Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-06
GREAT HORSE SHOW
OPENS Up IN LONDON
international Event Gets Un-
der Way This Afternoon
Without Undue FriIIs.

LONDON. June 6.-The interna tional
horse show opened at Olympia this
afternoon. 1t will continue through
ten days. Although lacking the royal
patronage to which it has owed so
much in the past, the annual exhibition
has been anticipated with peculiar in
terest by society and horsemen as one
of the few events of a season that has
been robbed Of the usual gayety be-
cause of the mourning for the late
king. The opening was without cere-
mony, but a large crowd was on hand
to see the wonderfully decorated hall.
which is rare spectacle in itself, and
the horses housed in stalls lined with
varicolored cloths and embellished
with the prizes won at former shows.
The entries from abroad are fewer
than formerly. The Italian officers,
who have taken such prominent part
IN the jumping contests heretofore,
withheld their entries this year, in
sisting that to be truly international
the exhibitions should be held sue
cessively in the different capitals.
Inc Americans, too, have not sent as
many horses as they did last year, but
they are we'll represented. Walter Wy
mans again heads the list in the number
and variety of entries his exhibits APP
bearing in almost every class, from Shet-
land ponies to hunters. Judge Moore,
who made such splendid record last
year capturing many of the big prizes,
Is good second, having entered forty
horses, chiefly in the harness classes, in
Guiding two coaching teams Other
American competitors are c. w. Watson,
WIN twenty horses; Xavier Ryant, who
has again entered Jubilee. the hunter
Paul Cravath. who also will compete in
the jumping events: Miss l.. Long, who
has entered trotter, and Edwin II.
Weatheroee. who has a team Of five
a. Amerlcan-bred hunters, which are under
the management of Julian II. Morris,
master of the Keswick Hunt of Virginia.
Messrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt and Paul
Sors will take part in the coaching
events. 1t had been hoped that an Amer
lean team of cavalry officers would enter
for the Edward VII gold cup for jump
ing. contest open to the armies of the
world, but only one officer. Lieut.. E. j.
Barrett, has sent in his name, and as
the contest is for teams he will have
10 content himself with taking part in
the individual jumping contests The
TWO big coaching races in which Ameri-
cans will be chiefly interested because
Judge Moore and Messrs. Vanderbilt,
the marathon on June II. from. Bushey
Park to London, in which a time limit
mas been placed but in which the horses
ana appearance of the coaches will count
III the awarding OF the prize, and the
Corinthian on the evening of June IL,
from Olympia to Wimbledon and Rich
mond parks and return
Twenty coaches have been entered to
each event. Jumping has been made
again feature of the show, and the
contests for the Edward VII gold Gun
for officers of all nations and for the
cup offered by the Duke of Connaught,
for competition among British officers
only. have brought flood Of entries, 1850
British officers having decided to make =
try for the dukes prize
The royal box, occupied at successive
shows by the late king and members of
the royal family. is closed and draped in
purple. Otherwise the scheme of the
decoration was carried out as arranged,
the characterization of the stalls being left
to the exhibitors, among whom there was
keen rivalry. In the main hall $1,000
Towering plants. trees and palms have
been placed. while the pillars and arches
are covered with brilliant creepers.