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the graceful for that reason it is deemed apropos this week when King
Horse holds sway in Omaha and these lovers of the beautiful are in
evidence to call their attention to that which gives the real touch of beauty
gracefulness and charm to the brilliant scene feminine wearing apparel.
We have a beautiful assortment of new exclusive model Horse
Show Wraps; every conceivable style in the most delicate tints and the
finest of fabrics at prices the most reasonable in Omaha.
We have some beautiful evening gowns in Crepe de Chine Mar
quisette Silk Net and Lace; either very elaborately trimmed or in plain
effects with a large range of prices.
In regard to street clothes we have the finest line and best assort
ment of Ladies' Tailor-Made Fall Suits in 1 Omaha- new shades pretty
styles and exclusive models that fit as well as a man tailor could possibly
lit them from popular prices up.
Our Fall Coats as well as our suits are the talk of the town long
swagger loose coats or the long tight-fitting coats in plain tailored effects
tan gray black or any of the new fancy mixtures.
A pretty Fur is often a necessary adjunct to proper dress; we are
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showing the finest assortments in Mink Kolinsky wnite rox rersian
Lamb Sable Squirrel Ermine Stone Martin Etc.
If you are in need an investigation would be profitable to you.
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AUTHORITIES ON STYLE
Cloaks, Suits, Furs, Skirts and Waists 1517 FARNAM ST.
Stylish Horses and Their Classification for Horse Show Purposes
A
LL kinds of horses are shown at the Horse Show and
there Is sure to be the sort of horse which will please
everybody. Some like the high school horses and
some tcke more delight in the ponies. And then there
are the cow ponies, added to the entry list to give life
and an amusement feature to the show. The cow ponies are used
la the potatoe race and furnish plenty of amusement.
Tha first class of local interest is the roadster class for the
people ot the west are more used to seeing this class of horses on
the speedways and in the parks. Many fine roadsters have been
owned In Omaha and it has only been in recent years that large
stables of the bob tails have been maintained. The roadster should
be not less than fifteen hands high and should have good conforma
tion, finish and a light mouth, responding easily to the reins so he
may be quickly turned aside when another rig is to be passed. He
should have good speed and a pleasing, even gait and Jog along In
good form without being severely bitted. He should be shod light
and shown without the aid of artificial appliances. The roadster
to win prize must Bland well and back when called upon and must
also have a long tail and be shown to a light road or speed wagon.
The roadsters have always been a popular class at the Omaha shows
because of the splendid entries which have been shown here. LaBt
year Don Riley won from the pretty bay mares shown by Miss
Wilkes and that was not all. he took his pair east and won In all
the. largo eastern shows. He will be here this fall with his same two
horses and the man who wins from him will have to have the goods.
The runabout class receiv.d more local entries than any other
In the -past for the reason that the rules for a runabout horse are
not very strict. He may have a long or a short tall and the regula
tion a to height is not very exacting. They are Judged according
to their conformation, stylo and finish and should be free and
prompt drivers with easy mouths, good mauners and a reasonable .
amount of speed. Straight and true action la required In this class
although the action should not bo excessively high. They must be
shown without artificial appliances. The difference between the
roadster and the runabout horse 1b the latter Is expected to pick
up a rig with two or three in it and get down the road. They there
fore are expected to be stronger built than the lithe roadster who
Is to take the lightest rig possible and scoot. W. H. McCord made
the professional entries hustle in this class last year, although he
was opposed by the best that Crow & Murray and Pepper & Co. had
to put In the arena. Other local entries In the runabout class last
year Wera Ward M. Burgess, A. C. Smith, E. P. Peck, Harley O.
Moorhead, 8. K. Elson, S. A. Collins and V. B. Caldwell. The ap
pointments for the runabout class also have considerable leeway.
Brass or silver mounting are permitted with a Kay, rim or breast
collar. Closed loop tugs aro required and bearing rein Is optional.
The bridle fronts may be of metal with winkers to suit the taste.
Ths appointments consist of a storm coat, apron, road blanket, tie
rein, wrench, hoof pick, whip, clock and small spool wire and wire
cntter. These are required for road work so a man won't be left in
the lurch In case of an accident.
Saddle horses are divided into two classes, the American saddle
horses with five gaits or English saddle horses with three gaits.
When showing the American saddle horse classes the rules of the
American Saddle Horse Breeders' association govern, and horses
are Judged by their conformation, substance, finih, style, beauty,
manners and way of going, must be up to carrying at least lt0
pounds, and shown without artificial appliances. All Worses re
quired to show five distinct gaits, viz: 1st, walk: Sd, running walk,
foi trot or slow pace; 3d, canter; 4th, rack; 5th, trot.
Walk should be brisk and equal to four miles an hour. Run
ning Talk, fox trot or slow pace should be smooth and equal to six
miles an hour. Canter should be reasonably high and gentle, chang
ing lead without apparent effort. Rack should be easy and not
forced, with speed equal to twelve miles an hour. Trot should be
steady, straight and true, with action equal to be attractive, and
speed equal to twelve miles an hour. In this class the horses must
have long talis.
The Kncllsh saddle horse Is commonly called the walk, trot
and canter horse and must have these threa gaits. These horses
are to be Judged bv their conformation, substance, finish, beauty,
manners and way of going and must be able to carry the specified
weight. They must be shown without appliances and must have
the required gaits. Many splendid horses were shown at Omaha In
this class last year, although few excelled E. P. Peck's Commodore.
Borne of the lsrger stables last year entered some splendid horses,
ha Tins trained their magnificent hunters especially to take the
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prizes in this class. The horse should be able to walk briskly, about
four miles an, hour, and his canter should be high and gentle,
changing lead without apparent effort. The trot should be true,
steady and straight with action enough to be attractive and speed
equal to twelve miles an hour. These magnificent horses were
shown in the arena last year ridden by Omaha women and this
made the events among the most popular of the week. In Judging
the manners of the saddle horse he should be required to back
readily, change easily from one gait to another and to 6tand quietly
for the rider to mount and dismount. Horses in this class may
have either Ions or short tails.
The roudster class w ill be one of the best ever shown in a ring.
Even New York and Chicago shows have but four and five entries
In this class, but the Omaha show will have ten entries of the finest
roadsters In the country. Most of the Omaha exhibitors are more
Interested in the long-tailed horses, but Omaha has many admirers
Of the bang tails. The heavy harness horses are divided Into two
classes, park and road horses. A park horse need not be of a solid
color as is usually supposed. It must show quality, style, action,
conformation and manners. It Is required to stand quietly and
back when ordered. When showing a horse of this kind nothing but
a park gig should be used. As to the road horse, the horse is
Judged for its conformation, ability to go a road pace and draw the
prescribed vehicle and occupants, without apparent effort. A road
horse should stand without being held.''
The park horte and the road horses are distinct from roadsters
In that the latter is a light harness horse and the others are in the
heavy harness division. The gig horse Is a park horse. The gig
horse should not exceed sixteen hands and must have quality and
style, speed and action. Mr. Hal McCord's Rajah is a good type
of a gig horse as he has the right size, action, being a free aud easy
driver with plenty of speed and good manners.
The heavy harness division also includes tandems, unicorns
and fours. The tandem, division this year will be bard to decide,
the Jones and McCord stables competing tor the first time In the
west. Pepper will be here with his heavy harness horses and will
strive for the honors. Omaha will have many aspirants for the
prizes in the tandem class, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Peck and Mr. McCord
all having well trained teams. Mr. McCord has frequently driven
one horse along the curb and the other on the street in training
them to do as he says. He is also aeon every morning iu the parks
and on the boulevards working out his tandems and fours. These
tandems and fours are the most spectacular of the Horse show,
especially the road fours with the different colored horses and the
bugler behind. The sporting tandem Is an event which attracts
the eyes of most of the spectators st the Horse Show. The wheeler
is a heavier horse, well trained and the leader a qualified hunter.
The team is driven around the ring tandem and at the signal the
leader is unhitched, mounted and put over the Jumps, the rider
getting over the JumpB first having 5 per cent, the Jumps 75 per
cent and the tandem as a whole 25 per cent.
The unicorn team is a broken down four. There are no rules
which apply to this class, although the horses are generally shown
to a body break, which is an exercising vehicle for a gentlemun.
The idea of the unicorn originated when a team of four lost one
of its horses from accident and three horses had to pull the vehicle
home.
In the four-in-hands the park teams are composed of park
horses and generally shown to a coach, drn or break. The ability
of the driver to handle these horseR in the arena count for half.
It takes a man of real ability to manage a team of fours in the
arena as he has less than a foot of space often to make ia moves.
The park team is supposed to have the horses well matched with
the leaders slightly smaller than the wheelers. The flashy turnouts
are left for the road rigs.
The road team generally has flashy markings on the hor:e3
with russet collars. The horses need not be mutched ind the more
oddly marked the stronger is the road team in competition. When
fully appointed a cock horse is ridden behind by a groom and is
used to help up hills and in emergencies.
Polo ponies will also be in evidence at the Horse fihow. This
event is not put on the program to show the merits of the liorso3
as much as to give a special feature showing the skill in horseman
ship of the riders. The potatoe race is also a western Innovation,
Introduced at Omaha at the first show to give the cow ponies of
South Omaha a chance to show their skill iu quick maneuvers.
The harness and saddle ponies will also be shown at the Omaha
show and in this class the children will be given an opportunity to
show their skill with the horses as well as to show the merits of
the ponies.
A class has been added for cobs under saddle. The cob is a
large sized pony, up to carrying- 180 pounds. Harley G. Moorhead
has a typical cob. He is a beautiful black with a free and eay
mouth and good manners. He is used more in the runabout by Mr.
Moorhead than under the saddle.
High school horses are the circus horses of the show. They
must show among other things the Spanish step, the cake walk,
backing and side walking. A high school horse must bo a well
conformed and beautiful creature to even be allowed In the ring.
Limestone Belle, owned by Woodward & Burgees, is probably the
best type of this class of horse in the ring today. They mrst also
posHess all the gaits of an American saddle horse.
The combination class is for horses suited for both saddle and
harness purposes. All the qualifications which apply to the run
about horses and to saddle borsea and the walk, trot and canter
horses will be used in Judging horses in this division.
Jumpers need not necessarily be hunters, but must be Judged
on conformation and manners and must be Judged sololy for their
ability to clear the bars. Pearl, the Jumper of the E. H. Wealher
bce stable of New York, will be at the Omaha show this week. Lust
year at the Chlcaso show she cleared the bars at 0 feet 9 Inches
without the bare being held. She has Jumped 7 feet (J Inches wltn
a tied bar.
Business horsen will also b"S shown. Two entries of sixes und
fours have been made for this class, one by Swift and Company and
another by the Storz Brewing company. Metx Bros, have entered a
four.
SOME COLD FACTS' ABOUT THE HORSE SHOW
Total Number of Entries
Cubic Feet of Dirt in Arena 7,500
Weight in Pounds of Dirt in the Arena (575,000
Horses Entered 270
Men Employed to Put on Show, by Horse Show
Association 125
Men to Handle Horses J00
Number of Rigs Shown 120
Tickets Printed 42,000
Yards of Hunting Used in Decoration of Audi
torium .20,0X)
Value of Horsea Shown $1,000,000
Value of Rigs Shown sfl.'jO.ooo
Value of Harness Shown )j;(i0,()00
Prizes Offered $12,50
Feet of Lumber Used 12,000
Tons of Tun Bark 57
Cost of Putting on Show $25,000