The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-11
.LYNCHBURC
HORSE SHOW.
Hotels Crowded and City Full
Of Strangers for the
Horse Show.
THE DECORATIONS SPLENDID Y I !. .
All Signs Point to Splendid
Exhibition and the Entries
Fill Nearly Every Class.
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(Staff CorreSpondence)
IYNCHBURG, VA, October 10.-Nots
within the memory of the provcrb'la1l old
est inhnbtant has 1.ynchbug known such
promise Of thrills as the coming week
holds out. The city is pleasure mad, ana
enthusiasm reigns for within the next
five days there will be seen here a Horse
Show, circus and convention OF
travelling men, and the last is not the
least.
The hotels are crowded and the town
is full of strangers. It Is a gala week,
and the cliff dwelers are doing them
selves proud. # IS 3s}3 #
Out at the Horse Show building all IS
in readiness for tomorrow night. Tho
huge structure is a mass of color, rags
bunting and decorations Of all sorts, and
the ring Is in excellent condition. With
very few exceptions all the horses en-
tered are in place, and the list shows
the names of many good ones. Mrs.
u. S. B. Grosvenor has twenty-one-'all
entered in the harness and park hack
classes, and nearly the entire lot Is cham
ipionship material. ",
Mrs. Grosvenor's horses have not yet
arrived and there is rumor that they will
not SHOW here, but will rest In Richmond
for a week before the RichmondA SHOW
Tho u.ynchburg show authorities am
nounce tonight, however, that they OK
pect the Grosvcnor stable tomorrow.
THE HORSES. Bis
Richmond people will remember Easel
nation and Elevation, of last year, and
Little Boy Blue, In the gig class, as
well as Petroleum., who won the park.
Hack championship at the last Richmond
show. These are but q few OF the horses
in the Grosvenor stables, but these few
are old favorltes with the Richmond pub
lie. 45
CORTLAND Smiths string reached the.
show grounds this morning from Broc-5
ton, Mass. There IRE fourteen horses in
his stable, headed by Garnett Ripple.
Lucy Sutherland, Up-to-Date, Tip-Top5
and Chnppie Lee. Mr.. Smith shows only
A In the jump classes, and his success at
Z the various shows has been proverbial.s
He also carries ten couple OF hounds and
will make two entries in the hound class.
% In the ladies' CLASSES Mrs. Smith will
ride. S4 j$B5 3
Adjoining the Grosvenor; stables ire
those OF NIessrs.5 Brcsee and West, agents.
Messrs. Bresee and West are agents for.
MIR. Andrew Chisholm, OF charlottesville,
and are showing Mr.. Chisholm's horses
hero and in Richmond and Norfolk I
am Informed by the Horse Show authori-
ties here that Mr.. Chisholm purchased
five horses from Mr.. West at tho: Char
5lottesvlle show, on August 3d. 1904, and
that, therefore, these horses are eligible
to show in the Virginia classes.
a check for $50 has been produced as
Of that date august sd), given by Mr..
Chisholm to Mr.. West, to bind the sale,
and a bill OF sale, as OF that date, has
also been filed. This will be of especial
interest to the Richmond exhibitors in
the Virginia classes, inasn1uch as there
has been so much discussion OF this mat
ter. rs g
Messrs. Bresee and West, agents, have
with them Extra News, Evening News
Sporting News and others. al 5is3 st,
4 Mr.. Charles r. Hooff has entered his
we'll known qualified hunter Charity,
as we'll as a very breedy thoroughbred
8''Commonwealth," that won a blue at the
recent 13ryn Mawr show.
WINNER OF THE BLUE.
!! Mrs. Allen Potts has entered Brilliant,
by Avon, winner Of eleven blue ribbons
this season, and Frelight, by Torchlight,
winner Of seven blues
MIR. Julian Morris has only three from
his stock farm at Campbell's-Ninston
an excellent heavyweight hunter, and two
park llacks-;Rubicon and Lady Gay. 1t
looks as though Rubicon will have his
own way in the big park hack class. Il
Cracker Jack. COmradc, Little Brown
jug and Ruth are Mr.. Russell Smiths
entries, and each one should give n good
account. Cracker Jack especially is a
bold and strong jumper.
Mr. Jennifer will give an exhibition
high jump on Tuesday and Friday nights,
| riding Mr., Taylors Grey Rock 1t has
been given out that the horse will clear
six feet on both occasions, but there will
be no attempt to break the record of
seven feet, nine inches, made by Hcather-
| bloom at I3ryn Mawr last year.
1t will be remembered that Rifle jump