Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-29
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BIG FAIR YESTERDAY
BIGGEST AND BEST NATURfD CROWD IN HISTORY
OF SOUTHWEST WITNESSES fine PROGRAM AT
THIRD DAY OF FAIR---AYRES EASY TODAY

to the r. H. Sloan car, the second to
the Haggart car and the third to the
Harry Jackson car.
Messrs. K. w. Shaw, C. C. Perkins
and j. r. C. Taylor, judges on the
out-of-town cars, awarded the prize
to Ole Lee. They considered this the
only machine decorated sufficiently
to receive recognition.
At the fair grounds this afternoon
a program of racing is in progress.
! cow pony race and a two and
half mile relay race being features
of the occasion. The aeroplane flight
is scheduled for o'clock. A baseball
game between Durango and Bayfield,
is creating much enthusiasm.
| The judges in the Fine Arts hall
completed their tasks shortly after
noon yesterday. The following are
some of the prizes awarded:
Best display of Irish crochet-Mrs.
Sarah Strohm, first, and Mrs. Chas.
Snyder, second.
Best display of silk embroidery
Mrs. A. S. Dickinson, first, and Mrs.
W. o. Dray, second.
Best collection of punch work
Miss Angie Hayden, first, and Mrs.
| Charles Leiner, second.
Best display of drawn work-Mrs.
Elizabeth Tewalt.
Best display of sewing of girl un-
der 16 and over S-Florence Davis,
first; Dorothy Crawley, second.
Walter Weightman won the prem
ium for the best collection of Indian
Handiwork.
For the penmanship- and drawing
, in the country schools, Tiffany re
ceived first premium.
In the Durango schools, the high
school received first premium for the
penmanship and drawing, and the
Park school second.
| In the industrial work below the
seventh grade, the Whittier school
won first honors.
In the poultry department there
| was keen competition. Among the
premiums offered there d. NJ. Logan
and son were fortunate in winning a
number. They received first on the
best Silver Laced Wyandotte cocker
ell and second of the pullet; best
White Wyandotte pullet, first and
second on the cockerell; first on the
White Orpington hen and second on
the cockerell; second on the Leghorn
cockerell; second on the Buff Orp-
| ington cockerell; second on Rhode Is
land Red pullets; first on Buff Orp-
Leghorn cockerells.
Best Buff Leghorn pullet-Mrs. F.
j. Meyers, won first. She also re-
ceived second premium on the Buff
hibit of White Orpingtons, she re-
ceived second premium.
The second premium on White Leg
horn pullets was awarded to Edmund
ilt dioO itNtlNth otNphA
premium on Black Minorcas.
Mrs. w. II. Bryant received first
premium on the best White Orping
| ton puilet and second on the Rhode
Island Red cockerell. Her Buff Leg
horn pullet received second prem
| ium and the cockerell of the same
kind, first.
J. J. Musser received the first
premium for Black Minorcas. His
| White Minorcas received like honors.
Mrs. Albert G. Watson of Silverton
received the first premium for the
best hen and cockerell.
Roy Sites of North Durango was
also among the premium winners.
There were other premiums given
in the poultry department but lack
of time made it impossible to cover
all.
The stock judges completed their
work yesterday afternoon, and so
many fine animals were in their de-
partment it made their task a diff
cult one.
II. w. Akers' short horn stock was
fairly decorated with ribbons. He
received the first premium for the
best heifer under two and the best
fat steer. Among his second prem
iums best COW and best fat cow.
Frank Ludwig captured the first
1 premium for the hest Shorthorn bull
and the best heifer and second for
the best fat steer.
A further list Of premiums will be
given Monday.
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