The Washington herald., 1912-04-19
GREAT INTEREST
ISSHOWN BY TOTS
In YO7INGCONTEST
Capital Children Working Hard to
Win Ponies and Carts Of
fered By The Herald.

Widespread interest has been manifest
ed IN the subscription voting contest
which Il now being conducted BY The
washinston Herald. The first announce
ment OF the contest was made. Wednes-
day. The competition viii continue un-
tf June IS
The contest is open 10 al OF the boys
and girls sixteen years old and under
in the National Capital ana enyirons,
Forty-elght prizes win be given away n
the winners OF the competition. Among
the list OF prizes are eight Shetland
ponies with riding and driving equip
ment. eight boys' or girls bicycles, eight
gold watches, and twenty-four pairs OF
roller skates, Of the kind that pleases
the youngsters. The story Of the award
Ing Of the ponies as prizes has inter-
ested all juvenile Washington In The
Herald's contest
Those IN chree Of the voting contest
knew that they would win the hearts OF
the children r. the city by the awarding
Of the ponies4as prizes. Every child Is
captivated with Shetland ponies and longs
10 have one for himself, so that he or she
might drive around his own little horse
through the streets OF the city. The pos
session Of pony is now merely q distant
dream In the minds OF the children. But
II need not be. Every child in the city
has the opportunity OF earning a pony n
he works hard enough for IT, There are
no lines Of caste. The poor Of the city
are on the same level with the rich. Vic
tory lies In hard and endless striving.
Ponies, Carts, and Harness.
-Four OF the ponies viii be accom-
panied by carts and handsome sets OF
horness. whereas with the other four
ponies will 90 riding outhts. consisting
of saddles and brides. These eight
prizes probably will be struggled for
desperately by the children Of the city.
But these prizes are not the only ones
attracting attention. The announcement
that bicycles are among the prizes has
Induced many youngsters to enter the
competition. Other children have entered
the race because Of the gold watch
prizes. The twehty-four pairs Of roller
skates have attracted others
The contest is Just starting, and am
pie time will be given each boy and KirI
TO work on a just basis for the prizes.
In order that there may be an equal
Of prizes in the various sec
tions OF the city, the District has been
divided into eight districts.
The prizes will be awarded TO the
children procuring the greatest num-
Der OF votes IN order to enter the con-
test IL 10 necessary TO send to The Her
aid one of the nomination blanks print
ed In the paper every morning. This
starts the candidate with 1000 votes.
With each issue of The Herald Is a
coupon. These coupons are worth fve
votes during the week and twenty-five
on Sunday. The subscriptions are
worth more votes during the early part
OF the contest than toward the end.
The contest period will be divided into |
three periods-from April IL to May IS, !
from May 20 to June 1, and from June |
to June Is.
All votes and all communications |
the contest should be dI- |
rected to The Manager OF the Boys and |
Girls Pony Contest. The washington |
Herald. The manager may be reached /
By telephoning Main $500.