The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-26

Large Crowd Sees Interesting Classes
at the Matinee Performance.

Large Crowd Sees Interesting Classes
at the Matinee Performance.
Following the coaching parade OF \. T.
Ashbrooks, w. h. Whites and George
Peppers drag. from the Columbia Club
through several OF the North Side streets
and avenues, the second matinee perform
ance of the horse show was given yester-
day afternoon before an audience of about
1900 interested spectators.
Dean r. Low, of Topeka, Kan. one Of
the judges, drove Mr.. Ashbrooks spirited
four-in-hand team. Mrs. W. y. White, of
Cleveland, was on the box with MIR. Low.
The others on Mr.. Ashbrook's drag, Good
Cheer were Miss Corella Taylor, Miss
Myla Coburn, Miss Jessie McCutcheon of
EdHago, Miss Martindale. Mrs. Ray Van
c&&n, Mrs Irving Brown, Miss Jennie Nc
Intyxe of st. Louis, Ray Van Camp, Nor
timer lowering, n. e. Ashbrook, AureI
Batonyi of New York city. the famous
whip, and c. A. Pratt of Little Rock. Ark.
w. 3. White drove his team. With him
on the box of Happy Days" was Miss
Anna Jillson. The others on the drag were
Miss Josephine Morris, Mrs. S. A. Fletcher,
Miss Caroline Burford! Miss Mary Sayles.
Muncie, Mrs. Ashbrook of Louisville, KY,
and Miss Ashbrook of Louisville.
On Mr.. Peppers drag were President
George w. Bliss of the Horse Show Assoc
citation, George Bliss, jr.. Secretary Murphy
of the Horse Show Association Frank Ho-
gan of Louisville and Mr.. Henderson of
Louisville.
BLUE RIBBON FOR EACH
The party left the Columbia Club at 1890
o'clock, and after driving through several
of the North-side streets proceeded to the
horse-show tent at Senate avenue and Six
tenth street. The teams were driven
around the ring several times and the
judges decided that Mr.. White and Mr.
Low handled the reins with equal skill and
grace and gave each of them blue ribbon
Mr.. Peppers coachman, who drove his
drag, was given a red Notwithstanding
| second prize.
The events of the matinee programme
were well chosen. There were more ladies
than men present. Perhaps, and the pro-
gramme was one likely to be more popu-
lar with ladies. There were three pony
classes during the afternoon-single pony
i'm harness, saddle pony and Shetland pony
in harness.
Little | Am, a pretty. plump and grace
full pony owned by A. L. Ashbrook, was
awarded the blue ribbon in the single
| pony in harness class, the first event of
the afternoon after the exhibition driving
| of the four-ln-hand teams. Don, a fine
little animal owned by William r. Brown,
of this city, took second prize, and Colonel,
| owned by Helen Donson, of this city, who
has quite string of prize ribbons from
| this weeks show, took the third prize
Albert a. Thompson's brown gelding,
Little Joe, was awarded the first prize in
| the single horse to station wagon class.
| This is the second blue ribbon Mr.. Thomp-
sons horses have taken in the exhibition Of
| horses TO station wagons. Mrs. III. c..
took second prize. The third prize went
| to Charles w. Sheets black gelding, Mig
| Boy.
CUTE LITTLE PONIES.
| Eight ponies were exhibited in the sad
| die pony class. Colonel, owned by Helen A.
| Donson; Douglas Cooper, owned by Mar
| guerte Cooper; Prince Peddle owned by
| James Peddle, of this city: Little 1 Am.
owned by A. +. Ashbrook; Don, owned by
| William r. Thompson; Bobbe Carroll.
| owned by George Pepper, and Jessie Balls,
| owned by Wilson Z. Balls. of this city. Lit
| tie / Am won the first prize. Bobbie Car
roll was awarded second and Don took
| third
Perhaps the best event of the afternoon
on the matinee programme was the exhibi-
| ton of single harness horses in the class.
| single harness horse, local. suitable for
| park or town work. The horses driven III
| this event were Jet, owned and driven by
| Albert II. Thompson; Daisy Denmark,
| owned by A. +. Buchanan; Admiral Dewey,
owned and driven by Frank Nj. Murphy;
The Lady, owned by Frank Nj. Murphy;
Don Falano, owned by Otis G. Ham, and
| Dixey Maid, owned by G.. e. Monkey. All
| of the horses were driven to gigs. Admiral
| Dewey took the first prize and The Lady
WAS awarded third prize. MIR. Thompson s
| jet received the red ribbon-second prize.
| There were seven exhibitors in the Shet-
land pony in harness ciass-Dandy, owned
| by Clara Hadley, of Bridgeport, Ind: Ned
| the Kid owned By Robert n. Hendrickson,
of this city; Paderewski, owned by William
| Il. Mick. of ttis city; High Ball. owned by
| g. l. Hare: Gin Hickey, owned by c. l..
1 Hare; Romeo, owned by j. Johnson, of this
| MIN and Tuck. owned by " M. Sparkling,
| OF Frankfort. Gin Hickey took first prize,
| Romeo second and High Ball third.
| The horses driven in the local horse
4 to gig or cart class were Little Joe, owned
! and driven by Albert r. Thompson; Star
! Light owned and driven by W. Il. Blair,
4 ir.: Admiral Dewey. owned and driven by
| Murphy; Don Falano, owned by Otis c.
| Ham, and Colonel Hyde. owned by A r.
| Thompson. Star Light was awarded first
| prize Admiral Dewey second and Little
1 Joe third.
| ". d. Sims won the first prize in the
| potato race, T.. X. Sims the second and
/ Charles Fenton the third.