The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-03-25
The CAMDEN HORSE SHOW,
ANNUAL EVENT WILL BE HELD
APRIL 1ST, IND AND BIRD.

Camden Evcnt-SOmc of tho
Horses Which Will be Seen There
and Other Places i'm Circuit.
The Camden Horse Show to- be
held on the afternoons of April Is,
and End will be the largest and best
show ever attempted by the Associ-
alton is the opinion expressed by
i. Lee Little, secretary. Letters of
inquiry have been pouring in for
the past two weeks from some OF
the largest exhibitors in the South
and who have promised to send
their horses to Camden to compete
for the high honors. Mr. w. S. Ray,
or Asheville, y. c., considered one
or the best show ring generals in
the country will show some eight
or ten horses through the South
Carolina Horse Show Circuit.
Greenvlle will also be represent
ed at the Camden Show by some of
the local fanciers. who will be work
ing for the interest Of the show all
the time.
I Mr.. j. n. Kirven, of Darlington.
is coming with a large stable of
horses to the Camden Horse show.
Mr.. Kirven is president of the
South Carolina Horse Show Asso-
citation, and is one Of the best
known horse fanciers in the State.
He will exhibit as is customary
with him his horses at the Camden
Show. In his tables is found the
we'll known horses Dan, Lawson. Ii
dal Wave, Foxy Phil and many 9TH
ers. These horses have been exhi-
bited by Mr.. Kirven at q number
OF the South's largest shows for the
past three years and are all win
ners.
The Camden Horse Show Asocia-
tion boasts Of having the best are
ma in the South today. This new
arena has just been completed and
il 125 feet by 325 feet, with straight
sides and the turns have been made
perfectly safe. large force Of
hands have been at work for the
past two weeks in leveling up these
grounds and now have them In the
very best Of condition. A new grand
stand has just been completed and
is directly in front Of the judges
stand giving the best Of view to
the entire performances.
There is possible chance of
Col. .. j. Moocrs. Of Columbia, Mis-
souri,. coming to the Camden show
with his eleven show horses repre-
senting in value $4,000, and be-
lieved by some to be the best
bunch OF show horses in America
today. Col. Mooers has written TO
Secretary Little for information re-
garding the conditions Of num-
Der Of the classes in which ne ex-
pected TO exhibit. Also for a res
ervation Of fifteen stalls. 1t is very
much hoped that Col Mooers will
come to Camden.
Mr.. Geo. II. Little has Just re-
turned from ten days tour through
Kentucky where he purchased sew
en- high class show horses to be ex-
hibited at the South Carolina horse
shows this spring. starting in at
the Camden show. Among the new
additions to Mr.. Little's stables will
be found Lula Marion. a three gait
ed saddle mare that has won
long list Of championships at re-
cent Kentucky shows. She was
the grand champion at the Blue
Grass Fair. Lexington, KY. last
summer, defeating some OF the best
OF Kentucky bred horses. Mr.. Lit
tie expects this mare to be an easy
winner at all OF the South Carolina
shows. Other purchases were two
fine harness horses, two five-gaited
horses, a roadster. and three-year
old gelding by Mcdonald Chief.
All Of these horses have been
Constant winners at all Of the larg-
est Kentucky shows last summer.
The different cities composing
the state horse show circuit are
now negotiating with California
Frank to put on special exhibi-
tion Of his trained horses and
trick mules at the different shows.
Such performance would be an
added attraction and big draw
Ing card. California Frank" Is
now alternating in Augusta, Ga,
and owns one Of the finest co,iec-
tions Of trained horses and mules
in America. He recently received a
proposition to exhibit his ARRIVALS
in Chicago as special attrac,