The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-05
HORSE SHOW FOR
SALT LAKE CITY
Meeting will Be Held to Discuss
Project.
LOCAL MEN INTERESTED
A. E. AsHBRooK OF KANSAS CITY
WILL PUSH PLAN.

A meeting Of those interested in the
establishment of an annual horse show
in Salt Lake will be held Monday.
A telegram was received by Chief
Devine of the fire department yester-
day from A. E AshbroOk of Kansas
City. stating that he would arrive in
this city this evening, ana would re
main until Monday night. Mr.. Ashbrook
is the founder of the Horse Show
Ronthlv1 and is one of the most
prominent rorsemen in the country.
His visit to salt Lake viii be for the
purpose of getting together those who
ar.a interested in such movement ana
taxing steps toward the permanent es-
tebrshment of the association. II the
citizens show q disposition TO encour-
age the exhibit the association VIII be
organized at once and will be lncor-
porated.
Mr.. Ashbrook comes to this city from
Denver. where he has been engaged in
his vvora and these VINO are interested
in horse flesh say that his visit VIII
stimulate the movement, and thaj
there is no doubt but that the or
ganization will be established.
Horsemen Are Enthusiastic.
Mr.. Ashbrock has written number
of we'll known horse owners in this
cft-. explaining his plans, and they
have promised him all the help within
their power. The matter was brought
up at the meeting Of hOrsemen held tC
discuss the new mile track last night
and the project was enthusiastically
indorsed by all those present. 1t Is
claimed that Salt Lake already ha:
more handsome equipages than any
city of its size in the country, and thai
a turnout of all of them would be {
sight worth going miles to See.
not only would local horses be on ex
hibiuon at the proposed show. but th'
best blood in all the western cities. Th'
Kansas City Horse Show association il
nor forming a circuit for next year
including the principal cities in th'
west and southwest, and Salt Lake il
included among those named. Mr.
Ashbrook has visited a number Of TIT
towns on the circuit and has met will
success in each instance.
According to his plans, the show vii
open next April and VIII comprise tn
following places: San Antonio, Dial
las New Orleans, Birmingham, Mem
phis, Springfield, No, and Kansas City
all in the open air. Then next fall tn
show win open al Salt lake City. Glen
wood Springs. Colorado Springs, Den
yer. Omaha, Des MOines, Kansas Cit,
again, St. Louis and close the season
at Chicago.
Cities Added &c Circuit.
Numerous efforts have been made b,
those interested to. engage the assist
ance Of enough people to guarantee tn
success of such an undertaking in thi
oft hrr4 oil hove haar3 ~ co.accf=r1 II
10 this time. In the cities where hors
shows are held the affairs are tn
greatest social events of the season
and from a financial standpoint ar
decidedly suec sssful. A number c
western cities have been added to tn
national circuit during the past yea
including Denver, Pueblo, Colorad
Springs and Glenwood Springs.
May Entertain the Elks.
Should the movement to establis
the association in this city be success
ful. a suitable place for holding til
exhibit would have to be selected
There is no building in the cit.r whic
is considered suitable to hold such :.
exhibit, and it would necessarily haV
t. be held in the open. Prizes viii I
offered and every effort will be ma
TO induce the owners of high class an
mails to enter them in the contest
Those who are interested in the SUI
cess Of the undertaking have not d.
cided upon the time when the meetin
win be held, but an effort viii be mad
TO hold the event as near as possib
to the meeting of the Crane Lodge
Eiks during the summer.
Chief Devine expressed himself {
confident chat this effort VIII be- SUI
cessful, and that the horse shows wi
be an annual event in this city in Il
future.