Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-09-26
WINNERS AXE PICKED At THE 3RD
ANNUAL JOSEPHINE COUNTY FAIR
Draft Team Con-
test Won By L.W.
Carson of Muir
ply; F. Knox End

l.. W. Carsons fine team of grays
won the draft team contest held on
| street, in connection with the coun-
ty fair, Thursday forenoon, with Fred
Knox's team a close second for the
honors. The entries in this class
were put through their PAGES in trav-
cling on the road, in pulling loads
and in general tractability while in
the harness. The order of winning
by the two teams In the fair proper,
where the judges viewed the animals
only In the arena and did not put
them to tests, was just reversed,
Knox getting first award and Carson
second.
The judges completed the placing
of the ribbons on the stock Wednes-
day night, the winners In the various
classes being as follows:
Jack Whitsett's entries won all
premiums in the thoroughbred class,
except for stallion under three years
of age, in which class VIII York's
l9rse won I'd prize.
The Leonard Orchard Co. won 1st
IN Percheron stallion under three
years, and F. r. Steel won 1st on
Percheron mare over three years.
In the grade classes, A. F. Knox
won 1st on mare over three years Of
age; Herman Messenger 2nd, and
Henry Haberman Srd.
For colts under three, sired by
registered stations, Herman Messen-
ger won 1st; f. N. Chapel End, and
A. A. Porter 3rd.
Cattle.
The grand champion bull" of the
fair was the honor won by Sir Nat
ula Korndyke Alcarta, the Holstein
entered by R. S. Dahlberg of Murphy,
while to the Holstein COW owned by
e. W. Inman, OF Jump-off-Joe, went
the honors as grand champion COW
of the fair.
In the Holstein class, A. +. Knox
on 1st with bull over two years OF
age, and r. s. Dahlberg 1st with bull
under two years. For heifers, p. w.
Inman won 1st and F. R. Steel End.
The Guernsey bull owned by the
Leonard Orchard Co. won a first
prize, and for grade cows w. A. Hood
won 1st; L. A. Launer End, and w.
G.. White 3rd. Mr.. White also won
1st on grade heifer, and LIST on calf
w. A. Hood winning 2nd on calf.
Swine.
In the Poland China exhibit, F. r.
Steel won all the prizes except for
SOW over two years Of age, and for
the produce of one SOW, these prizes
being awarded to r. s. Dahlberg.
The Leonard Orchard Co. won all
premiums for boars Of the Berkshire
breed, F. R. Steel winning 1st and
End on sows under two years Of age
A. F. Knox won all prizes on the
10. |. G. swine, and ]. H. Ahlf won the
prize for grade SOW and litter.
Awards in Poultry Exhibit.
The poultry show brought out q
classy line of birds, though in num-
bers not so great as at the regular
winter shows, much of the poultry not
now being in condition. The quality
however, shows an Improvement over
past shows.
The silver cup offered by the South
ern Pacific railway for the best ex
hibit of poultry by a single exhibitor
was won by D. J. Winters, who had
fine showing of white Wyandottei
and of fawn and white and English
penciled Indian Runner ducks. 9th
er winners were as follows
John Summers, 1st and End OF
Barred Plymouth Rocks
E. A. Lsgergren, 1st on White
Rocks.
D. J. Winter. 1st on White Wyan
dottes.
VIM. steffen, 9rd, White wyandot
tes.
J. A. Gooding, 2nd. Silver Wyan
dottes
Oh. Bernard, 1st, s. C.R.1. Reds
Bennie B Blake. 1st, s. c. Brow