The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-03
Equine Show Closes With Distri-
button Of Championship
Badges.
FRANCIS MAKES An ADDRESS.
Congratulates Exhibitors on EI.
cellence Of the Animals
Trophy for the Belgian
Government.

Tie Words Fair Hor=s show closed
yesterday Elth tho awarding - tho pre-
frl!sE Championship eEil-sls given for
the largest aggregate amount aVa-.a.! u
animals owned ~ one exhibitor. AMI L.
c.catinE that the recipients have rr.s.- tho
! best averac" competition IN the several
classes during tho ten days Duration o.
the HOr-e Show.
Tie prtzs-UirIirE herds were brought
Into the GmThitheatsr arf drawn ~ be-
fore the p.li:0Em n tire Seat=r Of the bl.:
ianbaTk arena. whore all the event. have
taken place. Here IN the presolc. o. Pre-
iGent Francis. a number o.. Words Fair
officials and directors. and Tie Jurors who
made the Awards. a purple rcs-t's. tho
emblem q the highest honor that -p4 :
- secured az tho "or,.s Fai- Horse
Show. was presented % the winners IN the
c!fercnt classes by Colo-el Charles :.
Kills. Chief OF the L!ye-St5cis Department
a large crowd vas preysn; IN the Live
Sock Forum 70 see the presentation sEs
heartily cheerei the winning animals a
they pasee-! IN review.
Not At any other horse show were rrrrc
breeds Of hors.s COngrega:sG. gai the -
rade contained the finest 1-sembi1g- az
b.Ootaa HO!sefieEh ever gotten together.
Tho standard trOtfCfs lGi 81. parade. with
Kentucky Peak 81 tAeir head The great
Ornament followed. with three splendid
mares OF the thoroughbred type.
FINE HORSES SHOWN
Montgomery Chief. the premier saddle
stallion OF the world. came third. Win
several mares. among them GJ psy Queen.
the queen OF the American saddle horse
type. The other winning herds. from tho
big Belg.- n draft horses down % the d.
mii.u:!ve Shetland pony. followed. TIE
HfEa. L az 81
heartily ~ tn. admirers OF fine hoT1e;lesh
u. the sTnphitheater-
IhcTc we're seated on the PLATFORM n the
center Of tho arnphitheater. besides Er"s-
ident Francis, Il Humber Of prominent men
connected with the World : Fair. Amor
them were Director q Exhibits :. J v
Directors E!chC!as IL Eel. n. II. FEec-
erichs Seth Is. COBB. George ". Parker.
George y. Brown. l. u. DCLisr and Judge
". ;. Boyle.
All the winners o. the premier cham
p!onsi:ips wero stationed n front az the
platforms and were presented % Prcal-
dent Francis as the winners az tho great
est honor which could be awarded
President Francis congratulated thH eT-
hib.;oTs on the excellence Of the various
breeds OF horses which had been shown at
the Worlds Egir Horse Show. and sal!
that. v-hilo 10 vaS possible that the breed
ers OF the different Tyres Of animals that
had been shown might LIE 70 500 suc!!
another exhibition, lie very fruch uggbtt9
II ever another opportunity would lie Of
fered TO them OF seeing such an assem-
blsge OF world-beaters.
said further, arrreciated tho efforts ot
the various breeCers that had participated
in the greatest OF horse SHOWS. ana con-
GRADUATED Oh one most reaEuly. Ihs
EXPOSITION COMPANY. President Francis
said showed its appreciation OF the I'm
portancs Of the agricultural interests OF
iive-stoch exhibits than .or those in any
other department.
Director OF Exhibits r. J V. SKIN fol
lowed President Francis In remarks 10 Tho
premier championship winners
THE IRIZE-TISSERs.
Director Sxi1 then announced the pro-
r,,er channpionship winners for different
breeds as follows:
Standard Trotter-J. r Peak ( soa. Win
Tss59gsSbrs;-s E.stl.y. T Tf;1.,y;. ~
German cOaeh-olesn5srs cSsnh Horse So
Ensu.s coaeh-Ros.rs Burgess Scr We
Haa acsasEI bSSse r AneheTaf, Ey ih
sAddle-BAIi B!os- versailles, Ky.
psfehsr11-wm. mclaughlin. Klnsas CITY.
tiyIs s. & hSos. JsIs-S.!s = W..
shiFs-T.uIaaa Pioneer stud Farm Bushnell
Beir.n Drs,t-H. re,eS~r-. FS.-ssr. Ia
suHo!< lunch-Sons shcNh
srnithton. No.
On behalf OF tho Worlds Fair Commit
tee on Agriculture. Director Nicholas ~ l
Bell expressed tie appreciation q tho EH-
position Company sn- the splendid exhibit |
of horse:iesh and congratulated the eT-
hib:ioTs on the high grade 0: their ex-
hihits.
Just before the cloFe Of the ceremonies |
Chief OF the Livestock DEPARTMENT Colo |
bel g. 7. Mills escorted Commissioner Won |
fchelle OF Belgium 10 the platform. and ]
President Francis announced 20 him that |
the Exposition Company was having made /
a suitable trophy t. be presented to the |
Belgian Government. upon which would |
be engraved an inscription expressing the /
deep appreciation which the company felt !
Of tho splendid exhibit OF Belgian draft |
horses which that Government had sent |
TO the Worlds Fair.