Cobourg and District Images

Cobourg Horse Show

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Pictured on the left is Dr. George Ferris, M.D. On the right is Dr. J. A. Ivey, M.D.
Notes
Cobourg Horse Show 1905-1914; 1921-1923 In the earlier shows there were only 12 to 15 exhibitors but by 1911 no less than 35 large stables were represented with some 165 horses. The world record for the high jump was set in Cobourg in 1912 by Sifton's "Confidence", which cleared 7 feet 10 5/8 inches. This in itself was a notable advertisement for Cobourg Horse Show, which had come to be considered the best on the continent. The infant show of eight years earlier had grown notable, but soon the first Great War was to interrupt it. Although revived in 1921, the Horse Show suffered from the general mechanization of the times. The golden age of horses was past.
Date of Original
c. 1910
Subject(s)
Local identifier
798-7
Collection
Historical Photographs
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.95977 Longitude: -78.16515
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Contact
Cobourg Public Library
Email:info@cobourg.library.on.ca
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