New-York tribune., 1904-10-08
WHERE The HORSE RULES.
Women Riders and Dri0erS at Nor
riStozrn Horse ShozC This Week.

Right Z front. the ring ful of GuiveTinE. satiny
beauties si6esteppine around the judges little red
ara white tepee. behind rhe brass band tearing
gtsef pieces On front stOop of the low. slaIy
green clubhouse: away OF BY The purple horizon.
The solemn pageant Of the Orange Mountains
tavuy. russet ye!low-green. burnt onion with here
and there arebrand O. crimson maple: up closer.
the tiers of pretty IN their boxes the pad
dock. the parking space with drags and coaches
crowded with more women. the touring cars and
Eunabouts buIking scarlet Q!ke q ripping bridge
hand al BY themselves the bowling alleys.
q the very foreground the bugler e gallant figure
n white knee oreeches shiny black riding boots
ard Joyous wzistcoat % Palma violet. and every
thing brilliant and happy and self-sausaed under a
glorious sky IN air vibrant and sun 6renched-
that's the Morrtstown Horse Show
Morrtstown takes its horse show seriously.
why. bless you MorrlstoTn is The richest town
in New-Jersey," as OF the committee pat II
yesterday.
loi Of rich men rn f. partly IN TIE interests Of
scientific horse breeding partly 70 furnish them
selves. their wives and children a few afternoons
amusement
On the opening night Thursday the board OF
governors OF The MOrristown Field Club. which
holds the show. gave It's annual dinner with horsev
menus and horseshoe ices floral horseshoes and all
By the club.
There is no attempt 81 popularity Il costs YOU
dollar 10 enter the grounds. and the damage for
sitting On little uncovered shelf In an impossible
DDs4-4o4- a one ele OF tle boxes Is EasnOna-
Die people in MorristoTR. BernardsvIUe and there
ebouts support the show which to an outsider
accustomed &c the mobs and vast arena OF Horse
show week IN Madison Square Garden seems min
aature. cosey en- fanlue
This he-boson-of-the-fauIly atmosphere was
accented yesterday by the presence OF nice little
girls IN white pnaf0res their hair braided in pig
fas down their backs and steamer rugs over their
knees and Of nice looking little boys who trotted
ABOUT wiki their hands n their fathers hands and
Nc and - mai Han
wisely ana criticised the judges for some Of their
findings.
And then there is the rivalry between Norris
town and Bernardsville. which win crop out each
town tottng up its blue and red ribbons At the end
of the DAY and keeping inaexible count from one
show 70 the next
Why. sir. Bernsrdsville CAPTURED only two arsrs
four seconds two thirds and three fourths on the
opening cay 70 Aorristowns three drsts five sec
onos six thirds and two fourths," exclaimed q
horsey old fellow II riding breeches. with a tur-
bulent Waisteoat and golden horseshoe transhxing
bis red Ascot
Tra-lirra- -Iirra-Irra-Ii-tra-la -la-la!"
Il was SrIus the bugIer who bugles for half
that countryside. From the other side Of the knoll
The figures OF the girl riders shoUeited themselves
Tor minute against the amphtheatre Of green rs
they e2ntered toward the ring
This show has seen more women drivers and
riders than ever before, and more women exhibit
ors- Mss Ethel G. Rockefeller VINO is stopping
with her sister. Mrs. .. Hunter McAlpin for the
ehoW. has entered horses IN i've classes among her
entries being Tendresse. the mare she exhibited at
Morr-stoNn last year, and a well built brown mare
named Belvaleer. Yesterday Miss Rockefeller was
looking very well in an embroidered navy blue voe
mace Up over white, over which was worn a long
clue Newmarket with triple capes and q white
cloth collar braided in blue. With this was worn
blue toqne with two stir blue and green feathers
On the side Ehe did not appear in the ring
guite the most popular award OF the afternoon
vas that 70 Gold Dust. Il. Mex Twonbly's beautl-
n Chestnut gslclng. which was ridden by Miss
Enfn Mex Twomby. The gallery gave Miss
A~ouahly an ovation as she cuFvetted around the
ring. the blue ribbon auttering over Gold Dusts
leff eye
One OF the most attractive events on Thursday
80 Casss 8 for harness horses lady amateurs 10
E15.eS ne nrst prize, Of 81 offered by W =.
EE..s- ls second OF SO. BY Philip Livingston. The
counted - per cent. the carriage - per cent
.-s harness 20 per and the servants iVeres 10
- cent Lhls brought ouL seven handsome traps
snc was watched Enthusiastically By the gallery
&-lss huth TwOmbly WOO the white ribbon with
Icy Oi Quality. Miss Rockefeller carried off a
tllrd wiki Tendresse and Miss Elise W Ladew
l1pFe neT mothers handsome black gelding Katzen.
9ainmer Rid, taking the blue rib-Ca.
among ihe other women who have aDDearhd Il,
ne ring are Miss Swords Miss Humphreys daugh-
ter o. Dr. Frederick H. Humphreys. Of Morristoyyn.
~ kesael. OF MorrlsfoWu. and NJ q Ige9vord
Blair Among those who have entered horses are
Hiss Anita De Barry. Mrs Charles W ARMOUR