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having been started on Friday. The probable reason for this was to 

 bring the show to a close in the next week at a time tliat would enable 

 exhibitors to ship to various succeeding fairs in time to reach them by 

 Monday of the succeeding week, and make allowances for delays in transit. 

 In one way this accidentally worked an unexpected disadvantage to some 

 of the exhibitors as the classes for Saturday afternoon included those for 

 five gaited saddle stallions. A number of the prominent stables, includ- 

 ing those of Miss Loula Long, of Kansas City; Blades and Holman, of 

 HoUiday; Ed. Moores, of Columbia, and one or two others, did not 

 arrive until Sunday. These stables had been at Shelbina, where 

 they showed on Wednesday and Thursday, and from which place 

 they had expected to ship out on Thursday evening, which would 

 have put them' in Des Moines in time for the Saturday afternoon 

 show. Unfortunately, a terrific rain and wind storm came up Thursday 

 afternoon about the time the horses were being loaded and made it im- 

 possible for the exhibitors to get out that night. Consequently, they did 

 not arrive in Des Moines until Sunday, and, as stated, the saddle stallion 

 classes were scheduled for Saturday afternoon. 



The first class called was that for saddle stallions showing, five gaits, 

 four-year-olds and over. Four very good stallions were brought forward 

 and Hamilton Bros., of Keota, Iowa, won first, and second went to Art 

 Bonta 2267, a very handsome ten-year-old bay horse, sired by Elliston 

 667; dam. Lady Artist 183, by Artist 75; and was ridden by Don Reavis, 

 and showed a very apt proficiency at all five gaits. Ralph Hamilton rode 

 Fitz Boy, a chestnut horse, with star, snip and hind ankles white, four 

 years old, and was bred by Ed. Hodgson, of El Paso, 111. Third premium 

 went to Montgomery 2787, a handsome bay horse that is now owned by 

 C. E. Monahan, of Des Moines, being now eight years old. This horse 

 has a rather interesting history, having been bred by Allen S. Edelen at 

 Burgin, Kentucky, who sold him, if my memory serves, to a Mr. Clifford, 

 of Denver, Colo., when he was about three years old. Mr. Clifford was 

 identified»with some horse affairs and horse shows in Denver, and was 

 also in the newspaper business. At a later date the horse was in the 

 possession of his wife, who either sold or traded him during one of the 

 Denver horse shows to O. J. Mooers, of Columbia, Mo., and probably 

 passed from Mr. Mooers' possession to Monahan within the last few years. 

 He is a very fine, upstanding bay, of beautiful color, and is sired by 

 Montgomery Chief, out of Edelen's well known brood mare, Glenworth 

 Maid, a daughter of Chesterfield, and tracing on further back to King 

 Eagle 750 and King William 67. He probably never^ had the advantage of 

 real first-class training, but looks as though he was a horse that, with 

 proper training, would be very formidable in high society, in both gaited 

 saddle and harness classes. Mr. Monahan is a middle-aged gentleman 

 and made a very creditable showing with the horse, getting third in this 

 class and second in another class later on in the afternoon. 



Saddle stallions three years old and under four brought out only one 

 entry on account of the non-appearance of the stables mentioned above. 

 The one shown was a very handsome chestnut called Kentucky's Champ 

 Clark, sired by Bourbon Star, a well known and frequent winner owned 



