Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-25

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Steeds.
Vassili vereschagin. Russia's great
painter, has written for the New York
American the following description of
the national horse show held in New
York. He says:
1t was beautiful. The horses were
play horses horses for show. In this
respect they were excellent.
The women in the boxes and on the
walls around the circus were charming.
l am sure that they did not wear more
diamonds al the coronation. They do
well to ornament themselves for the
ton of a sovereign.
Horses are worthy Of worship. In
my country they are free. They do not
wear shields on their eyes. My people
think that the eyes of horses are mag
nificent and that it is not well to hide
them. In the stalls of the horse show
why are the animals covered with blan-
kets? The stalls are warm enough, it
seemed to me. The stable boys-they
are not in blankets-tOld me that the
covering was to guard against drafts
| think that Russian horses are not
afraid Of drafts. saw in the stalls
that the horses ankles, too. were wrap
ped with wooden stun. | asked the
stable boys why this was done. They
said, ITO keep them in form"
iu fho (shinoco 70 ckiny, of cop,, vrorc
ing the feet, which it is well to criticise
as cruel. did not like, either, the way
Of riding Of one of the judges. He was
very diligent; he was very patient. 1t
was good Of him to ride the horses to
be sure Of their action. But his feet
stuck out at an angle with the horse.
He ought to see our Cossacks ride.
The show was beautiful. l do not
wish to appear not to have admired it.
But could those horses gallop for hfty
miles without water to drink or a mo-
ment to take breath? Our Turcomans
who have always stolen the wives and
daughters Of the Persians, need horses
that gallop for fifty miles at q stretch.
They could not use the horses that l
have seen at the show. We have splen-
did horses In Russia.
In our steppes q man owns 5000 to
5000 Of them. They are FREE; they are
not in stalls. They do not use blankets
or CATERS. They are free. The mas
ter wilIrAot sell one to you, not one.
He might give one to you, but to sell
would he shame. General Struko6,
the head of the Russian cavalry. and I
often quarrel about horses. He wants
them to be big. want them to be
small. 1t is folly, think, to imagine
that big soldier is ADLER than small
ole.
The Turcomans horse is big, but not
good looking. He looks like an ass
when he is at rest. But when he gal
lops he is an arrow shot from bow.
The Kirghiz horse is small and runs
not 30 fast. The Polish horses are half
Arabic. They cannot stand against
rough winter. The Kasach horse, the
Kurd horse that is accustomed to carry
robbers, are swift as greyhounds. You
ought to see them cut the air.
The state stables with their Orion
trotters, are excellent, of course. do
not have to praise them. But want
to tell you what happened in Moscow
last year. We had races there. as
usual. You do not know a race in the
world as proud of its horses as the
Muscovite. Well. last year the Musco-
vite horses In race were beaten by
what do You think? BY an American
horse.
Oh, 1t was great shame, and the
ladies blushed, and the men were pale.
I see now that they were right to he
ashamed, that they could not be
ashamed enough. But the horse show
was very beautiful. am glad that
saw it. The judges decided as
thought they ought to decide in every
case. They are good Judges. And
American women are charming to wear
their most becoming gowns and to bc
10 beautiful at the horse show.
First Savlngs Bank,