Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-10
PRAISES OMAHA HORSE SHOW
Editor AshbrOOke of Bit and Spur Has
Many FIattering Things i'm
Christmas Issue.

In its magnificent Christmas issue, Bit
and Spur, the leading horse show journal
of the country, makes very complimentary
notice of the Omaha Horse Show, ranking
its local entries far ahead of any except
st. Louis. which was all local, as all of
the big stables were in Omaha that week.
AshbroOke. proprietor of Bit and Spur and
also secretary of the Kansas City Horse
Show association, was at the Omaha horse
show the fore part of the week and writes
from what he personally notices. IIe says:
In proportion to its size Omaha has far
and away the best local exhibit of horses
and carriages on western tanbark this
season, averaging above Chicago or Kansas
City, although st. Louis must be exempt
from this category, as its big money winner
was almost entirely local in flavor. r. =.
Peck. Ward Burgess, c. T. kountze, A. ID.
Brandeis, A, c. Smith and w. II. McCord
sent into the ring good, fiash-stepping
horseflesh and satisfying appointments in
every particular, although Mr.. McCord de-
serves to be treated I'm a class by himself
for the bold way in which he challenged
and won almost everything he was eligible
for in the open field. There was a com
mendable display of riding and driving by
the smart feminine element, which lent
charm to the ring, and is rarely to be seen
| in a young show, especially a western one.
In TACT the skill and selt-possession or
courageous way in which they obeyed
orders to back and cut figures around
among the judges. Among aspirants for
honors the driving of Mrs Kountze, Mrs.
Ward Burgess and Mrs. Joseph Baker and
Mr.. McCord's sister, Mrs. j. II. Parker OF
st. Joseph, was particularly clever, among
whom showed in the park pair classes in
wheh driving by lady was o not bs sD so
pointed park pair blue ribbon for her
father, Il. p. Peck, and also the same
color for best woman driver. Mrs. Burgess
had a rather strong minded horse in the
shafts, which put her second. In a similar
one Thursday night, Mrs; Barker also
proved the premier with the reins, in a
charming field of five, in which Miss Ruth
Brandeis carried popular red ribbon be-
hind her fathers good stepping Mac, and
Mrs, Kountze put Mr. Burgess Prince to
In the event for best local pair. ladies to
drive, Mrs kountze was sent 70 20 Top
nered pair Miss Brandeis cleaning another
red, and Mrs Edward Smith of st. Joseph
the yellow with A. c. Smiths Duke and
one of the prettiest events of the week
| was the Fitzpatrick purse for the best lady
| rider, cross saddle to be used. delight
| full field of six of Omaha's smart younger
set put out In the ring in the most modish
Of tri-eorne hats; and well tailored, black OK
| attractive figure on handsome walk trot
and canter horse, her light Seat and sure
cudahy posted beautifully, rode with great
| sureness and easiness and looked like one
| of Chandler Christie's favorite models.
|
demoiselle in the ring, gave a very taking
exposition Of young womanhood In the
saddle and the trio provoked spontaneous
applause in the demonstration OF short
| wheeling and reversing around the OBJ
stacles placed to test their skill in handling
os 81 Ts ribbons SST bs %snt rr op SoI
rider at the Friday matinee, little Margie
McCord carried the house by storm astrido
who'd Thought II. AS lightly as a little
pony pony through his PAGES, in which il was
| spirit "She is one of the most fearless
and finished little horse woman ever
saw In all my experience" said one OF the
Little Margie Is not 10 years old. and
rides an hour each day after school.
tor your PGRby w Pa ,e s too
she answered compossdly. Hes just feel
ing good. He hadn't been out Of :he stable
red on his pony mare, May, and Miss Alice
Cudahy the yellow with the torpy little
DR.. NJ. w. Steiner OF st. Joseph got Sec
ond in the open-gaited class N1yh husi-
ness-like gray gelding, Higahall, 20 Thomas
ssh se WbE tbrs Nf ae SltR ayr
| gave demonstrations of high school after
| Monday night when Limesto1e B"lle dis
ported for the pleasure of he house. In
lthe ladies' class for three-gaited horse
| Mrs. j. H. Parker rode to victory Oh Mr.
Peppers Glendale, also putting the Ash
| Helen Cudahy did some nice work on Grow
| and Murray's Kilmarock. second.
For the best collection OF three heavy
harness horses Mr.. McCord, Mr. Peck and
| Mr. Burgess were ranked as placed The
| representation from these stables were par
ticularly high class and were the largest
local winners of the week.
A d. Brandeis was quite successful n
the s-year-old trotting stallion class stop
ping the vent with his bay horse Pat Nc
| AvOy. also winner OF second and third
John Donovan had the winning 2-year-olc
in a hieh-headed lt-Plagarist-from his
King Hin Stock farm. In the appointed
local roadster class, T. c. Byrne's Alice
I Wilkes and F. A. Nashs speedy brush
mare Sadies y. with a 2:17 record for hall
mile had a little tilt. in which the latter
was beaten on appointments by Alice
Wilkes for the blue who also captured tn,
local class.
In the open pacing card Teddy Roosevelt
carried the hOnors for Don Riley, w. w
Mace having a good second in a smooth
going black gelding, Arnold, put ahead IL
the local class over j. s. Inman's Ne
| hra al a third