Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07
TWO THOUSAND ENTRIES
Americans Will Compete for Three
Hundred Prizes.
TWO TROPHIES FOR MILWAUKEE,
Champion Gold Cup Presented for the
Best Hackney Stallion
on View.

LONDON, June 7-Horse shows nrovin
cial and metropolitan, have been sprfne
and summer features in England for years.
but never before has there been such an
attempt to interest the public as has been
successfully undertaken in connection with
the international show which opened at
olympia today to continue for a week.
heretofore horse show in England has
merely attracted the attention Ct exhibitors
and those interested in the breeding of
high class stock. But emulating America
the promoters of the International exhi-
bition have, by making 1t social event
interested many who in the past have left
the showing Of their horses to their grooms
and stable boys, but who during the COM
ing show, will watch from comfortab BILE
boxes the parade of the aristocrats of Eng
lish and American stables A special box
has been reserved for the king and the
members of the royal family.
Over 1000 Entries.
The judging ring has been converted into
an ideal arena, 2J,OO0 square teet of turf
having been laid down, SO that he exhibits
will be shown to the best advantage with
out the accompaniment of clouds of dust
In all, over 1000 horses will go before the
judges, representing every class from the
Shetland pony under saddle and drawing
gove-ness carts to the huge draught- horse,
and from the polo pony to the big Irish
hunter In the draught c.ass ONE of the
English brewers and other manufacturers
who use heavy teams have entered their
best to keep the prize in England Best ies
Armour team of six American grays, some
sixty American horses have been entered
in various classes, the most promine 1T
among them being Alfred Vanderbilt; s
roo oh fn1lr hne oh i,,v,o
Many American Entries.
The presence of Mr.. Vanderbilt's stable
has greatly accentuated interest in the
show, with the result that in every class he
enters he will have to meet a score of
competitors Hunters have been sent from
Ireland, Holland Spain and France, not to
mention those from England, to prevent the
prizes for jumpers crossing the Atlantic
while in the hackney class Mr.. Vanderbilt
will have to compete against Walter
WinanS, an American resident of England
and Mrs. Hartley Bait two famous owners
of high steppers. besides many others.
Americans are competing in all for 300
prizes many of the horses from across the
Atlantic being entered in several classes. c.
w. Watson of Baltimore has entered TWEEN
ty-two carriage horses, including his IA
| nous pair, Lord Baltimore and Lady Mary
land, besides his jumpers and coach team.
Alfred Vanderbilt is showing five carriage
pairs; Mrs. w. Orr Barclay has entered her
carriage horses including Sandow and Sui
| tan, winners at most of the American
| shows, and which she will drive herself;
A B. McLay will exhibit hackneys; Col.
Lawrence Jones, Kentucky hunters, and +.
| Pabst of Milwaukee, hackneys. Adam
| Beck, NJ. p, of Canada, has brought over
| his hunters and jumpers, and Mrs. Beck
| will drive several carriage pairs.
Milwaukee Horse Wins Prizes.
| 0nlu ono American horse Sir HIImnhrey
\ hackney stallion, the property of F..
| Pabst of Milwaukee, competed this morn
! ing, and he took first prize in the GLASS for