The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-12
BY Virginia.

Lax municipal laws made me late at the
aorse show last night A poor horse got buried
up to his neck in an unmarked open sewer
trench on our way last night. We arrived late.
Is consequence, and entered the building hur-
siedly. 1t took my breath away at first, and
felt as If were looking thru the small part
an audience, the building is SO vast and beau
thu, 1t created almost an air. of awe. Posi-
lively it is the best ring ever saw, and the
detail was faultless, pristine Of condition,
ample of exits. generous Of box and seating
space, and beautifully illuminated. L. suppose
VIII take score OF years for. people TO
realize the beauty of this building; patronize
its features and sing its praises. : :: - -
The threatening afternoon doubtless made
the dressing more modest than usual, as twin
city society is always abreast Of the times on
the clothes question. But there are other nights
to come, and the splendid program offered in
the beautiful building Is bound to draw in
ampler numbers as the week into finale.
lot of season boxholders not present,
which seems strange when one realizes how
the four hundred war for the privilege Of
the best seats at a first night elsewhere. =
I missed the first class, in which James Muir
ray put up the show which best pleased the
Judges for park pair not over 1872 with Honor
Bright and President which, of course, sent
him out smiling. for@ 1T pleases him to beat
9 baby with lively rattleAt's rattling good
The High School Glass. -
The high school class called out three rivals
D. J. Mooers' nice but nosey chestnut mare
Helen Walker, was on her best behavior, and
gave the best performance I ever saw, ~espe-
cially clever in the double: pivot, but, not so
capable as Thomas BASES gray gedng WHO
traVers and fenvers. nor TO my mind as clean
in the Spanish step. The gray gelding,r not d
mare Louisa, as set down. carried o. sDriglItly
presence and sprinsy balance, and "a waving
white-tipped tail like. $40 white ostrich
feather. Dr.. Jackson with Chalmer Pierce's
Artist King could do nothing with that artful
dodger, as he was full Of spirits and needed
about three hours work to get the play worked
out of him. Consequently he bucked and gen.
orally cavorted around, when, he is really very
capable when toned down. :.
The judges consumed endless time in tying the
ribbon which went to Helen Walker who is
very fine around the head and muzze, albeit
she wears the awkward standing martingale
Bass was rather set back at getting second. and
couldn't quite understand it, point for point
The local gig class was ''pippin'' as the
office boy says when delivering himself of
fulsome praise. Seven out of field of eight
answered the call, and Mr. Carvings brown
black gelding Starlight the first in the
ring. Mrs Thomas Milton gave feminine
touch to the ring when she sent in her chic
bay gclding. Bonnie Briar, to the interest of
the boxes. E. \. Saunders bay gedng. Buster
was quite trappy bay, but did not let himself
out as much as would have been advisable
while the thing that struck one about George
Z. Finchs square trotting, good-moving. blaze
raced mare. Duchess. was her easy manners and
bnsinesslfke gait. Mr.. "Hackney's Nip to his
new $3.50 gig, took hold bit than was
necessary IN maintaining his pace, but was 9TH
erwise smart black, mare that looked very
good Mr. Harrington's Sunny Jim did not put
In an appearance. George II. Rogers bay geld
Ing, Punch, had his admirers, and Tlashlight,
George H. Peavey's 1913 bay 49, .:.g showed
deft and rangy personnel that pleased many
people. He strides away freely, with very
clean-cut hoof action blitamight be strengthened
IN the trueness of his forward action, (which lis
mixey at timess Strengthened out, however, he
can flash along in postery order. : , -
And Albert Benninger the Peavey coaehman
was the glass of fashion, gotten up like Van
Bibber in Harding Davis novel; from his i'm