South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-03
ISSUE RULES FOR
BIG HORSE PARADE
Harness or Vehicle Will Not
Count With Judges in SCOr-
ing Points.

The afth annual work horse parade
Will be held under the auspices OF the
South Bend Humane society on the
morning Of Labor day. The parade
will take place on Lafayette st, all
teams entered TO be at their proper
stations by : a. m. The early hour
selected enables the judges to careful
IL make their decisions n get the
parade started early.
A new harness or new wagon counts
for nothing. The horses are TO De
Judged. Work horses OF all KINDS
may be entered. There will be d
special class for old horses, for the
FIRE department, ponies, dOes am
goats. Any horse that is dock-talled'
sick. lame, thin, CALLED, out OF cohdi-
ton or otherwise unfit for work VIII
be excluded from the parade.
Judging Different Classes
Competent judges will be selected
by the association 10 ofhciate at the
parade and two or more JUICES VIZ
be assigned TO each class OF teams.
The < will not count in favor OF a
horse unless he comes in the old morse
class Every horse viii be graded
strictly on his individual merits. IL
sill be the best horse that viii WIN
THE IU0ktN are AloAA uCAt1 nv ~ 80
the first prize to a green horse. me
Judges are instructed not to give a
first prize or blue ribbOn 10 any horse
unless he Is a well made horse OF gOOd
type. Docile and gentle manners VIII
be considered, showing that the MORSE
has been kindly treated. Color Will
not count even in respect 10 matched
teams A horse will be considered
serviceably sound if he goes sound
and breathes sound. a blind horse
may be serviceably sound.
The value of newness of the harness
will not count. but the harness must
be clean. comfortably well fitting, and
not unnecessarily heavy. Many a good
horse would fail to receive a prize
bv reason of the collar being too small
or too large, or for some other defect
in the harness. Harness that is light,
but strong enough TO do the work
required OF il, is preferred to heaVie
harness This rule will be observed
especially in respect to brides and
other parts. in which great strength IS
not required.
Vehicles.
The vehicle Will not be considered.
except tina n vehicle too heavy or
otherwise unsuitable for the horse or
for the work in which 1t is used. would
d~isqualify the entry. Horses must be
shown in the same manner IN which
they are regularly working in all re-
spects. including vehicle, harness and
number of horses in the team. For
example. a horse regularly used in a
pair cannot be entered as a single
horse.
Old Horse Glass.
The association desires TO TAX pc
cial notice of the old horses. and
deems this to be one of the most i'm
portant classes in the parade. II is
open to horses that are in active seTv-
ice and have been owned and used
BY the person making the entry, or
by his predecessor in the business.
for not less than 10 years prior to the
entry. After the entries are all re
ceived, this class viii be arranged in
divisions. so that the competing horse
in each division viii be of about the
same age. The prizes offered for the
old horses will be valuable. medals
and sums Of money Will be provided
for this especial class. Mere age does
not entitle a horse to a prize; the
prize winners must look well fed, sleek
and comfortable. No horse should be
entered that is not absolutely free
from lameness and IN good condition.
Veteran Drivers.
The society offers a number of
handsome medals to the oldest drivers
who nave driven continuously for
their present employers or their pre-
decessOrs. All drivers who have driv-
en- continuously for one firm or sue
cessOrs not less than i've years, shout
apply by phone or card for entry
blank.
Prizes and Divisions.
There will be the following di-
visions and each exhibitor viii he
given a placard indicating his di-
vision:
Fire department, old horses, freight,
dray and transfer. dry goods, grocers,
butchers. dyers. cleaners and lam
dries, mules, breweries and bottlers.
furniture. hardware and express.
wholesale grOcers and produce mer-
chants, wood, coal and ice. CITY street
department and general teaming.
lumber and manufacturers, ponies.
goats and dogs i'm harness with light
wagon. There will be a first. second.
third and highly commended" rib
bon prizes. which can be attached to
harness Of winners. a medal for each
driver of a first prize winner. and
medals for the oldest drivers. There
will also be a prizes. and other
prizes 10 be later.
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