The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
By A. c. Cant1ey.

St. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 13-The horse-the no5lest animal ever trained for the scr vice of mankind-has the star place in the immense live stock exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Of tho quarter million dollars appropriated by the Exposition authorities for the Live Stock Department, $S3,6 will be devoted to the display of horses. asses and mules. This division of the live stock show will far excel all others ever given at a uni- versal exposition; in fact, it will be in- ternational in character, for the applica- tions for entries have already reached such proportions that it is now known the liberal prizes will be distributed to competing horsebreeders from all parts of the world.
 The classification has a wide scope, and the lover of horses will see everything worth seeing in his ine-the slim-limbed thoroughbred; the trotter and pacer whose movements are the poetry of mo- ton; the powerful Percheron for the city dray: the draft and coach horses from Germany, France and England; those liv- ing toys in horsehesh, the Shetland po- nies; the prince of horses, the imported Arabian or Barb, and on through the whole gamut to the cavalry horse. the fire horse, the roadster and the horse of corrsnerce. s.- ->. -.--.
 F. D. Coburn. Chief of the Live Stock Department, has already consummated his plans to introduce number of inro- vations in the horse display, and pro- vision will be made for displays not here tofore given attention at any previous exhibition. Tn this work he has had the able assistance of Chas. F. Mills, Sec retary of the Live Stock Department, and who is also widely known as Secrc- 0F% GGnriafi0n 0f Live Stock Herd Book Secretaries As an in stance may be mentioned the plans for awards to the morse of commerce" This class may be designated as the Market Class" It provides for an exhibit of horses of the leading types that find ready sale at trade centers and that are especially deserving of the attention of breeders who appreciate the advantages of a profitable home and foreign market. Tn this class a first prize of $75. second of $50, third of $40 and highly com mended awards are offered for artillery. cavalry, coach, saddle, omnibus and fire department horses and for drafters, ex- pressers and roadsters. The visitor will here obtain a clearer understanding of the markets these horses represent, and those interested will be enabled hereafter to talk advantage of the opportunities of- fered.
 The 3,s4o allotted for horses. asses and mules is divided among twenty-four class es as follows:
 Trotter, Thoroughbred. Percheron. French Draft, Clydedale and Shire horses, 6.205 each; jacks and jennets. $j,- 425; French Coach. German Coach. Eng fish Coach. Hackney. Morgan, Belgian and saddle horses, $4,39O each; Suffcik Punch and Arabian. $1.115 each; mules, $3,n5; Shetland ponies. $40; ponies in harness. 800. Harness horses are allotted s4SO0. Roadsters are given H,700, divided equally between "roadsters for dealer3'' and ''roadsters for others" Business horses have been given $2,315 and horses of commerce have $l.4S5. These sums are exclusive of any special prizes. The class for German Coach includes East Fries land >,oach, Hanoverian, Holstein Coach, Oldenburg Ccach and Trakehnen. Under the English Coach are included the Cleve- land Bay and Yorkshire Coach.
 The breeding rings offer awards never enualled before, as nearly $S0,000 will be distributed among these classes alone Chief Coburn has well said: "A single stallion may win S5G0 solely on his indi- vidual merit in any of the more import ant classes. As the sire of pure-bred colts he may win $100 additional and in the stud rings he may help to win $T5O more"
 The appropriations for grade geidings and mares by recorded sires aggregate >S1O $40 in the Worlds Fair breeding rings.
 The American Percheron Horse Breed