The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-04-06

the guests would feign have
fingered longer. Much of the
success of the banquet is due to
the ladies' who so admirably
assisted in it's preparation.
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION.
The session opened Friday
morning with a very small at
tendance, but shortly after,
people began coming in and it
was not long before a fair aud
fence was present. President
John Dymond presided.
The first paper was read by
Mr.. Geo. w. Sentell, of AvOyelles
parish, on, "The Standard Bred
Trotting Horse IS a Farmers
Horse Mr.. Sentell is a large
raiser of stock and thoroughly
understands the business. He
gave a short history of famous
horses and their speeds, then
compared the English hackney.
French coach and other we'll
known kinds with the American
standard bred trotters, much to
the advantage of the latter. The
best horse for our farmers is the
Southern bred horse. In dis
GUESSING the raising of horses
here. he made the fOrcible re-
mark, that it does not cost any
more to raise a good horse than
a poor one. Also that in select
ing, try to get a good horse
as we'll as pedigree-useful advise
as some people sometimes get
all pedigree and no horse. His
talk was eminently practical and
exceedingly interesting. At the
close, Miss Genevieve MOutOn
favored the audience with an
entertaining piano selection.
Mr.. Sentell's paper created a
prOtracted discussion, during
which much valuable information
was brought out. President
Dymond propounded the ques-
tons, What is a running walk
and what is a fox trot: but he
found no one who could answer.
All knew, of course, but they
couldn't tell, Can you? If so the
Advertiser would be glad to
print your answer.
Another inquiry by DIR. Stubs
was, What is the history of the
Creole pony? No satisfactory
answer. If you can give it, send
it in to The Advertiser for publ
cation.
The Creole pony received
much lattering praise from the
horsemen present, and all agreed
that crossed with thoroughbred
stock, and fed on balanced ra-
tons, it would make a good sized
horse with admirable qualities.
AS DR.. Patterson, of Acadia,
and Mr.. S. Q. Hollingsworth, of
Red River parish, were absent.
Mr. Sentell's paper closed the
program.
DR.. Stephens in an appropriate
speech then delivered to Presi-
dent Dymond, of the State Agri-
cultural Society, and President
Foster, of the StOckbreeders'
Association, a picture of the con-
vention, taken Wednesday, as a
mementO of their visit to Lafa-
yette.
The next order was the report
of the committees appointed.
The committee on resolutions
reported, extending thanks to
the citizens of Lafayette, the
New Orleans and local press, the
police jury, the ladies and the
school children for their pres.
ence, to DR.. Stephens, the recep-
tons committee, to Prof. SOntag
and his music class who SO
delightfully."- entertained with
piano, vocal and other selections
and every one who had so kindly
and Hospitality assisted in enter
tanning them.
The committee on neurology
reported resolutions on the death
of DIR. A. B. Roberts, De Soto;
VIM. Garig, Baton Rouge; G. V.
Sonniat, New Orleans. The
chairman, DR.. Stubbs, in add.
ton, paid a high tribute to the
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