Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-02-16
HORSES AND FARMING.
Fine Show OF Blooded Animals at the Ex-
hibiti0n Building Chicago Turn0uUs.

A Fine Show OF Blooded Animals at the Ex-
hibition Building-C Chicago Turn0uJs.
There is not any great amount Of ex-
element or blatant enth dsiasm at the
American Fat Stock, Horse, Dairy and
! Poultry Show, but a vast amount of in
| terest is>nevertheIess taken IN it. chief 2
| by gentlemen connected more OF less
with agricultural and kindred pursuits.
The spectators, though not crowding the
building to suffocati0n, are intelligent,
and extremely admirable in demeanor.
These characteristics, indeed, seem to be
shared even by the horses and ponies,
whose obedience 10 the word Of command
is prompt and ready, and with whom no
touch of the viii is necessary. The show
of the French coach horses yesterday
was very brilliant, as were also the dis
plays of riding and driving animals gen
orally. Much interest was evinced IN
Dunham's PercherOns, in some magnifi-
cent Cleveland Bays, and in the fine Sc
lection Of Clydesdale, English shire, and
Belgian and French draft horses. Tha
! procession around the enclosure, consist
! ing Of led horses, bHggies and equestrians
was as PRETTY sight as the most exact
| ibg horseInan could wish to look upon
and with the accompanying strains of
the band formed quite a prominent feat
ure Of the days proceedings. Outside of
! the horse and bullock shows a good deal
of attention was paid TO the farm produce
the numerous fine specimens of corn, in
Guiding Calico, Yellow Dent, Campbell's
| White, White Flint, Wabash White, Clark's
Iroquis, Ivory White, Legal Tender, and
many other types coming in for deserved
encomiums. Then there are implements
of agriculture of the latest styles, particu.
larly manure spreaders and ensilage cut
tiers, gaily painted and completely ca
parisoned. The Butterine of the Armour
aud Garden City companies, and the
horse, cattle and poultry foods, fill up
side chiuks in q very useful and attractive
manner, and the artificial incubators,
with eggs in process of Matching, are
objects of much curiosity and amuse-
ment.
Most of the Shetland ponies have been
sent by private Chicago people, many of
the best of whom are showing an interest
in the exhibition of which is no less graft
flying than surprising to Mr.. Secretary
Mills and the management. The finest
turn-0uts in the city of Chicago are enter
ed for competition, and among the com
petitors in the coupe, brougham fancy
cart, mail, phaeton, carriage, tandem and
four in hand exercises are Ed. A. Burdett,
Hubert C. Taylor, W. j. Wilson, H. H.
Martindale, A. J. Baxter, II. j. MacFar-
land, Fred Lee Reynolds, Samuel W.
Allerlon, James Frazier 0. G. Nelson, C.
n. Fay, J. D. Carsons. w. I. Baker of Be-
livIa, Potter Palmer, Charlie Schwartz
and j. R. Harvey.
Among the distinguished Illinoisan5 in
the city in attendance upon the American
Fat Stock Show Ghere registered at the
| Grand Pacific: Hon. Dan Hogan, Mound
City; Hon. Isaac Clements, Carbonate;
Hon. Eugene Rice and DR.. j. W. McKin-
ney, Douglas county; Hon. Il. P. Black
burn and Colonel Ph@cion howard, Dan
Vile; Major George Roper, Rockford and
Otto G. Bekemeyer, editor Danville Daily
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