New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-26
FOR RIBBON WINNERS
More than $4,000 IN Premiums Of
fered by Horse Shoe association.

More than $4,000 win be offered in premiums
at the twenty-dfth annual exhibition Of the Ma
tionaI Horse Show Association OF America az
Madison Square Garden. for the week of NOven-
Der to 15- Alfred C. Vanderbilt. the new presi-
dent OF the association. has added many new
classes to attract lovers Of the horse and has also
eliminated a number of others which were
previous programmes but which were not cOnsid-
cred attractive.
From present indications the exhibition this year
will class with the best ever held by the associa-
ton. II it he Judged from the quality Of the en-
tries. Competition in the most important classes.
it is expected. will be unusually keen The green
hunter class will bring out a large number OF
would-be ribbon winners from almost every section
Of the country, and the light and heavy hunter
events should furnish the best Of sport.
The judges this year are:
=, Dr. ANDREW Smith Toronto thq5oughSreds; W.
ton. trotters and roadsters; Joseph z Widener.
harness; Reginald W. Rives, pony stations and
brood mares; Senator c. w. Barnum, Lime Rock
II K Bloodgood harness horses four hands
tandeuls and appointments; John Dolan: Lexington.
saddle horses and ponies under saddle John DOian.
Greenwood Va Dr GharIes McEachran. Montreal
and Eugene 5. Eteynal. hunters and jumpers; II. H.,
Reyn polo ponies and stations for setting pones
Pc DIT Charles s q Treat ~ s. A. officers chaTgers;
Iowa and Professor Marshall, Columbus Ohio.
ronto. and Professor Marshall Shires: ViuIan.
Bell Columbus Ohio. J. L. CARLYLE Deuvsr and
Robert Graham. Toronto. Percherons: William
Bell, J. l. Carlyle and John Truman Bushnell ui
Belgians; c. F. Curtis. draft horse in harness.
The following the rules on judging:
As the object OF the association Is 70 pronnots
Improvement in the breeding Of all classes OF
horses. the judges, in making their awards on
stations and brood mares win be instructed 10
decide according to their merits the purpose Of
breeding, in addition TO symmetry and activity
Every horse snail be ridden at the fences in his
turn. according 70 the number in the Catalogue
In of horse refusing his fences he shall b,
allowed two further trials. and more; II then
unsuccessful he shall cease compete
In the case Of horse going through and break
ing down a fence. the fence shall be made nm
again. and II the judges think ht. one more trial
tho next attempt, the horse shall cease to COM
pete.
ANY rider driver who shall not obey the dIrec-
tons OF The management judges shall be remit
manded, and. at their discretion, shall h So or
dered withdraw from the ring
When the Judges consider 10 necessary theyP nav
roe or drive any OF the ccntesting horses 20 de-
termine their respective merits
There is one class for thorogghbreds ana ~
prizes amount to $3.50 There are six CLASSES For
cup and championship cup. two tor Norsans ss&-sS
I9E pony stalhons and brood mares, I've Ter
CISdesdales nve for Shlres. ive for percheronS sg
I'VE Tor BeISlanS and IN each OF these last So1,~
eup worth SlOe. There many classes fs- rSss
sters. tandeuS. harness horses sppofNe,ss1ts
tor- haads, ponies in harness saddle horsaS arS
nSnteIs anc jumpers Championship cllrs AZ
saadls horses. two Among the special prizes a.
tns Forest King cup for GIG horses tbs wv -
SAssoria cup, the English hackney chailarss So,
s enc We Arrowhead CUP for fOur-tn-hanss IN
Entries for these classes viii close on saturaa,