Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-10
HUNT CLUB CLASS FEATURE
New Attraction TO Be Added TO Horse
Show This Fall.
MOST PICTURESQUE OF THE PROGRAM
Men and women in Gay Hunt Gar
ments, with Their Horns and
Packs, VIII Make This
Beautiful sight.
MOST PICTURESQUE OF The PROGRAM

special effort is being made by the
horse show directors 20 make a feature Of
the hunt club class at the horse show. which
viii be held at the Auditorium October to
a. No more picturesque number could be
placed on the program than the hunt club
teams. These hunt club team classes con-
sist OF a team Of three hunters, qualified or
green. TO be ridden by members Of an or
ganized hunt club or hunt servants in
hunt uniform Horses are shown over the
jumps as team three abreast. This makes
a beautiful sight. with the women and
men in their gay hunting garments and
the horns and the dogs. The competition
in this class IL very keen and the riders
must indeed be most skiliful II they can
keep their seats on the jumps
The directors are now negotiating with
the famous Warrenton, Va, hunt clubs.
the Lake Forest Hunt club. the Missouri
Hunt and Polo club Of Kansas City, the
Denver Polo and Hunt club and the
Cudahy-Morton club Of Nebraska City.
This combination will endesvor TO form a
club composed OF the young men and wo-
men Of this vicinity and will strive TO make
a good showing against the cracks Of the
east
No more fun was had at tho last Horse
Show than the potato race which was
gotten up for the beneht Of the South
Omaha cowmen. The entries were not con-
fined 20 this class and some Of the most
daredevil riders were the eastern horse
owners who entered just for devilment
One Night TO Gymkhana.
One night will be given over to gymkhana
This was found 70 be very successful at a
charity horse show given in ST. Louis and
furnished all sorts Of amusement Quad
rifles we're danced on horseback, fights
we're INDUCED in with lanccs, a la knight:
Of ye olden time. Another feature Of tbs
gymkhana night will be the japanese
flower race. a flower Is pinned on a gents
lapel and the women try to take it OF
- while ali are on horseback The cigarette
/ race is one that will furnish all sorts Of
2 fun 4 row Of bandboxes are placed a.
one end of the arena, the men race FOL
these boxes, open them, and, taking on
costume. don It, and then. after lightinl
cigarette and raising parHsol, race bacl
10 the other end Of the arena.
A ladies' race which will furnish con
siderable fun s. one IA which they rae
from one end Of the arena to the other
stop before a makeup stand. put on a vii
and makeup and then race back.
Two-thirds OF the Horse Show boxe
have been reserved in compliance Will
letters from Secretary Cowgirl asking las
years patrons II they wished TO reserv
the same boxes for this season. Applica
lions have also been received from eighteei
new box holders not in last year. but thOs
who were box holders at the initial SHOW
will be given the preference II they vii
make their wants known. There will b
plenty Of popular priced seats, according
TO some Of the directors, although the ex
act number will not be decided upon unit
the directors get together some time dur
ing the next week or so.
Headquarters have been opened in Tn
Bee building. where DR. Gray may be foun
at almost any hour. stenographer ha
been installed and the place presents
business-like appearance.