The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-17

Stock Society are the most complacent
rotund, urbane, delighted and delightful
set of rural gentlemen ever seen from
the region of the hay and rake. They
are, by their own nomenclature, gen
tlemen farmers and the business OF
raising the live stock is carried Oh more
for their own qualification and health
than for the money brought in. Incl
dentllly hey may or may not make
money on the enterprise of the acres.
But the fact that with all the rustic
extravaganza of which they are guilty they
still do not fall far behind argues much
for the business of gentleman farming
in pure blood stock.
1t is with this idea in view, the idea of
helping the common farmer eling out
hard existence to live better upon the pro-
ceeds Of his farm, and-with the idea also of
gratifying personal vanity in exhibiting
their stock, that they have got together for
the Live Stock Society of America.
A list of the members of this society
would be like the names of the income
tax list when the registry was made last
fan. But there are in the list others
also, who are not millionaires. plain farmers,
who nevertheless hold a proud place in the
society on account of their ambition to
possess the best animals in the country.
The Live Stock Society has looked after
the interests of such by placing a great
those who show the best animals.
THE DUKES HOST.
The business of the show is the giving Of
prizes for the best exhibits. All the fat
cattle that were shown in Chicago at the
fair, or their descendants, will be brought
on, and all the best hunters of the country.
One of the exhibitors who expects to take
away prizes is P. F. Collier, the reputed
owner of the finest hunters in the world
and the gentleman who has been enjoying
the honor of a protracted visit from the
Duke of Marlborough, who has been at the
Collier hunting place for the hunting sea-
son. Many of the horses that were in the
horse show will be kept over for the live
stock show, and people who won prizes
in one are expecting TO re-win their Iaurels
in the other.
Some idea of the boom with which this
society starts off may be gathered from
the list of those who quickly placed their
hands IN their pockets to further it. There
IS F, Grey Griswold, the greatest master
Of hounds in America; Theodore Have
meyer and II. K. Bloodgood. Hearst,
the California millionaire, is another, and
from Philadelphia there are Mitchell
Harrison, O. Ianier, and J. E. WideDer.
Other New Workers are Prescott Law
renee, George Gould, John Jacob Astor,
Levi P. Morton, o. Fl. P. Belmont, Regin-
aid Rives, Sydney Dillon Ripley, and a
long list of names as well known. Henry
May, OF Washington; Warham Whitney,
of Rochester, and probably all the owners
of FLOODED stock Of Chicago will also
bring on their best animals to the show.
1t will be in many respects the greatest
of its kind In America, and quite equal to
the royal agricultural shows of England.
But there is another side to the livestock
business, as found In this country, and that
is the enjoyable SIDE This will largely
be brought out at the Live Stock Show.
Many animals that have only beauty and
rarity to recommend them will be shown,
though 1t is not decided yet whether official
notice will be taken OF tn em.
1t is this unusual feature which has at
tracted so many from outside cities to
come to the show. In many cases, where
animals could not actually be entered be-
cause belonging to no Glass" stables near
by have been hired for them, and here