The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-07

failure. AS it is we are enabled to increase
our prizes and improve the show in every
way as an inducement for exhibitors to
come forward. And it is not by any means
gotten up for society's benefit. These
breeders don't bring their horses here to
amuse society. Ask Boyd If he does not
think his blue ribbons are worth hundreds
of dollars to him. Ask Corbitt, Foster or
any of the others who have brought their
horses here at great expense purely as
financial venture. Without the backing OF
society wewould not have it at all.
II think there is great future for the
Horse Show Association. This is not a
money-making scheme. Aside from IN
terest on the investment, all the income
will be paid out in increased prizes or i'm
proving the show generally. In time, I'M
less the Mechanics Institute improves
this building or builds one more suitable, 1t
is likely that the association will put UP q
building of its own if it appears that it will
pay interest on the investm emit, which
would be $150,0O0 or $250,000 probably.
This building is not bad for the purpose
now. The arena should be eight or ten feet
wider. The stables are far better than
they were at the New York show.
lone thing about prizes you might state
is that in classes like those of draft horses
the prizes should be increased from $50 or
$50 to $500 or $500, and this can be done
only if draft-horse men will make more
entries. Bigger prizes are offered in the
thoroughbred classes because there are
more entries"
q Of hn
of Mckinney, is a strong believer in the
show. THE horse show is a great edu-
Gator" he said. "People learn the
difference between we'll bred horses and
others here. Many breeders think that
the tide is coming in for them. The mar
ket is better this year and prices are sitter
Amerj can people like changes. Just now
everybody is crazy over running horses
A few years ago it was trotters, and trotter.
will come in again soon. But there is sc
much running now that those in it art
killing the goose that lays the golden egg
But for both these classes as good price:
are obtained now as ever WERE and they
will increase, particularly for trotters, q!
! there has been very little breeding of trot
/ tcrs lately. Then there is growing up 6
! foreign demand for trotters for France
Germany, Russia, England and the smaller
republics.
/ "Trotters will before long bring twice a:
| good prices as they do now. But they
must be first class in every way, both fol
racing and driving. Orders for first-class
road teams to go in 80 can't be filled now
and it is much so with all first-class car
riage horses. For the poorer classes Of
horses the prices cannot get much lower.
| The bicycle and electricity have killed the
demand for them and there is no money
| in breeding anything bat the best stock. u
w. H. Thomas of the Kern County Land
Company, which has over thirty horses in
the show, has been breeding horses nearly
all his life. None of the horses he exhibits
have their tails docked. That is something
that he does not believe that the horse
show can ever educate him up to.
This show is all right" he said. at
will stimulate a great many breeders to
turning out better class of horses. 1t is
mistake to think that horse-breeding is a
dead issue. There is money in the bust
ness. Good horses will always be in de-
mand, and this horse show will do q great
deal toward teaching the buyers what
good horses are. Of course the styles
change little, but not much.
in carriage horses people good many