Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1897 — CHICAGO HORSE SHOW. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CHICAGO HORSE SHOW.

Society Turns Out in Force on the Opening Night. Ten thousand enthusiastic Chicagoans gave emphatic approval to their first horse Bhow in the beautifully decorated and brilliantly illuminated Coliseum. Society on the opening night filled the boxes and graced the spacious promenade which encircled the right It was full an hour

after the opening before the places of honor were filled by many Chicago notables. The best, the handsomest, the fleetest and the most aristocratic members of the family of horses were gathered to receive their admirers during the week. The Coliseum had been decorated elaborately, music added to the attractions of the show, and nearly $50,000 worth qf prizes were given to successful competitors. The event was of unusual interest, and presented an attraction of the greatest interest. The horseless age is still far in the future, although recent inventions have removed this faithful and intelligent animal from many fields in which he was formerly useful. The success of exhibitions of the horse in many cities has demonstrated the interest Which is felt in the noble animal

THE CENTAUR OF TO-DAY.