The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-11-27
JOKE ON THE HORSE SHOW.
How "Puldeka orphan Competed for Blue
Ribbon HOnOrs.
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"Puldeka Orphan" brushed aud
com bed from ears 90 fetlock, proudly
strobe onto the tanbark at the Horse
Show last night In company with
twenty five equally we'll groomed
thoroughbreds, competing for blue rib
bon hOnors ia the saddle class A
glance ut the catalogue showed the fol
gowinR entry: "Puldeka Orphan
by Metropolitan. dam Electricity" Had
tno judges read slowly they might have
noticed that Puldeka Orphan Is In
rhythm very like pulled car often, -
aud have learned tnAt ranker counter
+, felt never figured In a horse trade than
"Pul0eka Orphan, Teinoarnation Of a
car horse aud relic of the metropolitan
Street Railway Company before cleo
tricity took the place Of horse motive
power.
Brian q Hughes. practical joker
had fOisted PuGeika Ofphan 0n the
Horse Show managers. fooled cTeou.
lous public, aud scored another joke.
Bot his horse won no prize
So completely had MIR. Hughes car
ried out his plans that after the exhibi.
tion last Dignt the judges were SIN
unaware Of the trick perpetrated on
them. He succeeded in placing as his
entrs 10 competition for prize against
the highest. class horses Ia the cOuotry
a steed which formerly romped In font
Of a Fifty -uiuth street cross-tOHn car
from East 10 North river.
Thousands who have toured the STALE
as the HORSE Snow have looked on Pul.
doka Orphan and have been none the
wiser. The old CAT horse was stalled 10
No COB. Mr.. Hughes spared no ex.
pense Ia decorating her stable Il was
covered on each side with red velvet.
Ohrysanthemums, roses, and lilac were
decked about the WALLS All evening
two grooms In full livery stood Ct either
side Of the stall.
None OF the true bloc thOrOug hbreds
received half the attention and outer
snow that graced the quarters If the
car horse Pdidekg was ridden for il
spection By Miss Clara Hughes, Mr..
Hughess Is yea, Id daughter. who
recen ly graduated from convent,
where sho was valedictorian She has
inherited her fathers love OF j)ke.
The story Of Puldeka O'phan dates
back 50 lsst September when Mr..
Hughes bought hur for Sll 90. and
sent hsr 60 his couuify place as Brigh-
ton. There With proper feeding the
animal showed marked improvement.
and Mr. Hughes decided TO bring her
Up TO the Horse Show standard.
II had her properly fed. Mr..
Hughes said last night, "an1 consulted
q veterinary surgeon as 80 the best
wsy Of developing her best qualities
We gave her tonic phi. consisting Of
strychnia dialJ zed iron, and grsenious
acid. This pill Puldeka took regularly
aud the way she took on sleekness aud
flesh was marvellous. hired a groom
especially for her, aud told him If he
could get Puldeka In suoh shape as to
win a prize half OF the money should
DO his
AFTER the mare locked pre-
senfable | had my daughter ride her.
aud get her accustomed to the saddle.
l found IL diilicult to break Puldeka
from starting whenever bell rang,
aud at first it was almost impossible 10
get her TO 60 ahead any other way.
The judges and veterinary surgeons
made their preliminary examinations
yesterday, and decided Puldeks was q
fis steed TO compete with the other
high-clsss horses This is in itself
great victory Think Of it An old
skate Uf car horse officially judged 70
be an animal of class high enough TO
compete at the National Horse Show
Mi. Hughes DECO successfully exhlb
tied at the Cat Show a BOwery Oat,
described with q bogus pedigree. which
took fret prize, He has perpetrated
various othsr jokes which have received
much publicity.