The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-26
Official Programme Of the
Events for The First
Night
HARNESS AND RUNNING
RACES THIS AFTERNOON
Scores of Handsome Equines viii Per-
form for the Next Four Nights Be-
fore Hundreds of Pretty Wom-
en- and Gallant Men.

Birmingham's first annual horse show
opens tonight at o'clock at the fair
grounds. It will continue four nights.
Everything Is in readiness and this prom
ises to be the most successful initial
show which was ever held In the south.
More than 200 horses have been entered
In the various classes, including about
rs foreign horses and about 125 local
horses The show will be held on the
race track In front of the grandstand.
The track has been put in excellent con-
dition for the show, and the grandstand
has been repaired and made thoroughly
comfortable. A number of boxes have
been built in front of the grandstand, and
most of these have been sold. At the
auction sale last week fifteen boxes were
disposed of and last night a number OF
others were sold at the fair grounds.
Races This Afternoon.
While the show opens tonight, there
will be harness and running races this
afternoon at 2 o'clock. A number of local
and foreign horses have been entered for
the races and they promise to be very in
terestlng. There will be races again
Thursday afternoon. There will be horse
show matinees Wednesday and Friday.
A number of questions have been asked
about the prizes in a horse show. The
first prize is always indicated by blue
ribbon which is pinned to the bride of
the winning horse as soon as the judges
decision is made known. The second prize
is a red ribbon and the third prize yell
low ribbon There are three prizes In
each class exhibited.
Local Prizes.
In the local events there will be the
prizes donated by the merchants of the
city, which will be presented on the clos
ing night of the horse show. At the time
the prizes are won a ribbon is presented
as usual. The presentation of the local
prizes ON the last night is always fea-
ture of the horse show. and usually the
crowds are larger on that night than any
other.
There were hundreds of people at the
fair grounds last night between 7;30
o'clock and 10 o'clock. The entire place
was lighted up, and 1t made an excellent
impression on all who were there. Num-
bers of arc lights have been hung over
the grounds, and the track and grand
stand will be as light as day. The boxes
and grandstand have been decorated, and
this adds much to the general attractive
ness of the place.
The official programmes will be COM
pleted today and will be ready for dis
tributon tonight. They contain all the in
formation necessary about the horses,
their color pedigree and owners, and give
complete details of what is necessary for
entrance into the various events. 1t also
contains a list of the box owners, and a
large amount of general interest.
All the Judges will be In the city by
noon today They are considered among
the best judges of horse flesh to be
found In the country.
Fred S.
Fred S., the only stallion to have two of
his colts in the 21O class. or better, last
year, was on exhibition in Loveman, Jo-
seph & Loeb's big show window yester-
day He attracted unusual attention. He
is considered one of the finest breeding
stations in the world.
All the horses which are to show this
week are already housed at the grounds,
and they are on exhibition throughout the
day The managers of the various strings
are always willing to give any informa-
ton desired about them.
Not only Will the horses attract atten-
ton, but the rigs and harness which are
used for horse show purposes will in many
cases be new to Birmingham people.
There are more than fifty different rigs
used to exhibit horses in the ring, and
they are all more or less handsome or
novel.
The railroads having made reduced rates
for the horse show, large crowds are ex-
pected today from various sections of the
state. There Is every indication that the
show will not only prove a marked success
as an exhibition of fine stock and swell
rigs, but a financial success as well.
Tonights Programme.
The official programme for tonight fol-
lows:
First prize, $4,000.
Second prize, 5000.
Third prize. 5000.
Harness horses.
Class No (forefgn)-Pair of mark