Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-24
JIM MURRAY GIVEN THE GLAD HAND
Does Hair-CurIinG stunt in the
Park FOurs.


noes Hair-CurIInG stunt in the
Park FOurs.
jim Murray Made drive Tuesday nIsht
which will 80 down in the annals of the
Omaha Horse show as the greatest ever
seen in the west II was in the class OF
road fours with a cock horse, and when
the master OF ceremonies told Mr.. Murray
to drive and drive hard, there was some
thing doing. NJ urray put his team
around the arena at a clip which was
hard TO believe. At every turn Il looked
If the old Good Cheer was going TO
turn into the promenade, but Murray was
a master reinsmsn, and that was all there
..as to it.
The crowd, while being much larger than
on the opening night warmed up more
and took more pains in cheering its ia
vorltes and the various classes were given
a good hand at every turn OF the road.
Splendid rings were shown all evening
and it was with reluctancy the vast as
semblage saw the gate opened for each
number to leave
The performance last night opened with
an exhibition by the crack six-horse bust
ness teams owned by Swift and Company
and the Storz Brewing company While
the horses Of theSpaeking eofnpSnSrs team
ar especially picked, they are not merely
show horses but were chosen from dozens
OF teams bought by Swift and Company
for their heavy hauling. The idea was. to
pick the bsst possible of type of practical
horses. These horses are all the more In
teresting when it is learned they were not
Importer, but all came from farms III the
middle states. Their average age IS &
I. years. The team cOusists Of Ray Ahd
Prince. the wheelers, Weighing Sibo and
$50 pounds. respectively; Dan and Picket
one the swing weighing Ao00' pounds zach.
and Cy and Dick, on the lead. weg ng
1900 hounds each. No expense has been
spared in providing appointemtns and
comfort for thesern gniheent horses While
they are the product OF domestic breeding
the particular breed from which these
horses sprung originated IN. France. the
home Of the finest specimens Of draft horses
| In the world. These are the type of ami.
mails made famous by Rosa Bonheur in
her famous painting ''The Horse Fair"
The wagon and harness are At accompanl-
ments for the team. The Swift company
team gave a remarkable exhibition In the
arena, showing the degree OF perfection
TO which they had been trained. $50,
Following the pouderous business horses
into the arena were the more 1.-THE park
| horses, to be 1879 and under and shown
70 an appropriate vehicle. The entries
were Jack o Clubs, a T-year-old black
geldlng. belonging 10 Mrs. Thomas Milton
Of St. Paul; The Laird o. Cochpen, bay
gelding Of Weir & Rogers stable OF Le-
mars, Ia; Only One and Lord Cecil. W.
II. McCoFds beauties: King Fashion the
7-year-old brown gelding of Lawrence
Jones string; Creighton, the Omaha Pep
per horse, and Honor Bright the pride OF
Jim Murray The horses were given plenty
| OF work by the judges before being called
to the middle OF the arena. All the horses
, were called out second time before
decision could he reached, and then some
were asked to drive third time. After
much elaboration the judges decided TO
pin the blue ribbon on the Jones entry
King Fashion; Murray was given second
with Honor Bright and w. III. McCord
third with Only one This Is the second
time this week Honor Bright the horse
which won from all at Kansas City, has
been beaten by Jones horse-AIonday
night by Gallant Lad and last night by
KiRg Fashion
The caddle class brought out a held Of
nine starters and as these were the favor-
ties Of many I'm the assemblage. the dp-
plause was almost continuous as the beau.
ties swung around the ring The horses
were judged by their Quality manners
PAGES, conformation and. ability TO catTy
the specified weight. The horse was re-
quired 70 be fifteen hands or over high and