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Cobourg Horse Show ONTARIO DEV. CORP. INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS j-- (FORMER DEFENSE WAREHOySES)- MAIN ENTRANCE No Entrance Off Division Street DOWNTOWN COBOURG First Aid Courtesy of St. John's Ambulance Quite a history behind the Cobourg horse show Through the years from its inauguration in 1905, the President of the Cobourg Horse Show was John D. Hayden, and he gave his all to its promotion, as did many others. Horse Show Park (now Donegan Park) was considered one of the finest show grounds in America. The Second week in August, the time of the horse show, as always looked forward to, as it was a gala time in Cobourg. Excursions were run every day on the railways and the ferry. Flags were put up and the streets and houses were decorated enthusiastically. Exhibitions, judges, and spectators came from far away, and all accommodations were filled to capacity. The rather large number of well-off BOARD OF DIRECTORS: WILLIAM H. GADD DR. TOM HAWKE MURRAY EAGLESON LEW GRIFFITH Americans in the town held many dinners. Dances took place every evening. There were concerts, parades, and fireworks. At the show itself, there were many other attractions besides the events themselves. The 48th Highlanders' Band from Toronto, the Rochester City Park Band, the Cobourg Kiltie Band, the Royal Canadian Dragoons who were always popular, and the R yal Military College P ding School from K igston. At first there were only l to 15 xhibitors, but tf e were 35 large stables r es itec by 165 horses b ->? Sir Clifford Sifton, f 1 bert Birth of I ivil- , Mrs. 1 >n Chas. J. Crossen, » Spear of C w< a among the exhibitors, rg Horse Show larger, more and more in event in than it is :ame to be ie "best on the and this was hen a world's r or ie high jump tn longer held at ■ horse shows) was set in Cobourg in 1912 by Sir Clifford Sifton's horse "Confidence". The height it cleared was 7 feet 10 and 5-8 inches. Up to this time the show had grown enormously, but the First World War interrupted it. The Horse Show was revived in 1921, but by this time mechanization was upon us, and the Horse Show never regained its former status, and ended once again in 1923. Five years ago this year the horse show was started up again. Although it has not reached its former eminence, it is still an important opportunity for equestrians to gain experience in showing horses and an interesting spectator event. One year many of the members of Canada's Olympic equestrian team competed in a Grand Prix event which was a stepping stone towards further competition. Northam Industrial Park is the site of the Cobourg Horse Show this year. It is being held this year on August 10, and is an event well worth attending, for first, time spectators as weU as horse lovers from way back.