The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
HORSE SHOW WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY Best Exhibition of Kind Ever Seen in Alabama BIG STRINGS ARE HERE The Show Will Be Held In a Tent and the Electrical Display Will Be
 Feature-Judges Are
 Announced.
BIG STRINGS ARE HERE

The horse shcw which will be held this weet-Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day nights-wil be by far the greatest ex- hibtion of the kind ever seen in Alabama. Not only are the best show horses of Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia entered, but the first steppers of Birmingham will be in the ring, 10 say nothing of a large number of local ponies. No entrance fee is charged for ponies.
 The show is to be in a big tent on Avenue c, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth streets. There will be q seating capacity of about 5000, and there will be 25 boxes seating six and eight each. The general admission tickets are only 90 cents. There will be no reserved seats except in the boxes. The price there will be S1 50 a seat, which includes ad- mission Diagrams of the boxes may be seen at Browns cigar store, Twentieth street and Seccnd avenue.
 General admission tickets are on sale at Parller's and at Browns. ( The grounds are already in perfect con- diticn. The ring Is large enough Tor four teams to drive abreast.
 The tented stables are across the avenue near the main tent and will accommodate l5O horses
 Electrical Display.
 The electric display at the show will be the nest brilliant ever seen in this city and f goes without saying that all Birmingham society and hundreds of out of-town visitors to tke state fair Will be in atten ,aicc each ri:,nt.
 The prlzcj amount 10 SSO00. They are more ib ral than 1hosc offered at any show in the south. aud this fact gives 2est of course to tie critics.
 Many of the show l a ses are already here. They Include these of the Idle Hour Farm, Georgia; the Woodburn, Ky, stables, the 1lwell stock farm. Tennessee and Gallatin. Tenn. stables.
 A rule has been adopted Ey the manage ment which does not appear on the print ed programme. It Is in substance as fol- lows: If not more than three entries in each class. premiums shall be one half of the original amount.
 The show is given under the direction of the Alabama Horse Show association, the officials of which are Frank s. White, Jr. president; ]. T. Stokeley. vice pres ident; Eugene Fics. second vcep resident; L. T. Trousdale, secretary, and w. C. Agee, treasurer Capt. F.. J. McCrcssin will be the general manager of the shcw
 The Judges.
 These are to be the judges: Frank A. Fuller of Nashville, MT. Weber of Mont gomery and Capt. J. B. Morscn Of Bii- mingham.
 Mcmaii band will furnish the music.
 The ho1so show may be reached by Avondale ci,rs, al;eN1ew cars and High land aveuuc cans The Birmingham Rall- way, Lis,.,t and Po~eI company has ar ranged 10 have extrd cars sufficient to carry the people without undue crowdlns.
 Even should the weather be indictment, those attending the show will be fully protected and very comfortable in the tent. The boxes are constructed on q substantial wooden floor. which extends to the enti ance so that ladies will not have their gowns soiled.
 The performance will begin each night at o'clock.