The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-15
HORSE IN
PARADE IS
king I 0DAY
800 Blooded Equines in
Big Classy Cayalcade
Through Streets.

To the strains OF martial music. 800
horses, the princes and princesses Of
their respective lines. their satiny coats
rubhsd and smoothed and polished till
they reflected the SUMS rays like bronze
mirrors, their naughty heads held high,
were driven in procession today infthe
annual parade of the Road Horse AS
ISOLATION Of New Jersey.
Thousands OF lovers of the horse
from suburban Jersey and New York
came to the city for this big opening
equine event of the year and were
banked along Broad street and Clinton
avenue as the classy cavalcade passed.
Frequently the action and bearing Of
some titled son or daughter OF a long
list of aristocrat forbears brought
cheers and plaudits from the sympa-
thetic crowd, for democracy does not
extend to horsedom.
Favorites with records which pro-
claimed that they would be contenders
in any company were recognized and
applauded. Each horse drew wagon
or runabout or vehicle Of some kind
with men and women in them. but
these were, of course, merely Incidental
features of the parade, included not to
help out the picture but as NECESSARY
details.
Some Classy Horses.
Conspicuous in the line of march and
everywhere recognized and welcomed
was the lightning fast Prince of Or
ange. 2:061z, and crowding that RON
arch Of the Jersey harness horses In
the matter of attention came Baron
Whips. 2:0SA; Peter Stirling, 2:15s.
Rifie 2:11M; Marique. 2:13A, and Rob-
ert L, 2:13H.
There were many youngsters In line.
for whom hopes Of phenomenal speed
in the future are held. and others who
clip something off their record every
time they are extended.
An extra 1auntiness of the step and
an unnecessary toss of the head now
and then showed clearly enough that
the horses knew 1t was their day and
that they were the observed of all OBJ
servers. At 1870 p. IN. the paraders,
who had been massed In the neighbor-
hood of W Washington Park. were given
the signal by Grand Marshal DIR. Henry
Wander Roest and started down Broad
street. through the lane Of admiring
spectators.
The Line OF March.
The grand marshal himself and his
staff of thirty-six mounted men, smart
ly attired In black hats and coats and
white stock ties and riding breeches,
rode along with the drivers, Keeping the
way clear for the real stars of the
matinee-the horses Down Broad
street toClinton avenue the long Inca
mile and a half from end to end
wound between the gaily colored banks
Of the crowd, up Clinton to Avon ave-
nue, through. that thoroughfare to Hill
side avenue. back. to Clinton, thence to
Springfield avenue, Irvington, and
down to the Essex County Speedway,
where number Of brushes between
the more evenly matched of. the fast
ones wound up the big day.
Members Of the association and their
friends who never miss this annual
function unanimously declared that the
parade of 1909 easily eclipsed those Of
all other wears.
Members of the Road Horse Associa-
tion and their friends spent the hour
the parade at luncheon in the
Continental Hotel.
The formation of the parade was as
follows:
Grand marshal. DR.. H. Wander Roest; |
assistant marshal. Stanley Doggett.
Guests Divislon-MarshaTs aides, S. !
Q. Evans, j. q. Eisele. e. Stewart Rich, |
H. Berry.
First Division Marshai's aides. c. w. /
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