Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-02-02
NIGHT HORSE SHOW
IS LEADING EVENT.
BY Far Outclasses Like Affairs
In This Section.
ANIMALS ARE PURE BRED
Practically All OF the elus-RIbbon
Equlnss In the United States Are
to BE Found comp citing For the
Tempting Prizes.

The Night Horse Show, which is held
regularly In connection with the an
nual Fat Stock Show at Fort Worth.
is by far the leading amusement fea-
.ure of the entire event. The grand
display of pure-bred animals far out
classes all other horse shows Of this
section of the country, and It Is pro-
perly placed in class with the three
other horse exhibitions Of National
reputation: The Madison Square Gar
den at New York City. The Inter-
national at Chicago and the Royal at
Kansas City. These three and the
Fort Worth Horse Show are looked
upon as the four largest and best
events of their kind in America. The
National Feeders and Breeders Asso-
citation, Fort Worth and Texas in gen.
eral are .,roud of this fact. and they
always exert their best efforts to make
each succeeding show outshine all
previous ones. Their success will be
proven by the coming Horse Show.
which will be held each night during
the next National Feeders and Breed
eTS SHOW at FOTt WOIlilt MdiSh iO--ct
1912. AT this show practically all OF
\ the blue ribbon horses of the United
States will be entered for competition
and the contests for the big prizes In
all classes will be exciting and inter-
esting. Premiums will be offered In
virtually all of the classes heretofore
provided and many new classes Will be
added to include some novel and
unique exhibits.
The gait, carriage and manners of
the horses will be taken more strictly
into account this year and it will be
interesting to note the contrasting
characteristics of these aristorcatic
and beautiful animals.
All of the largest and most noted
stables of America will be represented
| and there will be many exhibitors who
have never before shown their horses
at Fort Worth!
Like the day show, the Horse Show
| is a great educational exhibition. and
with the official program as guide.
patrons can learn many interesting
things about the horse family. This. at
| first, may seem unimportant to the
average individual, but If you attend
| this horse show. you will want to learn
| all you can about the many breeds and
| individuals on exhibition. From time
immemorial the horse has been more
admired and mere in demand than
all other domestic animals com
bined, and as far as usefulness and
beauty are concerned. no other member
of the animal kingdom can compare
with him.
A collection M the purest bred
/ prize winners, sUt9 as will be shown
at the 1912 horse Elbow, will be rare
and pleasing sigh and whether one is
directly interested iir horsessor not, one
will be repaid hundred times for at
tending. Not only horsemen and
stockmen, but thousands of other cit
liens, representing all walks of life
| turn out each night to see this grand
display of thoroughbred animals, and
to hear the musical selections which
are rendered at each performance. Just
as the day show has long been recog-
nized by stockmen as the greatest sale
show is known throughout the country
as the one real horse show of the south
| and southwest, and the leading society
event of the year. The big coliseum
the largest enclosure of its kind south
of Kansas City, seating seven thou
sand five hundred people. IL always
packed each night.