The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-15
EQUINE BEAUTY.
Beautiful and Graceful Horses
on Exhibition.
TOpeka's First Night Horse
Show u Success.
THOUSANDS TIL Il II e.
Grand Stand Was Packed With
Admiring People.
Applauded While the Prizes
Were Awarded.
THE RACES DRAWWELL
Runners Break All Topeka
Track Records.
Harness Contests 60 i'm Straight
Heats.
AppIauded While the Prizes
Were Awarded.
THERACES DRAWWELI
Runners Break All Topeka
Track Records.
Harness Contests 60 i'm Straight
Heats.

The horse show at the fair grounds
on Tuesday night was an unqualified
success. If the grade of display is
kept up in years to come. the city will
become famous for the event A hand
some high grade lot of horses were
shown during the evening, and the
large number of entries indicated the
interest and rivalry which has grown
up about the show. The big crowd.
which numbered in the neighborhood
of 5000 people. entered into the spirit
of the display picked its favorite with
regularity, and announced them with
applause as they swung before the
grandstand on parade. The only thing
to mar the show was the insufficiency
of light.
The ring was on the track, down in
front of the grandstand and enclosed
I'm a wall of canvas A better place
for show could not be found The in
stallation of number of extra arc
lights would be of material benefit to
the onlookers- A good megaphOne an
nouncer should also be put into SER
vice, for continually when the ribbon
winners were picked by the judges,
this question ran through the grand
stand: who is it2''
The opening number on the pro-
gramme was probably the one which
excited the most interest. 1t was a
show Of single roadsters and a great
class of horses was entered. 1t took
longer for this event to be decided than
any other Dean Low, driving Ashlan-
der, won the blue ribbon, but Robert
Lees ROxie, who took the red silk, was
the popular horse with the crowd. The
feeling among some of the spectators
gave vent tO-h kissing when the awards
were made. DR.. Pritchard'S handsome
dapple gray took the third prize, and
w. 1. Miller's ebony black. Silver Cap,
got the white ribbon. In this event the
horse counted 75 per cent while the
appointments marked up %. Dean
Lows rig was a strong point winner
and his driving was the best in the
class.
The following horses were entered in
the roadster event besides the winners:
Dr. Heatherly, Dotty Tell; c. H. Sam
son, Wilkesbar and The Pope; II. c.
Lindsey. Dixey; w. I. Miller. Maud:
w. $. LawlesS. SNOWFALL; William G.
MacLane, Joe Moreland. Jr.
In the gated saddle horse class there
were just seven entries and everyone
took prize. The ribbons were divided,
set for the ladies and a set for the
gentlemen. Colonel Herndon's bay
stallion took the blue honors. This is
one of the finest animals in the west.
J. w. Bells General Arbuckle, took
second, and W. ]. Herndon. on a spank
ing bay. ridden faultlessly, got the
third ribbon Henry w. McAfee, a |
favorite with the big crowd got the
fourth place on mis- big Kansas King. |
who has become feature of Topeka |
parades and the Topeka City Troop. For |
the ladies, Lillian Stephenson took first |
prize. Her riding was almost model. |
Ida Prescott got the red ribbon, Ger |
trude McClintock the third and Clara |
Mayer fourth.
The private carriage team contest ex-
cited as much interest as any event |
outside of the first. in which the road |
sters were put on. There were three |
entries: DR.. J. c. McClintock. w. I. !
Miller and Jonathan Thomas. The Nc
q feaar in f1eaI
ring ten minutes before Mr.. Miller's |
horses were brought in The crowd had |
kept itself busy admiring the McClin-
took horses and the handling of the /
Thomas team, and fighting over the
winner. Mr.. Miller's team was greeted
with a whirlwind of applause and the
them the ribbon. Jonathan Thomas
horses took second and DR.. McClin-
tock's third.
Class 4. Livery teams for hire was
a Walkaway for the turnout from the
CUP livery barn. A handsome pair of
bays hitched to a perfectly appointed |
mack took the eyes and votes of the
crowd al once. H. c. Lindsey'S pair of |
creams pulling a runabout. took the
red ribbon w S. Lawless' grays got
the third place. There were but three
entries
In the coachman's driving contest.
Albert Haley got the first award. Sam
Saulters the second and William Brooks
the third The winner is an expert with
In the single carriage horse entries
f. w Norris Pickard got first prize,
and his Aristocrat second prize, while
L. p Hubbard's Parker Wilkes got
the third honors. The Norris horses
were two of the finest animals ever
brought to this city. Both were large
light bays of rangy build
The display of Percheron stations
was one of the best ever seen in the
state Crouch & Son of Lafayette,
Ind. took the first three prizes with
Morton. ConQuerant and Albtras.
keota Scoggin. owned by F. H. Shrep-
FL. win the fourth ribbon.
For model stations. mares and geld
ngs. a general open event in which
marks were given for good points. the
first ribbon was given to Finney.
owned by Crouch & Son; the second
prize to Hercules. owned by ]. C Rob-
nson, of Towanda, Kas; and the third
md fourth prizes to Crouch & Sons
Morton and Rude
The programme for tonight fol-
OWs:
Glass &Best combination horse: first.
second. third and fourth: prizes IS. 81. IS;
highly commended. Mare or gelding to be
ihOwn first in harness and then under the
addle; each performance to count so per
.ent.
Class No. s-Pony turnout; first, second,
bird and fourth; prizes IS, "a, 50; highly