Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-08

With a monster procession led by
the Salem Military banda process
sion composed of Oregon's best and
finest horses-and that means the
best and finest horses in the world
and with weather conditions favor
able for an ideal day for tomorrow,
tho ~~-se show of the Salem Horse
association-the best and
e,-dtest horse show ever held in the
history of the Willamette valley
was launched this forenoon.
The day broke in the east with
clouded sky, but without any rain
falling but for all that the sky
looked threatening and 1t was
feared for awhile that the weather
would have the effect of marring TO
an extent the success of the show
AS the hours slid by in the forenoon,
however, the sky began to clear and
while the day was not an ideal one,
it did not interfere with the carry
ing out of the elaborate program ar
ranged for the occasion and the in
dications for splendid weather for
tomorrow's show are good.
Despite the threatening attitude
of the weather the crowd from the
surrounding country and the neigh
boring cities commenced arriving
early and for some time prior to the
hour scheduled for holding the
mammoth parade the streets of the
city were lined on each side with
people. About 10 O'Clock the Salem
Military band under the direction of
Professor McElroy made its appear
ance near the arena on Church
street between Court and State
streets and rendered a number of
pleasing selections. This attracted
much of the crowd to the arena
where the horses were being eX
hibited prior to being assigned te.
their respective divisions for the
purpose of forming for the parade
and as the crowd viewed them ex-
pressions of admiration and praise
could be heard on every side,
The Parade.
The horses commenced forming
for the parade at 1890 o'clock. The
first division, comprising thorough
bred, STANDARDIZED, non-standard
and hackneys, formed on South
Church street with head resting on
State street, and the second division,
composed of Coach Clydesdales,
Shires, Percherons and Belgians.
formed on north Church street with
head resting on Court street. The
third division, which was made up
of ponies, saddle horses and road
sters, went into formation on State
street with head resting on Church
street and the fourth. divisions COM
pr sing draft horses and draft teams
formed on Cottage, with head rest
ing on Court street.
Cd htrt Fl
ade then moved westward on Court
street to Commercial street and
thence north on Commercial to Cen
ter street, A countermarch on Com
mercial TO Trade was then taken up
and then the procession wound its
way back on Commercial to State
street and moved eastward on to the
arena.
Scores of Fine Horses.
The parade was in charge of
Charles Yannke, marshal of the day,
and his aides, Enos Waite, J. H. Far
rar, Clell. Haydan, Ira Hamilton
and A. E, Edwards. Following the
band came the carriage occupied by
Mayor Rodgers, G. l.. Dick, presi-
dent of the Salem Horse Show asso-
ciation and the judges of the show.
j. n Williams OF North Yamhill
and T, s. McGrath of the city OF
Portland
Next in line came the fire depart
ment of the city and then came
scores of fine horses-horses from
the mixed bred work animals TO the
delicate, high strung and fine-bred
horses which have no superior on
the Pacific coast. Among the noted
horses in the parade and which are
on exhibition at the show grounds,
are Ray o'Light, the pacing stallion
which has record of ALA; Zoloe.
the speedy black black stallion with
a record of 5-1-4 and r. Ambush,
noted horse OF the Lone Oak track,
with a record OF 9-1-4. There wera
also In evidence a number OF ami
mails Of the younger class.
Awarding of Premiums.
The arena this afternoon was
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