Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03
BIG PRIZES FOR GOOD HORSES
Catalogue Out for Annual Horse
Show at Madison Square.

Catalogue Out for Annual HOFs'
Show at Madison Square.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-The official cata
logue and prize list of the twenty-fifth an
nual exhibition, to be held at the Madison
Square garden, Manhattan, November
to 10, has been issued by the Nationa
Horse Show Association of America. Fo
the various classes which include ever!
known breed of horses, $40, 1000 is offered il
prizes. The affairs of the association arr
in the hands of some of the most prominen
men in the country and, as a society
event, the National Horse Show is one o.
the leading functions of the year. The Of
ficers Of the associations are:
Alfred C. Vanderbilt, president; f. T
Stotesbury, vice president; Frederick M
Davis, treasurer and James T. Hyde, as
sistant secretary. The board of directors
is composed Of NJ. L. Alers, Colin Camp
bell. ]. II. Childs, Frederick NJ. Davis
Robert A. Fairbairn, Henry Fairfax, Roy
c.. Gasser, Joseph w. Hartman, Arthur G.
Leonard, w. Goadby Loew, William NJ.
Moore. ]. A. Spoor, e. #. Stotesbury, Al
fred G. Vanderbilt, Reginald c. Wander
bilt and G. Miffin Wharton. The executive
committee is constituted as follows; Rob-
ert A. Fairbairn, chairman; Joseph w.
Hartman, vice president; NJ. L. Ackers,
Henry Fairfax. William H. Moore, Alfred
q. Vanderbilt and Reginald c.. Vanderbilt
Competition for the prizes is open TO all,
without regard to residence, but no exhib-
itor shall be a Judge of the class in which
he exhibits. One or more judges shall be
appointed for each class and in the case
of %trotters and roadsters, as also some OF
the other classes, when the entry is likely
to be heavy, three judges rave been de-
tailed to make the awards.
The association is taking every precau-
ton to insure the safety of all exhibits
both from disease and accident, and for
this purpose will employ its own veteri-
nary surgeons, who will be in attendance
each day Of the show, and will inspect
such horses as deemed accessory by the
judges. The veterinary examination OF
all the breeding classes will be compul-
sorry.
There will be three prizes allotted foI
each class apart from the specials, the
value of such awards ranging in value
from $500 (the Forest King challenge
cup, presented by w. II. Moore for the
best horse suitable for a gig) down tc
$50. The Forest King cup must be won
&C AAllfn bg AlAG ehlllt wv btAnlt II
becomes his property, during which tim,
IL will remain in the custody Of the as
/. ISOLATION. This trophy was won in 1907
and 1905 by j. w. Harriman's Nala.
Another challenge cup, to be won under
the same terms, is that presented by Jay
f.. Carlisle for park teams (mare or
geldings), to be shown before drags.
This cup is valued at $500, while another
presented by the Fiss, DOerr a. Carroll
company for road teams, 4 years old or
over, is OF $500 value.
A feature Of the exhibition will be the
Arrowhead challenge cup contest for road
teams, not under 10 lands l inch, to be
driven TO a coach carrying not less than
seven people. The coaches will leave the
Arrowhead Inn on the day and at the hour
stated in the program, and arrive in the
evening at Madison Square Garden within
one hour from the time Of starting. The
teams will be judged on their road quail
ity and the condition in which they arrive
In the ring,