The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-23
SOCIETY AGAIN In FORCE
GOVERNOR AND MRS. DURBlN 0CCU.
PY A BOX AT THE EXHIBITION.
Local Classes Popular and Indianap.
oils Exhibitors 'Cheered-Prize
Winners and Story Of Events.


cess. The attendance tonight was so large
that there is no doubt that the show will
much more than pay expenses"
This statement was given out by George
w. Bliss. president of the Horse Show AS
sociation, at the end of the performance
last night Other prominent members OF
the association indorse Mr.. Bliss's state
ment
The second performance was Just as good
as the opening performance Monday night.
and there were fully 1000 more people seat
ed in the big tent at Senate avenue and Six
teenth street than when the horses first
marched into the tanbark arena Monday
night.
Twenty-Five hundred people at least were
in attendance. The seating capacity OF the
tent is about 1900, and nearly all of the
seats were occupied by the time the horses
IN the second class were driven into the
arena.
Last nights crowd was much more en-
thusiastic than the one of Monday night.
which gave much pleasure to the members
of the association and Dr. c. DE Garmo
Gray, general manager of the show
NO MORE SKEPTICIsM.
There may have been some skepticism In
horse show Monday night regarding the
statement of President Bliss that this. the
second annual indianapolis horse show.
would be better than last years show.
and that it would be one of the best shows
ever given in tent outside the largest
cities in the country. But the enthusiasm
with which last nights audience applauded
the hundreds of performers and the keen
ha fv
formance show that there is no doubt i'm
the minds of any of the thousands of pco-
pie who have attended the show that II is
bigger and better than last years show.
| and that it is show Indianapolis should
be proud Of
THE reception the people have given the
show tonight is conclusive evidence 10 me
that the Horse Show Association is TO be
paid for its work in arranging for this
show by a substantial balance after all OF
the bills paid said George W. Bliss
''The attendance tonight is much larger
than on the opening night. and 1 am sure
that before we give two more performances
the 1900 seats provided will hardly accom-
modate those who want to see the show
and sit i'm good seats.
THE statement of the members of the
association that this is a splendid show
a better show than Indianap apols had last
year-is now corroborated by the Judges
who have seen many horse shows and can
tell good one from poor one. The judges
tell me that this show Is one that any city
three times the size of Indianapolis could
be proud OF. There Is no doubt about IL. IL
the people of indianapolis want TO see a
better and larger show than the one we
are giving at Senate avenue and Sixteenth
street they will have TO go TO Madison
square Garden, New York.
AN EXPERTS OPINION.
.r,s-
II. p. Crane of St. Charles. ILL.,. one OF the
judges. ''The number of horses from other
cities being exhibited here is representative
of the best horses in this part of the coun-
try, and the showing being made in the local
classes is a great Improvement last
years show. L was here last fall and saw
your first horse show. 1 expected this show
TO be a great deal better than the one Of
1902 but / really did not think this years
show would be as good as IL is. The people
of indianapolis should turn cut and give
this show such a support that the men who
have made this show what II Is VIII know
that your city knows good thing when Il
sees il and wants 10 keep up with the other
big cities"
There will be matinee performance of
the horse show this afternoon and another
matinee performance Friday afternoon. and
three more night performances. There are
so many entries this year that no one need
worry about "A lack OF good features In
every performance. There are some very
good classes on the programme Tor this att
ernoon and there are plenty moro OF them
for the other four performances The show
will come to a close Friday night.
THE BEST FEATURE.
The exhibition of unicorn teams was tho
best feature of last nights programme All
OF the classes last night were good. but il
is the sense Of those who are competent 10
judge such matters that for beauty and
style and training Of horses, the beauty OF
appointment and equipment and for gen.
eral attractiveness the driving OF the uni
corn teams outshone any other class last
won by W. II. White. of Cleveland. xho
has one of the best stables at the horse
show. The second prize went To George
Pepper. of Toronto, Canada.
Following is a list Of the classes on last
harness horses OocaD TO brougham or other
suitable vehicle: gated saddle horse. mare
or gedine: tandem teams: high-school
ery local: unicorn teams. potato race. and
high jumping exhibition
SOME GOOD JUMPERS.
The most exciting part OF the PERFORM
ance last night was the high jumping class
In this class were entered some of the best
jumpers in this part OF the United States
and there We're some from Canada. too--and
| the performance of these horses was lust a