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serve. There is nothing on any program that will draw more 

 people and hold their attention longer than a high class ring of 

 saddle horses. Yet how often do we see an exhibition of this kind 

 pulled off at a cost of less than a couple of hundred dollars. 



Virginia Rose 9904, by Grand McDonald 2228 ; dam, Daisy Mac by Star Rose. 

 Winner of the Weanling Division of the Missouri Section, Second Saddle and Show 

 Horse Chronicle Futurity, Missouri State Fair, 1912. Bred and owned by W. C. 

 McCann, Holllday, Mo. 



Our organization should recommend a selected list of judges. 

 The greatest injury to the business today is the constant cry about 

 fixed decisions. It drives many a man of means out of the game 

 of showing horses, and we can. and should remedy this evil. I 

 believe in type, conformation, manners and ability to perform the 

 gaits. The earlier we come to recognize and judge these points, 

 regardless of ownership, the better it will be for all interested. 



I am in favor of opening the books of registration for a period 

 of six months. I believe there are many good mares eligible, but 

 on account of oversight the owners did not register them. This 



