The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-14
ADVANCE OF
PROGRAMME
Great Care Taken ii, tic Ar.
rangcmci,t Of Events at
Tie Horse Show.
LAST TOUCHES BEING MADE
Decorations Now Going Up at
the Ampllitl,eatrcThe
Lights Tested.

Preparations for the Horse Show are
81 near completion. The official catalogue
With the nance and descriptions Of the
horses IN leach cIuss and OF the exhibitors
IS now about ready for publication, and
will be Issued Saturday. The preparation
GOT tho nmrhithca.rc 10 about finished,
and the big structure was Illuminated
yesterday AZ d test OF the 1900 incan1cs-
& cents and AZ arcs. with which II is lighted,
Tie effect was cminently satisfactory.
Decoration Is the next and last prepara-
& ton. 1t will be in competent hands.
ss 1'hc Grosveror stables. With eighteen
horses, In charge OF Mr.. John Donnelly,
whip, who handled the Grosvenor teams
ISL here last year. and a dozen subordina ties,
are scenes of activity. The magnificent
5 harness horses Of this exhibitor are kept
rnoI.n CAREFUL. than many children, and
are in perfect condition. With tho weeks
.E5s rest here they will make fine show.
The C;rcsvenor horses include three IA.
9sst NOUS aaddlcrs and n pony. the rest being
harness horses At the Louisville show,
II. last week this stable captured 81, lV) IN
i money premiums and four cups, valued
at 500 each. Those who have nTtlcni,
predict that these horses will add many
ls& TO their list OF ribbons at this show.
S There are two teams Of tours, one OF.
tSs bays, embracing Little Boy Blue, JACK.
~ Horncr, Sultan and khedivc. and four.
III roans. Champion John English Is a pony
prize winner with a brilliant record.
Petroleum, 3 the d magnificent 81 saddler
u which won In all classes here last yea I.
IS supplemented by two other satkllers
Ne This year quite as good Or better. ihcy
VS. are Corinne, IA beautiful chestnut, which
has tent en- Petroleum III co1npettt Ion. and
I Dixie which has sl,eatcn both COrinnc aud
Petroleum In competition.s during the
spring. This trio will make other can
dldntcs for saddle horse ribbons live
~ hard. 81 5a9s RI AZ
Tuesdays Programme.
Ths official programme promises to be
an Improvement on any issued hereto ere
fore The programme for Tuesday might
includes seven classes. The first Isl that
To-, harness horses. with four entries,
those OF Nj. David Dunlop, Mr.. John
Kerr Branch and two OF the Grosvcnor
stable There are SIX entries In he
Virginia class for saddlcrs, including
Robin Adair, blue rbboners of 1879 and
others There are eight entries IN the
class for Virginia horses IN, single l,ar--,
ness. and in the class for ponies under
the saddle there are nnc competitors,
IS In the park fours the teams OF Mr..
55 C;eorgc Cole Scott, Breace$ e. West, David
Dunlop and two of the Grosvenors arc
ho competi tors. There nre nine fine en- 4
tries in the class for sroadste rsI 81!
The opcn-to-all jump With thirtH-thrcn
t entries rs the star class OF The entire
i. show. This embraces many of the finest
x3 jumpers on the continent. The last event
or 1uesdny night is one that never fails
10 interest. j I is the ladies' jumpers
E contest with nineteen entries. Including
S many of the best horses and finest
cqlIes,riennes In the State and other
& States s.3s5
Wednesday nights programme opens
vi I'll the exhibition Of harness pairs with
ia four entries. In the classes for Virginia
horses and r,lnabouts there are nine en-
tries and a spirited competition Is as
, sured six entries lin the class for horses
in harness and eighth the competition
of ladies' saddlers will make those events
interesting There are four competitors
M in the four-in- hand road teams and nix
Il IN the hunt team hunter class. Five
ponies have entered for the pony jumps.
and there are twelve entries lin the class
ii for pairs OF hunters.
Exhibition of Hunters.
Thursdays programme embraces four
entries In the single harness class, which
Is the opening event Then comes the
competition OF pairs OF roadsters With
foursentrics. In the park tandcms there
are five entries. and lin the class for
n ponies under the saddle there are SIX
entries Tho unicorn teams. u class In
trod,,ced last year for. the first time.
presents fopr competitors. There arc
twelve likely competitors In the thorough!
bred hunter class. and ten In the class for
s qualified heavyweight hunters The Corin-
THAN class for hunters and Jumpers, one
Of the hest of the show, closes the eve
ming exhibition, there being twcnty-stx
entries, including 5all the most famous
hunters ever shown here.
ia Friday nights programme opens with
the competition for the best horse aud
II road rig with seven competitors. Next
45S comes the contest OF pairs OF harness
horses not exceeding fifteen hands. with
IS -four entries. There are nine saddlers In
the class for best saddle horse and four
entries IN the competition fer ladies' park
hacks. Virginia hunting tnrdells VIII
bring into the show ring SIX conpet itors,
the leader In each case being shown over
jumps. There are seventeen entries in
the class for ladies' hunters. Including
55l all tho best known equestrennes in tho
state and many from elsewhere The
sB heavyweight green hunter class closes the
evenings show, with nine competitors.
Deep Run Hunters.
For the Saturday matinee the pro-
grammo includes the open-to-all horse
and runabout competition with five en-
tries; ponies In harness not exceeding
thirteen hands, five entries; ladies' turn.
outs with ladies driving, three entries;
the combination driving and saddle horse
class, with nine competitors; the road
3 tandem class, with three competitor and
the Virginia single harness class. with
seven entries; the qualified lightweight
8l hunters, with eight competitors and the