The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-14


preme event in the equine world OF
America Horse lovers from Califor-
MIA, Texas. Atlanta, Oregon and Mon
tana have sent the prides OF their
stables 20 New York in the hope of
snatchng a blue bow from the Colors
OF the men and women those strings
Of ribbon bearers are known through
ont the world. In many cases The
owners will ride their own mounts into
the arena, or hold the ribbons over
their backs as the trim beauties cape
and cavort before the austere judges
who will weigh each point OF excel
lence with far more discretion than
did that ancient Judge OF feminiu
beauty who caused the cataclysm o.
the Trojan War
The show orcned this year with an
event which last year was reserved
as the piece de resistance for the final
event-the race OF four-in-hands. draw
ing a coach with seven passengers.
The course is from Arrowhead Inn a;
One Hundred and Seventy
TO Madison Square Garden, a distance
OF nine and a half miles. The 500
cup, which Is offered as prize. was
in thlrty-eight minutes. which was
three minutes better than the record
made the year before by Morris f.
Hewlett
Following the precedent set last
year, the first OF Mr.. Vanderbilts pres.
idency. the boxes for the show were
not auctioned of In public. but were
disposed OF at private sale, as were
the-s seats at the back of the boxes.
This however, does not account for
the fact that there will be more per
sons admitted to the great ampht.
theater on passes this year than for
any previous show The directors
have decided 10 issue invitations 10
all the orphan asylums I'm New York
city so that the children may revel in
a vast circus arranged for millionatres
And in many respects II Will be 2
genuine circus with all the adjuncts
Of music. high jumping. glittering cos
tunes end enthusiastic crowds The
band this year Is the famous Gait XII.
ties Of Canada. who. with the pic.
turesuue scarlet Scottish tunics and
dark plaid kits. will give very
pleasing dash OF color. to be supple
mented by the ring attendants in scar
let Jackets and white duck trousers,
the scarlet having last season re-
placed the yellow Of previous years.
Probably the most attractive single
feature OF the show will be the contest
for honors by the British, French,
Dutch, Canadian and United States
cavalry officers. who will put their
mounts through all sorts of difficult
maneuvers, especially high and broad
Jumps. These officers will. Of course,
be i'm uniform. and will give pie"
ing military tone 70 the big pageant.
Last year the spectacular event of the
week was the great parade. on tie
final night, OF the magnificent draught
horses, working four 10 a truck. Here
the magnificent PercherOns. Belgians
and other huge beasts OF burden were
seen i'm splendid array and the arena
was transformed into Q giant ring r
elephantine creatures whose power
and symmetry brought cheer after
cheer from the assembled thousands.
Following the custom OF years the
program has been so arranged thar
during the morning hours the breed
ing classes will occur ho attention
Of the Judges and tE" ininatine
trials for jumpers will he held. The
afternoons will be devoted Ia the har-
ness classes. and the evenings. OF
course 20 the more SNOWY classes.
While the horse show has degcner-
ated into mere fashion show in the
eyes Of many. to the hOrseman ii still
retains its unitarian value. and fos.
ters the breeding OF higher grade
horses in America. The object OF the
show primarily, is to bring together
the best horses Of each type and famil.
iarize the breeders and the public
with the finest points in every class.
The prizes which are offered seldom
are sufficient TO repay the out.of-town
contestant for shipping his horse to
New York and paying stall rental dur
ing the display, but a blue ribbon adds
inestimably TO the intrinsic value Of
the winner and to the offspring. so
that the show is really a strong stimu-
lus for better grade of horses
throughout America.
4 glance at one OF the New York
papers of twenty-five years ago shows
how great has been the increase in
interest in the Horse Show since it's
Inauguration. I'm 1855, the exhibition
lasted five days and the fact that
there we're four hundred horses TO be
nut through their PAGES In the arena
vas occasion for much astonishment
The average daily attendance was -
600 and the total expenses for the
show we're 10000. which Is the
amount of this years prizes. The re-