The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-05
The Denve. Horse Show
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Colorado horsemen are all busy max
ing preparations for the annual Horse
SAov, to be held in Denver, in conne:-
tisa with the National Western Stock
Show, which will open at the big
Amphitheater at the Stock Yards, on
January 3Oth. 1t is planned to make
this the greatest Horse Show that has
ever been held. Among the eastern
exhibitors who have already announced
their intention Of being here are Miss
Loula Long Of Kansas City. who has
,6ded several fine horses to her stable
during the past year. and who will have
. classier exhibit than ever before.
Adolphus Busch of St. Louis, who is
still camping on Miss Longs trail. and
it il understood he has lately secured
some fine horses which he is shaping
Up to meet Miss Long in the Denver
arena. Last January. Miss Long beat
Mr.. Bush very badly. and he was SO
chagrined at the result that after the
Denver Show he sold most of his horses
and has since been quietly picking up
some new animals with the announced
determination to get something to beat
Miss Long if it can be had.
1t is stated that Col. W. E. Hughes,
who is preparing to return to Denver
from St. Louis, will have his whole |
stable at the show and he will have
some good ones. Colonel Hughes is
we'll known to Horse Show arenas and
his return to Denver will increase the
local entries. Mr.. and Mrs. o. J.
Noores of Columbia, Mo-, are also
talking of being present, and Tom Bass
with his magnificent saddle horses,
will also be here, Another new local
exhibitor will be Mr.. Bruce Eaton, of
Eaton, Colo. Mr.. Eaton has fine
bunch Of saddle horses which have
been attending the Horse Shows and
Fairs in the east, and have been kept
in Missouri 1t is understood that Mr..
Eaton has decided to bring his horses
to Colorado and will enter them in the
Denver show. Among others who have
expressed their intention of beirg in
Denver at the big show are Donsr. Riley
of St LOUIS Mo. well known and very
popular horseman: Matt S. Cohen of
Lexington. KY; Ball Brothers, Yer
sailles, KY, and Hook and Woods of
Paris, Mo-. have also intimated that
eyDtnight be present as exhibitors.
the Horse Show Committee this year
consists of the following; Hon. j. A.
Burnett, chairman; Charles MacA.
Wilcox, A. D. Lewis, j. M..EKuyken-
dali. J. A. Osner, J. Fred Roberts, DR..
Sherman Williams. Charles IT, Walker
and Lawrence C. Phipps, Jr. This
committee is already.,at work ION the
classification and premium list, which
will be issued in very few days.
A feature of the show this year will
probably be public sale of high-grade
saddle and harness horses, stations and
ponies. This sale will be held under
the auspices of the Stock Show Assc-
citation, by Mr.: George L. Goulding,
and will give Colorado people an oppor-
tunity to purchase some choicessstock.
Another feature ofs.the show this
year will come from Gunnison County.
Hr, Bruce Hartman has made arrange
ments to bring over his string of Shet-
land pones Some of these ponies are
not much larger than Newfoundland
dog and will delight the little ones.
There is every indication that the com
ing show will eclipse all of the brilliant
events that have preceded.
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