The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-30
the LIVE STOCK SHIN.
Finest Collection of Fine Horses
Ever Seen in This Section of
the State.
The Entries in Nearly all Classes Equal
ed Those at the State Fair.--R Show
That SURPRISED and Delighted
~ Everybody.
From the Daily Item. Nov. "a.


. The Live Stock show, like the
Floral Parade. proved TO be greater
IN scope, more e8SeRsiyssn the mum
ber ofsparticipants and altogether q
greater success. than aayope anticlpat-
ed, OF even hoped il would be, or
sould be made Onlysthe hosse, colt
\ mule and pegE exh bits were reached
this morninghF ssha, judges, and they
worked as haaa as any three men
couTd posi- lYHork TO- pass upon the
merits of shsSsnany exhibits and to
complete the Ryogramme this morn
ing, but. is Wass physical impossi-
) .bikty for them 90 do SD and the cattle
and hegs cou be reached until
this afternoon $50
s The display eEins horses, IN every
class, vas magnificent; the exhibit
Of colts, mules and home srsised mule
s7eolts was SO barge sanE the quality
so superior thas the fact was. carried
home to the intel lISgence OF thethousht
ful men preseRts with the greatest
possible forces .sshas sshis should be q
stock raising country, That The people
of Sumter and adjacent counties
s should notSanlY raise a1sof the horses
aud mules they need fer their own
use, bat shouid idsnpply other sections OF
the country instead OF importing
thousands Of horses and mules an
nually.
Il was from frst to last magnii-
cent display Of fine horses the writer
has never seen atthe State Fair CT
elsewhere, ESQ many dne horses gathered
: together at one time. In every class
there were q long list of entries ane
practically all of the entries woule
atsract favorable comment wherever
shown.
One of the most striking exhibits
was that of the State Farms of twen
ty-four mule colts and twelve broof
mares. 70 many of the large crowt
present it was revelation, for most
of them had no idea that there wers
50 nany mule colts in Sumter county
The Judges we're Messrs. E. 3.
Frost OF Columbia, J. NJ. Richardson.
os Clarendon and a. x. Sanders
Ragood. They are competent judge
of herses and were impartial in theil
decisions.
The following classes were exhibit
I'd and prizes awards d:
Best single harness horse, Is en-
ries First, Mrs, Geo. D. Shors,
second Geo. F. Ep person, third G. M
23urkets.
Best pair harness horses, 10 entries
First Dr.. j.. A. Mood second Ker
gha@ Live. Stock Co., third W. A
Bownaar.
Best turnout, double. First j. j
HARDY, second ". z. Edens, third j
HARDY and e. 81. Moses.
Best single turnout, first Mrs. 6
% Shore, second @ Il Stubbs, tbire
DIR HsM Stnckey.
Stations, first, j N Kirvln, sscoRe
sGsJ Jackson.
Colts over 2 years old, first
j N iSirvin. second Bultman ant
Bnrcess.
Colts rnder Q years old. First JEFF
Davis. second E 4 Friar.
Combination buggy and saddle
horse. First E S Booth, second +
d Cooper, Jr.
Mule colts over years old, frsr
Geo. p Booth, second j n kiryin:
Mule COILS under year old. hrst
DeSaussu,e State Farm, second j j
Harby and E q Moses.
Saddle horses, first e S Booth.
second Geo F Epperson.
Best pair mules, first 7 G Richard
son, second " " McCutcben.
Best nule. FIRST T G Richardson,
second Geo P Booth.
Shetland ponies, frst F a Bultman,
second . China.
Best pony ridden by child under 10
years old, first F 4 Bultman, secono
G. J jackson.
Pest pony driven by child under Is
wears old, irse F A BultmaD, second
ID China.
Special cIass-Sinsle harness horses,
blue ribbon, Mrs Geo D Shore.
4 complete list of the exhibitors
and the prizes awarded will be publish
sed Friday, it being impossibles to
procure complete list In time for
publication today.