The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17
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will be absolutely under his control
and he will see to it that the classes
are started at the times scheduled in
the catalogue for the event, COPIES OF
which will be distributed at the Coli
scum every night Last year there
were only 253 entries in the thirty
three classes. This year the classes
have increased Cally seven, or about
one-fifth, while the entries are almost
double in number what they We're 1T
the first SHOW. Where delays between
ionable they cannot be permitted this
year owing TO the large entry list. So
those who want to see all of the eX-
cellent program of Tuesday night will
do we'll to be on hand promptly at
|8:15 o'clock, when the bugle will
sound and the one great event of the
year for the mingling of the social
and business leaders of Virginia and
North Carolina will be on in all of is
glory and brilliancy.
For the first nights card classes
have been selected that Will include
events for horses in harness, road
sters. saddle horses, fOur-in-handS
combination harness and saddle hOr-
SEES. hunters and jumpers, ladies' ~reen
record. Among the stables to be ex-
hiE..ed Tuesday night at the opening
are those of the Westchester Farm,
C. w. Watson, David Dunloy. Miss
Vera Morris. Mrs. John Spratley. Z.
de V. Bradford, r. Worthy Smith, ].
f. Carlisle, r. B. Fentress, c. l.
Downs. A. j. Smith, Smyth Brothers,
Lee $. Guy, j. M. #. Trotter, j. r.
Hudson, G. w. Smith, Little Joe Weis-
l.
Hofheimer, Blair Johnson, Mrs. Allen
Potts, Miss Mary Lindsay Carter, A.
O. Portner, Rogers Brothers
Julian Morris, j. A. Pritchett, Rich
ard Donnelly. Cone of Americas most
celebrated whips and rider of cham
pion nigh jumpers, including Heath
erbloom.) c. O. Wrenn, Jr..-Mrs. Blair
johnson, Z. ID. Benner, Charles +.
Hoof, j., Mitchell and Tunis, r. O.
Mitchell, and John w. McComb. These
stables will have on the opening night
ninetty-eight entries. The great
Heatherloom. holder of the worlds
high jumping record, and his greatest
rival, Rifle. will both be seen on the
first night in go for a new Virginia
record. Last year Grey Rock and Lady
Belle each cleared the bars at feet
Al inches, establishing a new record
in this state and making what is said
to be the best indoor high jump ever
scored in the country.
A number of horses were shipped
from New York, Washington and Bal
timore yesterday for Norfolk. not haV-
ing been exhibited at any of the other
Virginia shows. Such prominent eXhi-
bitors as Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson and
Mr.. Benner, of Warrenton; the Port
ner Brothers, OF Alexandria, and
Charles Hurkamp, of Fredericksburg,
the leading Virginia exhibitors,
reserved horses for the Norfolk show
that were not exhibited at richmond.
Their horses in Richmond were sent
here also, having been entered in dif-
ferent classes. Practically the entire
aggregation of stables exhibited at
Richmond, with the exception of some
of the local entries there nave been
shipped from the State capital to Nor
folk. being transferred Immediately
on arrival to the stables on the
grounds, where they are being looked
after carefully and constantly by the
trusted attendants of the owners.
From Richmond. also, came party
of several hundred people, including
owners and exhibitors, whips anG
friends in parties, all of whom are
stopping at the hotels. The Month
cello is practically sold out already
for horse show week. Manager
Charles H. Consolvo has made ar
to take care of his over
How at the Pine Beach hotel on
Hampton Roads. Where manager w.
G. Roger also expects to take care or
a hOuseful.
All of the other hotels in Norfolk
and immediate vicinity, together with
the boarding houses will have all of
the business they can look after.
Excursions will be run from prac-
tically everywhere in Virginia and
been granted over all lines leading
to Norfolk and the transportation men
predict the coming Of
crowds that will double those that
visited the city last year for the horse
show.
Reserved seats are selling at 800
and $3.50 may be secured at the box
office of the Academy of Music until
Tuesday evening, aftT which they
will be on sale at the Coliseum. Only
two or three boxes remain unassigned,
but Vice President II. b. GOodridge,
who has the boX-Sale in hand, says he
will have no difficulty in disposing of
them before the opening. They were
reserved originally for the exhibitors
and for that reason are now available
for Others the exhibitors having made
all of their reservations. MIR. Good
ridge, in fact, is making no special eff
fort to get rid of the boxes, knowing
that there will be more applicants for
them than can be accommodated be-
fore the show opens
On Saturday afternoon the Viz
ginia- Bucknell football game will be
played here and that night horse SHOW
week will come to a close with the
second annual horse show german at
the Pine Beach hotel. This will be the
social event of the year with
Norfolk dancers and will formally
usher in the season here. A number
of the visitors will be guests at the
german.
The Coliseum has been decorated
with miles of bunting and attractive
draperies that contribute to truly
beautiful and dazzling effect when all
of the $500 electric lights IN the
building are turned on.
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