The Washington herald., 1912-05-05

nothing about the decency Of the pro-
ceeding. Is pi.iful. II not disgusting. In
spring as the sight was on Wednesday
last from a horseman's standpoint. the
spectacle would have been threefold
more impressive had the fifty or more
local horsemen. absent without excuse
performed their duty.
The absentess land this does not apply
to the men who wanted to be present
and could not be. nor to those who were
not on timel had no right 70 make the
Hight harness interests of the capital Of
great and powerful nation look 50
cheap and small TO the public eye. They
did not and could not. by their alb
senteeIsm, detract from the high char
acter OF the men who did participate IN
the parade. nor from the high quality of
the horses and equlpases engaged there
in They only succeeded in belittling
themselyes-if such was their intention.
The horsefssh exhibited this year at
the show was. oman average, OF higher
class than that shown in the spring Of
1911.
The average attendance was larger than
that of the year previous, but by thou
sands not as large as 1t should be. An
average daily attendance OF 10000 people
was not too much TO expect for the good
things provided BY the horse show on
Gals last week. II more popular prices
had prevailed twice 1000 would prob
ably have been In attendance. The great
unwashed multitude. along with those
who bathe with some degree Of regular
ity. would have doubtless swelled the
sum total Of box receipts. Possibly. how
ever, their presence. was not wanted.
Two events OF special local interest
were pulled or Wednesday. In the class
for standard stations, N. E. Hazen's
Lord Charming again won the blue. the
Fairmont Stock Farm exhibit won sec
ond. while n. F. Turner'S magnificent
specimen OF the standard bred was given
third honors. As was remarked, when
the cat kissed the monkey, there is no
accounting for taste" Possibly the
judges OF standard breds are a. law unto
themselves. Possibly, too, they are not
as familiar with standard breds as they
should be; II so, that lets them out Had
men like Gen. Clarence Edwards, Sena-
tor J. w. Bailey, and Representative
Slayden been the judges II would be a
100 to I shot that Geyman would have got
the blue. Lord Charming would have
carried Of second honors, and the Fair
animal. would. have been relegafed 10
the hackney class, where he really be-
longs.
AS II was. Geyman. with his ultra FASH
iouabIe breeding. extreme speed inheri-
tance, individual speed. individuality, and
sweet temper. won the popular verdict.
and that is really worth more 20 a stall
lion owner than all the ribbons ever
manufactured and distributed. In the
runabout class the judges did not err
when they pinned the blue on the bride
Of John Gheen's Kinster gelding He
was the class OF his field, and HIS breed
er. DR.. Brown. OF Burnt Mills, Nd, was
present to share in the honors awarded.
Koroni. q most beautiful specimen Of the
trotting breed. who won second honors.
Is not OF show horse type. He lacks
show ring knee and hook action. and
Ike Lord Charming. does not carry his
tail when in action at the proper alti-
tude. He Is descended from extreme
speed ancestors and was bred not for
the show ring but for the race track
where his forbears have pIucked the rich
est laurels and stood as worlds cham
pions.
The beautiful bay mare Golden Prom
ise. granddaughter Of the great sire
Bingen. 2:os IA. entered and driven by
Arthur Snyder. carried on third honors.
She appeared in the parade on Tuesday,
and was much admired. She was bred
by Gen. Nelson A. Miles,. her dam being
the well known local race mare Happy
Tide. as ~ BY Happy Russell, 2;s1 Ia
II Is from her maternal grandsire that
she inherits her inclination to pace.