. Jordan's champion
Hackney mare Mildred, George B. Hulmes'
Gardenia or Guardsman, E, H. Have.
iris Madame Dubarry, ]. Campbell
T'hompson's Mr.. Dooley, Mr.. McGran's
Ebony Bell Boy, j, Kerr Branch's Mig
nonette, G. Trowbrldge HOLSTERS Fas-s
cination, Mrs. John Gerken's Newsboy.
and William Fl, Demands Whirl-of-the-s
Town.
Reginald G. Vanderbilt was again the (
recipient OF the warm congratulations OF
his friends In winning the blue and nigh.
ly commended ribbons with his two ems
tries In class IS for horse. carriage and
appontments. 49,