New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
HORSE FRANCES AGAIN
IN GARDEN ARENA
Attendance Indicates Greater
Interest than Any Show
Has Aroused.
CHILDREN GUESTS AS USUAL
Get Their Gifts of Candy and
Toys in Afternoon, While
Elders Line Rail and Fill
Boxes in Evening.

Madison Square Garden came back
Yesterday. In spite of the pessimistic
demonstrations OF a year ago, the Ia
nous old structure harbored again the
National Horse Show, which also came
back" or rather the horse came back
with the Garden.
AND as many white shirt fronts breasted
the atmosphere of the tanbark az IN
years gone by, in spite of the japanese
decorations The first afternoon and even
ing, IN fact, of this climax OF the sea
son attracted an unusually large and
enthusiastic audience OF horse fanciers'
regardless Of the Ysle-Princeton game.
They leaned against the rail, gazed SOUL
fully from the boxes and circulated from
stall to stall below stairs.
The Garden had dressed herself In the
trappings of a Geisha girl. Cherry BIOS
SONS, wistaria and iris hung suspended
from the caves japanese lanterns
spanned her empyrean, while FuJiyaIna
reared her famous snow capped peak in
the scenery which obscured the eastern
end of the anphitheatre. When Conrad's
band played a turkey trot, the whole
Eastern question" was presented in
nutshell
As usual, the afternoon audience was
largely made UP of children from various
charitable institutions in the city, invited
10 the horse show as the special guests
OF Alfred 6. Vanderbilt, president of the
National Horse Show Association, In all,
about two thousand children attended the
session haillng from the Children's Aid
Society, the Protestant Episcopal Or
phans Home, the Sullivan Street, Avenue
r East River. East Side, 53d Street, SD
Street, Italian, Tompkins Square and
West Side schools, the Deaf and Dumb
Society, the Half Orphans Home, Five
Points Mission, ST. Bartholomew Home.
Darrach Home and the Free Industrial
Home FOR CriPples.
Mr.. Vanderbilts little guests helped to
make w for many vacancies in the boxes
and gallery in the afternoon. No more
enthusiastic gathering Of spectators could
have been found than these seventeen
hundred young guests. They applauded
the favorites and melted every one 20 a
display Of enthusiasm by their innocent
delight at the spectacle. The atmosphere
was one OF supreme happiness that takes
no thought for the morrow content in the
Joy Of watching the wonderful horses and
the no less wonderful decorations,
Some real novices made their appear
ance In the novice classes. which should
be the most interesting classes in the
show, as they bring before the public
new aspirants. The trouble Is that most
Of the novice classes at the Garden bring
out horses which have been blue ribbon
winners at all Of the smaller shows, and
by the time they reach the national show
they are no novelty TO any one.
What pleased the children and many Of
the growu-ups most OF all were the pony
classes. When the saddle ponies-some Of
them not more than thirty-three inches
high-cane into the ring they were greet
ed with shouts % JOY and admiration.
One Of the feature events OF the first
day was Class a, which brought novice
harness horses into the ring. Every one
was on the qui vive 10 see the wonderful
Bountiful, William Il. MooTe's English
hackney mare. which created such Juror
at the London international show. She
was the grand champion OF the Olympia
show. but she surely could not have
shown as she did last night or she would
never have been chosen TO wear the high
est Of all honOrs
BountifUl Is rather plain and she lacks
the first requisite of show horse, pres
ence. The fact that she has been sick
since she landed explains her lack of
vim, but whatever the cause, Bounuful
was not az all the equine wonder that
her reputation had led people to expect.
One Of the new entries to appear was
Hector, bay stallion, owned by General
n. l. Burnett He was formerly caiied
Msynar and at ore time was a we'll
known matinee winner. He had such
wonderful natural action that he at
tracted the attention OF ]. W. Hartman,
who Immediately tried TO purchase him
II was some time before General Burnett
would consent 10 part with Magyar, but
Two weeks ago the tentative purchase
became final and Magyar Joined the
ranks Of the heavy harness horses He
seemed nor TO know Just what was ex-
pected OF him last night and acted az
though he missed his tail. Of which he had
been deprived only week.
~ S@AlJ4llOn IN lAe lOOinS OA INC SiuS
was massive silver loving cup, given
This week 10 Lawrence ]. Fitzpatrick,
trainer OF the Meadow Brook Polo team
Which lifted" the International cup
three years ago at birmingham and sue
eeSsfully defended 1t at Meadow Brook
The cup has TWO handles and is large.
the capacity being twenty-six quarts. The
Inscription reads:
Presented by the American interna-
uonal team, L. Waterbury, j. NJ. Water
Lnry, IT,, n. p Whitney and DevereuA
Alburn. Substitutes, r. L. Agassiz, l..
= stoddaTd, FoXhal Keene and Malcolm
Stevenson.
Fitzpatrick has just returned from Eng
LAND, where he went for his health. lie
said at the Garden, where T. ]. Regan'
secretary Of II. p. Whitney, was show
ing pony trained ny him, that the Hur-
lsgham team would send eighty ponies
here In two instruments. lie said that
Inc home team would not be changed ana
ne thought the cup would be successfully
defendedt