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

5{ ACROSS the Tan DARK lo-lll gut dS LIN
bugle note sounds, half drowned II Il
cheers and music, a string OF thorough
breds, shifting victory. keen and eager n
for the start, will put forth with the az as Il I
surance OF the first comers. and the NTH Il
Richmond Horse Show will be on for
five nights and q day. ss,s} n
with but few hours intervening bs.g
fore the opening OF the long sex>E
Ehbition, the prospects for5its great Esuc-8s
cess were never brighter. Final estt.8
mates, III based upon the actual sale OF
seats up to this time and the manifest
enthusiasm which may be taken to ensure
a steady run upon the box office from
day to day until the end, u promise ar
attendance that will unquestlonabl " be
record breaking, both 81 in point of Size.
and brilliancy The erformance itself.
viii be no less table In the f fty-f foul
classes arranged y one hundred and fifty
horses are entered, y a goodly lot, soma d
of them bearing famous names and HI ghi5a
sounding records, and all well worth the
seeing, Eleven of them are out, six With
drawn. and five sick and unfit for athe8E
ring The remainder OF the lot, one 5hun.Ss3
dred and thirty-nino, all told, will be In
the arena, half again as many almost as y
than have ever appeared at one time In a
Southern city. f f5,3 N S9{{ss ssS
y The showing at the opening Is signifi.S..
cant. AS 1t is, the exhibition Is the larg-s5
est ever planned outside OF the great
Northern centers-a fact which only yes+8
1terday, when the final casting about was 4
made, impressed itself beyond all posst-S
hility OF doubt upon the local contingent
No show ever held in this State or the y
go, ri % Ia oraS
in the same class with 1t, and this not
wlthstanding the fact that the Grosvenor$
stable ofstwenty-eight Of horses was With
drawn; the Hale. CARRIER and CARRIER ems
tries were cancelled, and portion Of the
string of George Watson, OF New York.
'is disabled and cannot appear. Had all 4
of these horses remained on the list the i
fifth Richmond show would have been
one OF the greatest ever held in thu
United States. s #
Horses on Gro
During yesterday the. arrivals pracucal-
ly filled the stables and certainly by the
early afternoon to-day every horse ems
tered In the show will be on the ground
The finishing touches were put to the
building during the day and the
mlnutest detail was perfected, making
everything ready for the entry Of the
has been decorated with flags and bunt-8
Ing, and the boxes painted cleaning
white, A myriad Of electric globes
arched across the arena and scattered \
throughout the place will furnish a bril-
liant illumination. 3i 81 u 4. is \ {
Hundreds OF people visited the BUILDING 4
yesterday during the afternoon and early
evening. congregating along the ratlings,sS
walking through the stalls and pokinE
cautious noses into the boxes where the
thoroughbreds stood knee-deep in straw
4. conscious. certainly Indifferent to tho
admiration of the throngi. Nv. Watson "
fine string came In tsr q lot OF atten-f
ton at every point and more pa articulialrrly
when the marylander's famous four were h
driven out by Fownes the noted WHIP
Two of this four are "Vlrginia" ana
"yyest Virginia" names to conjure With,
and in fact as likely pair as VIII snow !
in the ring here this year. ii s,
The high jumping 'Ifea therbroom '
holder OF the world 81 record was. oi 3
course, favorite, exciting the admlra-s5
ton of many fledgeling sport as no &
paired across the bars. ~ Z 4
The pony stables were the mecca Of
the mothers and children, and big, Wan-$
dering eyes looked long at many
shaggy little mare, whlle pursed lips
and rosy cheeks told OF worlds OF iong7
Ing. Nearly all the horses were takeh \
out during the day for exercise, ne
driveway around the lake and the raesTSi
track. a. little distance OH pelng useu,
Many Of the people gathered here with
cut entering the building a. az s,ap,e s,,arna
boys and Sgrooms were busy from morn
,nr 70 night-a swarm Of them spreading
through the stables.
The Opening Night.
The opening night Will introduce nine
classes and some Of r., me a, eest cas Kn9Wh WsI1
hrin, ,,ri INTO the ring at o'slack eight
baI,a parness : horses, including carlisle's pn-
aerwriter, c. W, Watsons vtrs.nla' Wsss sss
and Prosperity, and the two horses
.,,,naa by Henry Fairfax. Following
these will come in regular order sAddle
horses, a novice class for horses in har-
ness, tan5ems. roads,ers ladies' turnout, ~ "
middle and heayyweight hunters. htS3 3
weight hunters and pairs q hantsrs'ss ''f 4