Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-11-18
HORSES AND MULES
A Fine Showing of Stations and Brood
Mares and Some Other Glasses.

perintendency of w w. Cook. at
tracted a great deal of attention. the
big draft and coach stations being the
chief feature. There We're quite d
number OF small exhibits. grade horses
etc. shown, but this feature Of the
department needs further develop
ment. The thoroughbreds however.
are as good as in any horse show and
in quantity they equaled many state
fair exhibits. though there are Yet
many important breeds that might be
filled by representation in other
classes. Just in line too. il may be
said that in Jacks and mules. while
the number was not large. the quality
ranked with the best in the world.
In this connection there is no more
deserving exhibit on the ground than
a team of mules four years old. fOaled
and reared on the Bartlett Heard
ranch. perfectly matched. Old mule
men say ii is the finest team of mules
OF the age. they ever saw. The own
ers are seriously considering senting
them TO the big stock show in Kansas
city. There is also a three year old
mnle shown by the same company.
which has taken the blue ribbon each
year from colthood in the class for
his age. Mr.. Nash. the horsesboer for
Dan Patch. said he thought il was the
finest individual mule he ever saw.
The Experiment farm shows a fine
grade PcrCheron draft team c. c.
Hurley was all swelled up over a dam
dy colt he bought at bargain in the
Adams stock sale II was sired by
oh SO, the dam being by Vasto. Shir-
ley Christy got blue ribbon on a
roadster colt. shown with dam. and
sired by Arizona.
4 big Cleveland Bay stallion. Excel
Sior No. 1923. attracted A great deal
of attention.
The Packard String.
The Packard stable Of black Per-
cheron draft horses. Jacks etc. at
tracted more attention than. any indi-
vidual horse show. by reason of its
quality. variety and number of ami
mails shown. For blue ribbons the
reader should consult the premium
list The following list shows what
was on exhibition and when the ages
and weights are noted and compared.
i: is no wonder the Pacard stable was
was a Percheron mare with a six
months old mule colt. The poor little
baby seems very fragile in view of
the fact that he only weighs 40
pounds. GYPSY Girl is a three year
old mare with her infant son. big as
an Indian pony, and has to be to. hold
up the aristocratic name of Don
Caesar de Bazan. Fanchon was ex-
hibited with herson Mirabeau. and
Helen had her daughter Hellenita on
exhibition with her. while Daisy Bell
made her debut at the Phoenix fair.
being chaperoned by her mother Mad
an Da.s.
Porthos is a yslrling swain who tips
the beam at 1870. but Lady Alice by
reason of being two years old. and
weighing 1870 pounds still thinks she
ranks him socially Black Bess. eight
years old. seemed to stop growing
when she reached 2I5O pounds. Cas-
tillion makes good showing as a
three year old and fighting weight
of 1850 pounds
There is nothing in the Packard
stables. however. more egotistical or
arrogant than Mikado. black Jack.
four years old, l6 1-2 hands high. and
weighing 1880 pounds. unless it be
Patsy Bolivar. another Jack. which
thinks the Irish outrank the Japs. and
ANNOUNCES his weight as 500 pounds.
Horovitz Horses
The French Percheron stallion
Calypso. eight :ears old. owned by
VI. r. Horovitz, took second ribbon.
and is fine looking horse. He is
shown with grade colts Frenchy. a
fiily. took the blue ribbon and a grade
stallion by Calypso took second. Mac
and May are shown as among the get
Of Calypso. Bess took second as
grade mare and Pat is also in the ex-
hibit Owned b. W. w. Bradshaw.
Singmaster & Sons.
{. F. Singmaster & Sons. importers
and breeders of Percheron. Shire and
Belgian draft shallions and mares. and
French and German coach stations.
have the only exhibit Of that kind
from beyond the territorial boundary
They are represented here by F. NJ.
Whelchel. who brought along a car
load of horses, just to TRY out" the
Arizona fair. Nobody could speak i'm
greater praise of the territorial fair
than Mr.. Whelchel. He said it exceed
ed in attendance, what he had expect
ed. the management of the big show
was excellent and the plant was far
better than he had imagined He saws
ID Is the best plant anywhere i'm the
west. and he has seen them all. The
Of the grounds is good.
and the equipment is of the best.
Mr.. Whelchel says that the companv
has its headquarters in Keota Iowa.
but coast business is through the Los
Angeles headquarters. Much had been
heard of the Arizona fair and an ex-
hibit was decided upon just to see
what the fair was. and look over the
country for business He was pleased
II note so many good horses in the
country and at the same time sees the
need OF great many more of them. II
Is his purpose to remain here some
time and endeavor to do some business
with the Arizona breeders. He has
met great many interested horsemen
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