The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-31

tee was united in his efforts to make the initial event the most successful ever at tempted in this part of the south.
 President Simmons, who is enthusiastic over the success of the horse show, has co-operated in every way with the horse show committee and has shown in a thousand ways his sincere interest to de- velop the horse show in such way as to reflect credit upon the organization holding it, and at the same time to ex- pand 1t into a public enterprise for the good of the city. He has accomplished both purposes.
 When asked yesterday in regard to the success of the horse show. President Sim mons expressed himself as greatly grati- fled and said that the financial side as well as the brilliant social features of the horse show made it in every way a great success.
 "Developed as were the plans of the horse show, together with it's social and financial success" said President Sim mons, "the organization of a permanent horse show association, the building of a coliseum and the holding of annual horse shows in this city are practically as- sured."
 A number of Birmingham women, when asked regarding the horse show. were
 
 anxious to see the public-sprited men of the city take definite steps towards forming a permanent horse show asso- cation.
 The consensus of opinion among the women attending the horse show points to the autumn as the more favored sea- son for holding the annual horse show. While the weather the past week was ideal, still the latter part of May is gen in ba nd ha precedented evenings of horse show week cannot always be guaranteed by the horse show committee. The horse show has been sufficiently exciting and entertaining to assemble the most brilliant gatherings ever seen in Bir- mingham, and those who had planned to leave early for their country places re- mained in town for horse show week.
 great many people had guests for the horse show, and every evening there were dinner and supper parties after the horse show.
 It was story of laces and jewels, gay chatter, the glittering course, the we'll groomed beauties of the tanbark, the typical horse show atmosphere.
 To go back, however, to the coach story.
 A feature of the horse show has been the magnificent coach of MT. A. E. Ash brook, who, during his four-in-hand a pretty girl seated on the box beside him has been one of the most popular figures of horse show week.
 His coach Good Cheer" superbly set up, is one of the handsomest in this country, and when drawn by "Flirt' and "Flirtation'' and Sen Sen" and "Sensa- tion" represents an investment of over nine thousand dollars.
 The coach Is of American manufacture. It weighs twenty-eight hundred pounds and can be perfectly fitted out as either a road or park coach with the proper liveries.
 It is equipped with a complete camp ing outfit and has every convenience necessary for a long trip, including the various compartments for the luncheon and even refrigerator, making it miniature cafe where the motto What you don't see ask for seems most ap- plicable.
 MT Ashbrook Is splendid whip and he enjoys his coach enthusiastically.
 asked him yesterday why coaching in the south was not as popular as in the north.
 Well" he said, that is a business proposition" and he discussed the subject