Evening journal., 1914-05-01
Horses OF STATE
TO Show TOMORROW
Bench Show Also to be Sat
urday Attraction at Wa
waSet Park
BANQUET TO END
THE DAY SHOW

The horse will come into his own in
Delaware tomorrow. Il win be thor
oughbred day in it broadest sense. The
feet-footed race horse will match his
beauty with that Of the ordinary work
horse, and both will be admired. The
child's pony and cart will come in for
rounds Of applause with the most ex-
pensive show horse in the parade, for
May is to be "Horse Day in Dela-
ware" and no stone has been left un.
turned by the executive committee to
make the LAY a success. If good
horsehesh could appreciate what the
committee is doing, undoubtedly every
horse in town would laugh every time
IL passed an automobile. Five hundred
horses win be in the parade.
The parade will start soon after l.3O
o'clock from Front and French streets,
and will move over the following
route:
Form on French street, TO Front to
Market, to Eleventh, to Jackson, TO
Park Place, to Van Buren, to Pennsyl-
vania avenue to the park.
j. Writ Willis viii be the chief mar
shal of the parade, and the divisions
will form and march n the following
order:
First Division-Matinee horses, DIR. IL,
p. Ewes, marshal.
Second Diyision-Road division, j. H.
Gould, Jr., marshal
Third Division Shaw horses, r. p.
Moody, marshal
Fourth Division-Df. j. r. Mahaffy
marshal; James p. Ratledge. assistant.
At Wawaset Park, Grantley p. Pos,
ties viii announce each horse as II
passes the grandstand and will give a
short history of the blooded horses tell
ing points about each animal. The Set
ter and Pointer Club viii give bencl
show at the park during the celebra-
bration. A number of events have been
acheduled, among them being junior
puppies, senior puppies, open dogs, open
( bitches and the field class trial.
The day is the result OF the work
of William C. Devine, Victor b. Willis
and Howard 4. Wallace. Before the
snow was Of the ground they conceived
the idea of getting up the affair, first
to honor the horse and second TO slim
ulate interest in the horses in Della
ware. They worked exceedingly hare
and finally organized the executive com
mittee which went ahead with the work
Following the parade a banquet vii
be served at the Hotel DUPONT. II vii
be one of the largest Of its kind helt
in this section of the country for some
time and will be attended by man,
prominent horsemen.
The largest exhibition Of settlers
and pointers ever seen in this city
will be held at the park during tn
afternoon, under the management o
the Delaware Setter and Pointe
Club.
\ It VIII be an open air show a
which no admission will be charged
The fee for entering for compeu
ton is so cents for each class, and en-
tries will be received up until tn
time Of judging.
Or. Henry Jarrett, OF Chestnut Hill
will judge the show, and the commit
tee would appreciate exhibitors hav
ing their dogs on tht ground prompt
ly by o'clock, that the Judging ma,
not be retarded.
In addition to the regular ribbol
prizes the following special prize
will be oered:
Cup for the best in the show, an,
breed; cup for the best puppy, an,
breed; cup for the best pointer dog
cup for the best pointer bitch; plat
for the best field trial class, an
breed. and club medals for the bes
English setter, Irish setter, Gordo'
setter and pointer.