The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-14

were popular with statesman as we'll
-heFsemen- ana-seeial leaders. rhis|
Is shown by r paragraph from theI
New York Sun which said "There'
was one man at the show who was
ga2ed upon with reverence and admire
alton. That man was big powerful
ona, with an Se THAI looked as il III
could pierce, aud very pointed gray|
beard that curled and struggled toward
the curl that wound down toward Id
from the forehead. That was Roscoe'
Conlling, examining the horses and
passing out horse wisdom i'm a wan
that made professionals look astonishi
ed"
The awe with which the Horse Show
is regarded from standpoint OF fashi
ion is rather amusngly demonstrated.
by an incident which occurred las1
year when two Handsomely dressed
young women lppe-red bearing large|
white cats In their arms. ImmediateI
~ there was quite q furry I'm socia
circles and rumor was carried fron}
mouth TO mouth that he rage OF tho
season would be The bringing OF cats
TO the Horse Show. Much 90 the re
lief OF those persons who did not care
for eats. il was discovered upon ini
vestigatiOn that the two girls bearing
felines did not belong 10 the fashion
able 400, but were chorus girls who
were anxious 10 gain at little publicity
The Horse Show holds more i'm,
portant position I'm the eyes OF fashI
ion than the opera, for il permits thu
display OF morning, afternoon and
evening gowns, whereas the opera il
confined TO the evening and. an ocI
Casional matinee Those who benefit
mos, by the annual Horse Show are
the milliners and modistes. for. Of
course, the occupant of box at thiS
event never wears the same gowIl
twice and there is great rivalry
among the social leaders TO outshintI
each other in the splendor OF theiA
Horse Show regalia. The descriptions
~ the gowns worn by the distinguish
ed visitors are published with everl
, greater assidulty by the ncwspapert
! than the names OF The bue.ribbon win,
ners in each class
The advent uf the automobile. and
earlier uf the bicycle. threatened al
one time 10 overthrow the popularitt
Of tho horse but according TO census
statistics the value Of horses in Am
erica mas steadily increased Frou'
/ 1897 70 1900 they increased thirteer.
dollars a head and In the aggregate
Sl5l .320,0i6. In 1900 there were ell
203.90l horses and colts I'm the Unite
States valued at Sl.05O, so 967. A real
blow TO the horse. however, was thu
adoption Of steam and electric powe
for urban traction. The loss In hors@
! flesh values from this one cause ha /
been estimated al $500, 900 600 in thd
/ United States.
The horse has been the most helm
| ful 10 mankind of all domesticatet
/ an nails In peace and in war he ha 4
been mans friend even as far bacil
as the Stone Axe. wnen ne was hrsa
! captured from the plains OF easter
Europe and The steppes OF Asia. u
is probable that the horse OF toda
Is compound OF more than one Kind
OF Wild ancestor. The only truly wild
horse known at the present time
Pczevalsky s-a small, compact an
imal existing in herds ON the elevated
plains of western Tibet. There wera
no wild horses in America or Aud
tralia from the beginning OF historic
times until the advent ~ tho SpanisA
NJ the close Of the fifteenth century,
But today the United States ranka
second only 20 Russia in the produd|
ton OF horses. Argentina rankin
third and Austria Hungary fourth
The most valuable horses come frou|
America. There are fewer Wild horse
here than in Russia. while Argentina
leads the world in the number OF urI
tanned herds
The horse that Is the proud PRODUCE
Of American breeding IS IN trotteA
which has been developed I'm thl
course OF fifty years IL is the typicd|
American horse to be found in cverl
hamlet in the country and in rccenll
years has been exported in large nunH
J bers 10 Europe whore II seems dest.1a
cd TO supplant the native ANIMALS foN
road driving In the fifty years OF i'll
development II has cut the speed red
ord for mile from 2:37 down to lesa
than two minutes fiat. and in additio
/ 10 speed il has the added virtues a
adaptability and versatility.
Tomorrow-NUts as Food.