The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-03

| Brilliant as have been the opening nights
of Horse Shows of the past, that of 1903
which opened last night at the Coliseum
will bear comparison with its predecessor.
in all respects, and in many it had a de
cided advantage.
Society vouched for the show by. II.
presence. and the hundreds of magnificent
costumes. relieved by the more sombel
tints of the conventional evening dress OF
the men, made an effective background
for the superb eQuines that competed ir
the rings.
The Coliseum wore its gala dress in
honor of the Horse Show. and the p-ofu-
sion Of white and green softeneI and
made more pronounced the splcndor OF
the gowns worn by the women. which
proved an equal il not greater attraction
than the thoroughbreds in the ar,na.
The management, deserves craft for the
smooth manner In which the events were
run. There was no hitch or wait, and ti,e
only accident was trivial in its results.
The ring Of four-in-hands brought out
five entries. and after the ensemble pa
rade and feats OF driving performed 10y
the whips. individually, the judges ad-
vanced to award the prizes.
As Gussie Busch was tooling his brake
on the last round his off leader fell and
dragged its teammate with 1t. The tangle
was quickly Strengthened and the accident
did not interfere with the award.
In addition to the regular ring compe-
titions there was an exhibition by the
Hale Fire Fighters. the fire company
which has captured the highest awards at
shows in Paris and London. -
1t proved a welcome break to the famil-
gence displayed by the highly trained pair
Of white horses received generous recog-
milton
RoADSTERS OPEN SHOW.
A ring of seven roadsters opened the
show. There was keen competition be-
tween A. E. Ashbrook. who drove Rules
entry, Silvia Bel and Silvia Del, and Bob
Aull. 1t required several turns about the
arena before the judges could render a
decision.
Max orthwein's entry. Harry Grattan
and Lulu Bright, were well handled and
| nrst parade they were heartily applacdeo
ana are truly magnificent animals, though
hardly able to compare in class with the
ribbon winners.
The Kansas City team was clearly the
best While feeling Of civic pride MADE
the local entries stronger favorttes with
the crowd. there was an honest recognition
Of the Justice Of the award wnen the
The winners are highly strung bay
mares and were handed In a manner
that showed their points to the best ad-
vantage. Bob Aull handled his we'll
known team in his usual scientific man.
ner.
There were only three exhibitors in the
ring for single harness horses shown to
blue premium with his bay mare Marie.
Mayor Wells's brovn gelding Dawn. a
recent acquisition, was the red-ribbon WIN
houn. took the third prize.
GATED SADDLE CLASS.
The gated saddlers were the feature o'
the evening. The entire field of eight
paraded and awakened enthusiasm. es
pecially the entries Of Thomas Dunn. C.
w. Crowley and Harry B. HAYES. whose
horses took the ribbons in the order
named.
award of the blue ribbon after the f1rs'
sres sf the IN arena Gas: 5ssk sS himse
The winner was shown under. Tom
Bass. the negro rider who has gained 9
coun.ry-wide reputation. He handieG
the noble horse responded CALAMITY to the
demands made upon him. ~
Jack o. Diamonds is a chestnut horse oi
undoubted class. His clean limbs ana splr:
| tied action attracts instant attention. ano
| his victory was well received by the lover:
| or horse flesh, who thronged the prom
| enade.
| Hawes's horse, Doctor Faulkner. The
| Frenchman was clearly the second hors!
| in the ring. Many horsemen believe thai
snoSid S,oSk have es taken precedence over poeto,
| Faulkner. but the awards. as announced
were well received
Harness horses shown to runaoout'
| brought out a very large ring. The ap
| pointments counted SO per cent in the
| awards in this event. and the vehicle!
| were above reproach.
Bratton, early established himself as 8
! favorite, and his frequent parades were
greeted with applause and the first out
and-out cheering OF the evening.
YOUNG BRATToN WINS.
The ring developed into the keenesi
competed event Of the evening and the
frequent parades in order to allow COM
| parison awakened genuine enthusiasm.
The award to young Bratton created g
demonstration and the lad drove his blue
ribbon turnout around the ring apparent.
| ly undisturbed by the cheers that echoed
through the hall in his honor
King Lee. entered by W. g. Carling
won the red ribbon after close competi-
tion with The Swell. Crow & Murry's en-
| try. The Toronto horse In general appear
| ancc seemed superior to the st. Paul Of
| fering, but on finer points he lacked class
Bob AuIrs Dewey made favorable i'm
preston. as did The Critic. driven by A. E.
| Ashbrock of Kansas City.
The Yellow Kid. Lacy Crawford's new
gelding. surely takes its name from Its
color. and Is a pretty acting animal. Last
night was the first time he had been
| shown, and many authorities on thorough
breds expected to see him carry away
at least one Of the lesser ribbons.
The heavy delivery teams proved an In
| teresting ring. as the immense wagons en-
tailed more than ordinary. skill In the
drivers to avoid collisions In the limited
space Of the arena.
A magnificent wagon. the property OF
| the 81. Louis Dressed Beef Company.
drawn by six dappled draft horses, cap
tured the blue ribbon. Entries Of the Ma
tional and Columbia Biscuit companies, re-
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