Evening journal., 1914-05-02
Horse PARADE SECS
animals At BEST
CapariSoned SteCd ds
are Admired by Many
Friends
BANQUET AT NIGHT
TO END THE SHOW

The horse, one of the most important
actor in tine civilization OF the world,
.ame into his own ia Delaware today,
'or this is "Horse Day in Delaware
and with a big parade planned by some
Df the prominent citizens n the State,
followed by big celebration at Wa
Easet Park, and an elaborate banquce
.onght. horsehesh in Delaware has been
lOnured as never before. This after
loon belonged to the faithful animals, /
md as thoy proudly walked up Market /
street through the crowds that lined /
.he sidewalk. there was many an auto /
mobile enthusiast who forgot his three /
housand dollar touring car, with its /
speed of sixty miles an hour, and join 1
ID in the applause and admiration of !
mans greatest friends, the horse and !
log.
The parade was far in advance of the /
expectations OF every member OF the
committee. Six hundred and fifty
lorses marched. There were tine swift
looted race horse the dray horse, the
yood old family horse the riding horse
md the show horse. TO the lover Of
lorsehesh tine parade demonstrated that
some verv fine horses are owned in
Delaware. and taken all iu all the gen
ral run OF horses in this State would
compare favorably with those Of any
other State in the Union.
The parade started from Front and
french streets a little after l3O
clock and moved over the following
cute:
From French street TO Front, to
Market, to Eleventh, to Jackson TO
Park Place, TO Pennsylvania avenue,
Wawaset Park. The parade was
leaded by a squad OF mounted police
md band in carriages.
Many of the vehicles In the parade
we're gaily decorated and every
lorse had been groomed until his
GOAT of hair glistened in the sun. The
horses seemed to realize that some
hing was being done in their honor.
they walked proudly up the streets,
through the crowds with their heads
up, lifting theiE feet snappily and in
some cases being so full Of life that it
was hard for their riders or drivers
20 manage them.
J. Writ Willis was chief marshal
The parade was divided into four di-
isicns and marched I'm the following
)rder:
First Division-Matineo horses, Dr.
I. P. Ewes marshal.
Second Division-Road division. J.
4. Gould, Jr marshal
Third Division-ShOw horses, E. p.
Moody, marshal
Fourth Division-Dr. J. r. Mahafiy
marshal; James p. Ratledge, as
iistant
Upon the arrival at the park the
horses marched around the t-aok.
frantley p Posues with a number OF
,ther officials was in the judges
Stand and announced each horse. and
Is owner as it passed the stand. OF
he blooded horses he gave a chief
history Of their conQuests The st
or and Pointer Club gave a bench
how during the afternoon, which
vas watched by a great number of
log enthusiasts. The dogs We're
greatly admired.
The affair at the park this aft r
loon was much in the nature of a
eal horse show as horse shows
'hould be. The horses ticking part
we're of all kinds, real show horses
hat had taken blue ribbons in the
vest shows In the country. race
aorses. etc. While the show horses
and the thoroughbreJs were greatly
admired, the family mare. kind and
gentle and unafraid OF anything, the
workhorse. whose drudgery begins
when hardly more than a colt and
.asts until the last breath OF life has
0een worked away, came in for their
hare of admiration. They were real
y the ones that deserved it and as
he crowd looked them over there was
many a word of preference for the
lorse over the automobile
William c. Divine, Vic Willis and
Howard T. Wallace were the com
nittee. The parade was their con-
eeption, and they did great deal of
actual work connected with the af-
'air. After they had planned 1t they
organized the executive committee
which took over the work oil making
he arrangements and made the final
plans which We're so successfully
carried out today
At 7.30 o'clock tonight an elaborate
banquet will be served to the horse
owners in the Hotel DUPONT Il will
be attended by a number of the most
prominent horsepen in the East
Governor Miller will speak, Howard
4. Wallace will be POSTMASTER.
Horse Show Dinner.
Ihe following acceptances FOR tht
banquet this evening have been re.
ceived from Wilmington horsemer
md their friends. the figures after
zach name indicating the number OF
guests those whose names are given
lave invited:
George c. Morton. /: Fred w
BRADY, /; S. p. Townsend, 3: vii
liam Coyne, l; ]. r. Kuhns. / Il. ]
Moody, 1; Hamilton Stewart, 1: j. S
Mcconnell, 3; Charles H. Powell, 2
Thomas J. Early. /; T. n. Stayton, .
J. c. McCombs. 4 George C. Hutton
/: J. f. Blackburn, / ; ". j. Daniels
l. +. II. Steinle 1; Joseph Davidson
!; II. T. Wallace, j. P. Winchester
1; F. Fl. Law, 1 John w. Fell, 1
J. F. Ratledge, l. c. W. Grihiths, 6
Fl. J. Stidham. II. J. Stoeckle, z
A. L. Foster, 2; L. Bayard Leach, 2
Charles A. Saville. 1: Thomas S
Young, 2; w. B. Austin, 2; George +