The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-08
cORURN'S EXHIBIT RULES.

st. Louis. Sept. The more important
! rules which viii govern the exhibit of
live stock at st. Louis in 1904, as formu-
!. lated by Chief +. d. Coburn and con-
firmed by the managers anr board of d.
rectors, read as follows:
All prizes in the department OF live
stock Of the Louisiana Purchase exposi-
ton will be awarded by individual judges
or the lone Judge system" and by COM
parison. These judges viii be chosen for
their especial qualifications and their in
innate knowledge. of the characteristics
and qualities that make valuable breeds
upon which they will give judgment ana
their awards will be final.
Judges are instructed 10 award in each
instance onl. prizes of such grade as
the merits of the individual animals fully
justify. Absence of competition will not
be accepted in any instance as 5ustifloa-
tion for awarding high-class prizes to ami
mails of medium or inferior quality.
Only such animals as have been award
ed first prizes in their respective classes
will be eligible to championship awards.
and the championships will in each in
stance be awarded by the judge who
awarded the breeds class prizes.
No animal deemed unworthy shall be
awarded a prize. nor shall prize be
withheld merely because of lack OF com
petition; but where there are fewer en-
tries in section than prizes offered the
judge shall in his discretion award a prize
of such grade as the merit of the animals
may warrant.
Eentries on prescribed forms for the
several divisions must be filed with the
chief of the department of live stock. as
follows: Horses asses and mules. by July
16 1901: cattle, July 30; sheep, August
20: swine. August 20; poultry. pigeons,
pet stock and dogs. September 10. In
divisions for horses, cattle. sheep and
swine exhibitors will be restricted to the
entry of not more than two animals in
each section or ring.
The dates for exhibition of live stock
in the several divisions will be as follows
Horses. asses and mules. Monday. Aug
ust %. to Saturday. September 3, 1904. in
elusive Cattle, Monday. September p
to Saturday. September "a, Inclusive.
Sheep and swine, Monday. october 3, to
Saturday. October Is. inclusive. Poul-
try and dogs Monday. October "a, 10 Sat
urday, November ;, inclusive.
The ages Of cattle. sheep ana hogs VIII
be reckoned from the date Of birth to the
first day of September. The ages Of
horses and foals. except draft breeds. will
be reckoned from January !, and in case
OF draft breeds the ages shall be deter
mined from date of birth. All foals ex-
cept in draft breeds viii be considered
as one year old on the first of January
succeeding birth
Ample facilities VIII be provided for the
distribution of feed and water through
out the grounds Forage, grain and bed
ding of good quality will be available 70
exhibitors at reasonable prices at ware
houses conveniently located within the
grounds. Exhibitors, If they desire, mag
bring TO the exposition with their stock
a supply of forage and grain.
There viii be a grand parade of horses
and cattle through the exposition grounds
as follows:
Horses-Tuesday. August ?. and Thurs
day. September l. 1904
Cattle-TueSday. September l.. and
Thursday. September .. 1904
on the day following the close Of the
awards to each breed or class Of horses
and cattle al prize winners in the re-
speotive classes viii be paraded together
in the pavilion and through the streets
Of the quarters occupied by the depart
rnent OF live stock
Provision wiz DC made for the accom-
mediation Of the various national live
stock breeders associations desiring 10
sell 1t auction animals OF the breed the
respective associations represent. no sals
10 exceed in number 100 animals Of any
one breed. such animals 10 be selected by
their breed associations from those en-
tered FOR prizes The auction sales oi
animals Of any given period in which
such breed Is on exhibition in a suitable
building adjoining the live stock srnphi-
theater. conveniently arranged for the
purpose. and viii bbe under the auspices
Of the breed association. who WI alcne
be responsible for al matters in oolnec- /
ton herewith
The special prizes 10 Be offered by
associations state associations o. in6I-
viduaIs for live stock viii so far as known
be announced in a second or fnsi edition
OF the prize list
The necessity for Uniform and unGuez-