The San Francisco call., 1910-05-14
Merry CROWDS
Up With Comet
But TIRELESS
Thousands Line Streets of San
Jose and Cheer Magnificent
Horse Parade
Famous TuIIy Arabians Lead
Two Mile Cavalcade of
Prancing Steeds
Especial Dispatch 70 The Call

SAN JOSE. May 1S.-An Unsuitable
thirst for pleasure and love of the
spectacular. d distinguishing trait of
Californians, is proving an excellent
autidOte for fatigue in the case of
thousands Of enthusiastic guests de-
termined TO miss no detail of Santa
Clara c0untys great festival of roses.
Wednesdays magnificent school par
ade and yesterdays spectacular floral
procession and battle of blossoms
would have been sufficient entertain
ment to exhaust any people under the
san. but IN the land where the dons
e. d senOritas Oi old danced and feasted
weeks al 81 time they but served as
8ppeiizers for the pleasure loving
thousands who are being whirled back
and forth i'm the city's streets and to
The various parks in San Jose's riot of
pleasure
WATCH COMET RISE
After watching Haley-s comet rise
shortly after o'clock this morning.
tae crowds that lined the gaily deco
rated streets for the horse parade
were as large and as enthusiastic as
the crowds which greeted the first pa
'ade cf the celebration. Without a
trace of Wcariness. the same crowds
we've In attendance this afternoon at
The san. Jose driving park. three miles
south OF the city, where the aviation
and auto meet was the attraction.
Two miles of desert bred Arabians
of abe DroUdest and purest lineage.
American racers of the hest trotting
and pacing stock. sturdy limbed,
massive orauEht horses. magnificent
sla lions. mares with 6llies at their
IcTs and carriage horses OF the best
stiains constituted the horse parade
that csForted and pranced through the
streets. The animals, handsomely
eroomed and stirred by martial music
and excitement, furnished a picture
shat would have delighted the eye of
Rosa Bonheur Horses from all points
"n t1e coast were entered, most of the
Ereat stock farms in the state being
represcnted.
The parade was divided into six di-
visions headed by Chief Of Police Ed
ward Haley and mounted police and
Grand Marshal A. B. Langford with a
CaValcade of horsemen and horse
women. Richard Walton Tully's IA
NOUS Arab bians entered in a special
class. were in the first division. Road
sters and thoroughbreds made the first
division. coach and carriage horses
were in the second section. draught
horses in the third, business horses in
the fourth. ponies and old horses in
gopd condition in the fifth division and
CHE IRE department in the sixth.
IkRABIANs AROUSE INTEREST
\ ,ichard Walton Tully's fine Arabians
aroused much interest all along the
line. -Four Of these We're bred in the
desert. Nedjran, q stallion, was driven
in a small road wagon. To others Nah
russ. Obeyran Obeyran II and Sheba
were ridden Obeyran I is the famous
Arabian which Princess Eulalfe Of Spain
rode at the worlds fair in Chicago
several years ago. This horse is 81
years old. Afahruss is head OF the stud
at the Tully ranch at Alma. A brother
of Mahruss is in the cars stud. obey
ran II was bred in this country.
Near the front of the first section
was Mrs. l. c. Merriman Of Palo Alto.
who drove four English hackneys at
tached TO a smart trap. The little ami
mails were wei matched and the iud ges
were commended when the chief prize
no be awarded went to her Behind
Mrs. Merriman's rig came c. Barbikas
local restaurateur driving a pair Of
well matched cream colored Hungarian
ponies.