The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-09-04
THE COLT SHOW ON MONDAY.
FIFTY SPLENDID ANIMALS EXHIBITED ON
THE PUBLIC SQUARE.

A Great Multitude of Spectators As
sem ble..-The Streets were Crowded
with Interested Men and Boys.
ly One Big Bouquet of Charming
Ladies' and Pretty Girls in Grace
full Confusion.
Last Monday was Sale Day, but no off1cis
or private sales at auction were made. 1t wal
a leisure time with all classes Of citizens, anC
1t had been so long since we had had any
thing to interest an assembly OF people, tha
every ybody manifested great interest in the
colt show, which took place in front OF the
New Hotel. All day men and boys Were 60
the colts In the lots, and the hotel piaZZas
were filled with ladies and little girls an hour
before the appointed time for the show to be-
gin.
stock raising in Abbeville county, and
this colt show far excels anything OF the kind
ever held in these parts, both as to number Of
animals, and the excellence OF stock. Many
OF the colts would have done honor to Nine
Fifty fine colts on exhibition at AbbeviIle Is
something Of which our people may justly
feel proud. They came without other hope Of
zee or reward than comes Of the satisfaction
ness of a duty we'll performed. We wish II
were 80 that we mightgive the estimated cost
Of the different animals. We can only speak
OF one or two. Mr.. j. L. Hill's four months
for which he had traded. The colt when first
born was SO unpromising that he seriously
thought OF killing 1t. He would not take S7t
for IT. now. Mr.. w. P. MaGee's premium two
year old mule colt is Of his own raising. He
exceeding s25. It is estimated to be fifteen OF
sixteen hands high, and Mr.. MaCee would
not take $50 for It. Mr.. F. T. Logan's two.
year old first premium mare colt furnished
stock. This fine colt, Mr.. Logan informs u.s.
most clear profit.
or one thing there is special reason to be
went away displeased. II any man felt that
he was entitled to q premium which he didn't
get, no bad feeling was manifest Many ol
the STOCK came just as they we're, without
any special preparation, and their presence
learn that there is both pleasure and profit in
stock raising.
Quite a number OF persons spoke Of the de-
sirableness of having regular stock show
In this profitable industry. and we would like
TO let other portions OF the country learn Of us
the road to prosperity. :.
II any mans colt has not been registered In
the following list OF entries, 1t is his own
fault. We did our best to get the names ol
all:
HORSE COLTS SIX MONTHS OLD AND UNDER
IL. Hill, horse colt. sire unknown, foul
A. ID. Reid, mare colt, sire Price horse, foul
months old, second premium.
W. w. Gilbert, mare colt, sire Kelly, foul
J: p; King. horse colt, sire Ellis horse, 81,
R. e. Wilson, two horse colts, sire Kelly, five
F: 7. Logan, mare colt, sire savon, foul
J. r. MaGee. mare colt, sire Redmond, i've
HORSE COLTS ONE YEAR OLD AND UNDER TWO
Us. Graves, mare colt, sire Rappahannock
seventeen months old, first premium.
A. L: Fleming, horse colt, sire unknown, one
JEFF Pratt, mare colt, sire unknown, one
year old. u.
u;Dn, Dick sig9, mare colt, sire unknown fifteen
Jas. 81. Ferguson, horse colt. sire Rob Roy
eighteen months old. =,
HORSE COLTS TWO YEARS OLD And UNDEI
.... THREE.
FIT. Logan, mare colt. sire Congaree, two
years old, first premium.
E. NJ. Syfan, mare colt, sire Rappahannock
two years old, second premium.
&. A. Hanvey, horse colt, sire Johnson't
jeff Pratt, mare colt, sire unknown, two
years old. -..
y, J.: R. RI Tarrant, mare colt, sire Rappahannock
J. W. Morrah. mare colt, sire unknown, two
B: F: Price, mare colt, sire unknown, two
years old.
. HORSES THREE YEARS OLD.
w. E. Lesley, horse colts, sire Prince Albert
three years old, first premium.
jas. Anderson, mare colt, sire Silo, Norman
two years old, second premium.
9. o. Scott, mare colt. sire Rappahannock
three years old.
MULE COLTS SIX MONTHS OLD AND UNDER.
]. A. Black, mare mule, sire Hamlin d
Blacks jack, five months old, first premium.
A. o. Grant, horse mule. sire Russelrs jack
four months old, second premium.
,ae g: oHths DusstphseTry horse mule sire Russelrf
Jeff Pratt. horse mule, sire Russelps jack
j. A. Rykard, horse mule, sire Wells & Mar.
shalrs jack, four months old.
w. W. Westfield, mare mule, sire Russell'a
jack, three months.
L. T. Haddon, mare mule, sire Russell's jack
four weeks old.
]: NJ: strawhorn, mare mule, sire Russell's
jack. five months old.
four months old.
G. O. Scott, horse mule, sire Burdett's jack
two months old.
L. A. Ramey,. horse mule. sire Russells jack
two months old.
N. NJ Benson, mare mule, sire Halls jack,
five months old.
Brooks Dixon, mare mule, sire Russell's Jack
six months old.
MULE COLTS ONE YEAR OLD.
R. A. Crawford, horse mule, sire Dan Cas-.
tello, one year old, first premium.
JEFF Pratt. mare mule. sire Halls jack, one
year old, second premium.
MULE COLTS TWO YEARS OLD.
w. P, MaGee, mare mule, sire Hagan's lack,
twenty-seven months old, first premium.
L. T. Haddon, mare mule sire Halls jack,
twenty.three months old, second premium.
q. L: Cole, horse mule, sire Dan castello'
WV. Purdy, horse mule. sire Wells d Mar
shall's jack, fifteen months old. By misun.
derstan ding Mr.. Purdy's mule was not shown
In the ring in which 1t should have been
shown, which was the one year old ring. and
srAIL1oNs TWO YEARS OLD. ..s
W. R: Munday, stallion, sire Margin. two
years old, first premium.
]. NJ. Rasor, stallion, sire Margin, two years
John Davis, stallion, sire unknown, two
years old.
]. E. Brownlee, stallion, sire Margin, two
years old.
sTALL1oNs THREE YEARS OLD.
JIM. Rasor. stallion, sire Messenger, three
years old, first premium.
Thos. Drake stallion. sire Sir LORD, three
years old, second premium.
sTALLIoNs FOUR YEARS OLD.
w. T. Ellis, stallion, sire Hampton, foul
years OLD, first premium. No competition.
DRIVING RING.
At the close Of the exhibit Mr.. Thos. Ander
son was the first driver to appear. He wat