Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-06-18
MACK "COMES BACK"
10 Won know Mack?

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Perhaps you do, for he traveied
more than 5000 miles in Wisconsin
last wear as very important part
of the Wisconsin Live Stock Breed
ers' Associations better live stock
exhibits. He seemed to like WIS
consin and he was well received TOO
so he is making another extendeo
visit. This summer he will again De
tho guest of the Association and ne
will appear on the Live Stock spec
ial" which that organization VIII
maintain on four weeks tour ol
the Omaha and 500 lines in north
ern Wisconsin.
Mack is a grade Percheron geld
ing He was foaled near Peoria, Ill.,
and is now Is years old. In 1919
Thomas Donnelan, Supt. of Armour
and Companys stables, Chicago,
purchased him, when slx-year-old.
For ten years he has been in STEADY
service on the Chicago streets. the
average life of draft horse In the
large cities is three years, but Mack
is still sound and fit after his many
years of hard labor hauling Dig
trucks. Mr.. Donnelan says that ne
still takes his usual place in a team
and that he has never missed DAY
work on account of sickness or lame
ness. And a days work for Armour's
teams means pulling a load averag-
ing 5 tons for a distance averaging
rs miles.
Big horses and good horses, hltched
to huge wagons seem to have great
advertising value for their owners.
Then, the International Live Stock
Exposition has always offered big
prizes for the best teams in har-
ness, in order to encourage the
breeding of better draft horses.
Consequently those firms that use
many teams are always on the look
out for horses, preferably geldlngs,
that have show possibilities.
Mack was purchased for this pur-
pose. mainly. Forthwith, he has
"schooled for a position on Ar
mour's famous show teams. He de-
veloped into one of the main stays
of the entire states. Horsemen OF
note agree that he was the great
est leader ever shown. In his prime
he weighed over a ton and his won
derful action excited the wonder of
all who saw him. His general con-
formation, clean joints, good feet
and excellent quality make him, in
spite of his age, an almost perfect
type of draft horse.
In 1906 and 1907 Mack was the
off horse on the winning "trey"
teams at the International. In 1907
he was a leader on the first prize
four. He was also honored as a
leader on Armour's sensational big
six' in 1906 and 1907, the like of
which has not yet been seen, &C
cording to many great judges.
Armour's big Six" was sent to
England in the spring of 1907. For
five months the great team was ex-
hibited over there, appearing direct
ly before the King and Queen. They
do not have six horse bitches in
England and the splendid charac-
ter of the horses, the magnificence
Of their equipment and dashing rein
manship of their accomplished driv-
er" proved that American horsemen
can breed and exhibit the best draft
horses in the world.
1t is doubtful if many of our read
ers have had the chance to see such
an old veteran. Certainly every far
mer and horseman will be interested
in a horse with such a career as a
worker and show ring champion.
You can afford to take a day off,
just to see Mack.
The Live Stock Special" will visit
Ladysmith July 2, and is due here
at 200 p. m.