The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
Blue Ribbon
Exhibition of
Great Equines
American Horses That Swept
the British Shows Will Be
Seen i'm New York

most important move ever maui "
the National horse show association
when its directors. who have scheduled
the twenty-fifth annual show TO be held
in Madison Square garden. New York.
November to Is, announced that they
viii cOduct an exhibition national in
scope as well as in name.
The new board Of directors presents
an admirable combination OF exhibitor
directors. With the interests OF the
man who buys. breeds, trains. teaches
loves horses. linked TO those Of the
man who wishes the greatest possible
exploitation OF the horse in the show
ring 10 achieve the maximum of benefit
10 the horse itself. the personnel of
the new directory has infused decid-
edIy new life into a reorganized board
whose predecessors had been suffering
from ennui for almost a decade.
TO WIN THE FARMER
These men have hegun in earnest to
win over the farmer to the most up to
date methods Of Improving his own
condition as well as the equine products
Of his stock farm They. see every
angle Of the breeding industry-permit
no dark spots. Everything is iIlum-
mated by their eagerness TO be the real
friends OF the horse.
With the reorganization of the Ma
tioual horse show association has come
the general adoption by the directors
OF the Vanderbilt idea-that the re-
crudescence Of the horse makes for
great economic problems IN the breed
ing farm industry. Judge William H
Moore. one OF the most influential and
enthusiastic Of the directors, obtained
more pleasure out OF the success that
attended the efforts Of the breeders OF
draft animals OF the middle west in ex-
hibiting Al the last international show
IN Chicago than he did in capturing
blue ribbons for his own grand string
Of animals. His success Abroad
triumph IN its scope-he dismisses with
z smile While he may not say it,
Judge Moore must know that this has
helped the cause OF the national shows
new directory He is g big factor in
the latter. The NanderbiIts also had
immense successes abroad Edward
Morris. the Chicago packer. had the
breeders Of draft animals abroad in
the hollow OF his hand, figuratively
speaking. so great was the interest
created by the sweeping victories Of
his international championship six
horse team
BIG MEN AT THE HEAD
The new directory stands FOR the big
gest men IN the country, who are eager
70 develop the horse breeding indus
ury-to put Il on q plane that II merits
IN their estimation J. ". Hartman,
head or the New York banking house
OF Hartman & Co, and a nephew Of
the late Z H. Hartman. saw the re-
crudescence Of the horse at a time
when society seemed about TO be car
ried away in the swirl Of the auto
mobile craze. When asked: What
about the horse and the horse show p
Hartman replied that the horse would
have 2 startling equine tale 70 tell to
the lover Of horse shows-would re-
take all the strongholds he had for
merly held among the people of wealth
refinement and social distinction He
may not have foreseen the edict OF the
National horse show association that
Tor the first time in its history the
best Of the draft animals OF the coun-
Try be exhibited in Madison Square
garden as a big feature OF the pioneer
show. He may not have known that
the big men OF the directory would
man was certain that the horse soon
would be IN the aseendency. The
stamp OF the approval of New York's
best people has been placed upon the
directorys plans The farmer of the
middle west has heard the new call
20 arms" from Madison Square-the
offer Of s10.0O9 in special prizes for
the display OF a million dollars worth
Of shires. Belgians. Percherons and
Clydesdales." and is now making ar
rangements 10 please not only Van
derbilt. Hartman and their associates
OF the directory with the novel exhibit
% draft animals in the same ring with
the dsintiest saddle and harness
beauties OF the Vanderbilt. Moore, Nc
Cram. Hartman, Watson. Sorg and
other stables. but 10 make the national
show as well known in the hamlet as
il is on the great white way
DRAFT HORSES A FEATURE
Reginald C. Vanderbilt of Newport.
z. T. StOtesbury Of Philadelphia, Fred
erick N. Davies of New York, Robert
A Fairbairn Of Plainfeld. Y J.. NJ L.
Akers Of Louisville. r c. Gasser of New
York. W. @. Loew Of New York. G. Mif-
hin Wharton OF New York, Henry Fair
fax OF Virginia. John A Spoor Of Chi
cago. Arthur G. Leonard of Chicago,
Colin Campbell of Montreal, J. H. Childs
OF Pittsburg and all associates of Judge
Moore. Alfred @. Vanderbilt and Mr.
Hartman. on the directory, literally
and fguratively have taken of their
coats to prove 10 the country that they
were right when they Incorporated into
the horse show program the draft
horse exhibit feature.
~No man knows the needs Of the horse
industry so well as the keenest lover Of
the horse says Alfred G. Vanderbilt
The breeder OF horses looks to the
keenest lovers Of the animal for his
inspiration. his ideas in developing
breeds All America is now bowing to
the Percheron. Shire, Clydesdale and
= Belgian. as the strain that is to give
the country its best working animals
Europe has felt the demand for these
tFpes OF horses in the United States
and mas had its breeding farms almost
depleted by the American purchasers
The moment the American farmer real
izcs that the biggest men in the coun-
try are in thorough accord on the need
of breeding only the best horses then
in that moment the farmer finds conf