. The horse in America; a practical treatise on the various types common in the United States, with something of their history and varying characteristics. e horse shows, which have become deservedlypopular in many parts of the United States. Thereare those who speak of the horse shows rathercontemptuously as society fads in which thehorses exhibited are of secondary importance andinterest. To many, who care nothing abouthorses and know less, it is doubtless true that thesocial side of horse shows is the important, if notthe only side. This attitude, even if it be the atti-tude of the majority
. The horse in America; a practical treatise on the various types common in the United States, with something of their history and varying characteristics. e horse shows, which have become deservedlypopular in many parts of the United States. Thereare those who speak of the horse shows rathercontemptuously as society fads in which thehorses exhibited are of secondary importance andinterest. To many, who care nothing abouthorses and know less, it is doubtless true that thesocial side of horse shows is the important, if notthe only side. This attitude, even if it be the atti-tude of the majority of those who attend the ex-hibitions, does not detract from the value of theshows so long as the work in the ring be of theright sort, and high standards be established andmaintained as to the various classes of horses thatare produced in this country. Indeed, it is a goodthing for the shows that people with no fondnessfor or taste in horses should still patronize them,for their money helps pay expenses and makes itpossible to offer the handsome prizes which goalong with the awards. If the horse shows haddone nothing else than stimulate the renewed. THE MOEGAN HOBSE 77 effort to re-establish the Morgan type they wouldhave served a purpose far from vain. Twenty years or so ago, when the horse showsbegan to take the- place of the old-time countyfairs, the driving horse that was popular in theUnited States was the Standard Bred Trotter,which usually traced back to Messenger throughHambletonian, who has been celebrated withsuch insistence of praise as the great begettor oftrotters that the majority of Americans believeall that has been said of him as the actual and in-disputable truth. It is not a grateful task to de-stroy established and well-liked fictions, so forthe moment I shall pass the Hambletonian fictionby, and devote myself to telling about horses ofsuperior breeding, better manners, higher cour-age, greater symmetry and above all, a prepo-tency of blood which reproduces
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