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This old postcard is captioned "Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast". These beasts don't look savage, so presumably the music charmed them.

Alternative captions invited......

Maybe they're listening to Eddie "Canter"

"Barney Google, thought his horse could win the prize.
He got odds of ten to eight; Spark Plug came in three days late."

"Democrats gather to hear results of latest Gallup poll."

Hoss Master's Voice...

I wonder if there was one of these on the turntable?

Silver: "That Tom Stacks sure has a way with a song, hay?"

Champion: "Oh, I quite prefer Waring's Pennsylvanians' version of 'Horses.'"

Same title I gave to my avatar picture… 7@=e

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..... inferior to the Victor. The tone is a little hoarse.