Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-14
Horses and Cattle Pouring in
for MIDI Continent ExpOsi-
ton This Week.
RUSHING WORK ON ARENA
Large Crew Busy Sunday Pre-
pairing Judging Pavilion and
Horse Show Ring.

Promptly at j O'CLOCK wednesday
afternoon the Mid-Continent Live
Stock exposition and horse show will
be officially opened by Frank M.
Gault, president of the state board
of agriculture, with an address he has
been asked to deliver In the arena at
the fairgrounds and there will be
something doing from that time until
the close of the horse show next Sat
urday night.
'.Nothing could please me better"
wrote Gault, to Manager s. B. jack
son. than to be Of assistance In max
ing the shbw success. The efforts OF
the progressive men of Tulsa county
towards building up the live stock OF
their community are familiar to me-
and the men behind the show have al
ready attracted the attention Of Short
horn, Hereford, Angus and Jersey
breeders Of the country. Their efforts
will unquestionably have a Great in
fIuence upon the little fellow n-the
farm, and 1t Is to be hoped that the
day is not far distant when the raising
Of good live stock will be feature OF
every farm in Tulsa county"
Pavilion Ready Tuesday.
All day Sunday gangs Of graders,
carpenters and decorators were at
double pay busy erecting the grand
stand, building boxes and decorating
the cattle stalls, and the work will be
pushed until everything Is ready for
the Judging. The big tent, that is to
cover the show and sales arena Will
arrive and he erected early Monday
morning. and all arrangements ana
appointments necessary to staging the
big show will have been completed
Tuesday evening.
I'VE will have everything ready a
day ahead Of schedule" stated L. j.
Mcclure, superintendent Of the exposi-
tion. ''and preparations have been
perfected to have everything run
without hitch"
Show Horses Arriving.
w. L. Lewis string of saddle and
harness horses have been at the fair
grounds for several days. Miss Loula
Longs saddle horses arrived from
Kansas City early Sunday morning
Her harness division Is expected by
special express train from Washing
ton, ID. c., some time Tuesday. on
which day the equestrienne, herself,
will make her APPEARANCE at the expo
sition grounds. With the arrival OF
her harness horses, Loula Longs en-
tries will out-number those Of all
other exhibitors; but It does not fol-
low that the prizes In the different
classes will not occasion hot and
strenuous competition.
The judges who will pin the rib
hons during the afternoon and even
ing horse show sessions, are Ralph
Hamilton, Keota, Iowa, who will
make the awards in the saddle classes,
while George Heyl, Washington, ILL.,.
will place the drivers.
Cattle Exhibition Unequaled.
In the cattle division, 1t is said. the
exhibits will excel those of all past
shows in the southwest Besides the
herds OF J. f. Crosbie. c. e. Suppes.
f. A. Gillespie & Sons. John T.
Kramer, w. +. Fears-all Of Tulsa
county-there will be the famous herd
OF the Lespedeza farm from Hickory
Valley, Tenn, and a number Of other
breeders Of prominence In the Short
horn world.
The Hereford breeders will be ably
represented by the herds Of C. M.
Largent. Merkel. Texas; Walter Yost
Kansas city; N. d. Pike, Weatherford.
Okla, and Commercial Land COM
pany, Muksogee; and the Aberdeen
Angus black beauties will be divided
into the herds of l.. r. Kershaw.
Muskogee; E. A. Small, Shamrock,
Texas, and Sutton q Porteous, Law
renee. Kan. With the exception OF the
Largent consignment, both the Here
ford and Angus cattle will arrive some
time today.
Judges in the cattle division will
be. for the different breeds, w. l..
Carlyle, Herefords: w. L. Blizzard,
Aberdeen-Angus. and John Thompson.
Shorthorns.
Excellent Dairy Cattle.
The herds of q. T. Braden. propric-
tor of the White City Jersey farm.
Tulsa, and q consignment from the