The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11

horses. ponies and saddle horses, and one
hunter. In fact, his entries nre feared
BY all the other competitors In the classes
they have entered. Among the number is
Maple Leaf, a beautiful bay mare. with
white feet The mare Is sixteen hands
high and has carried off ribbons at
Long Branch. philadelphia. Newport,
Boston and New York. She will be rid
den by Mrs Woodend. Among the hat-
ness horses are Baron Brown and Brown
Baron. pair of brown geldings beau
tifully matched. which promise to prove
formidable competitors in every class In
which they are entered. Paul. a bay geld
Ing, fifteen hands high and Virginia.
bay marc, the same height are another
Of his best pairs of harness horses. snap
Shot. handsome bay gelding, and l>ing
Brilliant. chestnut gclding. fourteen
hands three inches: all OF which will be
seen in the harness classes. Maple Leaf
and wild Geranium bay mare. fifteen
hands three inches. arc the Woodend
entries In the saddle classes, and both are
entered in several hunter classes. In
single harness classes Gold Leaf. chest
nut gelding. fifteen hands high will
represent the Woodend stables. Among
the ponies shown by DR.. Woodend are
Pitter Patter. Harmony and Melody. the
first bay gelding. the latter two brown
mares. Peter Powell. black gelding,
ten hands two inches high, and others
lAnothcr of the Woodend entries in the
harness classes is Ben Bolt, brown
gelding. fifteen hands three inches. All
these entries arc now comfortably sta-
hled the stables being lined and deco
rated In the Woodend coiors' green anu
white. which will be worn by his jock1es.
hostlers and stable men. There are
eight or ten employees with this stable
alone beautiful array OF Nehicies
has also arrived. including four-in-hand
coach, runabouts. drags. surveys: wagons,
pony carts and road carts Ihere gre
also vehicles for tandems and unicorn
teams
Among the stables expected to arrive
y to-day are those of Mrs. ]. NJ. B. eros
yenor. Mrs. John Gerken. the Messrs'
AIcComb. DR.. L. S. Ricketts,. Waller Hol-
liday. W. S. Forbes and Son, Morris ana
Joslin. Mrs. Julian Morris, Richard Will
Mrs. Hurkamp, II. NJ. Sackett, w. H.
Wyeth. Mrs. Blair Johnson, L. B. Pes
ssno. C. H. Moore and many others.
Mr., w. E. Boeing, of Greenwood, ar
rived Yesterday from Lynchburg, and eS-
pected to have his teams shipped yester-
Cay, but on learning that there were so
MANY competitors in the classes he was
Ientered in, and that some of them were
such brilliant prize winners. he SAID yes
iterday that he would withdraw his en-
tries. 1t is hoped that he will reconsider.
WITS, OutlS V'itli'C'
II is proba BILE that Mrs. Youngs four
winners of last year-Act-a-Blt and Step
a.Bt, Fortune and Misfortune-will be
here again this year, though not entered
by name. 1t Is thought they Will be
among the teams entered pS MI LIZ
trich.
When Heatherbloom, Howard Willett's
famous high jumper. made new world 8
record at the Bryn Aawr Horse Show,
September 18th, by clearing the bars at
seven feet. nipe inches. the award was
$3.50 and costly cup. The Chicago horse
Show people offer $1,000 for jump OF
eight feet by the horse. 1t was at CHI
cago in 1902 that Heatherbloom jumped
seven feet, eight inches. and placed the
record at that notch. which. as previously
stated, he displaced by jumping seven
feet, nine inches. at Bryn Mawr.
Significance Of Ribbons.
Here is the Specification Of the ribbons
to be awarded during the show here:
The blue rosette indicates first prize.
the red rosette indicates second prize, the
yellow rosette indicates third prize. the
white rosette indicates fourth prize, the
blue red and yellow rosette indicates
championship; the red, yellow and white
rosette indicates reserve to Champion
ship.
sOe'S
nights OF the show are herewith given:
Tuesday, October l3th-Messrs. Henry
Fairfax. j. Stewart Bryan, Allen. Potts.
Wednesday, October 14th-Messrs. Thos'
Atkinson, Lilburn T. Myers. Barton IL.
Grundy.
Thursday, October l5th-Messrs. w. s.
Forbes, John Kerr Branch and one to be
supplied.
Friday. October 16th-Messrs Otway s.
Allen. Josepls r. j. Anderson, DR.. Joseph
A. White.
Saturday, October l7th-Messrs. Andrew
H. Christian, Jr., Thomas N. Carter, j. L.
Anderson
The timetable for the exhibition Of the
various classes on each day of the show.
and the full list of entries in each class
with the prizes, and conditions Of the
competition are printed below.
TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10.