Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-24
The Horse Show.

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The Horse Show.
The annual exhibition of Barber coun-
ty horses occurred at Medicine Lodge
last Saturday, April Goth. These shows
are arranged by general consent; there
are no premiums offered, and no effort
is made to give one animal an advan-
tage over another. 1t is like the horse
shows back in the older states on coun-
ty court day. Farmers and others who
are DESTROYS of improving their stock,
but who could not go over the county
and examine every horse, come to town
and look at the animals on exhibition,
learn the terms, and discuss among
themselves the best Breeds Such an
exchange of ideas is at all times bene-
fetal.
AT the show last Saturday there was
q marked improvement in the character
of the horses exhibited. Even three
years ago many very scrubby looking
horses were shown here; but this year
a scrub was the exception. There were
several ANIMALS that cost away up in
the thousands, and there were some
whose pedIgrees, in full, would fill this
column. This shows that an interest
is being awakened. We hope to see it
continued until Barber is recognized as
the banner horse breeding county IN
Kansas-until Barber bred horse will
command little more money on any
market than he would if he were sired
or foaled on any other soil.
BY mutual consent, last Saturday. S.
X. w. Field, of this township, a great
lover of good horses, was selected as
marshal, or master of ceremonies. May
or Pearson induced the Citizens band
to appear and lead the procession, and
several hundred farmers took positions
on the sidewalks to encourage what
turned out to be magnificent display.
The day was clear and. pleasant, and
the horses had generally shed their win
ter Goats, and were looking sleek.
The procession was formed on Nam
street and Lincoln avenue, and march
ed through Main street to First avenue,
where it was stopped, and every one
given an opportunity to find out all the
particulars about the horses.
In the procession we noticed the fol-
lowing horses
Jack" Black Hawk and Morgan,
four years old, the property of Judge
II. Ii. Hardy, of this city. Jack, III
addition to his other good points, is a
family horse, gentle as a kitten.
A French Canadian, tie property of
J. E. Truitt, handled by Ben. Woodland;
eight years old, brown in color, weight,
l 200 pounds; lately brought here from
Pratt county, we believe. Mr.. Truitt
will use him on one of his big farms in
this county.
Lebrecht s. Sons, of this city, showed
their Hambletonian Clipper" a ma
hogony bay, good stopper, and much
admired. They also had young Jim, .
their grey Norman, familiar to- many
of our readers.
Young Percheron,n owned by How.
ard Parker. of Cedar Creek, a dapplt
| grey that can show as many good colts
as any horse in the county, never ap
/ peared in better form. He made a sea
son last year, did hard work all winter
and is ready for another campaign.
| j. j.. Winter, who recently blought
six horses here from Bradley, Illinois
showed a three-year-old horse, will
| MANY rrOod ,,o;p4s gsD.4,o,1a1y - E,o;,,,
three-fourths English Draft, and one
fourth Norman. He sold horses IN thi
county to c. d. Nelson, L. III. Rails
back, J. NJ. York and D. L. Pierce, ant
there is not common horse IN all thu
number.
Prince John sparks Kentuck,
| Whip and Printer, was in the line. Tn,
owner was in Oklahoma but this activ,
sorrel was on hand as usual.
Peter Ruling showed four-year-ult
horse of the Belgium stock, which b.
brought here last year. from Indiana
He is a.black in color. and his owne
has great confidence in MIN.
Clyde" iive-year-old Clydesdale
owned by VIM. Doles, west of here fiv
miles, pleased the farmers. He ha
come out more than any horse in tn
comfy since last year. While not pref
ty nor fancy, he mas great heavy hon
and big muscles. He is a sorrei, an,
weighs over ]. SEQ pounds.
Pride, owned by Miller s. Benedict
of the Medicine Lodge stock farm, wa
brought in late bs Dir. pardee, who
! in charge Of their horses. Pride wa
foalec in New York state in May, 1886
his sire being the noted William Tell
his dam was Princess, her lineage run
ming direct 70 Msmbrino and Importe,
Messenger. He is o fine young horse
and with proper care win surely max
: bis mark.
emperor Chief, = tive-year-Old LO