The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-14

arena; the smell OF the tanbark: Inc
slitterng of equipages, all united, left
upon the mind OF the spectator an I'M
preston of rare beauty, radiant, mag
nificeut 4g4...Ss.. K, sFQ a.
Scene of Beauty.
The scene in the Horse Show audilo-
rum was one of such beauty that an
accurate description would read like tie
eXtravagance of q word painter Els
crowd was enormous. All the seats We're
not occupied because hundreds of peo-
pie preferred to stand at the ringside. f
where they could have clear View OF
the horses on exhibition. But there We're
not enough seats for all who came
Every box In the row around the great
elipse ON every side was filled with the
beauty and the fashion of Richmond, OF
Virginia. and OF several cities of the
North. Men whose names are house
hold words in Virginia We're there, but
for the once they were in the background
for In the front seats were the fair
members OF their families-mothers, wives
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In satns, silks.
laces and jewels-glorous in the beauty
that makes the daughters of the Old Do-
minion queens among womanklnd all,
over the world. The women. the gowns,
the Jewels the flowers, the musc--who
shall blame poor. weak masculinity II
the horses were somewhat neglected.
1t was not long past o'clock before
the first of the spectators arrived half
an hour before the exhibition opened
there was considerable sprinkling OF
men and women in the boxes and In tho
reserved seats. The United States Marine
Band, forty-two strong, filed In at this
hour, headed by Santelmann, the bur!S
leader, all resplendent In the gorgeous
red and gold of the organization. And
then the crowd poured In TO the strains OF
inspiring music-melody that went into the
beautiful scene which met ones gaze upon
passing the doorkecpers and stepping into
tho broad promenade around the ring.
Perfect Arrangements.
The arrangements for the seating OF the
crowd were perfect. There was jam at
the door for nearly nm hour before the
opening, and afterwards, but the people
entered as fast as the 9oorlseepers could
take tickets from their hands, ana from
ushers stationed at the end of the en-
TRANCE passage. directed everybody to
the seat called for by the coupon held
Governor Montague, accompanied BY
AIRS. Montague, and a party of ladies' and
gentlemen, We're early arrivals. They Went
To, their box In the southeast. from which
they had a close view Of the horses as
they were brought Into the ring
Senator Thomas S, Martin and Mrs.
Martin her mother, Mrs, Fenton Day, and
Mr Leslie III, Martin, arrived late, com
ing to the show directly from the train.
which brought them down from Scots
VILE. They occupied box not far from
that Of the Governors, and TO the east
Hon Claude A. swanson, and Mrs
Swanson came in late, Neither OF them
ever misses u single night Of Richmond
horse show.
Much OF their evening was spent down
at the rail watching the horsos at short
range.
General Fit1 Lee, Mrs Lee Miss Anne,
and several friends were in their seats
some time before the bugle sounded. Cen
| eral Leo was one az the closest Watchers
of the performances in the ring, horse
| is Fitz Lees strong point. and his Weak-
| ness,
Tenth District. came 70 the show from
| the railway station, IT was 10 o'clock
when he reached the building. II was
| considerably later before he had passed
the gauntlet of handshaking friends ana
| reached his box at the further END OF the
auditorium
Judge George w Norris. OF the corpe
| ration Court Of ChanottesFlile' same
down to the ringside several times dur
ling the evening from the poN ne oSeu
! MED with some Richmond friends Abe,
marie blood always Indicates a lover OF
the horse. Or, Thomas Eerish, OF Char
hotelman, turtinan and poli
tician. hung over the rail until the lsst
| evenI of the evening,
| MIR. John D. Potts, nl CINCINNATI. az
| sistant general paSsenser asent ol tpe
slesapealse and Ohla railway company