The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-16
Splendid Programme for Or
the First Night the \
Exhibition.
THE CAVALRYMEN
GAME LAST NIGHT
Many Fine Horses Here From
Lyncl1burg Show-Prepara-
tons Complete for Open
ing Of the Show Deco
Il tons Very Effective. .
Hundreds Of Guests.

The openng Of the Richmond Horse
Show at the Amphltheatre at West End i
Park next Tuesday night Will inaugurata
what promises to be III all8respects the y
most succcssful OF the four shows given
by the association This is the Il fourth K
show, and each, has been an ilnpror \
ment on Its predecessor. The standard OF
horses shown, In al the classes Is higfer.s
and the attendance. will be. greater tina nv
at any previous shows. If Indications n
count for uught. Certainly n. more Erll-sSss
liant field Of equine competitors has never
been gathered. .5ln a show ring #outsideBo
New York and possibly Chicago, and in
one respect the Richmond show VIII VIII 4
excel those. g 55&
It is in the hunter classes. tho popular
feature of all exhibitions, that the r ich-$g
mond ex xhibition will be far a HI cad of q w
other ever given In this country. 5
All conditions are ausplcious for tie (
opening. The wea ther& promise d to be
ideal for tho indoor exhih!t ion. Gorg geo,is /
moonlight and a crisp temperature, Will Il
clear skies, are in prospect,ss nj aking tho
trip to and from the amphithea eatreS Scxhil-a
lsirating, and a scat within the great buiic-g5
ing during the show conlfortable IN every
respect. Bl J55S 1S
Handsome Decorations.
# The building was ready for the show
when It was closed last night. md no ttl-$s
ing needs to be done to sound the bugle \
for the first class; and swing 4 open the 4
entry ga to, and when the shnrness horses
swhlrl into the ring and Wheel round and 4
round greeted by the applause OF thous--s ~
nnds. The structure has been uastefullys Y
decorated with banners, $rosatt tes5 and va ri-sA
coored bunting and miniature American
flags gracefully d raped or e ffectively8
dropped from the glrders and joists. he
brown tan bark ring Is in peri fect5 con d.
lStlon,f the band stand is ready for t1os
| ablare Of D the brazen5 Instruments, tho Z
Judges stand and arm ouncenentG& board s
are read y for occupancy and use, and the
$1,3tO electric arc sor incandescent lghts&
are read v to flash over the eSscene$ vi
the button Is X press ed. .sET The boxes have
been covered with burlaps and mad e as 4
clean as ! t is possible for them y to b. 1
1T Is hardly " necessary to say that every;
box has been sold save " a half dozen.
which the ,nannye have reserved for
rental to persons desiring them for g \
single night or3E for two mig hts. Those y
who cannot or who do not desire. g box
for every per fornance,3 and who cannot go 4
more than once or twice may get tnelrsS +
boxes just for the time actually desired
without having to ray for them for the
entire week. 34 * s5sfl s5558s5
The first three rows are being reserved
| at $l5O per seat, and the remaining rows s
at one dollar per seat. The {. seats are \
going8at a lively rate already The sales I.
yesterday. although the office; closed at 4
midday, were exceedingly grat1fyin ng to
the management. being the heaviest yet.8
The office is open every day until P.$s
NJ, at No. SOB East Main STREET, where
Mr.. Witt Tomllnson has charge of tbs \
reservation Of seats. Many persons ara 4
reservlng seats in pairs and Quartettea y
for every night OF the show, and the \
present Indications are thai they Will SO
off In IA hurry # ~ i5
Great Opening Night.
The nlarag cement has taken great care
to prepare a programme for Tues sdny, tl ths y
opening night. which will equal, II 1t does
not excel, that Of any othar3 night OF the
show. There are eight classes to ba 4
shown that night, embracing single ltar-
ness horses gentlemen's saddle horses.
Virglnin harness horses, ponies UNDER
saddle, park four-in-hands, roadsters.!
the free for all hunters and jumpers and \
ladies' hunters. The class for hunters
and jumpers Is the greatest or the entire
show. having thrty-three entries, lncluu- y
Ing the most famous hunters In the coun-s5
try There are nineteen splendid cnndi-si
dates FOR the honors In the laulesi unlplnR a
class and some of the finest lady riders
In the country will ride. Tho exhibition
Tuesday night and every night Will close V
with the spectacular exhibition drill and
feats OF fhorsemnnshlpf OF tho famous
Troop c, of the Seventh Cavalry. Alto
tgether. Tuesday nights progra mme Is
perhaps the finest Of the entire show,
and tho crowd promises to be one of$thes
greatest. Whatever the weather may ba
later on during the show. the Indications