The Colorado statesman., 1915-01-09
SHOW WEEK IN DENVER.
Week of January 1928 VIII Be Hot
Time in the Old Town.


Union Stockyards January Is to 25 in
elusive under the auspices of the Gen
tlemen's Driving and Riding Club,
backed by the commercial organiza-
tons of Denver. In addition 10 the
horse show, which promises to be the
most extensive and interesting in the
history Of the event, there will be
held poultry show. of national mag
nitude. Baby Health Contest a most
extensive agricultural exhibit, a dog
show, q sportsmen's exhibition, dis
play of Colorado made goods by the
Manufacturers Association and all the
novelties incident to the idea and plan
of midwinter fair.
Special efforts are being made
toward making Monday and Saturday
nights especially attractive. The rail
roads are making the usual low rates
for this week and Denver is preparing
to entertain q record breaking crowd
During horse show week the Den
yer Press Club will give its annual
Brand Iron" dinner and grand ball.
The dinner is planned along the same
lines as the famous Washington. D. c.,
~Gridiron' banquet
There will be held in Denver during
horse show week, about twenty con
ventions, delegates to which are as
sured of a right royal time during
every moment Of their stay.
The national character of the horse
show is evidenced by the character
and number of the stables coming
from various parts of the United
States. Miss Loula Long of Kansas
City, who has not exhibited in Colo
rado for two years, is coming again
with new stable of ten harness and
four saddle horses. One of the latter
she has Just purchased for $4,000.
The John R. Thompson stable of
Chicago, winner of many blue ribbons
in Denver, is coming again as is the
string of O.J. Mooers of Columbia, Mo.
That the visitors, however, will have
to look to their laurels is shown by
the fact that A. T. Lewis has pur-
chased what he calls mystery"
horse. Although he declines to dis
close the identity of this new acquisi.
ton he is confident that it will make
visitors go their best to win in this
particular class. DR.. Sherman VII.
liams, whose Denver stable is always
a feature of the entertainment, has
also just purchased new horse which
recently arrived and is now in train
ing.
The stadium has already been put
into commission and is properly
heated and arranged for the conven-
ience of the horses which have already
started their preparation.
A unique feature will be Milk"
show. although it will not be possible
to have on exhibition the prize win
ming mich cows, the modern hygienic
processes of handling milk and manu-.
featuring products and by-products
will be exhibited There will be
demonstrations of the proper methods
of st. 'lization, pasteurization, separ-
ating, Ia easuring butter content, but
ter making and the like.
The idea OF the sportsmen's show
is most practical. 1t aims to have on
display the articles which will indi-
cate to the motorist, the hunter, the
fisherman, the prospector and all
others loving the out of door life Just
what kind of an outfit will fit his
needs. The general outline is the
same as that of the Sportsmen's show
n Madison Square Garden, New York.
So great is the number of entries
expected in the baby health contest
that it is being arranged to score the
entries first down town. Then the
ten best babies in each of the ten
classes will be taken to the stock
yards for the final scoring for the
prizes which this year will be in the
form of newly opened bank accounts
for the winners.
As an adjunct to the poultry exhibi-
tion there will be held the annual Colo.
rado competition between pet animals.
Ribbons, cups and merchandise prizes
will be awarded.
While the educational features will
be unusually strong, the purely enter
tainment features are also going to
be especially emphasized and a spe-
cial committee is working to secure
every possible midway attraction.