The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09

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The first remium for the best display n
agricultural implements and vehicles was
awarded TO the John d. Manley Implement
Company OF ST. Louis. The judges COM
ple:ed their labors In this department yes
terday and to-day The individual awards
will be made.
AUTOMOBILE RACES,
The m races On the mile track
attracted much interest. ]. d. i. Lewis won
the mile event in l.5l. which ia consideTed
fast time taking into account the fact that
he track Is lust drying out, The results OF
The TWO races are: Automobile race. under
The auspices OF the St Louis Automobile
Club, on mile track, open 10 the world for
Easoilue electric or steam mpchtnee-T u
2. Lewis. frst; Z. G.. Sykes, second. A G.
Halsey. third. Q l. Halsey also took part
In the race Time OF the winner. l;5l.
Automobile handicap race. FIVE miles. for
gasoline machines exclusively-H. $. Tur-
ner. FIRST; Jesse French. second. SIM
Breadon. third: u. p. Doris. fourth: George
Ieck. NTH. J y. ONeil. sixth Time Of the
winner. u:SI.
AWARDS IN SWINE SHOW.
A great MANY Of the awards in the swine
department. were announced yesterday.
D4-1 E11 bA0E-a u DEAAANaAHu Az sweep e.
eIytning in Poland ChInas. capturing thir-
teen hrsts in the face OF spirited compet-
ton from r. F. Walsh Of Baden. Mo. and
DUsS & Beck. prominent st Louis County
swine breeders DOSs & Beck took the blue
ribbon IN the class for bears. ! year and
under . They also won first remium in
the class for soWs under 6 months and in
der s months.
nearly all The first premiums in the
Berkshire classes. J. S. Pollard Il Fulton.
No. was the only contender against the
Ohio firm In this class He won tao frsts
for SOW under 8 months and for sow and
litter OF pigs under 5 months. EtEler &
Moses captured every other first prize IN
Davis BROS. OF Dyer. Ind, had no COM
petition In the Victoria classes and were
firm has a fine drove or Nictoias on ex-
hibition- Swine men were greatly disap-
pointed at the lack CT competition In this
class.
Dorsey Bros. Of Perry Ill. also had
everything their own way in the Chester
White classes. They showed some excellent
Specimens Of this breed.
w e Spicer OF Bushnell. Ill, states that
he never judged "a finer lot OF Victoria hogs
than the drove Davis Bros. are showing at
THIS years Fair. Mr., Spicer also spoke
highly Of Dorsey Bros. Chester Whites.
Dorsey Bros; cleaned up all the blue rib
hons at the Illinois State Fair.
The competition In the Red Duroc Jersey
classes was exceedingly spirited. Walter
a SON, y. y. Cutler and George ". Trone.
49, AAAAl VIII 0AkEAeIks C1DLuEEu AMI
OF the blue ribbons in this class. Walter
& Son Jared slightly the best OF the trio.
HOG WEIGHS SO POUNDS.
In the Essex classes, A. g. Green & Son
vile and Davis Bros. OF Dyer. Ind were
the three leading exhibitor THE nrFt
prizes were pretty well divided between
these three firms. The largest hog on ex-
hibition ct the Fair this year II a splendid
specimen OF the Victoria breed In Davis
Bros drove, This animal is a very fine
recently. He has lost Considerable weight
since being taken on the Western fair show
circuit and now tips the scales at about
EtzleE q Moses of conroy, o.. also have
a big ~BerkShire male hog in their drove.
This animal viii weigh about 800 hounds.
The smallest hogs on exhibition here fhIs
year are the Essex. They weigh from so
70 40 pounds. The Essex Is De black IN
The Victoria stock was originally bred BY
the laIner OF the present Davih boys.
FIRST PRIZE FOR PIGEONS.
George EHald OF Cincinnati captured the
prze offered FOR the best general collection
OF pigeons on exhibition at this years Fair.
He has sixtY-two pairs OF beauties here. in
Guiding about twenty varieties ENrais Il
showing some OF the finest turbots, owls
and magpieS ever seen here. He captured
nearly every blue ribbon In these classes.
w. f. Loucks OF Kansas City is making
a great showing OF dragons and barhs.
Louis Raueh OF St Louis has a fine show OF
carriers There are twelve pair IN his col
lection. The carrier pigeon should not be
confused with the homer They are two
distinct breeds although the carrier IKE
its home.
The birds are in different eolors. The
the West are on exhibition at this years
Fan. No less than forty pairs Of these
seen In the pigeon department.
The mui1ed lumber is another class that
Il causing a great deal OF enthusiasm.
which are entered ~ local fanciers I sTe on on
exhibition. The mufed tumbler Is about the
only breed Of pigeon that Is unable 70 ~
feet and then tumble backward IKE acro-
bats, landing fair and square on their feet.
Another feature OF The pigeon department.
varieties are represented. including African.
Chinese and tailed owls The pigeon owl IS
a small bird with n short beak. atmda
evening a great many Of the homing piF-
con men viii hberate many OF their crack
flyers The owners OF these birds are per-
to their lofts F. X Phillips o. ChieaEo has
a bird with a record % having been out
tnirty-tnIee DAYS travelling in that time a
stdered a very fast record, but il shows
vcncertul endurance on the part OF the bird
20 reaSmhs nome safe and sound after be-
The awards IN the pigeon department are:
WINNERS IN BIRD SHOW.
zl Als'e e.ts Soe hr.s Or hsR. 20 glls; aiEss-JE
We sss. s ~ at . p f.G r F q Rll'; ca,s siss.s ssaeaa1.
Best Geek or hen. 30 miles riEht-A. Helfen-
steLei. ant unker. Louisville. second
lest coSk or hon. SOB miles night-S. r
s9arsek. lat; E. G Junker. Louisville. second.
Hem; L0slsSdiA. Ky. Srh: Frsd K PSsmp&
Bsss soSk q ben. go miles nishiJ. F. zApz
Best lo2gsdistanee record homer-J. ?. zapG !
hfSt; A. HeferEtefer. secnnd 4
sest blue eoes-A r. Hess. cry. nrst: ?. X !
ssst blue hear zipEerseid. ely. art