The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-09
Forty-Third Annual Exposi
ton Greatest in Society's
Long History.

i tl-ff ! ne 1OTtt-tulTu Lilue uHS I'M
West Virginia Central Agriculture
and Mechanical Society held Its an
nual fair and the one that became ;
matter o.Ehistory Thursday evening
was the best OF all. The attendance
was larger than ever before and thu
exhibits the best in its history. Thu
racing was quite satisfactory, being
better than that of last year, in fact
better than for a long time.
The attendance the last day was
much larger than was expected the
ticket office doing considerably more
business than tse last day last year
The closing program of races re-
suited as follows:
2:e5 TrOt-Pursc $500.
Miss Ida, Davis, johnson,
driver, ...... / i
Billy Patchen. CFriendman).
Frlendman, driver. ........ g 8 .
Kinsteret, twaters). ReGdick,
driver OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. . 2 4
John r., Smith. wisman.
driver, ....s................ J
Tlme-2:24M: 2:27A; 2:26%.
2:l6 Trot-Purse $500.
Leon Russell tNicholson), Mich
olson, driver. ............. 1
Lasso, (Wisman), Wisman,
driver, .................. 2 ?
May Wilkes, (Nicholson). John
son, driver ....-........... 3
Tlme-2:2SA; 2:22A; 2:20M.
T'lircc-quartcr Mile Run-Pursc $3.50.
Anna Smith. t1rvin), first; Talent.
tJolinson), second; Peoria, (cottrelD,
third. Time-1:1S.
Ono Mile Consolation Run-Pursc S73.
Kohnplaw, (Johnson). first; Marti-
us, (Dnbic), second; Aunt Lou, (Ja-
cobs). third. Time-1:51.
Cattle Awards.
Cattle exhibitors very proudly car
ried Off numerous red and blue cards,
denoting first and second premiums in
tho prize competition. Boyd NJ. Allen
and son, of Hepzlbah. won the dis
tlnction of carrying off nothing bu,
first prizes with the cattle he exhibits
ed, while some of the other exhibitors
prizes were divided into first and Sec
ond.
First prizes were awarded to Allen
and son on three year-old bull. two
year-od bull. one-year-old heifer,
two-year-old heifer, three-year-old
COW, bull calf, and breeding COW with
calf by side. all Jerseys, and his Jer-
sey herd won first over all others in
the Jerseys Guernsey and Holstein
classes. Their stock of Jerseys is the
finest in this section of the state and
they are having fine success in raising
them.
Another well pleased exhibitor wa.
W. Fl. Hall. of Auburn, who had
q, large number of Herefords at tn,
:, fair. He carried off numerous premI-
ums listed thus: First on aged bull.
two-year-old BULL bull calf, COW tire.
years old, COW two years old. hcifer
calf. breeding COW with calf by side
fat COW and first on sweepstakes in
the fat cattle class, and second on
bull calf, COW three years old. COW two
years old, yearilng heifer and breed
ing cow with calf by side. He was
also third in the sweepstakes class of
fat cattle.
MIR. Hall has a bull six years old
weighing $500, which was a prize
winner at the st. Louis worlds fair
being in fourth place of the nineteen
competing A two-year-old bull he
also exhibited weighed 1900
j. o. McDougal, of Pennsboro car
ricd off ten first and seven SECOND
premiums, Individually thus: First o,
aged bull. yearllng bull. breeding Gov
with calf by side. one yearllng heifer
two cows and yearling calves. TIL,
second We're all in the grades excep
one. Mr.. McDouEal showed Pole,
Angus and grade cattle. He had eigh
teen on exhibition and as stated re
ceived premiums on all save one.
George w. Swisher, OF Lost Greek
who exhibited Jerseys and Guernsey.
received several prizes. lie was sec
ond In the sweepstakes in the dair
class He got first on. u Jersey year
ling bull and second on Jersey year
ling heifer In the Holstein class j,
carried off second on onc-year-oi
bull. heller and breeding COW wit
calf at side.
q. g. Paxton, of cannonsburg, Pa
was a large exhibitor in the Holstei
and Guernsey classes. He won fir
in the HolsteIn class on aged bull
aged COW. bull calf. yearling bul
heller calf and breeding COW with ca
at side, and second on COW three yea
old.
In the Guernsey class. Mr.. PaxtC
wen first on aged bull. COW two yea
old. heller one year old and heif'
calf and second on COW three. yea
old.
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