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GOOD HORSES - GOOD CLOTHES
POETS have praised the horse since first
man began to express his. thoughts in
rythmic speech; orators have extolled
his qualities and warriors have boasted
his prowess. He has been man's companion
and his servant. In the solitudes of the wilder
ness, the wastes of the desert, on the stricken
field and in the tented camp, on the farm and
in the market, he has borne the burdens and
lessened the toil of mankind, bending his neck
to ' the collar or tossing his free head in the
pride of his strength, lie has entered also into
man's sports, and in his hours of play has been
the source of much pleasure.
From patient Dobbin to high-bred Buceph
alus, from the useful to the merely orna
mental, the horse fills a place that no other ani
mal can ever take. He is peculiarly adapted by
nature to man's uses, and has been an agent in
the advance of the race almost beyond under
standing. The Horse Show is merely one of
the many ways in which man exhibits his ap
preciation of the noble animal. The pleasure
that comes from a comparison of many of the
finest types of the high-bred horse, under the
most favorable conditions, can only be appre
ciated by those who have watched the beautiful
animals in the show ring. It is the
horse at his best and under conditions that
present him in his magnificence to the utmost
advantage.
Nor is it merely pleasure that conies from
the Horse Show. It has its utilitarian side as
well, and this is not to be overlooked, although
it may be overshadowed at the moment. The
great advantage of comparison is always that
it stimulates rivalry and brings forth new ef
forts to excel. In this regard the Horse Show
is of benefit far beyond the entertainment and
divertisemeut it affords for the moment. Its
lasting results are found in an improvement
not only in the horse itself, but in the methods
of caring for him, in the uses to which he is
put and in everything concerning him. May
the Horse Show flourish many years to come.
BEAUTIES of Autumn there be, no les9
appealing in their soft alluring gentle
ness than those of Spring. The vernal
; beauties come with a sort of assertive
strength and a pride that knows no gain
saying. "All creation rejoices in the new birth
of spring, but it is the glory that comes when
a fruitful season has returned its yield that
crowns with thanksgiving the promise of the
springtime that is most welcome, and in their
variegated hues the trees of the hills furnish
the richest expression of a spring of promise
and a summer of hope realized in an autumn
of plenty. It is a season of rejoicing over the
fulfillment of the desires, and humanity, as well
as nature, shares in this. And it is, therefore,
just as appropriate at this season that the
sentiment of thanksgiving for a season of plenty
be expressed in rejoicing and the outward show
of prosperity and content. And where better
than at the Horse Show?
AVomankind has long enjoyed the privilege
of displaying in color and tint, in filmy sub
stance and delicate tissue, in texture rich and
fabric substantial the mood of joy and mental
uplift of the holiday occasion. Man stands
humbly by in his unpretentious garb, seeking
to efface himself, or at least to render himself
as little conspicuous as possible, while his help
meet adorns herself in the latest of creations
and adds to the Horse Show that touch of
human color without which its picture would
be a dull and somber monochrome. Dame
Fashion has this season graciously accorded
her devotees an opportunity for the exercise
of something in the way of original and in
dividual tastes, with the result that the display
of gowns and bonnets will exceed any of the
past. It is right that this should be so. In this
way a fine sense of proper appreciation, not
only of the continued prosperity of the people,
but of that responsibility that comes with
wealth is shown. Good clothes are just as essen
tial at the Horse Show as good horses. And
the two combine perfectly to make a success.
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