The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-13
HORSE-SHOW SCENES
Many Crowd Around the Amphtheatre
Nieuinp tho Beautiful Animals,

The scenes about the Horse Show
grounds are eminently suggestive Of a
holiday Crowds are all the time trying
to get glimpse OF the arena, In which
are to be the final exhibitions OF the
equine beauties whose charms are at
tracing so many visitors and exciting
the extravagant claims Of partisans.
Yesterday was ideal weather for visi-
tors to the grounds save that the rain
Of Sunday night made, walking matter
OF more interest than pleasure. Outside
the arena there was mud--mud to the shoe
mouth everywhere. But mud does not
matter to the man or woman VINO is IN
search of fine horseflesh and the crowds
who visited the stables yesterday after
room were as large as should have been
eXpected on a fine cay
The stables of DR.. W. E. Woodend
are the most extensive at the grounds.
They were the objective point of all
visitors yesterday. Other horses might
claim attention later but those in the
stalls of the New York man were sure
to get first attention
A stroll through the stables proved
most entertaining 1t looked as though
the proprietor had tried to have on hand
a horse for every class. A beautiful shet-
land pony and a coach dog, each as
gentle as a noodle, occupied an open stall
at the eUlltlGt W liz AS'' ~ SNN-''S -
voted to DR.. Wooderd's stud, and there
was no stall on the grounds more popu-
lar.
Baron Brown, Brown Baron, Sham
rocl, and Santos are the names OF four
brown geldings which. as park tours,
have taken first prizes at many leading
shows in this country, North and South.
Sidney Marley who IS at the head or
the stables, and as professional5coach
| AZ La lNnp n
London, declares that Maple Leaf, the
| beautiful bay mare which attracted so
| much attention, Is without a rival In all
America as a lady's riding mare. She
| has taken first prize at nearly every
| show where exhibited. and the spectator
! who spends ten minutes ,pattng her
nose and smoothing her glossy coat
| comes away with the impression that
Maple Leaf should have about all she
contends for.
Then there are Harmony, Melody and
! Pitter- Patter a random team, that holds
an unbeaten record. This fine trio will
create a sensation when 1t enters the
ring
Gold Leaf, who holds an unbroken
record as wheeler in racing tandems, also
attracted a great deal of attention yes
terday.
DR.. woodcnd's stable Is at present the
|
same can be said after to-day remains
to be seen. DR.. Woodrnd himself vii
reach Richmond tonight, His horses
are said to be tine finest In any gentle
mans stable in New York. and his coach
man and grooms claim that only pro
fessionals can beat him
Dr. Woodend's stables are the mos
extensive at the Horse Show grounds
There are many other horses stablet
there, of course, but visitors We're no
generally received at other stables.
Mr.. Henry Fairfax has a number o
horses entered, and w Il. Boeng, ant
Mrs. John Gerken. Grasesend, l., l.
also have extensive stables at tn
grounds,
1t Is not possible to give anything Tx
an exhaustive description Of the stables
at the Horse Show grounds. II all tn
horses are not there they Will be, as IN
classes are called from tonight.