The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-25
WOMEN AS JUDGES.
INCLUDED FROM FIRST PACED


Charles Mayer Co. of this city. for the
best lady rider. There were seven entries.
Miss Josephine Morss rode Frank NJ. Muir
phys Nellie Bly,; Mrs. Ryder, Tom Ems
chanan, DR.. Buchanans Daisy Denmark;
Miss Joy Grown rode Dude Brown; Mrs.
O. {. Ham rode Steck Moore. and Mrs.
Ny Surprise Miss Morss's riding was WELL
nigh perfect. She managed her spirited
horse with grace and skill. handling him
under trying conditions. She easily secured
the blue ribbon and the cup Miss Bessie
Buchanan and Mrs. A. E. Buchanan, whose
riding was also notable, took second and
third prizes. respectively.
INTERESTING EVENTS.
The other events of the evening were
hardly less interesting than the cup classes
The crowd was equal to that of the pre-
ceding night, fully $500 people being pres
emit. Toward the close of the performance
Ii grew decidedly chilly, but so much en-.
thusiasm had been worked up by the keen
ness and closeness of the contests and by
the beautiful horses and equipages that
barely a handful withdrew shiverng to
find warmer quarters. Society was present
in as large and important a representation
as on any preceding night. The boxes
were respondent with beautiful gowns, pic
ture hats and conventional black and
white. Promenades served to warm the
chilled blood, and pleasant little visits were
made from box to box, much after the
manner of a theater party. 1t is especial
ly worthy of note that public interest
has so increased in the horse show that
the demonstrations of applause last night
were lar and away in excess of the in
terest manifested heretofore. Applause was
frequent and hearty. and not a contestant
VINO appeared on the tanbark drove with
out the encouragement of handclapping and
cheering.
The ring committee last night was com.
posed of DR.. George d. Kahlo Harry Muir
ply and Jack Thompson. The larger part
of the judging was done by Dean r. Low,
of Topeka. Kan. who has come to be a
favorite with horse show crowds; Orson
Moulton. of Batavia, N. Y; Aurel Baton
vi, the famous whip and authority on ap-
pointments, and Col. A. G. Pratt of Little
Rock. Ark. The mechanism Of the show
last night was so well managed that al
though special class was introduced, and
1t was found necessary TO Judge the combi-
nation class in two parts, the show came TO
an end very little beyond the scheduled
time.
The first class Of the evening was local
runabouts- There were sixteen entries
and the work of the judges was particu-
larry difficult. Experts from other cities
commented on the excellence of this class
Dean r. Low remarking that he had seen
few better displays of local runabouts in
has attendance upon horse shows. Robert
c. Finch drove Silver Prince: Dr. A. E.
Buchanan, Bessie Denmark: w. Il. Blair
jr:, Pluto the Red Devil: F. NJ. Murphy,
ADMIRAL Dewey, Charles Fenton, Huske ID. !;
c. b. Monkey. Dixie Maid; NJ. c. Black
well. of Bedford. Harry Blackwell: f. c.
Mederis, Tony Wilkes; Cliff McCorkle. May
Ghee: a coachman, Frank NJ. Murphy's
George @. Ginz, Tommy Tucker: Chester
Baker. Spotted Dot, and j. T.. Bell Perry
Fairview. The blue ribbon was awarded to
Albert X thompson $ very superior turn
out. Frank Nj. Murphy got the red ribbon
anu the third prize went TO Charles Fem
tons Huske ID.
ROAD FOUR CLASS.
Following the Mayer cup for the best lady
rider. and the Studebaker cup for the best
family turnout, the crowd was given a
splendid chance to show it's enthusiasm
with the entrance of the road four class
a. T.. Ashbrook's red and black drag and
four, Good Cheer" and the beautiful
horses Roulette. Kildare Mi Fayorita and
Mi Vera: W. Ii. Whites yellow and black
drag, with his /. III. Ill and w. and George
Peppers team OF unnamed horses were the
entries in this class. From the first IL was
a foregone conclusion that Ashbrook would
again capture the blue ribbon, although Mr.
Whites team left little TO be desired I'm the
way of drag. korses or appointments.
Ashbrook had another point i'm his favor
from the fact that his was the ONLY one
TO have cock horse. which the specifica-
tons OF the class required The gallopins
of the spirited fours around the arena was
no small test of horsemanship. and both
Ashbrook and White managed their teams
with GOODNESS and adroit strength. Ash
brook had perhaps a little the best OF
White i'm the matter of appointments
which latter feature furnished one OF the
amusing incidents OF the evening. While
Aurel Batonyi critically inspecting the
appointments of the Ashbrook drag he dis
covered a quart OF champagne properly
cooled in its silver bucket. NJ. Batony
popped the cork, filled the glasses he found
conveniently at hand and a toast was
drunk to the jolly good fellow who owns
Good Cheer" The blue ribbon was TIED
without further ado Mr.. White, on tho
other side of the judges stand. laughed
and produced a box of cigars. which he ex-
tended TO the judges with his compliments
The red ribbon was his portion. but he took