The Somerset reporter., 1888-11-01
FARM, GARDEN AND
IIOG SEHOLD.


Colt Haces'
The second annual colt races and horse
shov WA. advertised Ia come of AT Elm
-, ~. ,..,.,....,-,l. 1T Quinn, H..
WV" 81 n 'i' W ~
bad weather was postponed ahlll the next
day, Thursday Bnt the day WAS cold and
blrat .pd thu road. drplorably dcrp with
=.,=..,l,. cha, a,,..,..ta,,... ,.o.
iln"' consequently '''' "''''''''''0'
small and the show was not near "hal II
would have been if the weather had been
more favorable. yet there may be some
cor.nl,ton knowing TINT we are no
a1n,n ~. na,rlv every rvbtbftion adyrr-
,J.nd ,ltz ralI bav. met with the same
mis- fortune n,verthrIrss tberr wa. ouite
a ,,n,d gi,,.yy nf horses ulsn SOM quite
i,1,.r,.,, "a, a.. vii az novel racr.
A'''''''''' $500.
Mr. Is. +, featon had on e1illhltlon ms
i""r St"I -o'i s,ai'l''S' ii'1 9''' we ,,.i
Gtor,i, i. , brown horse st,nalinp ohnnt
~ h.nJs hcigh and WEBBING Io9j
nnnuJs and was sired bv Sfenl This
bnrsn T.. rich in uamhlrtonian blood and
,,,a. r,,tr da.crihed in Tho Rrpnurru y
shnr, tinin 400
m, -, ,rL9ran stallion Clovis OWNED
nv Mini. 4 Williamson of Starks wa.
shawn far tho t'r.t time NJ Flmvond
part Inc was nnrchasrJ Inst snrin" by
th,. ohn,,. named n,rtics Tor stork mr.
"nsr. ms horse j. four-yrars.o1d drny
in colnr md weiobs 15p5 nonnds !. yrry
symctrically formed, being II grand speci.
men of the draft horse.
Mr.. II, I, Croswcll of Mercer was
present the first day, with his black stall
lion, Gen. Weaver, sired by Matchcm,
dam 10y llowes Blsmack large well
formed and speedy horse.
MIR, C.. S. Stevens of Smithticld cxhi-
bited IL year-old stallion sired by the Per
chcron horse Capt. Pullcn. This colt
stands II. hands high aud weighs $50
pounds and it would be hard work to
produce any change in his makeup for
the better, especially for the purpose for
which hc was bred.
BRoop MARES.
Tbora ,yern bnt tbr,c entered for nro.
mimi. cItbnngh several a,h.rs Of sam,
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,,,as. ,,.,Iod ,a Grorn Roo, hy noninI
p"nn rhis marn IL n,vnra nv VIM II
Ito,nn. IL rotbnr nndor .i1n hni i. rloon.
,.,t IN fnr,n "a Uranium ,a tLo ,,r,,
,,,arn irnd no Co kim, Ln hn Cnn
Ei,,, li,, by ,ll,n Harm o,rn.,d ,,v II
f.,,T,,,I az c,nitIu,Id M l. ,,,,,I
.a ,"" ,,,ara Thn ~ "ro,nf,,n 7 u'a,
tat.n no ur a Crn,u,vnll If Nnrcor III.
chn.tnnt ,nar. hv IIiitnn hors.
N''N''''''' 80 ,,.-.., ''',',,'
r'N''N '' 600
There were i've entries, all very lne
looking colts, and several OF them being
quite ihNhlohaDly pred ol these, the -
premium was awarded To the BOY my
owned py Harvard Crowell, and sired by
Gideon, dam by Col. King, when Ioui
months old THIS MY stood III hands
higil aul WelEheh ~" pouhdS' 10 tht
lhpfeu Iianplelohlal my owned ny w
II. haynes Was AWARDED "a premium
TINS my was sired ny Hldeoh, dalh py
Daniel Boon, both sons OF the old
"lierO ~ chester she Is OF medium size,
gray in color and Is standard bred. 30
premium to black colt shown by Willie
sawyer. Inns colt was got by Dictator
thlcl, record xii OF lhe Auhhysloe
farn, although somewhat smaller IN SIZE
then the majority OF ms competitors yet
he showed gate equal to the best OF
them mere was, also coit entered ny
u 'ro'hWeil' the FORMER ny loh' Roll
Jr ahd the latter by ten. weaver bota
good representatives. OF Their immediate
families ~
EddIc Emery OF Fairfield was present
with y ar-oid-eolt me specimen OF the
Broadway STOCK owned ny a. r Heraiu
OF fA'rleid.
Ihc'" were TOUR races Tor colts ana
morse q somerset county ne hrSt
was ioi three-ycar-olds' Inc winner OF
TINS race was the pacing flly, entered by
NJ /. I'oler OF SkoWhcgan' Alpha ny
Gen Ni'htrs dam by CnsSius NJ clay Jr-
taking second money. lhird money was
awarded To hookoul slrcd ny "ldron ana
entered ny II. H. lultS' curing the hrst
neat o' 'ulS race lher' occurred an accl-
dtnt 10 Ilc skeleton wagon Oh MI lullS'
"hlcn came very near proving qhlle Srrl-
Gus lne forward axle nreaklhS WINE
S1!"7 Wy ''' "a r'''.'" III vi -
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