Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-24

SOo0 VNiSt aNu theh l"'S''s -"
refused q cash offer Cisco for the
Rainy fores = good horse, aud
believes he is rs much entitled to the
ownership Of II rs any other man.
In the grand swecps.ake on Saturday,
TopHUNTER
got the sa.vc for tho wound inflicted
1t Marshall. In a ring ofTor.y stall
lions, tor best stallion OH the ground,
,ncludin. thnrauShhrcds and trotters,
"Mcmbrimo" and "Ulvcrston" were
selected, aml rs they both belonged
to the same individual, the premium
was divided.
In the ring for the Lest mare of all
ages, Todhuntcr's "Merit," by Menu
hriuo. cut OF "AIa,y Kecnc" (Old
Mary). was awarded the I'd premium,
there being thirty-eighi entries. Mcr.
It is a beautiful animal. and was gem
orally, admired, much tn the gra'iii.
cation of Tod, who values her m"rc
highly than anything .he owns,
"Mc,ubrino" excepted. She is well
broken to harness, and gives promise
Of great distinction.
SHoET-EoRNs.
The herds Of Leonard. of Cooper:
Lnrimore, of Galloway ucnshaw, OF
Platte Clarke. of Washington, md
Bridgefnrd. of Monroe county. were
said to be uncxccl.cd, and scarcely
rivalcd by the best herds OF Kentucky.
The public taste for and admiration
of pure-blood horned stock, scenis TO
he in a measure superced!nE the
ancient love of horsc-lcsh. at least
the Kansas City crowd manifested in
every possible way more interest III
tho COWS aiti calves than they did in
the horses and colts.
The hog show was good, and en-.
e,acci nany fine specimens OF III
most por"':" breeds. The Berkshire
seems to be The Missouri iavo"iic, =;
Yearly or quite all the premiums f.,
! 3erk-itircS wrrc awarded To AtiSsnu'
rians. THE roi:wi China j. Il :svnritf
with. Illinois breeders, nearly all tlt
premiums for that breed were award
cd to Alexander, OF Illinois. PURE
Chester White has but few admirers,
Tie premium for best hog of any
breed WAS awarded to n Missouri
Berkshire.
4 private premium of S25 was
offered to the best Lady e~qUs'ricni!c,
: tho contest tor which, of course,
excited Il good deal o~Ealtcation. Srv.
on ladies entered fox il. bat the con
;r>t Was soon narrowed down TO Miss
iIarncy.a young la'!y OF Lexington,
aud Mrs. ,Iarlioc, of Kansas City
Tie case and grace with which Miss
Harvey managed her pony. was toe
much for Mrs. Jar":e, aud the rro
MUM was 81" nr...:d, With general ~
Er"--.:i"II, TO the Lexington lady.
TIE s!DE SHOWS,
| consisting Of the farmers meeting an'
=. the convention of stoVk-mca. were
: very Interesting features. a:,l Wcr,
: ski!iiuiiy adde! to the programme h,
the managers The farmers were al
dressed by Mr.. Alien and Co!"nc
Coleman. in behalf of the Patrons o
lluSbsndrv. The audience was in
:: mouse. and the speeches were liighl,
applautcd. The convention OF >,oc!
men anut the subsequent barfue
. taken together, or tried separately
: must be Judged solely on their merits
i for there are no pIccctlc!iis IN Ill
books or u:,t of tie books III Az
, 'lamgua.c CT dialect known to ne,
: living or which were known to me-
. now dead. The convention, so far a
\ VIC con!i icarn, d!l not amount sab
stantially to 'row of pins rs
!, local conflict it vas a success. AS
sensation. it was uninpcachahlr.
i The banquet was gotten up like
+ Chicago fire, totally regardless of cN
= ncnsr. a slightly mixed party 4
governors and otLcr public function
aries. Comanc!ics, ArachcS, broad
:, horns, bui!-whackers, busters an
j., Grcascrs went through it wi:hou
: regard to consequences. a just an
g. fair description IF that banquc: nevc
& has ncel: written, and eve will u
>. written. We don't propose 10 try.
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