The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
BEST GLASSES WILL BE
 SHOWN THIS AFTERNOON
BY FRANK H. BELL.

Step by step the horses won their way to the hearts of Blrminghams society each night drawing larger and larger crowds until tonight when the climax will be reached, and society will be seen as society was never seen before in Bir- mingham Of the many women who have had special gowns made for the show, nearly all have saved the prettiest for tonight. The horses will complete their capture of Birmingham before the most fashionable crowd ever gathered in the city, and the programme will bring forth the very best of the equines.
 The prizes which have been won by local exhibitors will be delivered at the conclusion of the show tonight. The pro- gramme will be shorter, but better than on any other night.
 Girls on Road Coach.
 This afternoon A. D. Ashbrook will again fill the top of his coach with a number of Birminghams prettiest young society women. This is in the road coach class. In other classes the drivers will be accompanied by ladies. enhancing the scene and adding to the contest a new feature which places new burdens on the judges shoulders, deciding as between pretty women.
 Two changes will probably be made In the programme for this afternoon. As the high school classes have proven the most popular they will be substituted for some other class. and the road coach will he anofhar of fhe added cIase
 On the coach this afternoon will be A. E. Ashbrook, who will occupy the box and handle the ribbons; Miss Marjorie Catchings who will occupy the box seat; Miss Hollon Harris. Miss Alice Moore. Miss Bessie LeGrande, Miss Hazel Dim- mick. Miss Kate Smith, Mrs. J. c. Le- Grande, MT. Mu lrtln, MT. Chase Perkins. Mr. Will Henderson.
 A Star Feature.
 The coach will be fitted as a road coach and not as a park coach as on Wednes- day afternoon. There will be the regular road lamps and guard in red livery on the seat behind to give the required sig nals with the horn. This should make the star feature of the show.
 This afternoon at o'clock the pack of hounds which Mir. Ashbrook brought with him will follow the drag. Mir. AshbroolS has a dozen hounds with him which are we'll trained. and this sport will be ex- tremely interesting. The drag will com mence at 4:30 o'clock at the grandstand quested to come on horse back and join in following the hounds.
 It is also probable that the sporting tandems, which were entered last night and at once took with the crowd, will b. placed on the programme tonight.
 Although the weather last night gave promise of some rain the size of the au- d.ence at the horse show seemed not to be affected in any way. It was larger than on Wednesday night, and If any thing more women were present in even- ing dress. The gowns were also hand somer than before
 The programme last night did not drag in any way. and although much of the crowd left early, 1t was on account of the threatening weather and not weari- ness. The finale of the programme was the most attractive feature. It was the sporting tandems, and another surprise was sprung on the horse show goers. The class took it's place just in advance of the high school horses, and there t will re- main.
 The sporting tandem is one of the features at all horse shows. The horses are hitched one in front of the other to a gig. The nice work comes in the last half, when the driver of the tandem dis- mounts, unhitches the leader mounts him and clears a hurdle which has been placed on the track. Quickness counts for much and the rapidity with which the changes are made adds to the feature.
 Single Roadster Class.
 Of the other events last night the single roadster class probably brought out the finest equipages and appointments which have yet appeared at the show. Foreign entries won because they were better equipped to i'll the appointments qualifi- ca ton, as well as having horses which are used for nothing else than show purposes, but the local horses came nearer 10 de- feating the foreigners than ever before.
 The best combination horse was also a new class and proved to be a fayorite. IL was local The horse is first shown un- der saddle and then returned to the pad docks. where 1t is i1arnessed to a rum about or any road vehicle and shown as harness horse. P. H. Lallande' s Chrystie. beautiful chestnut mare. rid