Judge, 1911-10-21 · page 10 of 24
Judge — October 21, 1911 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This cartoon mocks Mr. Gimp, a pompous horse show attendee who lectures his son Sammy about the superior qualities of draught horses while simultaneously getting his program wrong. Mr. Gimp pontificates about strength and kindness in working horses versus "wild and headstrong" polo ponies—adopting an air of expertise—only to be humbled when Sammy points out he's actually looking at children's ponies, then hunters, not draught horses at all. The satire targets social pretension: Gimp makes authoritative pronouncements he doesn't back up with actual knowledge, while his distracted wife cares only about fashion ("dressmaker's output"). The joke's punchline—taking his family to a movie because his wife "don't care for horses"—undercuts his entire pompous display of expertise as meaningless. The accompanying "Blue Ribbon" poem extends this theme, contrasting Pegasus's achievements with arbitrary prize-awarding conventions.
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BRAUTY'S BOGIE MAN, thin, good gait. See that one jump! That was a jump for you!’’ “But, pa’’—said Sammy. Mr. Gimp was studying his program. “The next will be draught horses,’’ he said; and when the polo ponies had finished their remarkable jumping feats and had been awarded their ribbons, six small ponies entered the ring, each and ridden by a small boy or girl. Mr. Gimp looked at the program hastily and cleared his throat. “‘Sammy,"’ he said, “I want you to look at these draught horses well. See the strength in their small limbs. No waste flesh there! Strength! And kindness! Even a child can ride them, strong as they are. Why? Because a draught horse must not be wild and headstrong, like the polo po- nies “But, pa’’— said Sammy. “Oh!” cried Mrs. Gimp. “There is Mrs. Van Astorgilt! In the green hob- ble’’—— ly dear,”” said Mr. Gimp disgustedly, ‘did you come here to look at a dressmaker’s output or at the horses? Look at those magnificent draught animals’’—— “But, pa,’ said Sammy, ‘‘this pro- grem I've got is all wrong. It says those are children's ponies.”” **Let me see that program!’’ snapped Mr. Gimp. He took it and looked at it, Lita Leslie THE UNEXPECTED SOMETIMES HAPPENS. “Hey! can't you read? Thet there sign calls fer fifteen miles an hour, an’ you ain't goin’ over ten. Wake up!"* and then looked athisown. Sure enough the boy was right. **Ah—ponies—children’s ponies,’’ he said very meekly. ‘‘I—I had the wrong day's program. Very peculiar mistake! I thought those were children’s ponies— I did, indeed."” “And those were not polo ponies,"’ said Mrs. Gimp. ‘‘They were hunters. So this program says, dear."” “‘Humph!"" said Mr. Gimp. wonder—no wonder a man gets mixed up, when he hears nothing but clothes, clothes, clothes! Come on!’’ ‘‘Where are we going, pa?’’ asked Sammy anxiously “We're going to a moving-picture show,"’ said Mr. Gimp. ‘I'm going to take your mother to see something she can understand. She don’t care for horses.'* “No all My Vy He—"“ you ww: AGAINST YOUR s solr BUT THE TROUBLE 18 1'VE A VERY BAD MEMORY, AND KEEP FORGETTING I'VE FORGOTTEN.” Blue Ribbon. By McLANDBURGH WILSON NCE Pegasus went to the horse show, Material brothers to view; He hasn’t as yet gotten over The wonderful things that they do. Said he, ‘It is plain that your prizes On different principles go; When I am tied up with blue ribbon, I haven't the ghost of a show. Rare and Well Done. Reporter—‘It was a rare sight!” City editor—When you write the story, I want it well done.” comicbooks.com