The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-12
GRAND STOCK PARADE.
The Finest Array of Live Stock Eve
Seen on the Coast.

The Finest Array of Live Stock Ever
Seen on the Coast.
The first grand stock parade occurred
on Saturday forenoon, and was sight
worthy to have been seen by a grand
stand thronged with deeply-absorbed
spectators, for it illustrated interests at
the foundation of public prosperity.
In the horse department (besides those
entered in races there were one hundred
roadsters, fifty standard bred. thirty-fiye
Clydesdales, seventeen ShIres, thirty
eight unclassitied, five Suffolk Punch,
twenty one Percheron. thirty-nine all
work, eleven roadster teams, six carriage
teams, two French coach-horses.
Besides the list given by the Entry
Clerk, were noticed four or five German
coach-horseS, that at once attracted atten-
ton by their style and action.
There are thirteen families of horses en-
tered. This is a department which should
draw out the sharpest competition in all
classes. The value of sire or dam. and
the lesson to be learned from seeing them
at the fair, is not SO much from indiyid-
ual appearance as from value of prog
eny. There are thirty-nine exhibited as
thoroughbreds, and nine as saddle
horses.
Walking horses--The society has as usu-
al, offered a premium for walking horses.
and there are three entries. This trial is
designed to bring to the front horses that
can do something besides grow big and
weigh heavy, like prize porker. II one
pay a man thirty dollars a month for
driving a team, he wants horses that 90
fast enough to do days work. and it
makes a vast difference whether the load
or the road moves at a two-mile or a four
mile gait. This feature of the exhibit
should be promoted until the value of
draft horse, as well as that of running
horse, will depend upon what he can do.
rather than what he weighs.
The stock made fine showing, reach
ing nearly around the track.
Mules-There were shown but few of
these useful animals for a State where
many individual ranchers could turn out
a hundred fine show mules, and where
the mule, though less in number, stands
higher In the percentage of profit that he
brings than the horse.
Jacks and jennets There were shown
some good individuals in this class, but
the few on parade were by no meanssa
representative California exhibit of this
important interest. The mule is not
pretty, but he gets on the right side of
the balance-sheet when the years profit
is figured.
Cattle-The grand parade was headed.
as usual, by the Forest Home herd of
Shorthorns, owned by Coleman Younger,s
sons of San Jose, with twenty show ami
mails.
The Brighton herd of twelve animals.
headed by the bull Duke of Wildtiower'
came next.
P. Peterson of Sites, Colusa County.
followed with his twenty head of Coun-
seior's progeny, milking strain of red
Shorthorns.
j. NJ. Dixon of Grimes, Colusa County.
shows seven head, led by the famous
Cruikshank bull. Scotch Billy.
Next came the Wildfiower herd of A.
Hebron of Sacramento, consisting of
twenty-five head, followed by his Here
ford herd of twenty animals.
The Galloways were well represented
Dy w. b. Gibson with twenty head of
tine animals from Woodland, the hides of
which are almost as valuable for robes as
Tor the meat they produce.
The Angus Aberdeens were represented
by the .Argonaut herd OF eleven head
owned by DIR. g. NJ. Dixon of Sacra-
mento.
Halls Stock Farm of Marysville had in
line an elegant herd of sixteen highly
bred Holsteins.
+. II. Burk of Menlo Park had a fine
string of twenty head.
The Ayrshires were represented by
George cement IL Son of Oakland with