The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-01-23
PRIZE FOR BEST SINGLE FAT
STEER 10 AWARDED TO
\. w. MOORE.
TELLER AMMONS' Prize.
HORSE SHOW At NIGHT DRAWS
LARGE CROWD AND WILL
BE CONTINUED.

| prize-w.nning animals, is a winner at
the National Western Stock Show. ar.
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, a 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 Of 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
Monday for the first day. which is usu.
ally more a day OF getting ready for
j
timated that over 5000 people visited
the grounds and amphitheater during
the day 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
various events Monday night:
Single Trotters-Denver, George A.
Estabrook. first; Silver Band. George
A. Estabrook, second: Dude, q. w. Al
len. third.
Jumpers-Dublin. Samuel Coxzens,
first: General. Col. William E.
Hughes. second: Buster, F. J. r.
Symes. third.
Walk. Trot and Canter-Prince Vic.
tor, G. =. Guy. first: Candy Jim,
Charles Boettcher. second; Lady Car.
men. Il, A. Morrison. third.
Runabout-F1ower Girl, Samuel
Cozzens. first: Lady Carmen, r. A.
Morrison. second: Churchill, ]. N.
Kuykendall. third.
The shows each night until Friday
night will contain exhibits Of both
horses and cattle. and perhaps a few
other Prize animals. Friday and Sat.
urday 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
IA In hn euA In l.t. a.
display In this department taken a. .
whole u exceptionally good and some
animals Of outstanding quality are in
cludsd. In the threc-year.old class,
Bernard Beer Of Longmont. Colorado.
won FIST. and the Great Western gu.
gar Company Of Brush. second and
third.
Henry Williams Of Diller. Nebraska,
won first In the two-year-oid class: l.
l.auEhlin. Laramie. Wyoming. second,
and Bell Bros. Of l-oveland, Colorado,
third.
In he twoyear-oid commercial class
Leweller Beer Of LonEmont won the
first prize. Bernard Beer, second. and
0ebhsrd Bros. Of Swink. Colorado.
third.
Up IN tho big amphitheater, Thomas
Clark Of Beecher. Illinois. Judged the
Herefords. In the aged bull class.
Overton Harris. Of Harris. Missouri.
won first on Onward XXI: r. b, D.
Witt. Colorado Springs. second on The
Heir: The Natndor Land Z Cattle
Company. Trinidad. Colorado, third
on Strike Hsht: John z. Painter. Rog.
gen. Colorado. fourth on Princeps
Kill. and william Reynolds. Lusk, W..
ominx:: fifth on Beau Donald Lxxl.
In the two.ycarold ciass, Alto Hes.
old. . bull brsd By Mousei Bros. ana
sold at their recent sale to The Ana.
condA Copper Mining Company Of Ana.
conda. Montana. won first: j. J. Ear.
ly's Sunny U. J.. second; Princeps A.
shown By c. 3. Lstson. Wiisonviiie,
Nebraska. third. and saiiy's Dsie.
owned b. John Hutsoa. Canyon City.
TEXAS. fourth.
In the western Hereford thrse-year.
Old class. The Heir. owned By +. =.
Dewitt. Colorado Springs. was first.
Strike Eight. sscoad: PrincspU XII.
third. and Beau Donald, fourth,
T. =. Bales Of Stockport. Iowa,
judged The Oslloways. IL tha three.
yeas-oId ball class. q. n. Croft 4
eoas. Bluff City. Kansas, won flrst:
Oeofge Bernard. Baskerville, Colorado.
sscoad. 0traub Bros. Avoca. Ne.
efaeka. third. and =. Joe 0and. Nehras.
b CITY. fourth. 49,
II tAe twoyearoad clsss. ntranh
9eoo. Woa flroe aul third. ana g. II
ClaSk, D. Cjoud. Ninpseota. eecooh.