New-York tribune., 1907-11-18
HORSE SHOW LUNCHEON
Menu Consists of Wt, Wisdom and
Some Things to Eat.

The usual luncheon given by the National
Horse Show Association yesterday the day pre-
cedng the annual horse show in the Madison
Square Garden restaurant. Patrick F. Murphy dis
cussed all the important and pressing questions of
the day. from the international horse show in Lon
don to the motto not on the coins riches which
took flight on marginal wings" and Morgan. the
master builder"
After viands Of various and sundry kinds had
tckled the tastes of the horsemen and their guests
Cornelius Fellowes. president OF the national
ciation to introduce the Irish orator. saying
that he himself and his friends were still alive
and kicking, in spite Of the fact that things have
been somewhat upside down in the Street Of late
and that the automobiles were going to crowd our
beloved horse out of the running We have to-day
in the Garden the pick of the horses of the cOun-
try. and the pick OF the judges men and women,
will be there to see them next week We are going
TO give you a show better than before, and
are going to continue to do so every year"
Mr.. Murphy said that this was an eventful year
An international horse show had been established
in London, the Derby had been won, for the hrst
time by an American horse from Ireland. and the
American Horse Show Association had made
complete and peaceful conquest of Darkest Eng
land and deserved medals from the Carnegie hero
fund.
I'VE have had explosive fireworks said MI
Murphy. turning his attention affairs closer at
home. "Our President said he simply turned on
the light; unfortunately. there had been guam
tty of escaped gas. The heavens were hung IN
DIachs r1cheS TOOK their ulSht on nlarSLldA
Investments that one could sleep on produced-in-
somnia Comparisons were made as to which was
the more peaceable anmal-a bull In a china shop
or a Teddy bear in gilt edged market
Happily. difficulties things which show what
men American difficulties have produced the
great Americans It is not alone IN the battlefield
that valor is displayed courage may be shown
in art library. No sounder pieces of
American manhood have been put together than
the group Of financial statuary that defended
American credit Morgan. the Master Builder
discovered that the to control circumstances IS
to be the greater circumstance yourself In the
lexicons of Morgan's library there is no such word
fail. On the contrary, from It's walls abundant
streams of gush forth-in volumes; and
the dead corpse Of public confidence they had
brought there to wake sprang upon Its feet and
about it9 business, and that place of historic
incident Will hereafter be known the House that
Jack Built.
Former owners OF automobiles now regard the
surface cars with interest-from the motor 10 the
trolley is simply transfer of affection. 1t Is
prsing what one may do in this world-and like it.
The horse show will go undisturbed. 1t is
refuge from thought and softens lfe's inequalities
The horse-like indigestion-is great eveller, for
all men are equal on the turf-and under it.
After Mr.. Murphy had brought the luncheon to a
close the members of the association and their
guests deserted the restaurant for the turf
where a number of the horses were brought out for
their inspection. Among those present were ]. W.
Hartman, Hamilton H. Salmon. S. Tabor Willets,
A B. MacIay A. C. Vanderbilt. J. II. Bradford.
W. B. Schermerhorn. L. II. Weatherbee, z. Won
der Horst Koch. II. II. Hollister. F. X Sturgis.
+. V Gooch, William Pollock. J. E. Cowdin. David
Bonner, w. H Moore. ]. F. Carlisle. G.. c. CIau-
sen, r. Penn Smith, P. 4 Sorg and II l. Herbert