Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-16

The second night or the Horse snow
was even more successful than the first,
for success must be counted by the num-
Der Of spectators and the pleasure they
evnced. More people were out than on the
first night and when the last class had
been shown they were not yet tired of ad-
miring the horses.
Society people were not out in such large
numbers as the night before; It is the
custom to rest the second night and pre-
pare to attend the remaining four nights
in succession.
The people came early and most of the
boxes were filled when the first entry
was announced outside the big build-
ing there was the usual crowd TO enjoy
as much of the show as was available
without going inside. They watched ,le-
gantly guwned women and men in even
ing dress alight from automobiles and
carriages and pass under the canvass
awning that led to the portal of the big
building and later they were iine1 up
FIVE deep watching the equine beauties
which were led from the hitching tent
across the street TO the arena.
1t was an odd sight while the show
was going on to see the long lines of au-
tomobiles standing along the curbing
near the Auditorium one man was so
deeply struck by seeing the line of cars
that he apostrophized them somewhat as
follows;
Here you are, poor. dead things, deso-
late and deserted by your tickle owners.
while inside of yon building ablaze with
| light dazzling with decoration and flllel
with an elegantly dressed crowd, the
horse is the connoisseur of all eyes. Poor
automobiles"
I Tho weather was quite propitious, be-
ing neither too warm nor too cold. too
/ dry nor too wet and even the wind was
quiet.
| building a Beautiful Sight.
The great building was a picture of
beauty. Everywhere were the red and
white colors OF the show. They were
| draped around tho front OF the
/ balcony they were represented in
paint around the wooden sides OF the
arena, they hung from the topmost GRID
ers I'm graceful festoons and tlags, they
! were draped around the boxes, they wero
massed in bank beyond bank above the
stage and the pillars werc twined with
them. There were also many representa-
tions Of the great shield Of tho Horse
. Show executed In the colors.
| In the OONeB aIOunu INC dItnd Ntle
gentle women anu strong men come 10 do
honor to the horse. Does some carplng
critic remark that they also came 10 show
their gowns? Well, at any rate the
gowns were well worth the showing and
a glimpse Of the ensemble OF feminine
beauty and the creations the ladies 30
gracefully wore was well worth going miles
to see,
What shall be said Of the beauty Of the
animals that appeared on the tanbark
arena? Wen might the automobile hide It's
face I'm shame end the bicycle wonder why
IL was ever invented. Well might man
stop and wonder at the limitations Of his
brain which has attained a triumph when
it builds an automobile and wonder at the
power which creates a horse,
All Eyes ON the Horses.
The beautiful graceful, spirited and yet
tractable animals moved around the areua.
| their sleek coats and the ebon harness and
bright metal trimmings seeming 20 vie one
with the other to see which could glisten
and shine most brightly Ia the bright light.
Blood told as the handsome limbs moved
IN admirable rhythm, whether in the short
! high step or in the long stride that makes
for speed. as muscles played and eyes
flashed and nostrlls diated. And there was
| the giistening Of the vanished sides and
wheels Of fine rigs with the drivers per-
fectly dressed and grOOms and lackeys per-
fecty lveried. There was the champing
OF bits and the gentle tinkling OF the har-
ness trappings. And the steps Of the beau
tful animals In the arena were noiseless.
They seemed 20 know they were on dress
parade, and 20 be trying TO look their best
The center Of the sawdust arena. where
! the judges box stood, gay In red and whit,
drapings. flags and flowers and bordered
by palms and ferns, was an extremely
busy place