Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-03-19
Horse Day.

Three weeks ago the INDEX called a
horse show to be held at Medicine
Lodge on the 18th inst. and it came off
according to announcement. That was
the first one in the history of the
county, and Of course the display was
not as general as it will be hereafter.
for the farmers and owners of breeding
horses will now know when and where
to go to see a display. These displays
should be, and no doubt will be. made
twice year. And another feature
should be added to it: In the fall, the
horses and their colts should be shown
together when possible.
Notable among the horses shown
last Saturday were the following:
Chester Arthur" owned by J. O.
Burner, of Mingona. This horse is a
strawberry roam, Percheron- Norman, 8
years old, II hands high, and regulation
weight. He was imported in 1881 by
Crumpacher, Winters & Co., of West
vile, Ind, and is No. Il5S in the ma
tiOnal register.
TONY Boy" dapple bay, 5 years
old, HambletOnian, is the property of
J. F. Reyes, of Elm Mills. This horse
was sired by Louis Clay, the property
of Judge Ellis, of this city; he by Louis
Napoleon, by Volunteer, son of Rvs
dykS Hambletonian. He is a SNOWY
horse.
j. w. Lappin showed a fine-boned
four-year- old, mixture of Morgan and
Clydesdale. He is large brown, with
every good point to be asked for.
German Bros, of Hazelton, showed
very pretty Arabian stallion, small
but very snowy, with spots well dis
tributed oyer his hips. He has strain
of Kentucky Whip in him.
y Garrett, of Hazelton, had "Major
Tamberlain" ON exhibition. He is
Membrino, nine years old, bred and
raised at Creston, Iowa, and is out of a
Pilot mare. He is 4 splendid driver.
and would have shown much better had
he been in good flesh.
Colonel" the property of w. A.
Schiller, of this city, is a mixture of
Morgan and Clydesdale, and is familiar
to most everyone around here. He was
owned last year by Ben Woodland.
Orphan Boy" the property of Philip
Butcher, who lives north of Medicine
Lodge nine miles, is a fine French
and Morgan, three years old, sired by
imported Black Frenchman, and out of
full-blooded Morgan mare. lie is a
coalblack and has much promise of
being model m'horse.
Norway" a dark dapple grey, seven
years old, II hands high, by imported
Laclede. of Pontiac, H., dam by Ma
poleon IL, is owned by G.. W. Frisby,
west of here on the head of Cedar creek
He was here last year and was always
admired.
John Sparks was present with two
Barber county favorites, Duke, his
Norman stallion, and Prince, his road
ster. Duke is seven years old, II hands
high, weighs 1850 pounds, and is a
horse throughout. He was sired by the
imported horse Deppe, the property Of
SAiS ADAitOio. vi -NOADllI, LII. I1C iieto
number of good colts in this county,
Prince is kentucky Whip and Pr inter,
sOrrel with good action and style.
Teyis 4 Proctor, of Sun City town
ship, showed their thoroughbred run
ming colt Electric, a direct descendant
of Lexington, with more than dozen
thoroughbred crosses. He is not three
years old until May, but shows good
maturity, splendid style and unexcelled
action. He has never been trained, but
will be this year, and will be entered for
the fall races. His owners have re-
fused 5000 for Electric. A perfect
oil painting of the horse, the work of
II. NJ. Mason, Of Lake City, is ON exhi-
bitiOn at the Grand Hotel in this city.