The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

part in the indianapolis horse show that
will occur later in September. Chief among
the attractions at the fair. ane one that will
remain for the Indianapolis horse show. Is
the stable Of twenty-five horses belonging
20 A. L Ashbrook. OF Kansas City. The
fair management also expects to have the
high-class saddlers and jumpers OF Crow
& Murray. OF Toronto. Canada, which have
never appeared at a state fair or horse
show In this section OF the country. Secre-
tary Downing is securing the country for
stables OF fancy gated horses for the fair,
and win do what he can 10 get them to stay
over for the Indianapolis show.
AsHBRooK HORSES.
The Ashbrook horses are to give exhibit
tons each afternoon OF the fair, and for
this reason a whole barn has been turned
over to them near the grand stand, before
which they viii appear to the music of the
Indianapolis Military Band. AT the head OF
the Ashbrook stable is American Beauty.
hgh-school mare that has won many prizes
ct horse shows and fairs. she is five years
old. and among her accomplishments are
Waiting. cakswalking. fox trots. canters
and similar PAGES. The jumpers in the
stable are headed by ThistIedown, who,
when four years Old made a record OF
feet 1 Ia inches at Des Moines. Ia The
other jumpers are Kildare and Cascarea,
White Wings and Eider5own. A team that
Will draw a $500 coach during the exhibit
tons will be made I'D Of White Rock and
Apollonsris, leaders: Hunyadia and Red
Raven Splits. wheeiers; Ask-the-Man cock
horse. A high-acting horse for single vehi-
Gle Is More Than King, five years old, and
companion TO him is All But King. Two
roadster trotters are Richard Yea and Rich
ard Neigh. A pair Of harness horses in this
stable are Cayoso and O'so Gay. There are
also three POLO ponies-Golden Sceptre, Foxy
CUTLER and Fan Tan A unicorn team is
made up Of Telegraph. Telephone and Tell
awcnan- One Of the gated saddle horses
is Bon Bon, and prize winner for a single
broIgham turnout is All Aglow
The stable OF F. NJ. Murphy. Of Indianapo-
lis, win compete for prize ribbons at the
state fair. In the stable are Dewey and
The Lady. both high steppers and Nell. a
saddle mare. They have won first prizes
at the Indianapolis. Louisville and Kansas
City horse shows, and arrangements may
be made for them to give exhibitions at the
state fair
HEAVY ENTRIES.
Besides the race horses and the special
stables. the fair horse show will include
classes for the better grades OF animals.
The draft and light harness classes will
be particularly heavy I'm the number of en-
tries There will be competition for prize
ribbons by French draft and Percherons,
Ciydesdale and English shires. Belgians.
Cleveland Bay, Hackney and American
coach. French and German and standard
bred horses. This department of the horse
show will be under the direction of Will
liam NJ. Blackstock. of Lafayette. The
light harness classes will be in the charge
OF W. 7. BeauchamD. of Terre Haute.
There will be prizes for the best appointed
pair turnout. four-in-hands. tandems high
steppers. equipages. coach and carriage
pairs and roadsters saddle horses and
ponies. OF the $4,000 in premiums which
the fair offers 10 prize seekers sl2.747 will
go 90 the horses. The purses 10 be awarded
amount 10 5000. The judges will begin
their work OF tying on ribbons the first
day OF the fair. There will be shows of
horses each morning and afternoon in the
ring south of the grand stand and there
will be band concert while the shows are
in progress.