Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-03
BARN 4, HORSE DEPT,
FAIR GROUND.
c. D. MCPHERSON, FAIRFIELD,
IOWA.
Most Blue and Red Ribbons At the
State Fair of 1904.

Most Blue and Red Ribbons At the
State Fair of 1904.
The following appeared in one OF the
Des Moines daily papers during inc
Iowa State fair:
Mrs. G. D. Mcpherson of Fairfield,
Iowa, has the finest exhibit of horses
at the Iowa State fair ground, 1904,
having won twenty-one first premiums,
six seconds and three thirds In his ex-
hlb1ts he had seven Percherons, one
each of which he received first preml-
UNI. We have never seen finer and
larger pair of Percheron mares at any
horse show in America than his match
ed pair, Maud and Daisy They are
both blacks. weighing $500, not fat but
just In good breeding condition. There
was crowd of admirers around theI
handsome team at all hours In the day
They are very fine actors. Several foot
racers tried running against their trot-
ting but no one succeeded in running
as fast as the mares could trot 1t caus-
ed about as much sport as harness
race. The mares are and years old.
The Z year old mare has been shown
three successive years and received
first premium everywhere exhibited.
She is American bred and weighs $500
pounds when fat
His Prince Goodwin, Clydesdale year
ling stallion Cosbit of Fairfield, won
first prize. He was first premium colt
at Iowa State fair, 1903. He is low
down. heavy built colt. His first premi-
UNI filly, Keota Maggie, is also very
fine filly.
Mr. Mcpherson has fourteen fine
8 bred trotting horses. All of them have
good size. as we'll as fine style and con
formation.
His brown mare Chick, sired by Chi
Y chester No. 6247, was awarded frs
y prize in the Ames college students
contest. There was fine ring O.
: horses shown in the contest. 1t was
e quite interesting to see the class o.
S students examine and mark points. AT
e ter the decision was given, a fint
speech explaining the superior point:
: that Chick possessed was made to thu
audience by Professor Curtiss of thu
college class. Chick also won sweep
stakes, mare showing best two colts
The colts were sired by Electionee
a stallion, j. w. B. 1888, grandson o
{. Electioneer 125,who has sired 165 stan
dard performers, all trotters, but two
> Mr.. Mcpherson also won sweep
/. stakes in standard bred class stallion
: showing four best colts The colts wer
- all handsome seal browns very fin
y style, uniform conformation and su
!. preme size He had five j. w. B. colt
on exhibition, and they all receive
N first premiums in their class. 1t is
record not often made at state fail
ID Mac had five Shetland ponies tina
the admirers said were the finest e,
err exhibited at the state fair grounds
ID The stallion Puzzle is a glossy blacl
a. AZ inches high, and weighs $50 pounds
He won first in show ring. His produc
h also won first Macs son Raymond, a
at year old lad. did the driving in lander
and four-in-hand. The little lad recei'
I'd ed many compliments and cheers fc
his skillful driving and riding. This
$: his second year in riding and drivin,
ID He is said to be the best rider an
s. driver of his age in the state. H
drives his ponies to very fine bic,
e Gle speed wagon.
In the mule class, Mr.. McPherso
=. won in all classes.
'e Many people have wondered an
asked the question, why these fir
horses were not at the st. Louis e.
nosition