Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-01
HORSE SHOW OUTLOOK GOOD
Omaha TO Get Even Better Lot Of Exhibits
Than Last Year.
LOCAL OWNERS WILL MAKE FINE DISPLAY
Big HOFsemen of Country Interested
and Promise of Fine List of Entries
Already Encourages the
Managers.

George II. wilkins, the new horse show
manager. was in the city Thursday and
Friday meeting with the directors OF the
Horse Show association and preparing the
prize list for this fall. Mr.. wilkins was
most enthusiastic over the prospects for
this fall and said:
There is no reason why Omaha could
not put on as good a show as any other
town OF twice its size because It has more
high class horses that can be seen in an
evenings drive on the boulevard than can
be seen in the same time at Kansas City
or St. Louis. The reputation of w. II.
McCord has gone far beyond the confines
OF Omaha, and all horse shows are eager
that he should come with his string, Chi
cago being after him this early In the
game. He has a new pair Of heavy har
ness horses that seem impossible to beat
even II one had the choice Of the eastern
show stables. He will give the cracks a
run for their money.
Mr.. Peck's saddle horse represents a
very good type and has shown much i'm
provement since Mr.. Peck acquired IT, The
directors tell me that many new stables
have been added since last year in spite
OF the increase Of the number of auto
mobiles. Mr.. Kenyon has bought the
Bartlett pair which were winners In Chi
cage.
There is a strong possibility Of F. X.
Bull OF Racine showing his stable at
Omaha He has one of the most complete
show stables in existence w. Vernon
Booth of Lake Forest with his string Of
hunters, jumpers and polo ponies. as well
rs Chambers L. Peirce OF Chicago with
bis famous high school horse, Artist King,
have signlfed their intention OF coming to
the Omaha show
Omaha show Well Esta bIished.
'Omaha's reputation in the horse show
line has become worldwide I'm the two years
that shows have been given, no first show
ever being greater success. All we have
to do to make this show the success II
deserves will be to pull together. with
the added attractions which the new prize
list will bring out the attendance OF visit
ors from the outside should be enormous
MY efforts from now until return in
August will be to work for entries for
In the large entry list lies the success OF
the show. with plenty OF the high grade
stables the show will be worth the money
and there will be no trouble about the at
tendance
Max Orthwein of St. Louis is president
Of the Western Horse Show circuit, and
aUl stNItldTyt lHt lO"nH OF ANe Circuit Dtlnk
Louisville, st. Louis. Kansas City Omaha
and st. Paul. This circuit prevents the
conflicting OF dates and any new town will
have to do something heroic to attract the
horsemen any of these shows are now at
tracing. with the circuit as now estab
lshed the s,ccess OF the Omaha show 1.
assured for the horse men will not care L
lay on the week between Kansas City anC
Chicago and will come here"
Eleven Thousand In Premiums.
The amount OF premium money Offered
at the horse show this fall is 311275. Their,
will be twenty-five divisions of horses
seventy-one classes in all. There will b,
two championship harness classes. TIL,
divisions all the way through will be di
vided in two, for 1872 and over and under
The hunt teams and jumpers will all b,
treated the same as they were last year
A class for cobs has been added, a hors
between fourteen and fifteen hands up I,
carrying $50 pounds. The harness ponie
and saddle ponies will have FIVE classes
four of which are devoted to local entries