The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-24

that it stands alone. The prophecy is
a safe one that horse shows of the flu
ture in st. Paul will be welcomed from
the one which opened last night in a
blaze of glory.
Lexington park was a park trans
formed. The society men and women
who occupied boxes or seats in the
we'll arranged grand stand paid to the
ingenuity of the horse show manage
ment the tribute of a surprised start
when they first entered the Enclosures
last night. That part of the park it,
self was covered with white canvas
which enclosed the exhibit ring and the
space left for the boxes. The latter
extended the whole length of the grand
stand in triple tiers and last night with
but few exceptions all these boxes
were occupied by st. Paul and Min
neapolis people. Beyond the boxes was
the white canvassed promenade and be-
yond that stretched in a great oval the
crimson cover of the exhibit ring. Four
large blue hooded lights and a number
of the big white arc lights Illuminated
this ring, making the entire enclosure
as bright as day. And to add to the
picturesqueness broad festoons of blue
and white bunting, the horse show col
ors, were stretched from the grand
stand to the center of the exhibit ring.
1t Was Gay Scene.
In this witchery of light and color
and gay music, pretty women, daintily
gowned in light, summary creations
chatted together or clapped their hands
softly when the beautiful horses down
in the ring below displayed some evil
dence of remarkable intelligence as
they went through their PAGES. For
the horse show is just new enough to
ST Paul to keep the attention always
on the exhibit ring. The entering of
the different classes, the putting Of
the horses through their various PAGES
and the final judging and attaching of
the coveted ribbon-the many hundred
people who we're gathered at Lexington
park were interested in all these things
last night. Spontaneous outbursts of
applause rippled the boxes and the
grand stand frequently Indeed, the
Only people at Lexington parlEis.st
night who displayed any degree of
stolidity were the picturesque grooms,
whose white breecheS and crimson
coats made bright blotches of color in
the ring. Good form insisted that they
display no interest, but, fortunately,
that good form did not interfere with
society folks frank expression of en-
joyment.
There was only one contremps last
night and it was q very small one.
The electric lights went out, leaving
the big enclosure in darkness twice;
but each time the darkness endured
only for a couple Of minutes, and in
no way interfered with the success of
the evening.
Adequate and admirable provision
has been made for the horse show pa
irons. The majority of those present
last night drove out in carriages, but
a few automobiles were to be observed
in the enclosure reserved for vehicles.
1t was not an automobile night, how
ever, and if these puff wagons that
were present went away feeling rather
'grouchy" they were hardly to be
blamed, for, while automobiles are I'M
deniably swift, they cannot cakewalk
to inspiring music; they cannot side
step with the grace of a premiere
danseuse; they have no beautiful necks
to arch, no slim legs and velvet shod
feet which to prance daintily. The
horS~4s that were exhibited last night
had all these things to their credit and
many more. And they held the delight
ed attention of the audience until the
last class assigned for last nights
judging had been put through it's PAGES
and was driven away decorated with
the ribbons.