Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-06
WORK HORSE
PARADE MA Y
BE FEATURE
PLAN OF HOLDING ANNUAL
EXHIBIT ADVANCED
EoUIPAcEs WILL BE SHOWN AT
THANKSGIVING MATINEE
Secretary Stewart of the Los Angeles
Driving Club Proposes Two Big
Features Which May Prove
Successful

II the plans now being advanced by
Driving club are met with the proper
amount of support and enthusiasm this
city will in the near future be the scene
of two mique exhibits of horses and
equipments. Mr.. Stewart proposes to have
a monster turnout of rigs of all descrip-
tions in parade at Agricultural park on
Thanksgiving day, and on Christmas to
hold work horse parade" such as many
eastern cities have successfully held.
The showing of equipages will be part
of the regular Thanksgiving program OF
the driving club. About the biggest matt
nee of the year is held on the old Puritan
holiday, and 1t is proposed to have O
turnout to precede the races.
There will be no trophies or awards
made, and those who exhibit their horses
and carriages will do so for their own
pleasure and for that of lovers of AMI
mails and net trappings. There are plenty
of snowy rigs IN Los Angeles and the sur
rounding country, and If the persons own
ing them can only be induced to journey
to Agricultural park on Thanksgiving the
affair is bound to be success.
Many owners have already stated that
they are willing to send their animals and
carriages out for an airing If they can be
assured that they will not be the only
ones present Mr.. Stewart Is busy max
ing up list of those who pledge their
support, and expects to enlist enough to
make the event go.
Successful In East
The parade of work horses has been
tried in the east with markeed success,
and 1t is thought that If the scheme is
once launched here it will develop into an
spite the advent of the motor truck there
are plenty of animals who labor for their
oats and hay left in the city, and one or
two hours parade on a day off will not
hurt them in the least
AS is the practice in the east where
these parades are held prizes will he
awarded These will be of some value, In
order to induce mercantile houses and
manufacturing firms to send out their
teams, and in order to appease the drivers
the men guiding the winning teams VIII
also be rewarded.
Secretary Stewart is enthusiastic over
the parade idea, and will make canvass
of the business houses in n few days to
find out what their views are on the sub
iect. ''In the east these affairs are an
n,raI successes" said Mr.. Stewart, land
with the number of firms in Los Angeles
using horses daily / don't see why Il
shouldn't take here.
1.-THE work horse seldom has any glory
other than to pull heavy wagon out OF
the mire where some thoughtless teamster
has launched it. And the drivers them
selves have small incentive to do Other
than deliver their loads, for their wage Is
the only thing in sight.
Now, If these men knew that they
would be rewarded each year If they de-
served It. don't you think they would take
a little more care with th-ir teams AND
then the horses themselves-even If the
poor brutes can't understand or realize It.
it would put little feeling into the hearts
of men, and make them more considerate
toward the animals which labor from one
years end to the other with nothing but
their food and but few kind words to re-
ward them"
Mr.. Stewart will enlist some of his
friends into the move shortly and will ap'
point a committee to see if sufficient
funds for prize money canno- be secured
with trophies of value in sight drivers
will enter their animals ready for the best
showing possible, and the work horse
parade" may soon be an annual feature
IN Los Angeles.