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Show A GRAND HORSE SHOW. Fla. Animal from Every Fart of the . World for the Great Fair. Xovers of .fine horses will be thoroughly thor-oughly satisfied when they come to the world's fair and see the horse show which Chief Buchanan, of the agricultural agri-cultural department, is going to make. This feature of Mr. Buchanan's department. depart-ment. Is being worked up with great care, and if his expectations meet with the realization which he anticipates there will be the greatest show of fine horses in Chicago during the progress of the.fair that the world has ever seen. ' There will be specimens of fine horseflesh horse-flesh from every part of the world where breeding and raising of the equine is given any attention: This congregation congrega-tion of noted horses will in itself make a show . that would inspire the brush of Eosa Bonheur. The great Orloff brothers from Russia and the French Dem-Sang family of fast steppers will compare points with Sunol, Astell, and America's best. "-. Owing to the probability of there not being sufficient space for this feature of Mr. Buchanan's exhibit in the grounds allotted to him at Jackson park arrangements ar-rangements will be made to have the horse show held probably at Washington Washing-ton park or at some point that can be conveniently reached from the main grounds. . In line with Chief Buchanan's plan for the horse fair an offer was recently received, from M. W. Dunham, of Wayne, 111., guaranteeing the money necessary for premiums on the Dem-Sang Dem-Sang family of "French trotters. Mr. Dunham represents the French Coach Horse, society, of America, and the society, so-ciety, through him, offers premiums on all prize horses from five years of age down. On both stallions and mares of the first class a premium of one hundred hun-dred and fifty dollars is offered. For the second, third and fourth classes fine medals are offered; for tho best stallion with fivo colts, two hundred dollars and medal. Also the same, two i hundred dollars and medal, for tho best mare with two colts, these latter being family contests, where the points of all will be judged collectively. j In addition to this, the French breeders breed-ers have offered as a premium for the finest general collection of French trotters trot-ters a very handsome, full-sized statue in bronze of a typical French trotter. This model is a production of the great French artist Isadorc Bonheur, who is a relative of Rosa Bonheur, made famous fa-mous by her wonderful painting, "The I llorse Fair." - |