New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-06
FOR BAY SHORE SHOW
Mrs Gerken Makes No Entries
Fields Large and Fine.

Only seeming impossibilities and the unexpected
at Bay Shore. Long Island. to-day. tomorrow and
Saturday prevent the third annual Bav Shore
Horse Show from being the greatest Of the sum
mer open air shows, both in size and quality.
p. m. tomorrow the show viii be ushered
in with full boxes and at least 325 horse entries
Post entries may bring the number UP 10 375.
The size Of the show is interesting, for last
year when the Bay Shore Horse Show Association
opened its grounds, at lakewood Park. midway be
tween Bay Shore and Isip, a stable Of forty box
stalls was erected The shows directors this year
thought they would provide for all possible con
tngencies, and put up two additional stables,
tanning fifty box stalls more. Monday the demand
became insistent that carpenters were started
building a temporary stable of twenty-four box
stalls, and may be needed. The ffty-two
boxes for spectators also have given out and
more are now building.
Size, however, is not much this shows i'm
portant characteristic is quality The thirty
seven classes that Will be brought forward these
three days will present horse array such it
now seems has never been offered outside Of the
National Show, the Garden. Outside of the
horses of Judge William H. Moore. of New York
and Pride's Crossing, Mass: Dr. John J.. Wenty
of Scranton. and Mrs. John Gerken, of Gravesend
literally every show horse of note and fame is in
Judge Moore is not showing all this summer
Mrs John Gerken. It IS said on the best Of author
ity, was seriously offended because she did not
get the blue in certain saddle class at Bay Shore
last year. she declined absolutely to make
entries this year. at the personal request Of
the officials
There are to be great tandem classes. great
four contest and great spike team class. Thir-
teen tandems all Of the highest type. will come i'm
front of the green; four tours and eight unicorns
This is an extraordinary programme The unicorn
class, it looks now. especially, will be the finest
ever seen at any show.
These will be the men of the harness contests.
whose horses Will match exceedingly closely and
make judging difficult: Herbert CoQPeu, Alfred G.
Vanderbilt. Frederick G. Bourne, jay F Carlisle,
the De Cernea Stables, c. 7. Proctor, q. Trow-
bridge HOLSTER, James H Hyde, Mrs. A. De Ger
nea, J. Lorimer Worden, Mortimer II. Schln and
the Monheimer Brothers
The De Cerneas viii bring fifteen horses to the
show including Tidal Wave, Sporting Duchess and
The Show Girl; Herbert CoPpen seven. lncIlludins
seven, including Fascination and Elevation. Alfred
Law SaqjsIe five including Promoter and Under
writer; the Monheirners, Lafayette: f, O, Bourne,
among others, Squaw and PTncess Oga; Charles r.
Hubs Right Of Way and Oriole, the latter a new
roadster: 4 Housman. Royal Flush. James HYDE.
Honey and Melon: Mortimer Schif, Victor, and J.
FroT Long Island City yesterday an exhibitors
train of fifteen cars went to Bay shore carrying
some nifty horses ana SIX cars OF ITSPs ana o tS
ground ahead Of this his six e9Gipage5 coming
These exhibitors include only the harness class
Harry 7. Peters and Mrs. W E HOFFMAN are among
those entered for the saddle, with such famous
Lady Peggy CoT5nne; Ian y CsIa1oT l 4 f3oSb1
The he POSTSCRIPT Of Harry 7. Peters. the Dr. Fitz-
smmons Of y G. Gilmore are in the jumping con
tests and the crack-a-jack polo ponies OF the day
ave n he there as witness NinEuLs NOrthuubeT-
land Alfred G; Vanderblt's Brown jug and Clar-
ence Robbns's Little Bilee and Sam Bass
The show will open with highly interesting
brood mare class. Arthur A. Housnan and W. g
Gilmore being Two of the contestants other events
Of to-day will WOTnan'S saddle horse class.
harness pairs. pony Jumpers combination ncrseS'
uniforms and three horse exhibits.
The four-in-hand contest Will he AZ 40 2. m
SATURDAY. Among those who have entered i are
the De Cerneas. Herbert to9PeA' + IedeII1h o.
Bourne and James 4. Hyde