The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-25
"PULDEkA ORPHAN"
How an old skate Took Part in
the Horse show.


the Horse show.
''Puldeka Orphan" brushed and conlbed
from ears 10 fetlock proudly strobe onto
the sanbark OF tho Horse Show last night
IN company OF tweDty-nve equally we'll
groomed sthoroughbrcds competing for
blue ribbon honoFs IN the saddle class.
glance a. tho catalogue showed the
following entry. ''Iuideka Orphan--by
Metropolitan, dam Electricity Had che
Judges rend slowly they might have no
ticed tina; Puldeka orphan is IN rhythm
very like pulled car often" ard have
learned that ranlSer counterfeit never hg-
ured in a horse srsde than "Puldeka or
phan." reincarnation Of a car horse and
relic Of the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company before electricity took the place
of horse motive power.
Brian O. Hughes. practical Joker. had
foissed Puldeka Orphan on the Horse
Show managers. fooled a credulous pub
he and scored another joke. But his
horse won no prize
20 completely had Mr.. Hughes carried
out mis- plans that after the oxhibitlon las
r!ghs tho judges we're still unaware Of
the trick perpetrated on them. he sue
-eeded IN placing as his entry IN compe-
tHi0n for prize against the highest class
horses IN tho country. a steed which
formerly rompcd IA front OF "A Fifty-nintn
street c-osstown car from East to North
river
Thousands who hive toured the stalls
al the horse show have looked on Pull
deka Orphan ana have been none the
wiser. The old car horse was stalled In
No S13 Mr.. Hughes spared no expense
I'M decorating her stable. II was covered
on each side with red velvet. Chrysan-
themums. roses and lilacs were decked
about the walls All evening two grooms
IN fun livery stood at either side Of the
stall
None Of tho true-blue thoroughbrods
received half tho attouiion and outer
show that rraccd the quarters Of the car
horse Pudeka was ridden for inspec-
ton By Miss Clara Hughes. Mr. Hughes's
Is-vcar-olh daughter who recently grad
uated from a convent whore she was
vaIedlctorian She has inherited her Ia
theirs love OF a joke.
The story OF Puldeka orphan dates
back to last September when Mr.
Hughes bought her for i5O and sent her
20 his country place al Brighton. There
with proper feeding tho animal showed
marked Improvement and SIR. Hughes de-
clded t. bring her up 10 the Horse Show
standard.
~ had her properly fed" Mr. Hughes
said last night "uud consulted n vetcr-
mary surgeon as 20 Tho best way Of de-
veloplng her best qualities We gave her
a tonic pin consisting Of strychnia. de
alvzed iron and nrsenious acid. This pill
pulIeka took regularly. ana the way she
took on sickness and flesh was marvel
ous. ] hired O groom especially FOR her
ana told him n be could get Puldeka IN
such shape as 20 win "a prize half Of the
money should be his.
AFTER tho mare looked presentable !
had my daughter ride her and get her
accustomed 20 the saddle. found 81
dmeur 20 break Puldoka from starting
whenever bell rang ana az first Il was
almost impossible 90 get her 20 80 ahead
any other way.
'.rhe Judges and veterinary surgeons
made their preliminary examination yes
terdav and decided Puldeka was ~
aieed 20 compete with the other high
class horses. This r. On Itself a great
victory. Think 81 &c. An old skate Of a
car horse Officially judged 90 be an an
imnl 81 cinss high enough 90 compete nt
tho National Horse Show"
Mr. Hughes once successfully exhibited
a. th. cat Show = Rowcry cat. described
with a bogus pedigree. which took first
prixe. tie has perpetraicd various other
Jokes which have received much public
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