The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-09-23
BIG DAY OF FAIR
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second premium in this class.
Arthur Sheets. OF Lost Creek, took
all the six first premiums in the
southdown class. his son H. w.
Sheets, took all but one of the second
premiums The exception went to S.
L. Blake.
Arthur Sheets exhibited a four
year old buck, southdown, said to
be the finest specimen in the county.
He is an imported sheep and was a
winning exhibit at the st. Louis
worlds fair. He weighs over 200
pounds and Is a perfect creature,
Mr.. Sheets refused $500 for him Tues
day.
Cattle Awards.
No such collection Of cattle in point
of number and quality was ever seen
In the forty-two years of the history
of the fair. All the classes were MI
ed except the Holsteins, of which
there was not a single one on the
ground.
A. j. Michael. of Dola. exhibited a
pair of giant oxen, which attracted
attention and We're easily sold to
Michael Morris, of Sardis, for fab
ulous sum.
Another feature OF the cattle cx-
aibit. not to mention big cattle, is
that of triplet calves, which attract
ed the attention of all
Watson Brothers, OF Youngstown,
/ n arrfa1 off k1,ftau L. n
short horn class and took the sweep
stakes premium for a herd of thor
ougrbred cattle. All the big exhibit
ors rlvalled for the first premium in
this but but Watson Brothers were
the lucky ones and the honor goes out
of the state. In the sweepstakes
class John D. Pickens. of Quiet Dell.
carried off second premium with
Polled Angus, and DR.. Goodman, of
Lewis county. received third with
Herefords. In this the Polled Here
fords exhibited tby George w. Will
ltams and son, of ,Marshville. this
county, were very ,ftnes but not quite
equal to thes others owing to youth.
DIR. Goodman and Williams and
son divided honors in the Hereford
class, both exhibiting fine specimens.
George w. Williams and son took
everything in the National Polled
Hereford class.
George A. Nuzum, of McAlpin, and
Boyd NJ. Allen received all but one
of the premiums In the Jersey, AL
derney and Guernsey class, T. Moore
Jackson getting one second premium.
The honors were in q little in favor
of Nuzum in point of number.
Honors were mixed in the native
or grade and fat classes. Ira c. Post,
of Romine's Mills. S. L. Blake and
John D. Pickens carrying off most of
the red and blue cards.
George r. Rogers and John d..
Pickens took the premiums in the
Polled Angus class.
Following is today's race pro-
gram:
2:20 Pace
Fox Elkins, b. g, F. L. Padset.
Lafayette Ind.
Cousin Ella. ]. ]. Cornell, city.
3-Monardo, w. G. Talbot, Buck
4-Perry, X. Mr., Welsh, cumDer-
land, Nd.
5-The corker, John Cork, city.
Running. one-half mile, two in
silver c, Q. c, Reed, cirelevilIe'
Florentfne, ]. F, coxley, Ripley,
Rosebloom. Charles Taylor. Gin
lone More, william, Roush, Gin
5-Ranquet. c. B. Morrison, Buck
s-Andine, John Ross. city.
Free-for-an Pace
belle Hopkins, Alice Willis,
Boothsville.
2-Lucie w, &c. Richardson, Hunt
s-Dsn P. F. L, Padgett. Lafayette.
Ind.
I4-Plasman, L S. Fleming. Fairmont
One Mile Run, 2 in 3
1-Kolmolfiau, Charles Taylor, Gin
cinnati. o.
l2-Madison Square. h. NJ. Morrison
Buckhannon.
f3-Major, T. J. Carson. John Ross.
city.
I4-Banquet c. b. NJ. Morrison, Buck
hannon..
Frank Leep is here from New
MartinsviIle.
last night here.
H. w. Phillips. Of Buckhannon.
spent the night here.
SWEET MELODY FLOUR