The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-20
DUBLIN SHOW
one !, !. OF [ J. !: BEST B /:
The Greatestof All for Jump.
Ing Horses.
HUNTERS ARE THE HEROES
Over ON Tho0sand ID the Exhibition
This Year Some Of the Remarka.
bio Records Made and Notable
Horses that Have Won.

The approaching Horse Show In Ricll-
.nond will give much Interest to tho
great Dublin Horse Show which has Just
been concluded with wonderful success.t
Tho thirty-Hxth annual show was held
on August 25th, Goth, 9th and 2sth at
Balls Bridge. Dublin and the widespread
B interest which Is taken in this greatest
oftnll shows for jumping horses Is evil
denced by tho fact that here arc ] 400
entries. OF which 1, 900 we're either hunters.
green or qualified, or horses suitable 20
z hunters.
The show Is held In very spa ciou q y,
grounds at Balls Bridge, and though y
4 Is Interesting also for trotting horses,
there being ono class OF fast trottlh.
horses and altogether twenty-one classes
I for harness horses, ponies and trottliig
L horses. yet tho show itself, IN the words
OF the correspondent, Is "onc grand. gio-1
rlous idolatrous fctc In honor Of tho
Irish hunters In the heavyweight hum
ter class for geldings to carry from l9s
4 to 2lo pounds there were 1926 entries. over-
ing ten pages in the horse show cata-
llogue and for hunters (gelding) CARRYING
{ from 1872 to 1906 pounds there we're 10"
entries. while In the class for hunters
(marcs or geldings). CARRYING from iba
II to lt2 pounds there were tlge entrl RES Ii,
WELL ARRANGED.
The show itself is held In very spa cious
q grounds. embracing five show rings one
! gallop over plowcd ground ana one JUMP
ing cnclosuc surrounded BY trottlns
track. Tho jumps In the order they are
taken. are a bank and dItch.$n ditch and
bank, a stone wall, double bank and
ditch a water jump and q hurdle. IN
order TO show what the celebrated lTish
ditch and bank and bank and ditch are.
we reproduce two pictures from the2fiorse
Show Annual, which Will better convey
the idea OF this JUMP than anything else.
IT will DO interesting to know IN the
double ditch and bank. tho ditch on me
take or sido Is four feet SIX inches VIDE
then comes bank four feet and nine
inches high. and six feet thick, then
another ditch fourNfect nine inches vide
before tho horse gets. safely BACK IN
level turf once moro. In addition TO these
Jumps In the horse show ring there is
a stone wall OF four feet six inches, over
which the championship for the stone
wall Jump Is held, and the horses that
win at Dublin arc the premers In their
class, no matter where they may pc tr!ca
some idea OF the SUCCESS OF the 1risli
breeders OF horses with cross country
q horses may be l,atnere1 from the Won
4 derful record OF the Irish winners IN
the rand National Steeplechnsc at Lt'er-
pool where for the last sixteen years
ireland has furnished twelve nrsts. ! MS
race ut Liverpool Is the greatest Cross
country race In the world and easily car
ries on the blue OF the turf for steeple,s
chases. AT many local meets one hears
4 the expression "Liverpool jump. and secs
limitations OF that rYe-wracking course.
but It Is doubted II many persons are "a
milIar with the true quality Of ina {
course In the first place IT 10 four ana
n half miles long. and we give plan O.
the course In order TO better silo" itsc'l
topography, There are thirty jumps ~ at
4 made as follows: y.
III THE JUMPS.
and 17-Thorn fence tgorscd). 4 feet
8 inches high and Q feet thick, guard ran
2 feet high on take off side close up
against fence; ,,., :. ,.ot
s5in ahe hlgh. guard rail- 2 feet high on
take off side close up against fence.
and ls-Thorn fence (gorsed1. feet
high with ditch take Oh n s,de banRed
TO guard rail In front Of said ditch feet
a ! am and 2o-Rail and fence (gorsed2 the he
fence. and tho fence 4 feet 10 inches
high and feet thick.
y and Gol-Thorn fence (gorsed), rail 2
feet H1En.s Close UP dShluSt INV. oiNi
The fence 1 feet 10 inches high and 2 feet
II thick ~ Z, !, !, J, z, Z, !, !,
q thick thorn fence (spruced = feet ~
inches high. with rail- 2 feet high in. front;
close up against FENCE, end a natural
ditch about feet wide and feet deep
- and 2a-Thorn fence (gorsed). feet
10 inches high with ran a !, IN front feet
S and 24-fhorn bush (gorsed); feet
high and feet 6 inches In width ditch
on take off side feet wide, and banked
70 guard rail in front 2 feet, high. 7,
and o5-Known as valentines Brook
thorn fence (spruced(. feet 10 inches
to fence. and brook on far side;
10 and 26-Thorn fence (gorsed). feet
4 high and feet thick, with rail- on take
a.. side close up against fence:
Il and 27-Rail feet high. ditch ABOUT aiIo,t
feet vide and feet deep anf nebea
j. high. go, 49, ~