The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-08-24
KING PHAROAH
THIS WONDERFUL HORSE WILL
BE ONE OF THE ATTRACTIONS
AT THE FAIR.

Sence ahO training.
The Chattanooga News makes the
following comment on the appearance
of the horse in that city:
King Pharaoh" the noted trick !
horse owned by DR.. D. B. Boyd. of Co
lumbia, S. c., of the Boyd Chemical
Co., is being boarded in Chattanooga at
this time at the Bryan Transfer sta
bles on Board street. There seems to
be no doubt that this horse is one of
the most wonderful horses in the
world. His education is something
more than marvellous.
king Pharaoh" was first introduced
at Charlotte, N. c., in May and was
brought here for the Chattanooga
spring festival June 4th to 9th, where
he was shown to several thousand peo-
pie. who were highly pleased
with the entertainment he afforded
them. This horse does not write, but
seems to know about as much about
some matters as the average boy of
the fifth grade. He adds and sub
tracts, carrying the borrowing correct
ly when the original figures are linn
tied to two sets Of three figures each
and multiplies quickly where the null
tiplier is one figure, and the multi
plicand does not exceed three figures,
and he has the most comical way OF
looking charmed at the result each
time he finishes. This wonderful
horse also spells correctly when the
word given him by the visitor is linn
tied to four letters he carries in his
little rack strung along an iron pipe.
Here the figures 10 3 inclusive are
also carried in the form of white tin
tackled against a background Of leather
Of convenient size to be handled in his
mouth.
A representative of The News was
nresent with d.. Boyd, the owner OF
the horse, yesterday afternoon when a
commemorative of the New York Hip
nodrome was testing him for Thomp-
son & Dundy, the owners of the Hip
nodrome. The test was something
wonderful. DR.. Boyd claims that the
difference between his horse and othel
educated horses is that King Pha'
roabn does not work by sign or cue
but really reads, works In arlthmete
and spells and understands when ne
is talked to. Those present at the tes'
Yesterday afternoon were convinced O.
this fact.
King was then thoroughly tested D'
the visitors in addition, subtraction
multiplication, in reading, in speillns
and ia distinguishing not only color'
hit different articles set out on th'
eawdust floor for him to so after an'
fetch. -.
The two sets of figures were wrlttci
on the board and King was snoWi
them and told to add and then told =
subtract. He brought the figures on
a. time from the track for the az
ever indicating what was to be car
riad or borrowed If told to DO SO. ii
taen multiplied in the same way.
Four different colors in cloth wer
than laid on the floor at the direction
of the visitors, who took turns
,w.;t;,o the name of the colors the
wanted King to pick up. He got IN
co,or called for every time. IL IN
i trainer gave any sign the visitors cou.
E not detect it. They tried tieing ~
arms and legs and still the nors
worked without hesitancy- On On
! occasion "black" was written on IN
E hoard after that color had alreao
Y haen brought in. King turned aDou
! and falling to find it, wandered owe
4 70 where a lady with a black ski
/; was sitting and bit at the garment
} sort of appologetic way.
d The figures and the letters wei
,ntxed in all sorts of ways by the VI
itors and still King placed them ~ y,
take your nose out OF my pooAe'
= I'm not going to give you any mol
sugar till you tell the folks mere no
: old YOU are" said the trainer.
King paved hole in the sawou'
!, striking Ave times in rapid successiO
/. without apparent signal his lnas''
7 gave him two Jumps and ne mdlca.s
. the number of days in week IN u
q same manner. ~
: oThe gentleman here says ne is MI
Years old That's ridiculous, outoon
: contradict him. Show him your ma
ners and, that you know how to cou
:. nine said the trainer.
King tapped it off like he was pun
!. ing for water that wouldn't come.
!, A calendar with the dates print
!. one TO a page in large black type W
then introduced and King tapped !,
the dates as they were turned to n