The Marshall republican., 1913-09-05
THE SADDLE HORSE
AT STATE SHOW
Friday TO Be One Of the Red
Letter Days.
GREATEST N TIE W0aLE
Missouri State Fair Viii civs OF
Enure lay to The saca.e H.Tss,
Come TO Sldalil for
Week.

From the time OF the p.!g...
Fc.heis down 10 the p:e.tnt L.C..t.
there a never b,tn IN lcur nor
moment when the saad.e huiLa vast
god a proposition ,i.nor iOr pieafui
personal price CT ~pCCIn.9iy p.S!d
IL is right now. aCme people cay
me, dent you tli.rk Tie aG.vmDLIsi
going to.pLi Tie LaLd.e hor4s out =,
business? I Goa.'t L..nk So. thii
that - the same day when tie L
ohanicGl piano player takes The il
upon Cur concert stage o. a Iadcr,
Ski, or when We prtieT some pIOn
graphic rcproduct in 10 The hun.
Noice-the flute.lihe iCncs Of a MCl
or the crystalline Gr.iliance Of n f.
r%azzini, then We may see the hon
and particularly the saddle horse. L
appear IN the g-asNl.Ec.t!Egcj wake
an auiomobile-and nLt ultil them"
The above is from an address {
llvercd by Herbert J.. Eram of L.exla
ton. KY. before the Missouri sad
Horse Breeders Association. lie "
speaking 10 IA aJCiercc Ct fGG,
horse loyers-Miss 9u-ianR. Eve
native born Mlssour.an loves = iait
boss" and no nan with rich. u
blood In his veins can long live In u
s.ate without lBheriting isls love.
The majority ~ the early settler
In Missouri came from Kentucky. Tel
nessee and Virginia. and hence II WI
k.s aas.raI NH.V shuy .HzVII hal
with them this type OF horse write
T.. A. Trowbridge. professor OF anlmG
h%usbandry. University OF Missouri.
ITO follow the saddle horse froM
his beginning TO his present state IA
but TO follow the ups and downs a.
the human race In the districts f.
which this type OF horse has aboundod.
lie has been close to man at al
times. has often stood between man
and death. and In more than n case
has been the means OF che saving OF
a life. f. ~ f,.a.
AT the present time the lnddis
horse still maintains his close relation.
ship and companionship with man.
His field OF usefulness has been
broadened, his reputation has grown.
and at the present time he stands the
nos admired equine specimen that
the world has ever produced. He be.
speaks tho personality OF the people
who have improved him. He Is n liv.
ing description OF their ideals and
ideas OF thoIr temperament and their
passions, and a study OF the saddle
horse from this standpoint gives us u
clean aud clear cut insight into the
characters OF men and women. IL II
because Of this close proximity that
the saddle. horse stands second TO a
human being In the hearts OF those
who know him."
Recognizing the place that the
saddle horse holds In the hearts OF
the people who will be In attendance
Mt the Missouri State Fair. September
81 10 October 3. the board OF directors
has arranged for the greatest saddle
horse show In all history. In addition
to hundreds OF dollars In prizes to be
contested for throughout the week.
there Will take place on Friday the
superb show for the $4,000 saddle
horse stake. This great show Is open
to stations. mares and geld!ngs and
the entries insure m event long tonF
remembered. Here the best horses
animals OF intelligence. stamina,
grace. beauty and speed and ridden by
men who love them and know them
and who are as much interested In
their winning as Is a fond mother H.
terested In the success OF her owp
child In a baby show, will make hi
tory. This contest will be more thai
spectacular. At times the thousand
OF spectators will literally hold their
breath and be hushed into silence
Then after the battle has been tough
the crowd, with its cheers. will crow
the victor and there VIII go up such d
shout as has not been heard sine
that tim6 1shetNa lationaJ Conflict
waged and the V~irglnlans. unafrait
land wen mounted, rode tho old Whips
and other early day saddle horse 'inaa
the thick OF the fight.
In the tomorrow of saddle horse his
tory men viii talk of the great shoy
at sedalia and the peerless perform
ances OF the splendid saddlers will he
retold.
It is possible for you TO see thlf
greatest OF all saddle horse shows
ever put on by any state and TO do sc
without one cent OF additional cost
1t is an orpogt1nity amchf as nay
never come asaih
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