The morning call., 1892-09-11
Stations That Shrieked Out Defiance
to Ali Their Kind.
and THE DEEP DlAPiSOH OF THE BULLS
Mingled With the Tender TremOlo Of Wondering
Calves and the Sbrill Treble Of Weakened
CsItS-A Great Parade OF Fine Stock.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

OAChAMENIO,
Gus day for the stock parade-comfortabl
cool, beautiful and sunny. A stock parade
is always pretty sight, and to-day's is no
exception. The exhibit is large one, the
long procession tapping around the mile
track. The horses are in fine fettle, all
anxious for the start Now and again,
down the line, stallion shrieks defiance to
all his kind. The challenge is taken up all
along The row. until mighty chorus as
cends, in which is heard, mingled with the
harsh horse notes. the deep diapason Of the
bulls, the basso profundo Of the jacks, the
tender tremoi0 of the wondering calves.
and the shrill treble OF the colts. until the
band strikes up and browns all in its brassy
camOr.
The procession starts promptly Oh time.
headed by teams in harness, heavy carriage
teams stepping bravely along. proud in
knowledge that they are deemed worthy OF
exhibition; light carriage teams prancing
In disdain of the level track beneath their
feet; phaeton teams, beautiful, quick and
kindly looking, and a Notwithstanding
team of coal-black Norman stations.
Dingle rigs come next; fine roadsters and
trotters driven to buggies, carts and wagons.
as handsome looking q lot as one can ask to
see. Following them are the thorough
breds, sleek, shining, satln-c0ated creatures,
alive in everv inch OF their beautiful bodies
and slender legs. There are neat two-year-
olds, 1.-THE little yearlings and beautiful aged
horses who prick UP their ears as group of
their kind dash by under saddle on the
exercising track and nod approyingly at
some burst Of speed II ON some one OF The
exercising runners. A weanling comes
lettering along on tiptoe, ridden by doll
dressed as jockey.
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light harness horses, mares and colts; more
pbegmatic are these, not b0theriDg them
selves much about the runners on the track
beside them. They make brave showing.
with their glossy coats and handsome names
and tails. There are rich chestnuts, fine
bays, beautiful iron-grays, graceful mat
rons, trim roadsters, prancing stations.
How a horse does like to show off.
Here come the heavy horses, great
white mare In the lead. There are mighty
Percherons, powerful Normans, huge
Clydes and great shire horses, with their
just ont of crimp papers; majestic creatures,
each with high sense of his dignity. There
are several mammoth two-year-olds among
them, and sucklng colts as big as the aver
age roadster.
Here are more thoroughbreds, young
stations fairly walking on their hind legs
and giving their leaders hard work to hold
them. Look at that dark bay he almost
gained his freedom then! But the human
brain is toe much for his horse sense. and
he is skilfully managed, though he could
never be conquered in any test of strength.
Saddle horses next. pair Of beautiful
single-footers, pace which, we are told, Is
"out OF stye"-a right fools phrase used
In such a sense as well say gray eyes are out
of style. or brains-yhlch, my word, the
arbiters Of fashion seem inclined to rule out
as vulgar. At all events, they have aban-
doned them
Here comes a whole row Of jacks, wag-
ging their ears, nodding their heads and
now and then uplifting protesting voice
at being made the tall OF the line OF beasts
of burden. There is gap In the line and
now the cattle appear. the Durbams, kings
OF beef cattle. in the lead. They do not
seem TO enjoy tha show as much as the
horses do. The sullen bulls, with lowered
heads unwillingly propel their huge bulks
forward. There is one whom II takes two
men TO hold. each with leading rope
through the ring in the creatures nose The
patient cows follow, lowing meekly. and
the little red bossies plod along on their
awkward legs, wondering. no doubt, what
on earth IL Is all about, and longing for their
pals of milk in the cool quiet OF the pens.
little girl on the stand puts poser:
''See that pretty bay cow, papa"
That's a red cow. dear" explained the
gentleman whom she addressed.
But" was the response. you said that
big horse was bay and the COW is exactly the
same color.
"Ah. yes; we say a bay horse. but we say
a red cow" ae&
There are great many of the Shorthorns
in the procession. They are a fayorite breed
here. and justly so.
THE Herefords follow the Durhams-beau-
tiful creatures within their broad. white
faces and pretty red hides. (The little girl
might also have asked why 1t is 'the coat
of horse and 'ths hide" Of cow They
are not so heavy and majestic as the Short
horns. but are grand creatures neyerthe-
less.
An uncommon sight in California is the
Galloways that follow close behind the
Herefords. These are polled cattle, enor-
nous In size and very handsome.
Not so handsome, however, as the poled
Angus herd behind them. than which they
are built on coarser lines. although some
what resembling them on casual observa-
ton. The Angus cattle have finer hair and
are more compact and active.
Here come the Holsteins, the real beau
ties, after all, with their grand heads.
snowy white and jet-black hides, the pink
SHUTTER skin" showing through the white
hair. They are kings of the dairy, in this
State, at least, and they look as though they
knew 1t.
The red and white Ayrshires followed,
particularly pretty lot of them, too. and
said to be admirably adapted to our
mountain counties.
Last of all come the sleek Jerseys, beau
tiful but wicked. looking bulls (the jersey
has the reputation of being dangerously
excitabe even when pet, and meek,
shapely little mouse and fawn colored cows.
milky looking" says ar enthusiastic cattle
man, and IN sooth there seems to be nothing
OF them save bones and hide, boots and
Udders. A long uncertain string of bleat-
ing calves followed the JERSEYS This Is
not judging day and after the parade the
herds are all filed off to the sheds TO MUNICH
their hay and mediate upon the duties and
vicissitudeS of priZe-stock existence.