The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-17
The Outlook On it's Eve
is Glorious.
A SPIRIT OF RIVALRY
Although Norfolk Has the FriendIie.l
Zee ing Toward Richmond, She is
Bent on 0utdoing Virginia's Cap
itaI in This Splendid Exhibit
ton of HorsefIesh.

| the horse show begins Tuesday night
All Norfolk, all Underwater Virginia,
and thousands of others from
Eastern North Carolina and from
nearby and distant states, will
j OF the noblest of his kingdom and il
this case the noblest of the noblest,
| for many thousands OF dollars are
/ invested in the costly, Well groOmed
and we'll trained strings tnat VIII be
| exhibited at the second annual Nor
! fox horse show under the auspices
! OF the enterprising norfolk morse
/ Snow Association. The equestrian
| exhibition that will be witnessed here
! this week will mark the clOSe of the
| season on the Virginia horse show
| circuit, out most OF the line, sleek
| prize winners that will pttrade around
| the tanbark here are OnIy IN the mid
! die OF their season, beng booked 10
| appear at all OF the Northern SHOWS
and many OF them, it may be added,
at the Madison Square Garden exhl-
| bItion. The horses are in the pink
! of condition, having been in prepdra-
| ton for months for the different New
| York, New Jersey Pennsylvania,
| Maryland and Virginia Shows, and
| the treat that is in store for the pat
|
| nconcelvable owing to the nigh char
acter of the entries and the almost
| phenomenal success OF the Norfolk
| association in securing so many eX-
| hibitorS who are famous IN the morse
show world and who own some OF the
most variable blue ribboners ana
| costiiest stables in America. When IL
| is known that Norfolk, in its second
year OF horse showing, has ec1pSed
| richmond, which closed its fifth eX-
| Inhibition last night. there is little won
| der that the officers of the NortOIk
| Horse Show Association are feeling
/ jubilant over the outlook Tor an I'M
precedented success in the South and
are not hesitating to express them
| selves 80 that effect.
| Although the friendleSt of feeling
| exists between the Richmond and
Norfolk management there is natuf-
| ally some spirit of rivalry and GER
halnlya desire on the part Oh one 10 Out
| do the other in the matter OF the caro-
| that each is able to offer. The first
| Norfolk show was a slonal success IN
| every way and demonstrated to the
world that what was started as an
| experiment had developed into full
| tledged enterprise that was a fixture
! Society set its seal of approval upon
| the show at once and the general pub
| lie followed SOciety'S lead. The Drill
| lic-spirted business men are horse
| owners and admirers, on the occasion
| of their maiden effort in what is al
ways an ambitious and pretentiouS un-
dertaking, is RESPONSIBLE for the wide
spread interest that is being manifest
| ed this fall in the second equine eX-
| hibition Everywhere the horse SHOW
| is the thing to talk about. The exhibit
| ors, comprising men and women of
oh
| bark world; the numerous horses be-
| longing to the stables that VIII be
| here, the enterprise of the home aSso-
citation that makes such a glorious
opportunity possible in the South ana
| the prospect OF four days of social
gayety that will not be equalled until
| the time for the third annual Norfolk
snow rolls around-all of those fea-
| lures are being generally discussed
| in the downtown Offices in the hOtei
| corridors, in the homes and on the
street The guarantee is made that
| the South has never had show OF
| fering the quality of entries, the large
prizes per class and the excellence OF
! program that will mark the perform
anceS at the Norfolk Coliseum Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
| day.
| The great night at the show will be
| Tuesday. 1t will be the opening night
and ali of the boX-holderS as we'll as
| the reserved seat buyers will make it
| a point to be present, for the an
1nouncement is made by Manager G.
| w. Smith that the sterling program
| arranged for the opening includes the
best horses from all of the stables
| entered during the week and constl-
| tuteS the best sport and entertainment
| from the standpoint both Of the horse
man and of the spectator, of the en-
| In at n
the horses will be seen in one class
| or another on the opening night and
then the patrons vii have an OppOrtu-
| nitv TO Judge of their merits when
| the animals are at their best. to be-
| come acquainted with the exhibitors
| and the drivers and to see others in
and out of society and to be seen
| themselves. The classes selected for
| Tuesday night are the best of the en-
| tire exhibition of five performances.
They will display all of the horses en-
| tered to the best advantage. Most OF the
box FOLDERS and ticket-buyers Will take
in all four nights, the large advance
| sale indicating as much, but II there
are any who must miss a m@ht they
would better stay away an otner night
than Tuesday. The greatest value for
the price of admission Will be given
on the opening night and then TOO,
the largest crowd will be present. TO
be in a large crowd at the horse snow
is to see and enjoy the horse snow
at it's best.
The performances will start
promptly at SIS o'clock, the matl-
nee exhibition Thursday afternoon be-
ginning at 2:15 o'clock. There are
over four hundred and fifty entries.
for the forty classes on the week 5
program, the hunter and Jump
er class on Tuesday night having
ialone thirty six star entries
Because of the unprecedentedly large
number of entries the performance
will be not allowed to tag or drag.
Manager Smith is known to be one
of the most experienced horsemen in
America, having managed the War
renton Show for five years, the Rich
mond show for three years, the
Lynchburg show and other shows out
, side of Virginia. His wide experience
! will serve him well this week in ham
ding the nightly exhibitions with Sc