Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-10-11
Rex Mcdonald Champion.
HE CAPTURES THE SWEEpsT3KES
PREMIUM AT ST. LOUIS OVER
THE BEST ON EARTH,
The "Si0w Down" Between the Two
Great Saddle Horse states Results
in a Victory for Missouri
Audrain Leads the World.

at st. Louis last Saturday was
a contest between Missouri and
Kentucky of intense interest.
There were in the ring twelve
of the hest stations, mares and geld
ings on earth, but everybody knew
it was a showdown between Rex
Mcdonald and Lou Chief. The fol-
lowing horses were i'm competition;
King Chester, Betsy Diamond, Ben
Halet, Kentucky Star, Lou Chief,
Highland Denmark, Black Squirrel,
Rex Mcdonald, Miss Rex, Monte
Christie, Jr., Woods Black Squirrel
and Tip Top. | The first prize
was $500, the second $3.50 and
the third SIS. Rex Mcdonald was
awarded first, Lou Chief second and
Monte Christie, Jr., third. Miss
Rex made a great show and it was
the opinion of nearly all saddle
horse men that she ought to
have been inside the money. One
Judge was from Kentucky, one from
Missouri and the other has no set
tied place OF abode, being u govern
ment horse inspector. Col. VIM.
H. Davis. of Fulton, as usual,
handled Rex to perfection.
Audrain can throw up her hat
and exclaim to the world that she
has the best saddle horse living.
Messrs. Freeman & Son have an
offer of $4,000 for Rex, but this
sum will not buy him.
After the sweepstakes show John
T. Hughes, of Lexington, KY, who
formerly owned Lou Chief and who
is probably the greatest horse man
in the Blue Grass State, was asked
by a LEDGER reporter what he
thought of the decision. Col. Hughes
said:
"No man has cause to kick when
he is beaten by that black horse
from Audraip. never saw a better
one"
Speaking of the show the st.
Louis Republic says:
The champion saddle horse of the
Fair ring, free for all saddle horses,
mares and geldings, was the grand
feature of the day in the arena Sat-
urday, and it was unquestionably
superior to any saddle ring ever
shown in America. Missouri and
Kentucky, the two great saddle
horse breeding States of the Union,
locked horns and Missouri came
out of the contest victorious, and
Rex Mcdonald, of Mexico, Mo-, the
grandest and most perfect saddle
stallion living, bore proudly away
the much.coveted blue ribbon. He
is a son Of the once invincible Rex
Denmark, who was obliged to- sue
cumb to the superior merits of his
son at the Fair of 1893. and very
sensibly remained at home this
year.
Kentucky bore off the second and
third premiums with Lou Chief and
| Monte Christie, Jr., though Miss
Rex, the champion Missouri saddle
mare, has twice borne off the blue
ribbon in this class for mares from
the beautiful Kentucky chest, 1ut.
| The two States ''broke even'' in the
number of saddle horse pre.niu ms
captured during the week, but Mi s.
souri, leads in quality, as she DO re
away three first premiums, two Sc C
onds and one fourth, while Ken :
lucky is credited with two firstsr
two seconds and two thirds. All.
honor to grand old Missouri.
In the classes for roadsters, light
harness horses and matched teams
for carriage and buggy Missouri and
Kentucky have a stand off on first
premiums, each State capturing;
nine blue ribbons, but Missouri
bore away eight red ribbons, while
Kentucky had to be content with
four. However, the competition
between the two great horse breed
ing States is of the triendliest chal:-
acter. and the coming together ol
the equine kings and queens OF the
two States every fall at the great st.
Louis Fair serves to stimulate the
efforts of each to excel. while ii
Keeps alive the friendly feeling that
has existed for so many yesrs.
Messrs. d. A. Mcmillan, w. NJ
Treloar, J. G. Trimble, R. Nj. White
and John Abbay will go down te
st. Louis this week to attend thu
meeting of the Grand Mas onieLodge
A f.DN