The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-08
MISSOURI STOCK
CAPTURES PRIZES.
Awards Made for Cattle. Sheen
and Horses at the 81.
Louis Fair.

owing 10 threatening weather yesterday.
the attendance iu the morning at the St
Louis Fair was small. but a. the day
cleared % increased until IN the afternoon
the crowd was of IT'S usual proportions.
Out-of-Jown visitors continue 10 arriye in
anticipation OF Big THURSDAY.
Professor EgEcIs uf the State University
made the awards in the cattle class. Rolla
Oliver OF Dearborn. Mo. captured the
prize FOR the best bull In the Young herd
and y. F. Berry Of Lexington scored in
the old herd. Milton r. Moore Of Cam
sron. 40. captured al the blue ribbons FOR
HuiStein FriesilnS. having M cump-;Ittou.
John L Thompson = Gas City. Ind. fin
ishei the awards iu the sheep department
yas.,rday. Alr. Thompson is the president
~ the Indiana State Board of Agriculture
George MckerrUw won most n th. blue.
ribbons.
r ID. Williamson and .. Williamson OF
Nenia o.. captured all the nrsts in th,
Merino CLASSES. James West of Montpelier.
Ind. won nearly all the first prizes. +. W.
Harding - Waukesha. Wis. aad Lewis
Bros. OF Camp Point. Ill furnished the
competition iu the COttswold rings
Elzler & Moses Of Conway. u. swept
everything before them Ia the Berkshire
classes. The Poland China breed Furnished
more competition than any other ring in
the swine department. E. ii. Metzger Of
Msyheld. Ia. II. Wisely & son OF Grover
Hill Ia. anI ". Perdrick * sons OF OF
tumwa. Ia. captured all the blue rib
bous
Davis Bros Of Dyer. Ind. and George
Inechen Of Bryant. Ind. captured all the
HHH. -.
Humbart of Nashua. Ia. won in the Ches-
ter White classes. Il. a. Miller Of Belle
Vile. III. had little competition In the
Essex rings.
q W. Trune & Sons Df RuShyine. Ind
ami e. J. PurIy q BalIwin. No. captured
most Of the blue ribbons offered Tor the
best Red Duroc Jersey swine.
@. Cam Of Georgetown. KY. took the
blue ribbon with G!enbrOok over a large
field OF horses. defeating J. K Peaks
Sisco. and J. T. Hughes's jay Hawker.
Morton Jourdan. Max OrtEWein and other
Wsil-known ST. Louis owners showed
horses I'm this ring.
J. +. Hughes or Lexington. Ky. took
Lrsi IA the ring Tor trotters years and
under with PettIcldu Boy. T Il Bagneu
% 81. Louis took the ribbon In this compe-
uiion With Candy. and NQImAu J. Col
judges.
The only class for PAGERS on the pro-
Erlmule brought cut a fine class OF horses.
= J. Matthews % Louisiana. Mo. showed
the winner I'm Missouri Boy. ". II. Stur-
giss mare. Annie May. was placed second
ami y j. cnima1s MUnuut secured third
place Harry Cummings. Phil BrOckman.
j. 3 ICNulty and other local hUrsemen
showed horses in this ring.
Tn, hurdle race for mules WAS run in
heavy going MCChesney. a namesake OF
the thoroughbred champion. led his field
from start 90 finish. winning from Water
Boy and HeTmis
All the heavy harness classes are down
Tor competition this afternoon. The saddle
horse championship sake will also be de-
cided. Ralph brrnwetn said last night
that the black champion. Rex Mcdonald,
Will probably be entered In this event.
The FreUrhman IS another likely cOmpet-
it0r.
The following -four awards were made:
Srfr-wlutaT wheat. city drrr-HszsI Milling
lorIl4nE ~W-rrsflk--. EHft-winter wheat
same country sCft-wh~at fgur. z u Stanard
Hard wheat. city huur-E, q. Stanard: hard
wheat. country fuET. ElruhcIl & Glosemeyer
~ geeIzstaizss. harluE-zr. p ~. Stnnard
Rye -four. Zirnh-Id a Gl1seneyrrs buckWheat
O. lr. p T. Chamberlain pancake -four. samt:
yellow coInmeal, same. breakfast food. ?. o
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