The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-02
INTERNATIONAL STOCK
SHOW ON IN CHICAGO
This Day Dedicated to Chi
cago Association of
Commerce.
SPECIAL PROGRAM PREPARED
Big Arena This Evening Will Show
Feature Attractions for Ex-
pected Big Crowds.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-This is Chicago AS
ISOLATION of Commerce day at the
eighth annual international live stock
show
1t will also be "aT Chicago day" If
the plans of the exposition manage
ment and of the association are full
filled.
special programme for the even
ing. bristling with attractive events;
special train service for those NOM
bers of the association preferring to
avoid a ride on the surface cars: elabo-
rate preparations for the entertain
ment of the thousands who are ex-
pected to flock to the Union Stock
Yards-these are some of the arrange
ments.
The desire Is TO impress upon Chi
cagoans the magnitude Of the enter
prise which is bringing to the city
hundreds of thousands of visitors from
all over the country, and upon the Wis
itors Chicago's appreciation of an ex-
hibition which includes the best in
live stock from all over the world
Some of the Features
For the evening the program will
include the following as some of its
features:
Parade of Emperor Williams horses
N the arena.
Exhibition of fancy drills. saddle and
bareback mounts, and the like. by
picked men of Company B of the Thir-
teenth United States Cavalry
Arena display of the Arabian horses
which created a sensation in New York.
Nine Marantette, with he worlds
champion high-ju:npiug horse, st. Pat
rick.
Parade of the prize winners Of the
cay.
Judging the six-horse teams in com
petition with the Armour team, which
was a sensation abroad last summer
Arrangements for the day. so far as
the Chicago Association of Commerce
5 concerned, have been made under
the direction of a special committee
acting with Executive Director Barlow
of the organization. The committee
comprises 7. Edward Wilder chair
man; Homer A, Stillwell and Richard
c. Hail.
The special train for the stockyards
will leave LaSalle street station at so
p. M. arriving at the exposition at
7:45 O'Clock. Returning it will leave
the stoclZyards at 1890 p. m. arriving
at LaSalle street at 10:45 o'clock.
sunday Crowd Pleased.
Visitors to the show yesterday al
though there was no set program in
the arena, were entertained by the
exemplifcation of cross saddle and
side-saddle riding for women by two
skilled equestriennes. Afterwards the
riders discussed the relative advant-
ages of their methods.
One was Mrs. George w. Lederer,
wife Of the manager of the Colonial
Theatre, and known on the stage as
Refine Davies. The other who is a
professional equestrienne, was Nine
Marantette, who exhibits a string of
| high school and high-jumping horses
daily under the auspices of the shows
tanbark ring for practice.
Mrs. Lederer, riding astride in di-
vided skirts, proved that a woman need
not perch sideways on a horse in or
der to present a graceful appearance.
She put her two favorites, Trim Luckie.
a black, and Blue Jay, a gray, through
their PAGES with much skill and charm.
Nine. Marantette tried some practice
| jumps riding side-saddle on St Pat
rick, who went at bars like a grey
hound With St. Patrick She has es-
tablished the worlds high jumping
record for women, the heighth being
feet 1912 inches. and she intends to
set still higher before the present ex-
position ends, being scheduled for
nightly trials
Discuss Relative Merits.
I L never ride a sidesaddle," said Mrs.
/ Lederer. after her practice L find
/ the cross-saddie position much better
/ It gives me a safer command over nv
mount. I hate the other way, and If
I had to ride in that fashion. I think
ia give up my horses-almost