The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-23
PRIZE FOR BEST SINGLE FAT
STEER is AWARDED TO
II. W. MOORE.
TELLER AMMONS' PRIZE
HORSE SHOW AT NIGHT DRAWS
LARGE CROWD AND WILL
BE CONTINUED.


well Known feeder and exhibitor of
prize winning animals, is a winner at
the National Western Stock Show. -Ir.
Moore captures the prize for the best
single fat steer in the show. Booth
royd's Pride, magnificent two-year-
old grade Angus, did the trick. This
animal is an exceptionally fine type
and was pronounced by the big east
ern experts good enough to win high
honors at any show in the country.
Jerry, pure-bred Shorthorn shown by
the Colorado Agricultural College, was
awarded the reserve championship.
A feature of the winnings Monday
was the feat of Teller Ammons, the
twelve-year-old son of Senator Am
mons Df Littleton. Teller won first
prize with his yearling steer over his
father. who showed in the same class.
The boy is considered one of the best
young feeders in the country and his
steer was the subject of much favor
able comment from the experts who
visited the show.
The attendance was large all day
Mondav for the first day, which is usu-
ally more day of getting ready for
the big crowds to come later. 1t is es-
timated that over $4,000 people visited
the grounds and amphitheater during
the daN and evening. AT the evening
performance the big building was well
filled BY an appreciative audience and
every number was applauded to the
echo.
The following are the winners in the
variors events Monday night:
Single Trotters-Denver, George A
Estabrook, first; Silver Band George
A. Esjabrook, second; Dude, o. w. AL
len third
Jumpers-Dublin, Samuel Cozzens,
first; General. Col. William f.,
Hughes, second Buster, f. J. F.
Sym-s, third.
Wall. Trot and Canter-Prince Vic
tor, !. E. Guy. first; Candy Jim,
Charles Boettcher, second; Lady Car.
men, 4 A. Morrison, third.
Runabout-Flower Girl, Samuel
CoZzens. first; Lady Carmen. r. A.
Morrison, second; Churchill, J. NJ.
Kuykendall, third.
The shows each night until Friday
night will contain exhibits of both
horses and cattle, and perhaps few
uTglay nights will be devoted eXclu-
sively 10 exhibits Of the prize-winning
horses of the entire show. These
nights will be the special society
nights OF the show.
The attendance was again good
Tuesday morning.
The judges were busy in all depart
ments and the ribbons are rapidly be-
ing placed
Louis Keefer of Chicago placed the
awards in the fat cattle division. The
display in this department taken as a
whole is exceptionally good and some
animals of outstanding quality are in
clud ed. In the threeyear-old class
Bernard Beer of Longmont. Colorado,
won ,st. and the Great Western Su
gar Company of Brush, second and
third
Henry Williams of Diller, Nebraska.
won first in the two-year-old class: l..
Laughlin Laramie, Wyoming. second,
and Bell Bros. of Loveland, Colorado,
third
In he two-year-old commercial class
Leweller Beer of Longmont won the
first prIZe, Bernard Beer, second, and
Gebhard Bros, of Swink, Colorado.
third
Up n the big amphitheater, Thomas
Clark of Beecher. Illinois, judged the
Herefords. In the aged bull class.
Overton Harris, of Harris, Missouri,
won first on Onward XXXI.; T. E. De
Witt, Colorado Springs, second on The
Heir; The Matador Land & Cattle
Company, Trinidad, Colorado, third
on Strike Eight; John E. Painter. Rog-
gen. Colorado, fourth on Princeps
XII, and William Reynolds, Lusk. Wy
oming. fifth on Beau Donald LXXI.
In the two-year-old class, Alto Hes
old. bull bred by Mousel Bros. and
sold at their recent sale to The Ana
conda Copper Mining Company of Ana
conda, Montana, won first; j. ]. Ear
Tvs Sunny T. j., second; Princeps A,
shown by c. S. Letson. Wilsonville,
third. and Sally's Dale.
owned by John Hutson, Canyon City,
Texas. fourth.
In the western Hereford three-year-
old class, The Heir, owned by T. F.
Dewitt, Colorado Springs. was first,
Strike Eight, second; Princeps XII.
third. and Beau Donald, fourth.
T. f. Bales of Stockport. Iowa,
judged the Galloways. In the three
year-oid bull class, S. NJ. Croft &
Sons, Bluff City, Kansas, won first;
George Bernard. Eastonville, Colorado
second. Straub Bros, Avoca. Ne
braska, third. and F. Joe Sand, Nebras-
ka Citv. fourth.
In the two,year-old class. Straub
Bros won first and third, and C. E.
Clark, ST. Cloud, Minnesota, second.
The school board of Boulder has in