The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-18
RURAL SCHOOLS
WITH HIGH RECORDS
LIVE STOCK AND SCHOOL
AWARDS MADE; LAST DAY
OF FAIR PERFECT

The attendance at the fair Saturda,
was the largest ever recorded.
Both city and outside people were
out in force
The day was perfect, and the race
track was never in better condition
and almost the entire week of good
things was crowded into the last day
The grand parade of all live stock
which was awarded premiums was
held just after dinner, before the grand
stand filled to its utmost capacity.
The races began at 1870.
To Hold Sunday Matinee.
At noon the large number of horse
men unanimously decided to hold a
grand matinee Sunday afternoon.
While the fair closes with today they
are here and will tender half the pro-
ceeds for the benefit Of the Fair as
sociation which will be highly appre-
ciated by the promoters of the fair, as
they have been up against the worst
week the weather man ever turned
loose.
For this matinee there will be a
free-for-aIl trot with IL entries. A
free-for-all pace will have 16 entries,
and two running races will be made up
from a field of Is of the finest runners
ever started in the state. All the
horses at the fair will take part, max
ing the finest bunch of track workers
ever gathered at any fair in the state.
This matinee will not be in any way
connected with the Cimarron Valley
Fair association, but is rendered by
the horsemen in appreciation of their
good treatment by the fair manage
ment, and every lover Of good horses
should lend all possible assistance in
making this matinee a grand success
in every way. The track is in perfect
condition.
Awards in Live Stock Department.
In the Live Stock department the
premiums have all been awarded, but
the judges lists have not yet been
verified. In some cases there are con
tests which will have to be adjusted,
but from the exhibitors the following
awards have been gathered;
A. N. Dresser of Seward, shows a
very fine herd of Herefords. On IL
head he secured IL blue ribbons. This
is said to be the finest herd of white
faces in this part of the state.
V. Urban took first on Jersey COW.
A. A. Frisbee shows good line OF
pure bred Jerseys and David Wenner,
manager of Hillcrest Farm, shows
large herd of pure bred, among them
being two year old bull bred on the
Isle of Jersey and two year old
heifer from the Vanderbilt farm at
Biltmore N. c.
w. r. Howard, Navna, shows fine
stable OF roadsterss and took handful
of blue ribbons. Tom Bogus, of Cres-
cent, took first on his big jack. Homer
Lamer took first on a pair of mules.
V. Urban took first on mule, two firsts
on brood mares, one third on mare, |
and third on carriage team. j. ID.
Murphy shows a fine German coach
perchon stallion, and viii Moore a
fine Perchon and a string of fine colts.
Mahoney & Son show a fine jack
which took second premium.
Walter Wilson shows pen of
graded sheep as an object lesson OF
what any Logan county farmer can do
in breeding up a small flock of sheep
at little expense.
A. l.. Butt has several pens of Po-
land China hogs and large bunch |
of blue ribbons Mahoney & Son have
several pens of Duroc Jerseys, all
premium stock
Fine Crescent Exhibits.
Among hte Crescent exhibits is a
stalk of corn thirteen and half feet
high grown by Harry Irby. Herman
r. Arnett tops a monster display of
melons with a perfect specimen of the
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