The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-21
President George w. Bliss Declares Ii
Will he Best show Ever Seen in
This Part Of the Country.
DRESS PARADE OF SOCIETY
OPENING TONIGHT WILL BE bril-
LIANT SOCIAL FUNCTION.
Big Tent i'm Readiness for Prancing
Horses and Beautiful vehicles
The Nights Programme.


TO-Night's Horse show Programme.
Sis p. m.-Class IS: Best single roadster. trotter
or PAGER; local horse alone considered; TO be
prize. $40: second rrize s25 third prize. SIS.
S:S5 p. m.-Class ?: Gated saddle horse. mare
gaits-that is FIRST. walk second trot: this d,
rack fourth. canter; NTH. running-walk. fox
trot or slow pace. Conformation to count 20 per
cent. manners TO count 20 per cent. perform
anse to count 40 per cent First prize. SIS; Sec
S:55 p. m.-Class IL: Pair of park horses: to be
shown TO appropriate vehicle; horses 10 count
First prize, slco; second prize. $50; third prize
mare or gelding; suitable for lady. First prize
$50; second prize s4o third prize. $50
pointments; conformation. quality. style and
ai-round action to be considered: horses 20
harness to count Is per cent, liveries to count
10 per cent. This class must be shown before a
prize. $50: second prize $40: third prize, SEQ
$50 p. m.-Class 80: High-schooi Championship:
horse, mare or gelding; conformation. beauty
and style TO count 40 per cent. performance I'm
high school to count 90 per cent. First prize
1910 p. m.Eciass 81: High sh-stepper: single:
style and all-round action alone considered:
prize SIS: second prize. SO: third Prize s.s 's'
lo:e p. m-class 3; Potato First prize
$40; second prize s..
io:4O p m-Class 4: Sporting tandems; wheeler
not TO be under fifteen hands TO be first indeed
as tandem and then shown over the rcgula-
tion jumps by the driver: horses and tufnouts'
alacrity In changing GO count 80 per cent per
dress OF driver and rider (which must be the
same person. to count 10 per cent. first one
over the jumps will gain per cent First
(prize' 500; second prize. $50; third prize SO.
Indianapolis will look npon its se.end
annual horse show at s o'clock tonight
The immense tent at Capitol avenue and
sixteenth street, with the large tanbark
area in the. center and the ga.ly decorated
boxes and seats to seat 5000 spectators is
all ready TO receive the horses and the
people.
Last year indianapolis had good horse
show, but the one to be formally opened at
O'Clock tonight will be much larger.
much more elaborate, and no doubt much
more of success than the 1902 show.
When the Indianapolis Military Band
begins its programme this evening there
will not be a single detail. however insig-
nificant, which will not have been attended
TO and made ready for the oncoming of
the horses" said George w. Bliss. presi-
dent of the Indianapolis Horse Show Asso-
citation. I'VE are ready to open the best
horse show ever given in this part of the
United States. We have spent more money
this year in getting ready for the horse
show. We have worked harder than we did
last year, if that is possible, and we have
secured more fine horses than were ex-
hibited in the show Of 1902. There is no
doubt that when the people assemble I'm
the horse show tent this evening and watch
the horses march out for inspection they
will say that the association has done it's
work well, and has succeeded in making
the best horse show that could be given
here"
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ARENA.
All roads will lead to Capitol avenue and
Sixteenth street this evening A crush of
people will pass through the entrance OF
the big tent and will disperse themselves
among the 1900 gaily decorated seats and
boxes to witness the opening of the second
annual horse show of Indianapolis
The boxes will be occupied by Indian
apolis society folk. who are planning to
make the opening night of the horse show
society event of much Importance Horse
shows all over the country have grown 10
be the biggest society events of the au-
tumn and the indianapolis show will not be
an exception.
Passing to and fro beneath the peopls
assembled in the boxes. on the promenade,
chatting, and stopping now and then TO
lean over and watch the dancing. prancing
mated throng. The promenade is always
one OF the features" OF a horse show BE-
hind the people in the boxes. tier on tier
will be assembled the unassuming specta.
tors, who will go 10 the show TO observe
rather than to be observed
Here and there in a box, or I'm the Sec
tions of seats reserved for the members Of
the Bit and Bride Club. will be merry
parties from Evansville, Lafayette, Ander-
son. Muncie and other neighboring cities.
Governor Durbin and Senator Albert ].
Beveridge will be seated iu boxes. and there
will be other distinguished guests at the
opening night OF the horse show.
Ii is called the horse show. but a better
name for il might be the beauty show
beautifnl women in beautiful gowns ana
| beautiful horses in snowy harness and
hitched to pretty vehicles. The white and
black evening dress OF the men will fur
! nish a pretty contrast for the gay gowns Of
| the women and the horse show colors.
BEAUTY OF THE HORSES.
AS for the horses themselves, they viii
be really a revelation to the people OF In
| dianapolis The beauty OF the horses and
equipages of Indianapolis has never been
appreciated as il will be tonight when all
the best horses of this city march out onts
the tanbark arena.
There will be stately harness horses.
| Park Paves," they appear rhe pro-
/ gramme; performing, or high-school horses,
which will dance or prance or do wha
! they are bid To do; horses that go all the
/ gaits," programmed AS gated saddle
horses" jumpers. who go over hurdles: pole
| ponies: roadsters. who draw light driving
\ wagons, and are expected TO move along at
| a lively pace Is required: tandem teams. the
/ wheel horse being stockily built and the
| leader snowy and spirited. prancing. and
challenging admiration for his style. and
/ dozens and dozens Of other kinds of horses,
/ who are expected to walk. trot. cantcr or
fox-trot.
| All these horses will be judged from q
| standpoint of style. appearance and spirit.
| The Judges will size up the horses In the
| local classes-fndianapolis and Indiana
| horses-more from the standpoint OF the
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