The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-11

shoW pasSeu OH most successfully. De-
spite the threatening weather there
was big crowd in attendance and
everybody seemed delighted and en-
Unused over the show, which is the
frst that has ever been held in this
city.
The feature OF the show was the
large number OF exhibits in the ve-
rioos ring events. The saddle horses
we're especially fine. The large num-
Der Of entries and the mnay types Of
beautiful saddle horses, practically all
OF them registered as saddle animals.
excited much comment and was espe-
ciaily pleasing to the spectators. The
saddle horse ring was said by many
to be the finest ever held in this State
and one Of the best ever held In the
soatheass.
Msssrs. Geo. T. Little Of Camden.
WAYNE T. Ray OF Cireenville, =. n.
kirven OF Darlington and A. d. Hardy
either exhibited their own or other
animals In nearly every ring event
and IL was seldom that they came out
without winning one Of the ribbons,
Ar. Ray being especially successful
In the animals he exhibited. These
gentlemen each had a number OF
horses here which were entered in
various events. A feature which SEEM
% pleasing TO the Sumter spectators
and which b q source OF gratifica-
ton 70 the Sumter Horse Show Asso-
ciAtion was the fact that animals
owned by Sumter people were able
to compete In the ring with the best
animals of the state and to win from
them or compete successfully with
them. This means q certain increase
IN the Interest taken In this county in
the raising and keeping OF fine blood
"a animals, good for utility as we'll
a. show purposes.
which excited the most comment
were Tidal Wave. a beautiful light
bay geiding owned by j. n. Kirven Of
Darlington. which won the blue rib
Don In the fine harness class; Lula
Marion. dark mare owned by Geo.
r. Little of Camden. which won first
IN the three-gaited saddle class;
FOXY Phil. owned by ]. n. Kirven OF
Darlington. bay gelding. which came
second In the three-gaited saddle
class; Dan and lawson. bays OF j. y.
xirven. which won the blue ribbon in
the roadster class; Black Prince and
BLACK Beauty. owned by Hilliard
Pearce. Kingstree: Lady Nell Hamii-
ton and Dan s., belonging to Mills and
Little OF Greenville and Camden:
honona. chestnut OF ID. ID. Noise of
sumter; Nichollo. j. a. Mccullough,
oreenviile: DR.. Exum. dark gray. own
cd by ]. Y. Charles OF Greenvine. Be-
sides these there were many hand
some horses. which would have shown
on to more advantage had there not
been so very many fine horses on ex-
hibit and tho winners had to work
hard for what they got.
IL will be OF interest to those who
attended the show as well as those
who did not attend TO note the num-
Der OF animals In each event: Model,
fourteen: Jack: two; Colt. four;
Heavy harness horse. four: Planta-
ton saddle horse. four; Pair road
sfers. four: Three-gaited saddle
horses. eleven; LADIES' fine harness
horse. seven: Five-gaited saddle
horse. local. thirteen; Pair fine har-
ness horses. four: Fine harness horse.
nine.
The prizes were awarded rs fol-
lows
Class -Model-Stallion. mare or
geiding. First. Monona. Davis ID.
Noise. Sumter. $50: second. Lord
Naville. Geo. +. Little. Camden. $40:
third. Monte Christie Mcdonald. A. ID.
HARDY. Sumter. So.
Class SACK. First. Don Antonio.
Quincy Ross. Remini. $40: second,
Tony Boy X. M. Cooper Wisack'.
$40.
Glass 2.-Colt under two years old.
First. Lord Naville. Geo. T. Little.
Camden. 20: second. Duchess. l.. III.
Meiiette. Sumter. $40: third. Jenny
Lind, T. d. Hall. Sumter. IS.
Class f6-IIeavy Harness Horse,
mare OF geldlng. First. Wellington.
III. t. Mills. Greenvillc. s25. second.
Star Shoot. Geo. T. Little. Camden.
els: third. Lawson, j. y. Kirven.
Darlington, IS.
Class 30-Plantation Saddle Horse.
mare or geldlng. First. Geo. ID. shore.
Sumter. $50; second. King. w. c.