New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
HORSE RULES AGAIN
GARDEN HIS THRONE
ROOM STILL.
Tsoenty-ffth Equine Erbi5;.
tion Opens Tomorrow
Morning.

| Dioha PaJs 70 tne uliNinS ana riding fol<
." announce that their great convention \,
IN session.
The automobilists a, thev tart pa,.
toot their horns. bur they must notice -.
| legend It means that dressnnakers az
milliners have been busy in a DOZEN cit,..
here and abroad preparing creations nj.
| dresses and confections in hats TO zlorifv
/ the women who will attend as onlooks-.
/ II means that tailors have been busy wa,
/ harnessmakers and carriage builders hav.
been bustling. and that farrfers and VET
erinsrians have had an enhanced trade
The hotels and restaurants expsc+ q.
crowded week: theatres. also. II only fro,,
the overflow. for IL Is a long exploded
fallscy that great Garden show sr1ct,
their patronage The pastures % the world
have been searched for candidates 20 win
championship honOrs.
II is the twenty-hfth in the roster AZ
national horse shows. and all details are
completed for tho Judging OF tha unanv
classes. the final items having been ths
safe landing OF the horses from England
and the transportation from the West ana
Canada OF the many heavy draft horses 70
be exhibited
In a general way old methods are 70 n.
followed but under the new president. Al
fred q. Vanderbilt. there have been InCica-
tions OF more progressive policy. II will
be something more than a Furnishing ID
OF old brasses. The keynote is 20 broaden
and widen out the show by Including IN is
classes for every established breed IN ths
United States. with the view 20 their I'm
provement
A bugle call will proclaim the opening az
. o'clock tomorrow morning ana the j1dz-
ing will begin one hour later The classes
will be judged IN succession until late at
night. with recesses for luncheon and din
ner. making three sessions each day. This
Will be the order for the week until ths
close shortly before midnight on Saturday.
All tho money prizes the aggregate
amount Of which Is si0.00o-and the cups
will be competed for entirely IN tbs show
ring with one exception. the road race for
the Arrow Head Inn Cup. In this event
the coaches and teams-there are entries
from Morris r. Howlett. Oakland Farms.
Emil Seelig and ]. Coogan. Twill star.
from Arrow Head Inn. Nth street and
Washington avenue. and finish at the Gar
den. tho award being made in the show
ring. This VIII be on Saturday afternoon.
Morris E. Hewlett won the race last year.
and another victory will give him perma-
nent ownership Of the trophy.
The general scope OF the programmes rels-
gates the judging of the breeding classes
IN which horses are shown 70 halter, 70 the
morning session; but there are classes also
TO be Judged IN the forenoon for hunters
and for ponies in harness and under saddle.
saturday being given over TO the classes in
which children are to ride and drive Az
the afternoon and night sessions every ef-
fort has been made to lend variety in the
order OF judging the harness and saddle
horse classes and the competitions by hunt
ers. high jumpers and the draft horses in
harness.
The first International class will be to-
morrow afternoon. with the Judging OF ten
or'cers' charges. for the Louisville Cup
presented by VI l. Akers. They must be
broken as chargers. up to CARVING a1a
pounds, and unlocked. except the entries
from countries that permit the docking os
army horses The riders must be in uni
form similar class for horses onIv up 10
$50 pounds will be judged on Wednesdsv
night. There are nineteen entries incfld-
ing General John Is. Castleman. OF Ken
tucky. with British and American officers.
Men will have no monopoly OF the reins.
Both women and children are 10 drive and
ride' and there are more than the usua,
NUMBER OF feminine nominators OF blue rib
p"n aspirants The classes that women
nave TO themselves. those for pairs or sin
sie horses 70 park phaetOns. are among the
most picturesque OF the week and bring
OUT the most spirited competitions
Tue wives OF exhibitors often ioin II
these contests They are appofntnent
classes the conditions requiring that wom-
en- snail drive. horses TO count % Der cenf.
carriage p. harness Is and Hveries 10
Nothins Is said as 10 how the drivers shall
oress' out there are Cften lavish displays
or gowns and hats. carriage costumes IN
three classes. II Is a pretty sight Ia vvatrh
the graceful drivers circle the ring with
their high steppers. 20 the acconpanir,ent
OF hoofoeats and jsngling pole chains. Mrs.
= W. Watson. of Baltimore, has been nar-
uculsrly successful N such classes and "a
an accomplished whip.
4he nrsJ appearance for This wear of
women drivers viii come Tomorrow even
ing IL Is for pairs TO a phaeton. for a cup
presented hy Charles a. BauIouine
MIS- Reginald G. Vanderbilt drives ths
sandy Point Farm entries wnen tn, condi-
tols cau for a woman at the reins. M,
Sulia eerhen Is noted amateur whip. also
MS ihomas Hastings and Miss Kate
oalN' lhe latter winner ono from vrss
L'hs' the English visitor. in a driving coz
'es' WITH four-tn-dand teams at The show
a few Years ago
Ihls IL the revised HSt OF hoy holders.
-''''eu T. Vanderbilt Joseph W Harr-
man MIS- T. r. I.adew. William Il
NIOore' Reginald G., Vanderbilt J. : ard
~ =. Phipps. j, Harry AleNandrs. Rufus
=. patterson. \ O.. and o.. schwartz. Mrs
tienrV siegeL Mrs. Charles T. Proctor
, ''ueh''S poremus. Arthur Curtis James.
= tranc's HYDE. Edward w. Wea,herhee.
after T. Bliss. Joseph Larocque oliver
''diIundn, Richard y. Mctirann SIR ed
WSrd 'loutSon. Clarence H. Nackay E1-
oe't H. Gary. Joseph r Wdener. Bsnja-
u'in r. Ncakum, Edward H. ADAMS T. T.
S'O'eSoury, John A. Spoor W Goadby
IHeW, Hamilton W cary. W. MirHrg.
William du POnt, G. W Watson John T.
AleNandre and John " Hanau
ne classes for draft horses IN harness
include New York as we'll as Western eN-
hioitorS IN every class from the nam
moths IN single harness all the Way 70 the
slN- -n-hand teams. Teams ~ the latter
lensth' on which swing pair precede me
Nheeiers anu leaders are new % the New
Nrk show ring. but this time there are
uNe entries and each team is 20 be put
through almost as complicated set II ero-
lu''ohS as IN driving competition between
rours Of high steppers