The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-10-11

nival ever held in Nashville, was by
far the greatest exhibition of thor
Oughbred steeds ever seen in this city.
1t was also the most noted society
event of the year. Although on Mon
day the rain began with a fine mist in
the early morning and rained continu-
ally throughout the day, and the great
err part of the night, the management
of the Athletic Association, who had
charge of the Horse Show, had deter
mined to carry out their part of the
program, and at 1880, the I. O. I. band,
which had paraded the streets all day
in covered wagon, opened the pro-
gram by playing an appropriate tune
for the OCCASION Moving Day." which
became the popular air throughout the
Carnival. The rain came down in
such torrents until at $3.50 the entire
program was suspended until Tuesday
night.
Tuesday dawned beautifully. AL
though little cool, it only made it
pleasant and very agreeable out of
doors. Tuesday night, by 7 o'clock
crowds of gaily dressed women and
men were passing in at the main en-
trance, while numerous rigs, drawn by
some of the best Tennessee and Ken
lucky thoroughbreds were entering the
rear gates to the park, which was light
ed up with twentyfour arc lights ar
ranged in a circle around the entire
Athletic park. A beautiful program
was arranged and for the first time in
the history of Nashville, the citizens
were favored with the opportunity of
seeing what their people owned in the
way of horses and rigs.
1t was o'clock when the president
]. Blaine Boyd, of the Athletic Assoc
citation, announced that the program
was ready and that the first exhibition
would be single horses in runabouts
The entries, as they passed in view of
the judges stand, proceeded to exhibit
/ their trunouts, were as follows: Boyd
& Battle, by J. Frank Battle and Miss
Bessie L. Martin; Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.
Bowling by o. G. Presley and Mrs
Bowling; Boyd & Battle, by Mr.. and
Mrs Geo. o. Boyd; Wright Adams, by
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Adams; J. S
Martin Co., by Mr.. Tom Harris anC
lady; Mr.. John Smith, by John Smith
and Miss Clida Paskel; Mr. Sherman
Reeves, by Mr.. Sherman Reeves ant
Miss S. e. Hatcher; DR.. G. H. Bandy
by little Ruth Ellen Bandy; J. B. Ken
nedy & Co., by Mr.. Edward Kennedy
and Miss Bessie Lay. With this IN
surpassed array of speed, pedigree
style and appearance, they drove
around in front of the grand stanC
amid the cheering of the vast Grove
of spectators, and to the strains o
some of Nashville's best music. Thu
contest was on The judges, close oh
serving, far seeing, and determined
to give the first prize to the real win
ner paid strict attention TO each run
about as it passed in view. The con
test continued for 30 minutes. At tn
conclusion, it was decided that the Ri
of Boyd & Battle, driven by J. Franz
Battle, in company with Miss Bessi
L. Martin, had won the first prize
: The turnout of Mr. and Mrs. F. {
Bowling, driven by o. G. Presley an
Mrs. F. G. Bowling, had won the sec
ond prize.
The next feature was a saddle hors
contest. The entries showed that n
little time and pains had bee
spent in preparing for this occasion
Riding habits and costumes, fittin
and appropriate, were seen in the par
The entries were as follows: j. B. Ke1
nedy g. Co., one horse by Mr.. Edwar
Kennedy and one by Miss Bessie Lay
Mr.. Sherman Reeves, by Sherma
Reeves and Miss Susie Hatcher; o.