Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-08-31
Awards iOT' Tuesday,
~SHEEr-Regular Ring.

SHEEr-Itegular Ring.
l20 best buck, long wool........ s 6 oO
w. N. Sims, Audrain.
1874 best buck, Merino........... 6 90
C. w. McQuitty, Boone, certificate, w.
NJ. Sims, Andrain,
l25 best eve, Merino 4 OO
c. W. McQuitty, Boone.
l2G best herd, l buck and 4 ewes. 10 90
c. W. McQuitty, Boone.
SADDLE HoRsEs-Sweepstakes.
$50 best saddle stallion, any age. $50 90
l.. B. Morris, Audrain.
l3l best saddle mare, any age 80. 20 90
Davis & Jamison, Galloway.
1872 best saddle gelding........... 20 90
Davis < Jamison' Galloway.
SADDLE HoRsEs-Rcgular Ring.
135 best saddle stallion, three
years and under four....... 10 90
l.. b. Morris, Audrain.
1876 best saddle stallion, two years
and under hree.......... s 90
J. b. Brawley, Boone. Certificate, w. A.
Noble, Galloway.
1877 best coach 10 90
j. A. Potts, Audrain. Certificate, w. S.
Turner, Audrain.
FINE HORSES.
1875 best station, foul years and
over $40 90
Wash Corbin, Quincy, Ill. Certificate,
l.. ?. Noble, HEgginsville.
139 best stallionathrcc and under
four...... 8 90
L. p. Noble, Hi5ginsville. Certificate,
Chas. RaNth, Audrain.
40 best stallion, THO and under
three. .....-. ...-....... D OF
W. a. Noble, Galloway. Certificate, J.B.
Brawley, Roonr.
III best gelding, any aae........ -
Davis & Jamison, Galloway. Certificate,
Peter Bros, INDEPENDENCE.
MuLEs-Swcepstakes.
l42 best mule, any ase........... $40 90
+ Joe Q~uisenberry, Audrain.
l43 best pair mules, any age,own-
ed by cNhlbltOr......-..... 10 W
Sims 4 SerlIer, Audrain.
IA best buggy mule, any age. 10 90
J. \. Spangler, St. Louis.
CATTLE-EXtra sweepstakes.
I45 best herd of cattle, consisting
of one male ane four females $40 00
l.. Palmer, Audrain.
The Races.
1ROIIINt RACE.
There were five entries in the mile
trot, three best in five, for SIS; first
premium $40, End $50, 3rd SO,
horses to have made a mile in
three minutes. The first three heats
decided the race, and resulted just
alike, Lulu NJ, belonging to Eos
Matthews being first, Corkhin's Joe
Martin 2nd. and G. w. Norma's
Joe Lane 3rd. The other two horses
we're shut out in the first heat. The
trot was square, close and interesting.
RUNNING RACE.
There were three entries in the run.
ming race, mile dash, for S75-S5(
for LIST, and S25 2nd. 1t was the
prettiest little race we ever saw. Acc
of Diamonds, owned by D.. II. Davis
won firstmoney. Jack Hayerly, owneG
by Pratt, beat Joe Shelby, owned by
Capt. White six inches for SECOND
money.
MULE RACE.
There were five entries in the mule
race for SO. A mule owned by VIM
Parsons won the money after a tigh
race with the billiard mule. Shock!
little mule was a good runner, but hi
rider forgot the race was for a mil
and let up at the end Of a half mile.
CITIZENS RACE.
There were eleven entries in tn
running race for the citizens purs
of S110. The first quarter, $40; hal
mile, $40; three-quarters, $40; on
mile, S35. To be run on first day O
fair, August 30. No entrance fee
Golly Hale, owned by the White boy
of Danville, ''took the bun, cake
bakershop and baker, being ahea
at every point. There were some fin
runners in this race, and they IA
close together for the first quarter
but Golly Hale's rider was riding hir
widen open for the whole purse.