The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-10-11

1890 ''NNSNi sAShil VII w lbG.
Best mule. Booker Osborne; second,
Jack Beverly, Wise.
Best mule colt. w r.. Beverly second.
j. Il. Dotson, Wise.
HORTICULTURAL.
Judge-proC. a. a. Ineham,
Va. Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg.
Judge 4. NJ. Anderson took first prlza
ON the following apples, via; .tlbcmasle
Pippin. Honey Sweet, Northern Spy. N.
Y: Grecnling, Grimes Golden. Red Ra-
leigh, Seek o-furtbcr, and second on
Grimes Golden, Staymans Wincsap,
baldwin, Grcon Winter Pippin, y. Y.
Grcenling. also first prize on best plate Of
apples all around. and best display of ten
varieties.
Hash & Roberts werc awarded first
pcizo for best all round display aud on
Stsyman's Winesap, w. Rambo, Paragon
Winesap. Baldwin, Red Ben Davis, York
Imperial, Senator, and first ON peaches
they also took second prize on Fallawat.
or, Paragon Winosap. York imperial, SEN
a'or, Wincsnp, Paradise w. Sweet. De-
licious, Rambo W Rambo, Rome Beau
ty, best all round plate.
Toylor Nash got first prize for best
Black Ben Dauis. aud second on Northern
Spy.
Ed Wears got first prize for the hest
Paradise w. Sweet, Virginia Beauty, Pin
pin, Horse Apple, Rome Beauty, i1alla-
waller, and second on Raleigh and Abe.
marie Hippin
a. II. Miller took first on Delicious
and Champion, aud second on Red lien
Davis
j, NJ. Blair won first prize for best Ar
kansas Black, and second on Champion.
Mrs. n. II. Smith first for Wolf River.
j. N. Stallard got second on on Black
Bon Davis and Seek, no further.
FARM AND GARDEN.
JudGe-rrof. Ingham.
S5Nincty eight entries were made in this
department aud prizes awarded as follows (;
W. j. Mcl-emorc, lst on tomatoes; NJ /.
b. lloback, 2nd
Mrs. j. i. Lips, LIST and end on beets
j. II. Upohurch, LIST on 10 ears OF white
corn, and LIST ON ono ear; w. G.. Elkins.
second on both.
q. IL. Bloomer LIST on 10 ears of yellow
corn, also best ear of same NJ. Is. IIo-
| back. second on same.
Winfield Wells, LIST N 10 ears of pom.
corn;J. T.. Scott, second.
Ira lessee, list on bundle Of wheat. No
competition.
&. ii. Freeman, LIST on bundle of mllct
hay and bundle of oats No competition
$. +. Porter, LIST on bundle OF Sudan
grass. No competition.
a. ii. Elkins, LIST on bale of alfalfa hay
No competition.
| \. NJ. Miller, list on peck of potatoes /:
LIST on peck of oats No competition on
oats w. y. Hash, End ON potatoes.
Mrs. W. d. McNicl, LIST on ono puun.
KIM j. n. Moore, second
Mrs. Margaret Fralcy. LIST on peck of
sweet potatees;J j. NJ Hopkins, second.
9. NJ. Sulfridge, LIST on suniower; Shade
Gillian, second
Tom Hall, LIST Oh onions; j. b. IIamil-
ton, second.
RACES.
First Day.
Running Race-Miss Catawba, LIST
Cowden, 2nd; Eva 81, 3rd.
Pacing Race-Sam d.. ist Ike Fraley,
end; Oakland Boy, Bird
Mule Raec-Kate, owned by C. l.. XII.
gore, of Wise. Va, lst
Second Day.
running haco-Tom b.. LIST; Eva NJ +,
End; Miss Catawba. Bird.
Pacing Racs-Sam d., LIST; Oakland
Boy, End; Ike Fraley, Bird
Mule Race-Biii, owned ny S. w. r., b.
inett, Of Big Stone Gap. Va. LIST.
Third Day.
Running Race-Afiss Catawba, list
Eva 81, 2nd; Cowden. 3rd.
Slow Raee-Clipper, list, J. II. Gillian
Wise, owner; Nell, 2nd, J. Il. Beverly, OF
Gate City, Va, owner; Dixie. 3rd, j Il,
Gillian, ownen.
Peoing ce-Sam D., LIST Ike Fraley
End: Oakland Boy, Ord.
owner.
Motorcycle Races. G.. Thomas O,
Appalachia, let; E. G. Willis, of Appa
laehia, End; Hugh Williams, OF Biuefield
W.. Va, 3nd; raccrs receiving $40, AZ.
and sl0 respectively, Thomas leading by
more than ono mile In ten mile run
| The Owners-Miss Ca.awba. cowder
and Oakland Boy are the property Of Mr.
j. Morelock, of Bristol, Tenn. Eva NJ
Is owned by G. Y. Booker, of Abingdon
Va, Sam ID. and Ike Fraley are the nrop
erty of Mr.. @. l.. Cross, OF Bristol Va
Tom H. liz owned he Mr. n,,-as,,