The Washington herald., 1913-06-15

| London. June H-One of the principal
] features of the London social season.
| now in full swing, will he inaugurated
next Thursday when the seventh annual
international Horse Show opens at the
| Oily .Ipia aren .
The annual event at the Olympia has
| come to be looked upon as the greatest
feature Of its kind in the world. The
shows of past years have been magnifi-
| cent an irs. but this year the manage
men has spared no expense or trouble to
| eclipse the previous exhibitions Every
| conceivable kind of horse is represented
| in the Ill classes, ranging from the
| coaching marathon to the costers' dom
| Key turnouts and from the military jump
| ing contests TO a fire brigade competi-
| tion. There are sixty-three classes of
horses alone. The sole object of the di-
| rectors. at whose head is Lord LonsdaIe.
| Is to provide display which will attract
tn multitudes to see the worlds finest
| horses and horsemen in competition The
| management has expended s2SNOOO on this
years show, and the prizes total ss5 600.
! OF which more than $4,000 is in cash.
| Decorators Busy on Arena.
The decorators have been busy for
weeks turning the huge arena, $50 feet
| long and eighty feet wide into a fairy
land of flowers. More than 5000 wards
OF tlue-green silk have been stretched
over the ceiling, giving II the appear-
| ance Of an English summer sky. A Sc
ries OF trellises festopned with wild roses
surrounds the walls. In the center of
the festoons are gold vases OF roses. in
which lights are concealed. Below the
boxes and surrounding the arena Is an
Adam style border in gold, the coming
hung with roses. Not a vestige of the
glass or iron work of the great hall is
visible Millions Of artificial flowers have
been used. and before the opening of the
show enormous quantities of real flow
ers and plants will be added to the dec
orations. Eighty arc lamps, SUSPENDED
from the ceiling in magnificent chande-
ners. VIII supply the lighting for the
snow ring. while thousands Of concealed
incandescent lamps will shed their soft
glow over the boxes and stands. Even
the boxes and stalls for the horses have
been decorated
The show ring has been turfed, and
resembles more the putting green at
golf club than II does an inclosure for
the exhibition of horses. This year the
management has done away with the
fixed jumps and the water Jumps. All
the hedges. gates, and flower beds used
In the jumping competitions will be port
able. so they can be removed and the
arena left clear for the harness classes.
Many Harness Horses.
The latter have by far the heaviest
entries of any. Much interest is CEN
tered in the Marathon coaching event.
In which twelve coaches are entered
Alfred G. Vanderbilt and Judge William
II. Moore, both Americans, will be the
foremost competitors for the honors in
this class. For the Marathon the
coaches assemble in Hampton Court and
drive through beautiful country lanes
and highways in the suburbs, then. en-
tering the city. traverse some of its busi-
est thoroughfares, finally driving into
the Olympia arena, where the judging
will take place. A maximum time limit |
is fixed, and the Judges will consider |
the condition in which the horses ar
rive, as well as the beauty Of the horses |
and coaches. Both Mr.. Vanderbilt and |
Judge Moore bear international reputa- |
tions as expert whips, and themselves
will handle the reins. Judge Moore is |
the terror of the harness events, having |
won the Marathon coaching event last |
year. for the third time in succession, |
giving him permanent. possession of the |
cup. The Judge also won permanent pos |
session of the gold challenge cup for park |
teams by three straight victories, and is |
strong contender for the new cups
which the management has offered in |
these classes. Judge Moore has forty |
American thoroughbreds entered in the |
various classes.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt. besides being en-
tered in the coaching Marathon, has en-
tered several other of the harness classes |
The Corinthian coaching class has six |
teen entries, and both Judge Moore and |
Mr.. Vanderbilt will participate in this |
event.
Mclean Horses Entered.
Walter winaus, the noted Maryland
horseman, has a large string Of horses
entered. His entries include trotters, |
hunters, jumpers, hackneys, ponies, and |
harness horses in singles, doubles, tan
dems and four-in-hands. Seven horses
form the Avondale Farms, recently pur-
chased by Edward B. Mclean. of Wash
ington. d. c., have been brought over by
Mr.. Mclean, who is one of Americas
best known horsemen, and are entered in
the show. Nala, the housekeeping trotter
and American champion OF heavy har-
ness horses. will compete against some
of the crack English hackneys for inter-
national honors. Indian Flower, the
champion saddle horse, Is also entered by
Mr.. Mclean.
Among other exhibitors from the United