Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-20

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Omahas fourth annual Horse show was
brought TO a successful and spectacular
close last night at the big Auditorium.
Cheers for the past and cheers for the
future OF this institution which has done
SO much to promote the metropolitan in
terests of the city. swept from end to end
or the gigantic structure brilliant in its
array Of electric light and the folds of
red and white. Men and women who had
given or their time and their means to
secure the success OF the show. and the
shows eagerly showered their plaudits upon
the prancng steeds as these splendid speci-
mems of horsefesh left the arena for the
| last time. The finale was indeed a scene
| of imposing beauty and one that ought to
! linger long in the minds of those who
viewed it.
That this show has been a success IL
generally admitted; that the three pre-
cedlng have been successful is likewise ac-
| knoWledged. but that the fourth is the
! best OF all is a fact that has impressed
| itself we'll
Children predominated at the saturday
matinee. Most of the boxholders took
that occasion to bring the little folks out
to see the show and the majority of the
! classes were the pony classes I'm wsich the
children were the exhibitors. Tho classes
outside Of the ponies were Of that high
order which has predominated during the
show The crowd was especially large for
a matinee
The little folks We're enthusiastic over the
big Armour grays and nearly fell out OF
their seats to get a good look at the giants
There was no competition and the grays
! simply gave their exhibition
| The harness class for horses TO be hitched
to a station wagon brought out but one
entry, that belonging TO Ward NJ Burgess,
and he was given the ribbon.
| The first class OF the afternoon for the
little folks was that for a pony not over
| forty-eight inches high to he ridden by
boy or girl. The entries were Maggie.
! Herbert Davis; Franklin, Charles w. Bur-
CESS; Daisy, Ed. NJ, Dougherty; Dixie.
Charles c, Allison Pet Grace Allison;
Midget, Claire Allison; Pet, Mary MegeathI
Midget. Robert y. Edwards: Baby, Hunt
ington Smith; Fleet Pearl Laverty South
Omaha; Dolly, Maurice Brogan, aud Bon
ME Ed. Peterson.
The little fellows scampered around the
arena with all the pride and ginger OF the
larger horses which have been holding full
sway all week.
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Byrne. Don Riley, L. Jones' j. A. Edmun-
sen, r. P. Peck. A. c. Smith we're the
judges, and w. NJ Burgess and II. A. Nash
donated enough money so that the horses
We're divided into threes and all ponies
were given prizes, SIS to the first. so to the
second, and S TO the third. In the smaller
children class Grace Allison was given first
with Pet, Claire Allison second with Mid
get, and Ed A. Dougherty third with Daisy.
In the larger sized girls class Ed Peter
sons Bonnie won first with Helen Keating
riding, Mary Megeaths Pet second, and
Pearl Laverty's Fleet third. In the BOYS
class Huntington Smith won first with
Baby, Charles W. Burgess second with
Franklin, and Robert Edwards third with
Midget. In the small boys class Charles
c. Allison, jT., won first with Dixie and
Herbert Davis second with Maggie. Miss
| Margery McCord assisted the judges in the
pony classes and the judges differed with
her on but one decision. BY this arrange
ment all the ponies got a ribbon and all
, the owners were in on the money
In the road harness horse class the bis
, stables held the attention and the high
steppers were a delight 10 the large num-
( Der OF youngsters who were present. Mr
, McCord won first with Norfolk and Rain
] storm Grow & Murray second with Honor
Bright and President. and Lawrence Jone,
third with Gallant Lord and Gallant LA
For the harness pony class for noHls,