New-York tribune., 1909-11-09

of attention uhlu Ahe mana -
suaded them TO leave the garden, anu
were exceeding naive in their admission
that they wanted TO get their names In
the newspapers as rehearsing In -.
PLENTY OF FAIRLY BIRDS
The fuss and the feathers, 10 saw
nothing of the silks and the laces' mat
go 10 make the opening of the snow
came at night. of course, after the more
serious business of judging the horses
had begun But there were those NJ"
turned out Of bed IN the morning TO be
there. lust as there were plenty VINO
fcrswore so Formidable 4 counter a'-
traction as the opening for the hrst
time of The New Theatre in the evening
10 proclaim their loyalty TO the horse
end 10 the affair tlat used TO serve rs
blast Of trumpets declaring New York's
winter season Opcr.
1t doesn't look little bit like the
way il die last year." said one dihiiha-
tive horseuonan. who may have eeen
ten years old. but carried herself and
her riding habit with all the skill ana
noise of the veteran of dozen shows.
That WAS the consensus of opinion. The
difference didn't have TO be pointed out
il struck every ones eye as he entered
the Garden.
Every hit Of bare and gloomy iron
work. intensified in other years by the
orange and the black rather than soft
ened. disappeared before the opening
hugie blen Yesterday. Lattice work coN-
cred the pillars and sirders, and bunting
i'm pretty shades Of green. relieved by
white. covered the lattice work in turn.
I-p above il nas blue, sky blue. with the
ugly mass of iron ribs that holds the
roof in place completely hidden. IL vas
an effect like a clear sky. and il looked
= good deal more ike fine weather in
side tho Garden than ii did on Madison
avenue. Thousands Of electric lights
glimmered and shonc, but the glare Of
them was subdued and toned down by
the palms and the flowers that were in
profusion al around,
That great mass of blue relieved any
possihle suggestion of monOtony from
the prevalence OF green and white, al
I
that there was Gnw monotony any
where.
The whole scheme of decoration was
a tremen ious advance over the one that
made the first assa alt on the time-hon-
| cred orange and black last year, ami it
showed at a glance 20 those entering
/ the arena that the new management of
/ the association was alive 10 its oppor-
/ tunities. awake II the necessity Of
! action 10 revive interest I'm the great
/ function. dwindlins as that interest had
troved 10 be for Two years. Its f.
forts were appreciated. for everywhere
there were comments on the brilliancy
/ Of the scene.
The crowd that appeared in the morn
inc was attracted almost entirely by
the international Savor given To the
class for jumpers. IA which the English
officers made their first appearance
M, carded as "A strictly internationa.
AFFAIR. this class developed few features
of real interest. because the English
,isitors were completely swallowed uu
I'm the big class and made poor show
ing.
They came in for good deal Of harsh
criticism. but nervousness on the part
az their horses and a totally diaeren;
styla of riding. unfamiliar to American
ewes. accounted for great deal OF this
The Wasp. the Toronto horse. which
! Won this free-for-all class last year
earned the blue ribbon again yestcr-
dsy.
The English officers were no whir
/ oisappointed at their failure in thi:
class. which they -egarded as nothins
more than preliminary oanter i'm an,
case. and promised 20 make things
much more interesting as the clssse,
IN which they took more interest cam,
10 be judged
Alfred @. Vanderbilt president of tn
association, entertained its directors. th,
Judges and the British and American of
fcers 81 luncheon in the clubrooms tina
had been set apart I'm TIE concert hai
Yesterday among those present beins
Judge Moore, Reginald q. Vanderbilt
Colonel Henry Fairfax, Senator g W
BarnuIn. ChsuHoey Floyd Jones AN,