The San Francisco call., 1909-09-10
NOBLE HELPERS
OF MAN SECURE
UNUSUAL
Two Hundred Thousand Per-
SONS Cheer the Work
Horses Parade
Ninety=six Horse Team Driven
by George Renner Sr. the
Feature of Show


grumbling. and all who live in San
Francisco paid willing tribute yester-
day 10 age and industry when more
than 1000 of the city's workhorses. the
Dlodding. big boned equines Of the
truck and dray, and the bright, busy
animals that whisk the grocery and
laundry wagon TO the door, took part
IN the first parade given in the west
and the largest ever given in the United
states. by the Nvorkhorse Parade asso-
citation. This a national organization
that has for its object the glorihcation
Of Dobbin, and Club and Skittles, and
every horse that buckles down TO his
work with Will No heartier cheers
ever greeted the winner of derby
than were given spontaneously along
Market street while the dumb laborers
tramped on exhibition during their
one day OF display.
TOILERS' HELPERS IN PARADE
No horse Of the track or boule-
ward was entered in yesterdays parade
only the serious minded Quadrupeds
that aid man at his tell was allowed
10 compete for silver trophy, blue rib
bon and cash prize And in this class
Clydesdale le, the Percheron that traces
his ancestry 10 foreign lands, the Bel
gium brute Of muscle was no more
welcome, and no more applauded by
the crowds than the tired looking lit
tie delivery wagon steed the mule that
piOds his tinkling way or the Shet-
land pony that patters the youngsters
through the streets in their cart. All
were remembered, and only sawhorses.
II was observed, were forbidden TO
strive for hOnors- Two Of the patient
dOnkeys. whose duty il is-and let no
one term these animals loafers-to
carry children hither and thither at
the park playground. occupied an hon.
ored position in the long line of march
and answered the proudest carria ge
horses neigh with a bray of rivalry and
defiance.
100000 SEE MARCH
More than 100000 people, it is esti-
mated. crowded the sidewalks to wit
ness the passage of the horses. and il
would be record day indeed at Emery
Vile if as many could be coaxed TO wit
ness the best performance there of the
most aristocratic horses the world can
produce. Not that some of the teams
seen yesterday could not claim the best
Of breeding Their ancestors have been
as carefully reared as any of the but
terfiy throng Of the racetrack
The SO horse team driven by George
Ltenner Sr. and urged onward by "a
Itriders was easily the feature Of the
rarade- With but few exceptions the
animals composing the monster team
were as fine draft animals as any. that
can be seen in many days journey
They were harnessed in double line
and drew a cable wound round a mon
ster drum. On the truck before the
drum little Charles Sherman of Berke-
ley was perched on his Shetland
Cricket. and never a move did Cricket
make 10 leap from his roost.
SPECIAL CLASS FOR OLD AGE
Old age was honored yesterday in
deed, for there was a special class
FOR horses that have plodded past their
prime doing their duty horsefully. and
stlA managing to keep their. single
tree from Stacking back against the
ooubletree, no matter how young their
mates. The first of the first prizes
for old horses went to Jennie black
mare that has spent 20 of her 231
years hauling for the Thomas J. Morton
coal company. The prize, indeed. went
10 Jennie's driver. Casmer NJ. Shear.
II was q gold watch presented by the
hiel & Evans company of Oakland.
Belle p year old mare of the San
francisco laundry company. captured
second prize Of $40 for her driver. and
Tom McKensey, 26 years of age. cap
z
Years for Walter T. McMenomv- and
never has been sick nor laid off a dav
DICK, 30 years of age, was awarded
ninth prize. Dick has carried Frank
L. Sheerin about in his buggy these
II years past. and no one knows how
many good days work he did before
he and Sheerin met and took a liking
70 each other.
UNDERWRITERS ANIMAL IN pr.p
And the last shall be first. Moka
who holds the affection Of every heart
thai beats in the interest of the under
writer's fire patrol. secured only tenth
prize. and his human friends felt very
sorry about IL. Moke's black hide has
streaked through San Francisco's
streets these Is years past. and every
, day Of his 20 seasons has been a siren
uous one.
The veteran drivers will secure prizes
also, and Henry L. Bufford, who has
been 35 years in the employ of the San
Francisco laundry. feels that he stands
good chance for first place here. The
awards will not be made, however. un-
III the record Of each contestant has
been examined carefully.
FOUR CHAMPIONS CHEERED
In summarizing the parade it may be
enlfghtening to explain that there were
2.0s9 horses entered for display and
police and the aids. altogether 1850 in
the parade. There were $50 entries
$l,Sss was given in cash prizes. and
al horses that captured blue ribbons
got Z harness medal that will be for
wsrded to them later. The cash prizes
VIII be distributed by Monday or Tues
s day.
WINNERS OF SILVER CUPS
Here are the winners of the COW
eted silver cups in the order Of their
award. r. NJ Tobin cup. to the owner
OF the best two horse team in the
parade, won by McNab & Smith.
Shreve & Company cup, to the owner
OF the best four horse team, won by
The Crane company.
J. Lawson cup. to the owner of the
hest all round four horse team. won
bv the Kelly stables.
r. p Grubb company cup. to the
owner of the best two horse truck
team. won by the sperry flour COM
psny
Hammersmith & Company cup. to
the owner of the best single horse
won by Metropolitan laundry
Philadelphia shoe company, to the
owner Of the best two horse brewery