Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-24

Rour-In-Rands-
slst. arst ;'.''.'''. Grow Murray
Potato 2ace--
FIRST ...................A Arthur razT
Second .......................- Ira Jacobs
Third .................. John Bolea
Hunters-
First .............R. X. weathsrboa
Second ...............C Grow q Murray
Third .......... y. n. We0thornea
Bearing his royal head high and with
stately tread King Horse demanded and
received obeslance from the multtudes ot
Omaha society people last night the second
Of the big shows dedicated to the sister
city, South Omaha. with the clearing OF
the skies came a crowd that almost on
tirely filled the Auditorium upstairs and
below, and rejecting the cheering mood or
the weather man everybody was in his
merriest condition Of mind.
with an exhibition that merited the best
an Omaha audience could give It. It Is
not strange every event drew liberal ap-
plause from boxes and balcony alike. The
crowd was In an attitude to grow en-
thnsiastic over the good things in the
tan bark ring and time after time the
rafters of the building reverberated with
the cheers of aloved hands. There were
events Of the blood stirring kind, that MADE
men and women hold their breath and
naturally at these times the crowd thun-
dered its applause in a little more
boisterous manner than in the quieter num-
bers where grace OF step. beauty Of car
rlage or skill Of driver were the attrac-
tive features But through II all with event
following event so rapidly as to be almost
confusing. the crowd voiced its approval IN
no uncertain way.
It is not strange. therefore. that the box
| he frr
nights should show a larger attendance
than any first and second night since the
horse show was introduced in Omaha The
! figures made public after the close OF the
| show last night show this 70 be true II
! is Indication Of the growth OF interest
! in the display. People who have been
attending the successive performances have
come TO know many of the beautiful aui-
mails and they come to take a personal Ia
terest IN them.
society warming Up.
The promenade was also patronlzed bet
| ter than at any previous show. andt this
one fact indicates the deep personal in
| terest taken by the spectators in the ex-
/ hibition When I'm one of the three har-
ness classes three prominent sociey women
OF Omaha. Mrs. Charles T. Kountze Mrs
Joseph Nj. Cudahy and Mrs. Joseph Barker
| jr., exhibited their ability as whips. the
boxes were almost entirely deserted and
the occupants crowded to the promenade
for closer view. After that event the
promenade was the popular viewpoint The
social ascDect OF the exhibition was also
| brought to the front and box calls were
! very popular.
More than ever before the Omaha Horse
Show proved it has been accepted az the
popular social event OF omahs's season.
The gathering crowds early IN the even
ing foretold the large attendance though
the greater part OF the crowd was late IN
! arriving. Long before O'Clock the car
riage entrance was thronged and the street
doors were filled with people When the
bugle sounded the first event on the prog
gram many Of the boxes and large num-
Der OF the seats we're stlI untenanted.
but anly for short time. The constant
! stream of gaily bedecked humanity from
the front entrance increased and gradually
dinused itself over the house until the
boxes and balcony alike were a solid mass
OF faces and color.
AS the social elect came In, stunningly
gowned. attention was directed for a few
minutes away from the prancing steeds
In the ring. but only for a moment For
while many were out to be seen, st was ap-
parent from the very first that Horse was
king and he had no difficulty in securing
ample recognition OF his claims. The noble
animals appeared 70 know the admiration
they were receiving ana were proud Of e.
They showed Il In the arch OF the neck
and the swing Of the body.
Spectators Impatient.
The crowd was not partial 70 any OF the
numerous classes on display last night.
The first spontaneous outburst Of enthu-
siasm and approval came when the mas
nihcent Swift and companys six-horse
team OF grays swung into the rins N tho
hrst event The magniheence OF these
powerful animals and the masterful way
In which they were handled kept the spec
tators spellbound. The admrations for
the draft animals were shifted with no
loss TO the beautiful and graceful harness
class that followed a. Then came the
, saddle horses with smooth and even salt.
, that drew cheer after cheer So IL was
through the program.
The special feature OF the evening from
the standpoint OF the ordlnary observer
7 was the high school class. and as three
animals entered. and with almost human