New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
MANY FINE HORSES.
20 be Seen at the Shoe Of Brook
Ian Riding and Drifting Ctub.

All previous records broken was the an
,auncement of the officials of the coming horse
fhow to be given by the Brooklyn Hiding ana
Driving Club, when, at the end of the time mint
for entries il was found that over four nun
drcd had been received.
The show. which takes place in the club
house May e, T. s and O. will without doubt be
,Ic best the club has ever given, SAID one OF
q officers the other day, land that means
great deal for there have been some hshly
} ccesSful shows among the ten the cruz Has
viven before this one
The interest in the show may be judged to
ONE extent by the fact that premiums on the
boxes which were disposed of last Monday
,-aht ranged from $50 to $500, in many in
! lnces bringing the total cost OF a box TO over
$685.
said one of the officials OF the show: Not
only are there entries this year than we
rave ever hac before, but the horses entered
IRE, as a rule, better class than have been seen
at previous shows.
All of the classes are we'll filed, and there is
~ unusual interest being displayed by exhib-
ors. Many have entered big strings of horses
q ;h2 various events. w. II. Moore has about
airy-five horses entered. A. G. and r. c.
Vanderbilt have about eighteen, while j. +. car
lie has a string of about sixteen
Mrs. John Gierken is another of the prominent
.Xhihitors. Mrs. Gerken has entered about ten
ut of her stable of thirty-three fine animals,
ma has entries III the four-in-hand, pair sim
lie. saddle and pony classes. At the Boston
slCw Alfred Vanderbilt drove Mrs. Gerken's
.,ewsboy in maner that drew forth much ad-
I:i,ation, and t is hoped Mr.. Vanderbilt can Fra
Irovailed upon to give another display of his
SIKH in the handling of Newsboy at the Brook
j. p show.
Ambrose F. Clark has a string Of about
WE'VE horses entered, and Hamilton H. Salmon
las entered about sixteen. y string of about
l.fteen has been entered by Herbert Coppell Of
Tenafy y. J. Others of the large exhibitors
..e James Marshall George Hume, William
Beadleston, Philip Kearney, Frank Hubs,
Theodore f. Miller, +. T. Bedford, II. T. Peters,
Mrs. Stanton Elliott Clearance Robins, Richard
Donnclly and William Woodend.
\ feature of the show that is already prov
ing great drawing card is on the programme
for Friday evening. May $. At that time Richard
PounelIy viii ride Howard Willetts high
jumper Heatherbloom, in an attempt to break
The worlds record for high jumping of seven
feet and eight inches. The friends of Mr.. Don
nelly and horsemen who know the qualities of
Heatherboom say the record cannot stand be-
fore such combination of horse and man.
Still another feature of the show will be a
hunt club competition" This is open to any
recognized hunt club. Each club may enter
three members, such team entry to count as
Gle club entry The hunt will consist of six
successive jumps. The general excellence of the
work of the riders is to be taken into account
III the award of the honors.
TIL officers of the club and officers Of the
show have worked hard to make this years
SHOW better than anything ever given by the
club before. The president Of the club is w n
Dyknan. +. T. Bedford is chairman Of the
show. Allan Pinkerton secretary and Robins
u. Woodward treasurer.