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& Anderson; Miss Loula Long, of Kansas City; Hamilton Bros., Keota, 

 Iowa, Blades Bros. & Holman, Holliday, Mo.; C. E. Monahan, Des Moines, 

 Iowa; Ed. Moore, Columbia, Mo.; 0. J. Mooers, Columbia, Mo.; Robert 

 Barnes. Oskaloosa, Iowa; William Daniel, Chicago; Bruce Robinson, 

 Riverside, Iowa; Ed. Uhricb, Kansas City, Kan.; Wm. C. Seipp, Chicago, 

 and Fred Williams, of Barnes City, Iowa. Tom Bass, of Mexico, had 

 entries, but for some reason w^as not present. In the aged stallion. 

 Astral King, Kentucky's Best, Art Bonta, Fitz Boy, Montgomery, Artis 

 Mont Rose and Majestic McDonald were the leaders. Hook had My Major 

 Dare with him, but elected not to show him, though the small ring and 

 the night shows ought to have just suited Hook's idea of where the 

 Major shows to best advantage. He will probably not show this horse 

 until the Springfield, 111., stake. Three-year-old stallions were not in 

 evidence except Robinson's Kentucky Champ Clark, a very good doing 

 son of Bourbon Star. The two-year-old class brought out Miss Long's 

 Garrard Hunt, a son of Murphey's very fine Chester Dare stallion, Garrard 

 Chief, this colt being placed above Moores' Comedian, a very attractive 

 son of Red McDonald. 



The mares were shown with geldings in the over-two-year-old classes 

 and 'several extra good ones were seen. The aged class brought forward 

 Paul Brown's handsome chestnut gelding, Johnnie Jones, as the winner 

 of the event, with Del Holman showing him. He was second in the com- 

 bined class to Kentucky's Best, and third in the $1,000 stake to that horse 

 and Astral King. This is a coming champion, if I mistake not, for if 

 he be forgiven for a somewhat abrupt slope of rump, he possesses about 

 all the requisites for a high class winner. He has the air, splendor and 

 carriage and ability to do a lot, though he is not yet at the full fruition 

 of his speed and gaits. This is a horse for which I predicted a bright 

 future last fall at the Missouri State Fair, though at that time he was 

 thin and poor, and lacking in training, but he gave evidence then of 

 maturing into a brilliant specimen of the five gaited sort. He was bred 

 and shown by Buckham Bros., of Monroe City, and is accredited to that 

 firm's great show horse, Bob McDonald. Of Nickle Plate, the gray gelding 

 of varying fortunes, it is needless to recount his well known story, 

 though his greatness appears to have departed in spite of the fact that 

 during the week he made one or two excellent shows. Among the aged 

 mares, those most prominent were Maurine Fisher, Czarmira, and Golden 

 Go and Cleo Grand McDonald from the Miss Long stable; Helen Hicklin, 

 from the Houchin & Anderson; Helen Idle wood, owned by the Minnesota 

 State College, and shown by Mooers, and Miss Cliff, owned by Luchsinger 

 Bros., at Monroe, Wis., and shown by Ed Moores. Among the younger 

 mares that were especially worthy of note are My Idol, in the Blades & 

 Holman string; Polly Ann, from the Houchin & Anderson; Vernon Castle, 

 Blades & Holman, and Eloise Thornton, owned by the estate of A. S, 

 Burr, of Bement, 111., and shown by Ed Moores. The two-year-olds were 

 pleasing. Blades & Holman having a daughter of My Major Dare, called 

 Butterfly Dare, and Houchin a beauty called Lady Astral, by Astral King, 

 and Miss Long a nice filly called Virginia Mayla, by Rex King, the good 



