The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-02
PAPER CHASE AND
CLUB HORSE SHOW.
Twin City Horse Lovers Are
Planning for a Season of
Activity.

Interest in his highness, the horse is increas
ing among the members of the country clubs of
the twin cities. The riding season will begin
Saturday with paper chase at the Town and
Country club, and in June the Town and Coun-
try, Minikahda and Lafayette clubs will join
forces for a big two-day horse show
The paper chase will start at 2:S0 O'Clock
Saturday from the clubhouse of Town and Coun-
try. The three hares chosen Reece New
port, Jr., and Dean Gribben of ST. Paul and
James Bingham of Minneapolis. The hares will
be given ten minutes start and will cover a
course Of five miles. 1t is expected that field
of forty riders will follow. successful run
on Thanksgiving day called out a field of thir-
ty-fve or forty riders, and Saturdays chase
Is expected to arouse greater interest than that
of the fall. There will be big turnout of
automobile and carriage-oxusrs who will gather
at the clubhouse Plans are under way to
locate these along the route Of the run SO
that it can be seen to the best advantage with
out interfering with the riders.
The plans for the horse show well under
way. The preliminary work is in charge of
committee composed of r. Nj. Newport. Jr
Edward Saunders, George Finch and R. Richard
Warner, Town and Country club: A. f. Rand
and George Peavey Minikahda club, and John
Pillsbury and W. A. Burt, Lafayette club
Friday and Saturday, June 16 and II, have
been selected for the holding of the show, and
as Town and Country club is the most easily
accessible from both cities, the show will be
event Of the summer season, and as all the
events and classes will be contested in the
open, it is expected to be gala time. The
horses eligible for the events will be those
owned by members of the three clubs and
there will be no entries from the professionals
distinctively 'shoW stables The prizes
will consist of cups and ribbons Women driy-
ers can enter all classes and will be invited
to drive in special classes. Plans are under
way as we'll for pony riding and competitions
The only cash prizes offered during the show
will be in the coachmens classes. Suitable
shelter stables will be added to the club plant,
so that the horses be cared for during the
show and between the contests Relieved of
| the competition against professionals, it is ex-
pected that the best stables of the twin cities
will show and the friendly rivalry of horse
owners will doubtless run high. The events
and classes will follow those OF the regulation
shows, and the same rules of scoring and judg-
| ing will prevail. ..----.
| While Minneapolis and st. Paul club members
| own many high-cass animals, it is thought that
| the paper chase and horse show will do much
| to awaken interest in higher-bred and more
valuable horses. The competition between own
| ers will be increased and the markets searched
| for finer horses. The cross country riding is
| just beginning and that feature of life in the
| open Is to be fostered in every way possible
The announcement of these plans will bring
pleasure to every lover of high-class horses ii
| the twin cities.