The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-13

y5Ssslf5 With arienthcrboon," and "Riflc" In the
ISsss tlnE.S 'Tiie record stniids at feet
W. inches. ana Willets horse will TAKE .
v v II lot Of beating thigh Jlnka" owned by
. Mrs b. s, Horne. or virginia. cons
ia n monty, expected to prove formidable
5hs comretitUr iii this class has lock.jaw
ggs and was sent to the hospital Yesterday.
Recovery Is possible. but doubtful, and
S83S8a \. Rifle and "t1entherbloon," VII! fight
SE&pit otit alone.
SS The Nights Features.
'rhe sporting feature of the evening was
y decidedly the remarkable record made by
VI MIR. Watson. The Maryland mans stabc
sfg IL the most notable entered at the show,
#fnid lord Baltimore" is the greatest
hing in II, unbcaten here as yet, having
IA taken the first money IN every class II,
n which he was entered. Last night the
string figured seven times In
tile ring ana went on With seven blue
ribbons and there reds. Thcowtcr, as
might be inlusned was exceedingly
@ gratlfied With the evenings work, ana
.sss received the congratulations Of hundreds
MI Of friends and admirers with evident
lSS,,a pleasure.
N In8the opening class for horses III har-l
.atss, tho Watson. entries took first ana
s3f Sc eond easily. The competition was
Il SIN rper when the ponies under saddle
81 ca II, q In. rho crowd was shaken into
Il 4. hi. yl, good humnr during the judging
5 cr stmS class. The two little Dunlop boys
IS wore Scllarly the favorites Moving
X Picture q gave an exhibition Of bucking
NJ md fin lilly shook Dnvic Dundolp. carae-
Ming the yellow into the tnnbark. The
little fel Vow was up again after asbit and
rode M owing Picture out or the ring
" with ma ny Il hand-clhp following him.
n Bile wc,,t to Watson's entry, Helen
B Miller"
Both IN tlster." owned by Mr.. Watson,
md .Kin, |, Of Hearts," owned by Mrs
Alien Pott4 showed well in the class for
.s Indies. h sad clio hors es. and it was only
4 after repeat ed trials that DR.. Carter gave
IA Inc blue t 3 MASTER Blue and red
IL cont 10 Wn tson In the class for ponies
81 r. harness, .,nd the second novice class
Il Tor harness horscr. ''Mazic and sue
u JSearslcy" outclassed the rest IN n really
notable showing OF tandems and again
&s1votson' Won Lord Baltimore MY
nrorvland,, Virgil, ia" and West Vlr-
CHIN. .. perfectly dr iven by Fownes, the
Is Noted whip, bout Dunlop's great team
~ the class for 70 ur-n- hands. and the
4 ,i.t@ of Fyvatson's win ,nings ends here. Tho
4 MARYLAND man too. blue ribbon In
every class in whic h he was entered.
Nineteen horses we're In the ring In
y thes class for ladies hunters. This was
one Of the great pop ular features OF we
day. Great appl,ttrs greeted the la'r
NJ riders as they went around the tan'ark'
many OF them giving dnshng exhibitions
Of horscmlnsh!p and whipping their
mounts over the jump 8 In fine style. The !
Il award of the blue ripn on to Confidence
recently. purchased b.. MIR. Dunlop from
JOHNNY. AIcC o1nb, WHO had already en-
tered him in the show, and the presenta-
tion Of the assn;ia tion'ls silver cup TO Miss
Il Swart were very pop ll'.r
The Atten dance.
It was a beauty, sho1v last night OF the
first class The long strcch of tanbark
WAS cncircled by a. dazzling array OF
pretty faces. marvellous costumes and
flashing Jewels over which the myriad
Sof glttering electric globes studding the
building shed a brilliant and all-encom-
kRpassing lustrc Arou1 I'D tic ringsldc
s53 nromenade the steady movement OF gay
a&couples and VOL dress ed men. sporting
8 ton hats. and jauntillf swinging light
NJ canes, kept up during the entire evening.
@In7Stl1e center of 1t all was the bloodcd
horse calmly accepting admiration and
85chcers as his due.
$I5 Nearly eevry box w,ls taken again
and the reserve section better kHed than
ever IIstirnates vary, but there were
5nerhaps 800 people olit, possibly as
many MS FIVE. However his may be. 1t
was unQucs tionnby from the point OF
view of attendance, the banner nXht OF
Mthe show thus far, and IN fact one OF
the best nights in the entire history OF
the associations. Fashion was there in
all its brillia-ncc, the boxes filled with
beautiful wo1nan and girls, radiant In
gowns of every conceivable creation.
White predomirlted. but color was there.
too, to break the monotony, blue tlnts
and pink and green, and now and then
"a point Of scarlet Mixed IN with the
stretch of color was the black of the
swallow tails and silk tops of the men.
Looking over the line of boxes was
the crowd proper. scarcely less brilliant
and certainly not whit behind the
others in the enjoyment of the nights
events The railing contingent was also
big. and being, big, .1ood- natE-ed ana
willing to stamp hard-workcd feet when
THE blue went to some popular entry.
The rowdy boys shriclsed through all this
crowd barking at the top Of their lungs
and creating Il mighty racket. Or in
"a the far end OF the building the baAl Z
ppurnd down n flood of mlBslc that set
& the horses to prancng and French heels
VI to- clicking on the boards In the mid
die Of tile arena Ringmaster Allen, In
immaculate dress, footed the bugle CYL
IDENTITY relishing the long winding, curl
ing notes he managed TO blow out of
r. the horn.
Everything went we'll, for the crowd
. laughed and Chartered and cheered.
which was what the crowd was expected
to do There was much visiting among
the boxes and promenadfng around tho
4 house. but ns a general thing the pro-
gramme was sufficiently absorbing to
keep the people close to their seats.
Enthusiasm was manifest everywhere.
x Favorite horses. riders, and drivess wcro
Il warmly rgetcd and when one of them
z took the blue or the red or even II third
4 or fourth prize the applause was loud
4 and long.
~ Many. well known people We're N nj
#E tendance again. and number from
other places. Supper parties after the
show continue to be very popular.
8 Tho, reported presence OF Nan
~ Patterson caused small sensation. Tho
former Floradora CIR! wore a dark dress
is and black toque. She received much nt-
"a tentlnn from the nnSSinC crowd. When