Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-09-06
AWARDS IN THE RING,
List of Ribbon Winners in the Sad
die aud Shew Rings on the
Last Day.

The fair closed last Saturday in a
blaze of gloly. The show rings
were splendid, many of the finest
horses in the country being on ex.
hibition.
/ In the ring for best saddle horse,
mare Or gelding, Lou Chief, the
pride of Kentucky, reversed the or
der of things as shown in the $500
stake Wednesday, showing first to
Rex DcDonald's second. Lou Chief,
who had many admirers in the
grand stand, made her appearance
in the ring bedecked with all the
ribbons she has taken during the
meeting.
The following is the list of show
rings and the mt of the winners:
In the best saddle mare l year
and under ring, Wild Rose, owned
by j. S. Atkins, of Mexico, took
first money; Miss Cheatham, own
ed by S. G. Richards, of Centralia,
was a close second, with Ruth, own
ed by M. M. Maddox, of Calwood,
a good third. There were three
other good ones in this ring, but the
money was only in three pieces.
Miss Erick, owned by w. w.
Estill, of Estill Station, took first
money in the ring for best harness
mares 2 years and under. J.. H.
Crockett's May Rose was second,
with J. S. Atkins Wild Rose third.
Roxana and Miss Craig were also
in this ring, but got nothing.
"Best saddle stallion under one
year" was taken by Billy Montrose,
the property of w. d. Mcdonald.
c. c. Nicolson, of Calwood, had
two stations, no names, who took
second and third.
The honor of being the best har-
ness stallion any age was taken into
camp by Forrest Bird, the property
of J. P. Arnold, of Williamsburg.
Carnegie, owned by Cort Stewart,
of Montgomery City, took the red
ribbon, and DR.. H. c. McFall's
"H. c." came third.
Samuel j., owned by E. D. Hat
ton, of Perry, took first money in
the best harness stallion 3-year-old
ring. Dick Forrest, owned by j.
P. Arnold, of Williamsburg, was
second, with J. H. Fields "Bon-
ner" third.
The sweepstakes ring was the
feature of the day. Lou Chief, the
pride of Kentucky, took first
money. Rex. Mcdonald, the pride
of Missouri, owned by Freeman &
Son of this county, took second. Rex
Denmark, the sire of Rex Mcdonald,
owned by I. S. Harrison, of Aux.
vase, was third on the list, with
Miss Rex, owned by C. F. Holmes,
of Kansas City, fourth. Red Buck,
owned by c. G. Bridgeford, OF Kan
sas City, also made a splendid
showing.
The chest saddle stallion 2 years
and under" ring was captured by
Black Squirrel, owned by J. f.
Howell, of Youngers. Tony"
the property of C. F. Jesse, of
Thompson, came second, with
slack HARRISON" owned by c. c..
Nicolson, of Calwood, third.
The prize offered for the best boy
rider was won by Sam Wallace, of
this city. French Field was Sec
ond.
H. o. Craig's Tip Top took first
money in the ring for 4-year-old
harness geldings. Daylight, owned
by Lee Bros, of this city, took
second, with Shy, owned by J. P.
Arnold, of Williamsburg, third.
Pallor, languidness, and the ap-
pearance of ill-health being no Ion
ger fashionable among ladies, Ayers
Sarsaparilla is more largely resort
ed to as a tonic-alterative, nervine,
stomachic, and builder.up of the
system generally. This is as it
should be. Ayers is the best.
AT the fair last week we met Mr..
I. Dickerson, of Illiopolis, H., who
has been here many times before
with that nervy little race mare Ida
D., who is now in his string with a
number of other good ones. Mr..
Dickerson likes Mexico and is pro.
fuse in his praise of our fair. He is
a clever gentleman and when you
see him on the grounds you may
know there are some good horses
with him.
Look Here, Please.
| have a fine six shooting gun, a
colt and a seven gallon ice cream