The Washington times., 1906-11-18
Horse Show Opens;
New York Season On


NEW YORK. Nov. l7-From to-
morrow until the close CT the
week Madison Square Garden viii Be-
the Mecca Of society. and il Is there
that the smart SET Will be found morn
| ing. afternoon, and evening. In be-
tween times Il VIII throng sherry's.
/ Delmonicos. the Waidorf-Astoria, ana
the other fashionable restaurants.
/ where tables will be at a premium az
| the luncheon and dinner hours. For
/ during the Horse Show week people pre-
fer 20 do their entertaining and % be
entertained at the restaurants rather
/ than IN the privacy of their homes.
They enjoy the noise, the hustle. th,
animation. and are interested lu watch
ing the many visitors Wh0 have ar
/ rived In town for the exhibition from
/ all parts OF the United States. Quite q
i number OF the 400" have taken the Dre-
| caution of retaining in advance. at a
/ considerable figure, of course, table for
| themselves at stated hours every day
! throughout the week at their favorits
| restaurant. and those who have neglect
| ed 70 make arrangements Of this kind
| are liable 70 experience considerable
1 dlihculty in obtaining anything 10 eat.
or even The slightest attention no mat
| ter how conspieuOus position they oc-
| cupy IN the modish world here.
Horse Show Luncheon Today.
Today the so-called Horse Show lunch.
| eon viii be given at the Garden by tho
management Of the exhibition TO the
| judges. 10 the chief exhibitors and 10
/ those who contribute more particularly
| 10 the success Of this great annual func-
/ ton The luncheon is always a most
popular feature OF the affair, and around
/ The table wifi be found REPRESENTATIVES
J of most OF the leading clubs, the prin-
| cipal patrons Of the turf, owners Of the
/ great stables and racing studs. and some
! OF the most noted whins tH the country.
| The entire afternoon will be given over
| 10 discussion OF equine sport in all It's
various phases, OF the incidents Of pre-
7 yious shows OF the chief features OF the
/ exhibition about to open and 10 the
swarHing OF "reminiscences Then to
morrow morning the actual business OF
/ the show viii begin
The opening of the show will be Sig
nallzed as usual tomorrow by the call
1 Of the bugle. which at the same time
Will proclaim the inauguration OF the
| New York season. and II any indication
Of the latter can be found. as IS claimed,
in the success Of the show the winter
| Is destined 20 prove one of the most fes-
tive and brilliant that New York has
seen in many long year.
Some of the Judges
Among the wsII-knoWn eIubrnen who,
as judges at the show. viii be 10 a con-
siderable degree in the public eye
throughout the coming week are John
r Cowdins the polo player and wlig.
lie Is one OF the oldest members Of The
Turf and Riding clubs, has county
place at Far ROckaWay. and q very
/ hospitable house on Gramercy Park,
where Mrs. COWdin euJeTtains extensive
ly throughout The season.
Another OF the judges Is + Victor
LoeW, jr., Of the Coaching Club ana
one or the little group OF young men in
cluding Alfred and Reginald Wander
bilt and Peter and Robert Gerry. Dame
Rumor has for some time past Insisted
that he is about 10 become stiu more
closely allied 10 the Gerry brothers by
marrying their sister. Mss Angelica
Gerry. to whom her father. the OLD com
modOre. made the present Of a very hna
yphouse on West Sixty sixth street the
other day. gift 20 confirm the ruuors
OF her impending marriage to young
LOew.
William Pollok. another Of the judges.
has a large farm in Berkshires, and.
being married 70 the widow OF John
kernOchan has become stepfather 20
Marshall Kernochan. and a brothzr-in-
Jaw Of Mrs J. J. Wysong.
Leaves Polo for Horses.
Everybody interested in American polo
is acquainted with H. L. Herbert. of
the Meadow Brook and Turf clubs, who
has done more than any one mar 10
promote in this country the game with
which he Is so conspicuOusiy identined.
Instead, however, OF being appointed TO
judge polo ponies he has for some
strange reason or another been as
signed 10 determine the merits OF
draught horses and or the nags of the
Street Cleaning Department.
Joseph r. Widener. the philadelphia
millionaire. is also on the list Of judges.
He is one Of the stockholders Of the
show. of which his beautiful wife is
always one OF the chief ornaments and
principal attractions
Then there Is Theodore Frelfnghuyssn,
whose wife is the widow OF Harry lie
Grand Cannon. while England is repre-
sented by +. Vivian GOOch, brother OF
Sir Thomas GOOch, OF Clever Park, near
Windsor. He is an expert on the subject
Of hackneys and viii be assisted in
judging them By a fellow-subject OF
King Edward. namely. the well-knOVn
Canadian sportsman. James \. Coch-
Tane, of Hilhurst, Quebec
Among the new directors of the show
is Robert /, Stevens, a member OF the
famous family of Castle Point, Hobo
ken. who is married TO a daughter OF
Mrs Stephen Suddam Whitney. of Nor
ris Plains, y. 7 To the list Jf vice
presidents have been added Eben y.
Gordon and Harry Payne Whitney who
is rapidly acquiring important A
place in the sporting world as that oc-
Cupied by his father. the late William
{. Whitney.
Occupants Of the Boxes.
Inasmuch as the occupants of the boxes
at the Horse Show viii be quite as
much on exhibition throughout the week
as the horses, and will as a spectacle
surpass In interest and popularity that
presented by the equine stars in the