The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-29
N OF THE LIVE STOCK SNOW.
Cattle and Sheep Conpete Eov
Prizes on the Last Day.

The Live Stock Show, which has been going
on in the Madison Square Garden for tho past
week, was brought to an end last night. While
not very successful from a financial point Of
view, the farmers and breeders united in saying
that the cattle. sheep, and swine exhibited EUR.
passed anything ever seen in this country, with
the possible exception Of the Worlds Fair in
Chicago. In spite OF the reduction In the price
OF admission, there was only a small crowd
present yesterday, but this was in a large meas
ure due to the rainstorm. II was semi-oficially
announced during the day that the show would
be continued next season.
The Judging In the main yesterday was d.
vided between sheep. butter making, and some
ofthe championship cattle classes.
In the championship sheep classes for the best
flock Of sheep of nil breeds. to consist OF ono
one year old. and one eve lamb. was won BY
the Alamo stock Farms Shropsh,res. owned
winners in the southdown Classes were F. "
Barrett Of Wadsworth; y, Y. William Rookie.
fs. Po of RGsk EsrSo He Hdm Tar5yso oy y: " ana
land. Among the Cotswolds the only prize
winners we're George Harding 6 Sons of wau-
In the championship classes for cattle grades
and crosses 5. K. Pierce's Rusty. from Creston,
wears old, OF any breed in the show. III the one
year-oId class. under the same conditions. WIS.
Van Natta's Jack, from Fowler. Ind. won the
blue ribbon. while the championship for the
best calf was won by, Perfect. owned by Thomas
shin class for the best steer or heifer in The show
Jack was declared the winner.
The judges then turned their attention to but
ter. OF which samples ranging from five to ten
pounds were exhibited In the restaurant. Emily
Hcdgins OF Bartow-on-Sound won first prize.
L. VI. d w: Ferguson OF Fishers Island, II. Y.
second. and Austin Leonard OF Troy. Bradford
county. Pa. third. This wound up the awards.
with the exception OF o sheep-shearing contest
in the evening.
According to the conditions governing this
competition. the time occupied in shearinR
counted 8 points: workmanship. 20 per cent?
condition OF sheep before shearing. ] l per cent;
condition OF sheep after shearing. IL per cent.
Total. 100 per cent.
After a close contest lief Brod.rick, from
William Rockefeller's place in Tarrytoyn. won
nrst prize with a record of 81 per cent Time,
% minutes. NJ. Gibson OF Drleware. Ontario,
was second with 40 per cent Time, lS minutes.
George Ransom OF Four Towns. Mich. was
third. Time. p minutes. The other contestant
WAS Dan Taylor Of Milbrook, n. Y. Time, IL
minutes.
To Shoot for the Revolver Championship.
There will be a rather warlIke atmosphere about
tho knickerbockes A. C, next week. for on Monday
morning at 10 O'Clock the big revolver match to do
eide the championship OF America begins. It is an
open competition. and the shooting Will be confirm.
GUS from 10 in the morning until IL at night. The
are ten ana twenty yards, and the best 1--WE
targets at each distance will win.
seventeen shooter RS lad entered up to noon yestcr-
DAY and among them W re some famous shots.
[. ;. RlchnIund OF savannah has written O letter to
the Revolver Committee suggesting a nve-Inan team
shoot between the knickbockers and the savannah
i,Ght GUARDS tho match to To shot 10y telegraph. Mr..
Is the regular champion ar the United
states. winning that title In u shoot In New Jsrary
last faU., The match VIII probably be shot some time
during the latter part OF December.