The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-11
MORE OF A SPORT THAN MAN
A Wooden Horse, With Inventions, MADE
for Him by WOman'S Hands.
RIDING and DRIVING CONYENlEECES.
This Dummy Horse WIZ StAhd J" '''
Woman's Department of the Tennessee
C.ptennini-Most Unique tea-
ture at an Exposition,

Copyright. 1897, for IAc illn'7''
Mrs Van Ieer Kirkmau. president or
the Woman Department of me Tenn 80
see Exposition. assisted By Mrs. =. ILL.,
Ratteruan. Chairman of Woman's Pat
euts. is preparing the most unique cAni-
bition of woman work ever conceived
I'm one room Of the W0mau's DEPART
n.ut there Will stand nigh wooden
horse upon which viii DE every uaPpln5
invented for horse hy woman 'i'or
the wall and on tables, VIII ne V'"''
things pertaining 10 the AOi 80 49,, h
cannot conveniently wear, wagons -V"vli
appliances and racing equip uchis, ,'Iu
every article that can serve in liul"s
or driving a horse. Ihcic are 'F'ln'
hundred of these an invented by Moht"
and the exhibition room Will doubtless d.
crowded with interested visitors, oven as
The womans department IS no" aciuseu
with letters about this novel eAhlolt.
Tho Tennessee Centennial LApOsilon
opens MAY LIST. for siN months. IL VIII
form am Exposition. not only OF t.-
ucssee. but of the whole SCUM 'nu 10
womau's department s. UNIVERSAL on,
exhibitors from all cOuutll senulh5 tileH
best work. But the s.-tier par. WIZ pc
from the wonderful women OF l"-
Dixie. The horse suSse TONS are apcc-'l-
tine horse comes from the Nor'h. lie
WAS sent down by express ana Hhiile-
diatcly they began placing DIS s'I"i4aS
clothes upon MIN. ,s.... i-
check rein TO prevent him from geiiln5
ms tail over the lines. This was inventor
for MIN by Mrs Kate NJ. Dean, Of Mem
phis, Tenn. She received q goa me ,sa
for tlAs Line Protector rom w
Worlds Fair. and was the ar Il 10 SEM
oer invention TO the Tennessee ji9rse
Another is fly net TO protect the under
narts OF the morse by Mrs. t.tIlnc'h \ q.
Stryker. of plainneld, H. Ana mere -
"A saddle for him by Mrs Aaelalae ~.
simmons, of KenOsha, WIS, ana s'ltI u
bv Miss Isabella HillOn, OF Cincinnati ~
But these are only few OF the me
conveniences made for the morse ANU
incidentally. for his master
There is rein holder by Nary a. foui-
ARA. of Kalamazoo. Mich; "a sunsnade Tor
,..picIes bv Ictitia y. Luce. of New or
leans. La. "a folding step Tor Ncnicie7 "3
Matte NJ Marsh of Moscow, ldaho. =
harness pad by Nellie NJ. Cahoone Of
New ark, y. j.
There is "a check-hoOk for harness tnal
is the work Of Mary ingersol. OF Enc,
Pa. and "a trace support designed 10y
Florence J. Conner. Cincinnati vi dl7o a.
vehicle axle 10y Carrie \. Grant, OF 'dlh-
bridgeport. Mass, and wagon at'P "'
Eiiza \. Nichols. OF StOrmylue, Tex.
For hose racing there is hJise-coh-
trolling device by Clare Tulney, oil SOU
salito. Cal. ANA O. rein guide hy Jane -
Han ems. of Philadelphia, pa.
And going back again TO the siilct iF
useful there IS an axle lubricaior hE
MARY :. Macarthur. of Cleveland, o., and
| n horse dctachcr and brake 10y ANNE H.
| Clifton. of PaltimCIe, Md; also a dratl
attachment Tor sleieLs by hllna VI. AL
word. of Huntington, Mass, "a carnage
step los Eta Post. OF Oakland. y. j., 4
! one-wheol vehicle by Harriet j. Il. VIII
| son. of New York. y. y, and top proi
| for carriages by Hattie j.. Philips, oil
| Wisner. Mich.
! Then comes on the horse himself Woo
| horse-collar and manufacture OF same ny
| Bertha \. j. Block. OF Racine. Wis. d
! side-saddlo by Fannie J.. Gee, OF Burns
! Vile. Ala. sectional horse shoe 10y Mary
| E. Pcrrard. of London. Eng. ano-h..
/ horse shoe 10y Mary =. Ponpard, OF Lon
/ don. and sull another sesmeutai hois.
| shoe By the same woman
I But these are only few OF the inNr1
/ tions There are more than one hun
4 dred I'm AN.
| With this array of gifts upon him. made
/ for him and presented TO him by IAN
! hands. this horse VII stand forth brave
! indeed in his glory. And the TENNESSEE
/ Centennial, which promises entirely nr"
! Exposition features VIII make sure oil
! ono that has not been seen before.
GRANT ELDkEDGE.