Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-18
BIG STOCK SHOW At
HOCESTOWN CLOSES
Two-day Program Completed With
Awarding Of Ribbons to High
Bred Horses

Hogestown. Pa. June 1s.--The
greatest horse and cattle show ever
held in Big Head Woods closed last
evening after a new attendance rec
ord had been made Throughout yes
terday the grounds were crowded and
the hundreds of persons there found
something to amuse them every min
ute. This years show undoubtedly
surpasses any heretofore held and
great predictions have been made for
the future. Judges have said that
the quality of the stock was the best
ever seen here and the farmers round
about are well pleased inasmuch as
no stock from outside the district
was here and that the remarks re-
ferred alone to the stock in the Hog
| estown show district.
Judging of horses was completed
late yesterday afternoon, after which
races for boys and girls were held.
| Among the horse awards are the
following
Among the awards made late yes
| terday were:
Registered yearling colt--First, Ed
ward Nicodemus; second, ]. C. Billet;
| lAitl u v. blllGIL.
| Registered two year old filly or geld
ing-F1rst and second, Edward Nico-
| demus.
Three year old registered-First,
Edward Nicodemus.
Registered draft mares-First and
second, J. c. Billet.
Grade mares, heavy-First, Robert
Herman; second, Milton Quigley; sec
! ond, Clayton L. CooVer; third, Lee L.
| q Ay.r& ~
second, Roy Shelman; third, w. z.
Eppley.
| Grade mare and foal, heavy draft
| type, first, j. r. Hertzler; second, J.
A. Heffner; third s. C. Hoover; med
ium, first, w. A Mccartney; second,
r. c. Hermann; third, Geo. H. Bless
ley; light, first, John Whitmer; sec
ond, Samuel Lindsay.
Registered Percheron stallion, first,
Edward Nicodemus; second, ]. c. BIZ
| lett; third, S. E. Wonderley.
From the stable of seven registered
Percheron horses of Edward Nicode-
mus, "Alice," a two-year-old filly took
| first prize, and Lucia" two-year-
old filly, took second.
Registered Belgian Percheron, first,
| S. L. Best.
Two year old grade stations, first,
NJ. g. Albright, and Robert Arm
strong.
Three year old grade stations, two
first prizes, Samuel Frownfelter.
Three year old jacks, jackets first,
Charles L. Johnson, BLACK Mon
mouth Kentucky"
Work horses shown before a farm
wagon in pairs, heavy, first, J. NJ.
| Clendennin; second, r. C. Herman,
| first, G. B. Weber.
Market wagon horses, shown singly
before a farm or spring wagon, first,
James Potteiger; second, ]. P. Shriver
and wife, third, j. P. Swartz.
Driving horses shown singly before
buggy, runabout or cart, first John
Whitmer; second, Roy Eshelman,
third. Frank r. Hess.
Geldings shown before buggy, run
about or cart, first, B. N Ritter; Sec
ond, c. H. Devinney; third, S. o. Err
| ord.
Registered driving gelding or mare
before buggy, or cart. first, James
Potteiger.
Pacing gelding or mare before bug
gy or cart, first, John Whitmer; Sec
ond, D. P. Ritter; third, M. S. Sad
| ler.
Pony class-First prizes, D. G.
Hench, M. e. Brandt, Mrs. Dora Will
| liams; seconds, Lenton Jones, c. H.
Gutshall, S. E. Wonderly; third, Geo.
w PETER.
The pony race was won by c. H.
Devinney, with s. E. Wonderley, sec
ond. and D. G. Hench, third.
Two mule teams--Firsts, G. r.
| Shaull, ]. S. Thumma, Paul S. Weber;
second, c. H. Gutshall, w. B. West
haffer, John B. Waggoner; third,
James Potteiger.
In the riding class c. H. Devinney
won first; Foster Fought, second, and
| A. L. Grissinger, third; two-horse We
| hicle class, Roy Eshelman won first,
A. e. Seiber, second and ]. c. Sense
man, third.