The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-10-15
SPOKANE INTERSTATE FAIR.
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Two years old and under three: Will
son got first and second with "Arbran
and Senator"
Sweepstakes. best jack, any age:
HotchlIin. Davis e. Co.'S "Blarney" won
Exhibits in horses were of unusual
ly high character, excelling previous
exhibits in nearly all cases and fall
ing behind in very few. Interest and
enthusiasm has never been exceeded
over the showing of horses at Spo-
kane this year-and this is saying
a great deal. Several of the north
vests leading importers and dealers
went after the ribbons with the ami
mails obtainable, and the results were
to be seen in a succession of the
grandest classes which have ever
graced the ring at an Interstate fair.
Judging was established with COM
mendable despatch, and although
round the horse ring especially there
are ever to be found host of talented
critics, whose opinions seem to be
gradually acquiring added weight and
Importance, there was, take it all
through, perhaps less adverse opinion
in evidence over the final adjudication
than is usually the case.
The Gray-Burgess Importing Co., of
Pullman, Wash, showed the largest
string and so probably took away the
most blues. We are not speaking det-
rimentally to the top-notch high quail
ity of the other exhibitors when we
say that the average run of quality
of horses shown by this concern is
equal to any in the northwest. Yer
liant (3251), their French coach, has
never been beaten in the ring. He is
a six-year-old, equally striking and
outstanding in character-a quality
horse all over, beautiful head and
neck, fine sloping shoulder and nice
even turn and proportion of body. A
fine actor, he was applauded and adj
mired to such an extent in the stock
parade, that public demand called for
an exhibition in the race circle, which
was we'll received by the thousands
who witnessed it.
J. E. Mason, of Latah, Wash, was
another exhibitor with an exceedingly
high standard of quality in all eXhib-
it's to his credit. Mr. Mason has not
the years as a dealer to his credit
that are claimed by others in the
northwest, but he has shown some of
them a few by the manner of his
importations and quality of his pur-
chases.
Marengo 24,142, Powerful 4,492 and
Trascota 1896, all black Percherons,
constituted a trio of beauties seldom
seen in the northwest, the sound,
serviceable kind that prove themselves
the sires of good ones. His team of
brood mares offered sight of beauties
which would make the admirer go
some to duplicate. They were Cha
retta 20,905, son of Carnot 1928,
out of Alice P. 1906, by Powerful
$50, and Fidele 1855, sired by FL
caro- 1861 (770S), dam Flora 9,5O2
$500 This team made a weight OF
1850 pounds and was shown daily in
harness. Smooth and strongly built,
they were a remarkable combination
of substance and style all round. Mr..
Mason's Kentucky bred saddler prob
ably came in for more admiration
than any other horse on the ground.
All the west knows a good saddle
horse and when Cyclone went on
daily exhibition crowds watched his
gait and bearing. Cyclone has stood
at various places in western Wash
ington, and sired some of the finest
in the northwest.
Archie Galbraith, of Trent, Wash,
was another exhibitor. His stock was
in fair condition and lack OF general
quality was noticeable by its absence
in his exhibits.
THE POULTRY SHOW.
For the first time this year the
Interstate Fair held a poultry show
in conjunction with it's other Compel
tive exhibits. Anyone who is &C
uuainted with poultry conditions
throughout the northwest must COM
mend the good Judgment which actu-