Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-08
NOW FOR THE HORSE SHOW
keIt Bic Social Event to Engage Att,n-
I zion Of Nebraska People
MANY FINE STABLES WILL B. HERE
GeserRI Regret that Hal NcCOrd
cannot Lend His HEIR This
Vesr-Dstes October
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gavin the departure Of the old king and
Hin browning OF the new to govern this
Nair land OF Quivera the people are now
Turning their attention. 20 the next big
junction which u to attract the attention
of ALL The Omaha Horse show is now re-
cognized as an annual event and all look
4 forward to it just as much as to the king's
Vail. The dates are october 22-2i. inclusive.
an the boxes to the horse show have been
sold except as the directors tare reserving
as prizes for the best decorated windows.
Last year the petition for this was
lseen and it probably will be greater this
year as several new window decorators OF
national repute have arrived this fall and
all VIII vie with each other as more at
tention IL called TO the windows because OF
the giving OF prizes.
II is regretted by all that the show will
mot have Hal McCord for an exhibitor
this year. lie will not take part on ac-
count of recent death in the family. Some
Of Mr.. McCords horses will I've shown by
Chicago firm The clever guiding hand
Of Mr.. McCord himself VIII he missed as
he is conSidered one of the finest whips
in the west.
Entries still continue to come in. In
iuiries have been received from Kentucky.
Maryland and Georgia well as Colorado
and Wyoming. Don Riley has sent in en-
tries for his string of roadsters. W. G.
Carline OF St Paul will show Missouri's
pride Thornton star" Matt Cohen Of
Louisville will bring up hve of Kentuckys
S'st saddle horses and one roadster. Pail
Bros. OF Versailles have stable OF eight
which they say they will show. John T.
Eiokk and Jeff Bridgrord OF PARIS, Mo, will
send up the pick OF their stables.
/, &. w. watson OF baltimore.
| c. w. Watson OF Baltimore, Md is quite
.lsrong possibility and he has stable that
is second to none IN the country. His masni-
ncent equipment has been selected from
the hest at home and abroad His horses
for the most part are HHckneys OF high
quality. Mrs. Jarvis Hunt. OF Chicago has
superb stable of eight standard bred and
-four Hnckneys which will be shown In the
~est for the FIRST time Lawrence Jones
Of Louisville, KY. il also quite a strong
possibility. His stable Is the best in Louis
Mile, both to size and magnhcence his
Al Horses being of the standard bred type.
III Locally there IL much talk about the
Nshow. The red and white ribbons may be
seen everywhere. Miss Mccormick and
Mrs. r. \, Nash are busy riding every
morning. Mr.. c. H. King. formerly of
Wyoming. now n resident OF Omaha has
several beautiful horses. +. p. Peck has
a fine stable and always keeps his horses
in show condition He is to he figured
we'll up among the ribbons. Harley @.
Moorhead will try for a local runabout
prize with Roseberry.. Mr.. F. s. Cowgirl
Thomas Byrne and w. J. c. Kenyon are
putting their horses in condition. c. w.
Megesths entries have been among the
~5ffst to arrive, The saddle horse classes
are filling well, as are the speciality classes
There have been several entries for the
potato races both Tuesday and Thursday
evenings Numerous inquiries have been
coming from Fremont and Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs @. H. Messenger and Mr.. Fred Beems
Of Atlantic. Ia, are among the exhibitors
OF that point -
same Prizes as Last Year.
The executive committee has decided to
offer the merchants the same prizes as
last year for decoration and llumina ton;
the windows or buildings to bs decorated
with horse show colors california red and
Arctic white) and horse chow posters; the
decorations to be at least Ave days be-
fore the show: prize winners TO be de-
cided on the morning of October % by a
selected committee.
First Prize-Box holding eight people;
price, $780,
second Prize-Box holding six people
Third Prize-Box holding four people;
Fourth Prize - Two season tickets
Y Fifth Prize--one season ticket; price
tl2.bO.
A season ticket will be presented TO the
trimmer who decorates the first prize win
dow.
The posters will arrive some time thi.
week.