Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-12-29


OF reward had not gone where 1t be.
longed, hence went to Mr.. L. d..
Parish, another exhibitor from Mis-
souri,, and told him so. saying;
"Will you present my compliments
10 Mr.. Potts and request him to ac-
cept the cup at my hands, he being
OF right entitled to 1t, his winning
giving him the prior claimp" This
Mr.. Parish declined to de, saying
that under the circumstances he was
very sure Mr.. Potts would not enter
tain the proposition.
OF course there was no bad blood
or i'll feeling between the gentlemen.
not the shadow Of it, but the facts
are mentioned only to show that
one gentleman can bear a loss and
another win a trophy.
What this proves refers to what
Missouri did at the Worlds Fair.
l will now refer to some Of the
exhibits at the st. Louis fair, and l
will say in that regard that many of
you gentlemen know what exhibit
ing horses at the st. Louis fair
means. For a long time this fair
has been regarded as the Kings
Court, a higher court where any in
justice done at other fairs would be
righted. Wrong done through par
TALLY or otherwise would be rem
edied here, at this, the greatest fair
in the world.
In 1894 Mark Diamond won first
prize sweepstakes for saddle horse,
mare or gelding-a horse that am
proud to say has, for a number of
years, been owned in Missouri. In
1885 Old Montrose was awarded that
hopor-a stallion which although
bred in Kentucky, came to Missouri
in 1880, and remsined here till 1898,
thus giving thirteen years Of his
best life to this state.
In 1886 Moss Rose won the honor,
a horse that was boughtand brought
into our state in 1884 and died in
1890. In 1887 that premium was
won by Red Squirrel, a horse bred
and owned in Kentucky. In 1888
Montrose again won the premium.
In 1889 ii was won by Rex Den
mark, a stallion brought to the state
in about 1888. He remained in Mis-
souri, and won again in 1890. In
1891 it was won by Elliston, owned
in Kentucky, but was Immediately
sold to a party in Illinois. In 1892,
Lou Chief, a mare that was never
bred, and was sold in 1913 or %, TO
some parties in New York. so that
Kentucky could claim no benefit
from her from a breeders stand
point. In 1898 it was won by Miss
Rex, a mare bred and owned in
Missouri. In "a, '9b, '96, 'S7 andes
was won by Rex Mcdonald, a horse,
II am proud to say, not only
bred in Missouri, but is today owned
in Missouri--a horse owned by a
gentleman who is not only able to
own him but who appreciates him TO
that extent which / feel safe in say
ing he will never part with him.
do not wish to overestimate Rex
Mcdonald, but to my mind he is a
grand horse. I hope he may remain
in our state, and after he has out
lived his usefulness, when he isl
dead, his skeleton may be properly
preserved in the museum Of the
State University, SO that future gem
erations may not only refer to him
as a production of Missouri. but the
grandest type Of his kind the world
has " produced.
With these facts before us ] feel
that our state has a great deal to be
proud of and that what she has done
should be an incentive for us to go
on and build up the best type of the
gated saddle horse that can be
raised in the United States. All
these rings l have just mentioned
have been open to the world and we
have there competed with theIbest
saddle horses in the world and the
largest.prizes ever won by saddle
horses have been won by Missouri
horses.
/ do not wish to detain you any
longer, but it seems to me that the
future of this horse is a bright one.
l think l can safely say without fear
Of contradiction that the demand for
this breed of horses is far In excess
Of the supply. The demand for the
saddle gated horse is growing.
Still for the last few years this
horse, like all others, has been neg
lected. The saddle horse men were
discouraged by the advent of the
bicycle. But l feel / am safe In say
ing that the bicycle win be q, benefit
rather than an injury to this horse.
l reason 1t in this way. The bicycle
has encouraged a great many people
to take outdoor exercise, but this
exercise has grown monotonous and
is becoming stale, people are becom
ing tired of their wheels and are lay
ing them aside, but not wishing to
give up the healthful exercise they
naturally look for something to take
their place and the most appropriate
thing they can find will be the,gaited
saddle horse. So ! feel that good
will yet come in this way from the
dreaded bicycle.
l want to say to some of the
younger gentlemen present that as
you all know this has been my hob
by from my earliest boyhood, but
the time cannot be far distant when
] must drop out and give way TO
those younger than myself and 4
want TO say a word of encourage.