The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
NTERNAT|OAAL.
SHOW AT LONDON
Great List of Horsemen Who
Will Take Part in the
Events.
$4,000 OFFERED IN PRIZES
England and This Country VIII
Control the Show, But Other
Countries Viii Compete.

NEW YORK, January 2s.--Thc nrss
shipment OF American horses for the In
ternational Horse Show. to be held at tho
Olympia Building. London. on June 9Th
to 18th, has just been made, Alfred
Gwynre Vanderbilt sending his entries
| from Oakland Farm. Following this con-
Segment. the stables OF other prominent
American exhibitors are to be prepared
I and shipped within tho next two months
! ~. G. Vanderbilt has been In the van in
| all horse show movements during the
| past few years, and the fact that he has
! taken the initiative in shipping his prize
winners TO London means q good repre-
sentatIon from this country.
At the meeting OF the promoters OF the
international Horse Show recently as
surances OF the following exhibitors were
received by f. +. Euren. secretary OF tina
English Hackney Horse Society, repre-
sentng the British interests; Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt. Reginald C. Wander
bilt, Mrs. John Gerken, Richard p. Nc
Gam. Clarence Moore. Alfred b. Mackay.
George b. Holrne, Edward c.. Knierlem.
II. T. Stotesbury. James T. Hyde. George
Watson. George Pepper and j. w. Butt
field. Several other owners promised to
give the project serious consideration, and
II business interests could be arranged
would join the list of American exhibit
tors. 4 notable addition to tho list is
| George Classon. the American saddle
horse Judge. who will take over Mrs.
William Orr Barclays pair of champion
carriage horses. Sandow and sultan.
Prize Money.
About $4,000 has been appropriated for
prize money, in addition to many valuable
championship cups and trophies. These
M tt.n ut,
OF the winners. To stimulate interest, a.
q. Vanderbilt Alfred b. Mackay r. p.
stcGann Clarence Moore and James r.
Hyde have offered prizes in special classes.
1t Is intended to conduct the show on a
fair basis. and competition in all classes
will be open TO the world. The jury Will
consist OF recognized Judges. nominated
by the English, American and Contnen-
tai directors. The arrangements for tho
jumping competitions will be in the hands
of Mr. Dupuich of Brussels, and Mr.. ION
Hoboken, OF The Hague, with American
and English representatives.
Auction at Olympia.
1t is proposed to hold sale by auction
In the Olympia one day OF the show.
Accommodations will be provided for 1000
horses. The Olympia is twice the size
of Madison Square Garden, and the dl-
mansions OF the show ring will DO 800
feet by 76 feet AS an inducement to
the American exhibitors. arrangements
can be made for owners to enter their
horses in n circuit of shows covering one
month, and including the Royal Rich
mond Show, June 14th and 18th. Royal
Lincoln Show, June Goth to goth. and
the International Show, at The Hague.
Holland. July I'd to Sth. Special trains
will be engaged. IL necessary. for the
conveyance OF horses from show to show,
rlraf.1, MILL ofY dad htr
tho committee of the shows.
Representatives.
Tho International Horse Show Is thor
orghly International in character. Eng
land and the United States will have full
control, although European countries will
be represented on tho board OF directors.
Tho United States. with Canada, will
havo seven members on the board of d.
rectors, the same number as England.
Tho American representatives SO far Sc
lected are Alfred c. Vanderbilt, Reginald
c. Vanderbilt ana Clarence II. Mackay.
-Four members will be added this month.
The English directors are Sir Gilbert
Greenfall. Bart, Arthur IT, Evans. r. G.
Heaton. John Kerr, H. Fl. KONG. Walter
Lloyd and Walter Winans The CONT
mental directors arc Baron Du Tell Du
Havelt, Paris: Comte Il. D'Oultrement
and A. Dupuich, Brussels; Lieutenant
Colonel Punt and A. Won Hoboken. The
Hague; Don Louis Iappino, Spain; Gen.
eral Luigi Berta, Rome and Heinrich OF
to Traun, Hamburg, .
Special Prizes.
Tho prize list for the show Is the most
ambitious ever attempted by a horse show
association, In addition to $4,000 In cash
prizes offered by the International Horse
Show Association, $4,000 worth Of chal-
lenGe cups, to be won outright, and Il
number of gold medals have been offered.
A number of special prizes swells the sum
total to nearly $4,000 Several interesting
events are announced for the show. in
GLIDING two classes for costermongers'
turnouts, one for a pony, and one for
donkey; obstacle driving competition,
polo ball competition, bending and polo
competitions. and broad and high jumps.
-Four prizes of $500, $500, 500 and $50 ara
offered In every jumping class, with
special high jump competition each night.
for which prizes of $780, $40 and $50 for
tirst second and third. respectively, are
offered Tho wide jump is q new insti-
tuition in horse shows, but tho unusual
size of the Olympia show ring makes th's
event possible.