Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-08-20
AUDRAIN WINNERS.
As Usual, Mexico and Nearby Horses
Carried Off Liberal Share Of
Centralia Premiums.


Mexico and nearby horses were
strictly in it at the Centralia Fair
this year, carrying off more than their
share of premiums, as will be seen
from the following clippings from the
Courier, of that city;
IN THE SHOW RINGS.
John Gritton, of Audrain, had the
best jack in the field Of five.
The best pair of mules was owned
by B. r. Middleton, Of Mexico; second
best, J. P. Wilson, of Wellsville; third
best, Mack lsel, OF Audrain.
The best roadster, mare or gelding,
was owned by W, r.. Carter, Of Mex
leo; third best, by j. t. Hook, Of Paris.
Ben Middleton had the best and
third best mare mule, any age, and
J. P. Wilson had the second best.
The best 3-year-old saddle mare or
gelding was shown by Millard Turner;
second best, J. T. Hook; third best,
VIM. Ridgeway.
The best harness mare or gelding, 4
or over, was captured by B. r. Mid
dleton; second, ]. t. Hook; third, T.
e. German.
The finest horse, mare or gelding
strings went to L. B. Barnett, ]. 7.
Hook and l. Boulware, respectively.
Best harness mare or gelding was
owned by B. R. Middleton; second, ].
T. Hook; third, Green Terrell, of
Huntsville.
Best saddle mare or gelding, four or
over, was won by L. B. Barnett; Sec
ond, Malone & Dameron, of Hunts
Vile; third, E. G. Dunlap, of Fulton.
The best saddle mare, 3 and under 4,
was owned by ]. I. Hook.
Best harness mare, 4 and over, first,
B. r. Middleton; second, Malone g.
Dameron; third, T. e. German.
Best harness gelding, 4 and over,
first, J. 7. Hook; second, W. r. Car
ter; third, J. T. Hook.
Best herd Of mules, B. r. Middle
ton.
Best combined saddle and harness
horse, mare or gelding, first, Malone s.
Dameron; second, Walter Robinson;
third, l. Boulware; fourth, ]. T.
Hook.
The $3.50 saddle stake brought out a
splendid field Of nine fine saddlers,
owned as follows: Tom Bass, L. b
Barnett, Malone 81 Dameron, J. t.
Hook, 1. Boulware, j. E. Brink, @. q.
Dunlap, Walter Robinson, and 81. E.
Groves. After a splendid show and a
hot contest the five ribbons went to
the first five named.
FAIR NOTES.
In the sheep department J. W.
Boles, Of Audrain, carried away all
the sheep ribbons save one, r. l..
Smith getting from him on the best
buck, one and over.
Mexico returned our Fourth Of July
crowd with interest. So nicely did
they treat us that we take back all the
naughty things we said about that
granitoid walk about the Court House.
or course, Barnett, Of Mexico, and
Hook, Of Paris, were here with a
string of good money-winning horses
They show the best and generally
win. We, however, missed brother
Davis smiling face from Columbia.
Tom Bass broke into the show ring
but once and then he rode out with
with the first string in the s250.sweep-
stake saddle ring. He rode Richmond
to victory In the big ring and wore his
laurels like the good fellow that he is.
Ben Middleton has a blue ribbon
wearer in his fine 6.year-old harness
mare, Belle G. This nicely bred ami
mal-by Grafton, dam by Carnegie-is
an easy winner anywhere. Ben cap
tured blue ribbons in the harness
rings here over the best horses in the
country and has right to feel proud
of her winnings.
Just 43 years ago Judge Flynt,of Au-
drain, then young man, was thrown
from a horse upon a snag that split
open his right cheek. DR.. McClel-
land was called in and sewed up the
wound. For the first time since the
incident Judge Flynt and DR.. McCIel-
land met at the fair here Friday and
recognized each other. Judge Flynt
lives In the same neighborhood SOUTH
east of town where the accident took
place, while DR.. McClelland lives at
Arrow Rock and was here visiting J.
G. Wiseman and taking in the fair.
Ben R. Middleton, the all-the-year-
round friend of Centralia and one OF
the whlteSt horse and mule men in
the business, had couple Of pair OF
mules at the fair that are big enough
and fine enough to walk out Of the
ring anywhere wearing the winning
blue. He got one of the spans in Boone
and the other In Galloway, paying
$500 each for them. They make a
herd of four good enough to go to the
State Fair this year or the Worlds
Fair next year and win. Ben buys the
best, pays top prices and deserves to
take the blue ribbon out Of the ring, a
thing he did here every dash out OF the
box.
VIM. Porawski Buys Saloon.