The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07
CHARITY HORSE SHOW
OPENS THIS MORNING
Annual Display Of the Equine
in All His Perfection
Runs All Week.
LUNCHEON AT BILTMORE

A. m o'clock this morning a class OF
pony brood mares will put the New York
Horse show for 1914 in commission In
Madison Square Garden. but tho pro-
ceedings Of the annual horse week really
began yesterday with the luncheon ten
d,red hy John Nee. Bowman to the
directors and officials OF the show. The
luncheon WAS served In the music room OF
the Biltmore and the theme Of the after
noon was the horse. intermingied with
charity.
The purposes NJ the gathering as we'll
as the show that will hold the Garden
interest for the week were explained by
MIR. Bowman IN u short speech welcoming
his guests. we are going to naugurate
the youngest horse show" said Mi Bow
man. "But every one here knows that
New York could not get along without It's
annual show OF the horse In all the per
fectun that careful breeding and grooming
can accomplish
net il he understood that there Is no
criticism Of the National Horse Show
Association. which abandoned its show
whom the outbreak OF the war made the
success ~ a venture that had been ident-
tied with military features a doubtful
proposition. lut no sooner had the annual
show been aba ndoned than the feeling Of
regret Was general. The movement for
the show started by the American Horse
show Association Was warmly greeted
and there If no doubt In my mind that the
coming week will prove that the founders
OF the show were right
G. Jason Waters, the president OF the
new association, also made a short speech.
He said that twenty five mon had set the
ball rolling for the week OF entertainment
and had guaranteed the money necessary
to carry out the undertaking. An ex-
cellent programme has been arranged.
the speaker said. and that all that was
needed to make the show success was
the support OF the public. This he had
no doubt would be accorded in full meas
ure.
There was solemn moment when
G. Douglas Franks. an English exhibitor,
who won with Seton Girl last year. rose
10 propose a silent toast. This expressed
the real purpose OF the SHOW. 1t was a
toast TO the soldiers killed in battle.
whether they are English French. Ger
man, Russian. Austrian or Belgian. let US
honor the dead was the sentiment OF
Mr.. Franks. that met with general in
dorsement
Other speakers told OF the encourage
ment given to the show by the United
States Government in sending the crack
cavalry troop to show of the horse in its
state OF military usefulness Among the
horsemen present at the luncheon were
g Jason Waters. William l.. j. Duny,
II n. salmon, bernard q. Gunther. John j.
Dixon. jr, Henry Lawrence Bel, Frederick
lewsnhn, Lewis T. Warng. Henry Timer.
p j. casey. 9. Douglas Franks Harry Rem
WICK. Pau; Moore, \. W. Atkinson. L. 4.
Russell, Jr. John Gerken. ]. : Casey. VIII
W S Biz. Rober, Grisr Cooke. J. G Cooley.
carson Gibney. Frederic j. Davis, oscar
Hsutsr. W \. McGibbon. Joseph J. ODono-
hue. Jr. Frank T. Palmer. Lieut.. Daniel d.
Pullen. Thomas j. Regain, Wilhelm Schen-
strom. Lehman strauss, George Wallen, Ed
,ard K.ue Y. ". Meade. II. II. Dlmond.
Alden : F'ojget. VI. a Mosle. John Breen.
victor GrlmWood. T. " stanton. W. r.
Koch r. Won der Horst Koch. samuel Wal
,sr Taylor T. NJ. Lowry. Harry L. Joyce.
schuyler casey.