The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-05-15
THE HORSE
THIRD ANNUAL HORSE SHOW.

years ago anu dIIdHSSu W uoiu q
Horse Show at ColfaX, the county
seat. The first show was such de-
cided success that it was made an
annual affair and the business men
of Colfax have joined in with the
farmers to make it one of the big
events of the year.
The Colfax Gazette, which is one of
the best edited local papers received
at The Ranch office, gave full front
page account of the Third Annual
Horse Show which has just been held
The breeding of purebred draft hor-
ses and roadsters is just as import
ant as breeding registered dairy COWS,
only more so. The mare represents a
far greater investment than the COW
and it is good business to select the
sire carefully and raise a colt that
will command the highest price on
the market.
Going step farther it is the logical
conclusion that registered mares
should be brought to our farms as
fast as possible. If the grade mare
bred to highly bred registered stall
lion brings a superior colt, the
registered mare bred to the imported
or standard bred stallion will produce
the colt of the highest class How
ever we realize the scarcity of regis
tered mares, but every farmer should
see to it that his mares are bred to
registered stations, imported if pos
sible
We quote from the Gazette:
The third annual horse show last Sat
urday was a success. Many people were
in town, and they probably saw some
of the finest horse flesh in the state of
Washington. This was notably the case
or Niagara" the recent importation of
Phil Cox from the East. There was a
great desire on the part of every one
to see this. noble animal. Niagara" be-
Longs ne, to- the family of Brllants, is jet
He was bought of o. L. ThistIer of
Chapman, Kansas. Judges of the Kan
sas state Fair pronounced him the Sec
ond best horse Of his kind in the United
States. He conforms in every respect
to the perfect horse.
Another black Percheron that at
tracted much attention was "Dick," be-
longing to Bill Kelly, whose home is
near Penawawa. Henry Hickman bought
him from Cox when yearling, paying <
$3.50. Hickman sold him to Kelly on
the I'd of last month for $4,000. That
was paying 81 pound for horse flesh,
pounds.
Manager I. B. Harris and the commit
tee appointed by the Commercial Club,
consisting of Charles e. Scriber. A. MI
Scott and Lewis Bruning, did all they
could enhance the greatness of the
occasion.
Following is complete list of own
ers and names of horses seen in the
parade:
Jimmie Martin of Colfax, Bessie,
aged years, standard bred PAGER.
o. K. Benn, Colfax, Elderly, age 10
years, standard bred trotter, winner of
SWeeDStakeS at Whitman County Fair
1907.
c. ]. Nogle, Colfax, Duke, aged 5
years, pacing stallion.
mares. driving team.
DR.. William Haw, Endicott, Duke and
Queen, one-half Arabian, driving team.
Phil Cox, Cherrydale stock farm, Hay,
Percheron Wight ESQ pounds 0'a'N
w. L.. Morrow, Endicott, Fox, age 2
years. chestnut sorrel Percheron.
Harvey Lee, Lee Siding, Blackman,
age years, black Percheron' weight
N. Johnson, Wilcox, Vancar, Perch
eron, age years, weight 1,S00 pounds.
Elmer Gentry and T. S. Fort Colfax,
Theodore, gray Percheron, age years,
weight 1900 pounds.
J. M. Martin, Dusty Roscoe, black
Percheron, age 6 years, weight 1000
pounds; filly, black Percheron, age 8
years, weight 1,415 pounds; jack, Silver
Pete, age years, weight go pounds.
Charles r. Scriber, Colfax, Dick
Derby, age years, trotter.
f. L. Jesse, Endicott, Lady A, Affirm
and Lemont stock, age 20 months, trot-
ter.
Tennessee Flat Horse Company, Rob-
ert. age years, Percheron.
T. L. Fort, ColfaX, Clovis, age years,
black Percheron.
Paul Genera, Dusty, Bill, age years,
black Percheron.
Jones & Peterson. Colfax, Yamhill,
brown Shire, age 9 years, weight 1,84O
pounds.
William Ham, ColfaX, Bazaer DER,
black Percheron, age years, weight
100 pounds.
Charles Lossey, ColfaX, Urt, French