Show horses were about to stampede when flames were extinguished t 10 this morning the anre department made a rapid run to cordya stables where dense black smoke was curling up through the roof the alro was discovered in the harness room where a large caldron of hot tar boiled over and set fire to the floor and a thin wood partition between the harness room and the stalls A small stream of water was turned on the burning boards and the fire extinguished A stampede of the horses was checked at the right time when the smoke began to fill the stables the animals became restless and it took some persuasion to quiet them the damage done was slight |