Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-05
SECURE MANY AWARDS IN vARi-
Gus CLASSES IN EXHIBITS OF
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HORSES, CATTLE AND SWINE.
MARCUS BOY SECOND IN
INTERSTATE CONTEST
Minnie Rohwsr. Of esaman, Seventh IN
Same contsst-cyrus A. Tow, Of Nor.
way, lows, one Of Divisional Com.
petitor. For Grand Championship
Honors.

| the greatest attendance of stock rails
ers and other out of town visitors a.
the International live stock exposition
| eliminated last evening in society
night" which likewise broke records IL
the presence Of social leaders OF chi
cago and elsewhere in the boxes ano
arena.
A 1a-year- old boy was the hero OF the
International exposition yesterday. ne
was Ralph Peak. of winchester, III
He won the first annual interstate Dogs
anu girls' feeding contest, and ne Woi
on results. which showed plainly IN the
sleek body of the baby steer which ne
led out of the ring, bedecked with the
blue ribbons. Twenty-eight boys ana
two girls participated in this UNIQUE
contest. in which each child presented
a steer for the inspection 81 the JUDGES
Iowa Boy Takes Second Place.
Leon Mitchell. from Marcus, Iowa
took second place in the contest Ihe
pjrI entrants were Minnie Rohwer OF
Eeaman. Iowa. whose hand fed calf took
seventh place. and Alfredo Jones. OF
Neville. Iowa. Ralph Peaks 6-year-oio
brother. George Peak, Jr., also leo a
steer into the ring which the tiny iao
had raised. j. V. Van Malta. Amarillo.
TEX. was Judge of this contest.
The fact that children have taken
such an active part in the competitive
nrosress OF the stock raising industry
is hailed by experts as the dawn OF
new era in the live stock world
Wins Special Contest.
Young Mitchell was winner in spe-
.;,,; contest for Iowa boys and girls.
Dnran summers, of Malvern Hill, was
second. Ivan r. Hayhurst, OF LoweH'
Ind took first honors in the boys open
contest in the swine department ana
Howard Richards, of Venedocia, W
was second. ,,,,a
Desnite the reign of the automobile
the horse is arriving at a day OF great
er popularity and usefulness, IL was
clared by raisers of high grace uia
horses yesterday. and they paseu tne
statement on the showing OF such am
mails at the International exposition'
eclipsing that Of any previous year.
THE last twelyemonth has seen pis
increase in interest among horse rais-
ers in the farming states owing TO the
nead Of heavier work animals to pun
the huge machinery Of the period.
Draft Horse Awards.
Alfred de Bree Eyck, owned oy
charles Irvine. Ankeny. Iowa, was goio
medal winner among Belgian stations
ali apes competing: also winner In the
class Of Belgian horses years or over.
King. owned by J. Crouch of Lafayette,
Ind took second honors as reserve
champion.
other draft horse awards follow:
Relgian stallion, and under years:
I--Bonnet de Hammal. J. Crouch La
fayette. Ind: Diamond, v: crouch
cannon. Charles Irvine, Ankeny'
Iowa.
stallion. 8 and under 4 years: 1-lrv-
;nedale. Charles Irvine; 2--irvinedaie
Rowdy. CHARLES Irvine; s--Justifica-
ton, J. Crouch.
stallion. and under 8 years: "
K;ng Crouch; First Choice. Finch
Bros. Joliet, ILL.,: S-Indigene.. "a. Leie-
bure. Fairfax. Iowa.
Mare, years and over: l--indisoue'
] Crouch; 2-Jeannette De Briges' ..
Crouch: 3--Omerine. William Sfoh-
over Hudson, Iowa.
Foreign Judges Appear.
Early in the day the foreign ca,tie
Judges from Buenos Aires made their
appearance in the ring ana proved m
defatipable and conscientious workers
tbruout the day. They were Don Car
los NJ. Duggan and Don Pedro i.
pa ees who. Sunday night, were guests
of honor at a banquet at the Saddle
and Sirloin Club ,
Judges in the fat classes proceeded
| Yesterday in the following divisions:
Sbnrthorns. Angus. Here
ford. Red PoIled, Galloway, Polled Dur
ham. and Grades and Cross Grades.
College Entrants Win.
! Merry Dale, owned by the Kansas
state Agricultural College. Manhattan
kan. took first place in the fat short
horn division. and King Dale, ano.ne,
Kansas college entry, was second. Ins
University of Illinois scored In tnire
with King Of Diamonds. Behind TN
hammers of the two colleges frailed
fourth winner, George ]. Peak, OF WIN
| chester, ILL.,, with Waloper.
/ other divisional champions which
1 will compete with Merry Dale for thu
/ title as grand champion of Nortf
4 America are: Fairview Byron, owned
nv cyrus A. Tow, Of Norway, Iowa
champion fat Hereford: California Fa.
yorite. owned by, the University Of Cal.
l,fornia. Davis, Cal, champion of,grade'
and cross breds.
Cattle Awards.
4 Among the cattle awards made were
/ Shortforns, senior. yearling steer: Il
Brampton Dale, Kansas State Agricui
tural College; Gallant Dale, kansa
state Agriculturaf College: 3-Illin
Model. University Of Illinois.