Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03

to bring the following prices: sirloin
steak, $l8; porterhouse steak, $40;
extra sirloin steak (for four), S32;
roast beef (per cut, $ll and tender
loin steak 1.-TWO pounds) s27.
In our last weeks Issue It was men
toned that Dunham, Fletcher g. Cole
man took most Of the premiums for
Percheron horses and deserved them
for they made by far tho best single
exhibit Of any breed at the show, and
housed them In most tasteful man
ner 80 that at all times their stable
was crowded with prospective buyers
and spectators,
Shire horses were not by any means
such good show as was to be ex-
pected, but this was largely due to the
fact that this useful breed OF heavy
draft British horses was not offered
such n full list OF premiums either by
the exposition management or the
Shire Horse Association, 80 much COM
petition was not to be expected. The
lions share of tho premiums were car
ried off by Robt, Burgess a. Son OF We
mona, ILL.,, and Dunham, Fletcher &
Coleman OF Wayne, ILL.,, also won some
OF the premiums; for this enterprlsing
firm has seen ut TO add English horses
to It's grand collection of representa-
tive horses from La Perche, France
The Clydesdale horses OF Scotland
were shown In the most attractive
manner possible and captlvated every
one by their magnificent appearance.
There were offered here number OF
prizes for all manners Of teams Of
draft horses In harness. and here the
Clyde was in Its glory and captured
most Of the awards such as those for
single horse to cart, pair Of geldlngs
or mares, four-ln-hand team. skin
hand team and three abreast. There
was the keenest kind of competition
In the Clydesdale classes, and @, T.,
Clark Of ST. Cloud, Mimi, was most
successful, winning the championship
with the remarkably fine stallion Earl
OF Bombie by the most celebrated
horse Of the breed in Scotland, Mr..
Andrew Montgomery's Baron's Pride,
In the class for aged stations Alex,
Galbraith Of Janesvllle, Wis, had the
honor to capture the blue ribbon with
his well-known stallion Lamnated
Steel by Col. Holloway's great Prince
Of Wales horse Cedric, who has
proved far and away the most prepo'
tent Clydesdale breeding stallion In
this country and has sired a number
Of horses which were exported ant
give good account OF themselves IN
Scottish showyards and studs, Lam
mated Steel is a great mover for sc
large horse and possesses all the
other attributes Of the breed but was
very closely pressed for the honors bJ
Benedict by Baron's Pride and shown
by the BroolSslde Farm Company o
TT. Wayne, Ind, a horse Of more mas
slve build and frame, but trlne un
der the weather on account Of sickness
The ribbons were tied in the Clydes
dale classes by Prof. Carlyle of tn
Wisconsin Agricultural Experimen
Station, Prof. Craig Of the Iowa Ex
pertinent Station and Mr.. Robt
Graham Of Claremont, Ont,
There was never u better or fine
display Of Aberdeen-Angus cattle seel
in this country than that held at thi
show. At the auction sale of Aber
deen+Angus cattle 100 head averaged
$4,000, the highest priced animal be
ing Aliens champion young bull, Vail
ant Knight, sold TO d. Bradfute & Son
Cedarville, Ohio, for Sl,140.
In the grand exhibition Of Hereford
the famous bull Dale, owned by Glen
Graves Of Bunker Hill, Ind, was de
clared grand champion, thus gettlnl
even for some defeats he suffered dur
ing the past season. At the auction
sale the Herefords beat the recort
made by the other beef breeds with al
average Of Si45 for 95 head. Dolly 9th
Hereford COW in calf to Dale ant
with calf at side, brought $3.50, from
G. A. Jameson Of Peoria, ILL.,, and VIM
Moffat & Bro, Paw Paw, ILL.,, paiC
$500 for the fine yearling bull, Marcl
On 18th, 1O6675. Other high price,
paid during the sale were $3.50 fo
Beau Donald, by A. #. Splong, o
Washington territory, and $1,000 fol
lie Roy, by b. A. Hathaway Of Chi
caBo.
At the Shorthorn sale SO head av'
eraged $336.17, the highest price palt
being $1,000 for the imported three
year-old bull Star of the North, which
went at that fine figure to DR., ]. d
Cole Of New Bern, Tenn. The highest
priced female was Village Maiden
bought by 9. G. Bigler Hartwick
Iowa, for 5000.
The Galloway breeders likewise hcld
satisfactory sale, the average price
being $27S for 100 head. The highest
price for bull was $1,000, paid by o
H. Swigart, Champaign, ILL.,, for Imp
Druid of Castlemilk. The top price
for COW was SITS for Eunice Of Wavcr'
tree, purchased by Il, w. Thrall
Eureka, Kan.
Cattle Supplies Short