Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17


out better than expectations. 49,
frank \. Gillespie.
Both the competition for
awards and the sale were splcn-
didly arranged aud were fine
j. Il. Crosbie.
m the board of directors and
exhibitors are pleased, why
should / kick 2'-Gcneral Mana
ger 5. u. Jackson.
Revenge is sweet The revenge par
ticularly conspicuous at the Mid-ton-
tiucnt Live stock exposition in the
Shorthorn classes was that occasioned
by the animals of Frank \. Gillespie
walloping the aspiration for grand
ships cherished by the LcspedeHa
Stock Farm, Hickory valley Tenn, 10
"A -you-well yesterday or the
tour championships and the two grand
champion classes, Gillespie gobbled
up both grand awards and three OF the
others.
This was in retaliation OF the Lespo-
doza FARMS COW sques sIlng Gillespie =
Maxwaltou Roam lady into second
money at the lutcruati tional Live stock
show held in Chicago last fall, ana
while the awards were accepted with
the best of grace, "a good-natured re-
Nengo was realized by the Tulsa
breeder.
CrOsblc Started II.
| j. t. CrosAie's Newton Sort started
the bah rolling by winning first I'm
the aged bull class. and Gillespie 8
MaNwalton Commander follOwcC 10y
( lifting the blue in the 2-year-old and
under number from Lespcdeza peo-
ples I.espede2a sultan; kraemers
| Premier Stamp was third. Lespedeza
Farm scored in the senior Nearllng
bull class. and was Immediately sue
cecded in the houors by Gillespie
pulling down first, second and third
t the junior yearlne bull number
Gillespie also won first and second II
the senior BUN calf class. Lcspedeza
following with first in junior bull cali
classes.
The battle for first I'm the aged COW
class was between Gillespie and Cros-
bic and the ribbon was pinned in the
order named. Lespedeza scored over
Gillespie and Crosbie in the under
3 COW or heifer number and Gillespie
pulled down the blue in both the
senior and junior yearling hcifer
classes. In the senior heifcr calf and
Junior heifer calf classes Lcspedeza
and Gillespie divided honOrs in the
order named.
With the exception of the junior
handed the LespedeZa stock farm
Frank Gillespie gobbled up every
blooming last one of them. and topped
off the performance by winning botf
the grand champion COW and bull
awards.
The men who are primarily rcspon'
sible for the growth Of the Shorthorr
industry In Oklahoma attended tht
Mid-Continent sale yesterday In q
bunch, and all predict that the day is
not far distant when Tulsa county viii
become one of If not the leading
Shorthorn cattle counties in the Unitet
States.
West Side Booster.
I'VE breeders of the west SIDE" saiC
Lee Patterson, the III Reno breeder
have been watching the purchases o
your Tulsa county men and have beer
delighted to note the number of eX
breeders have brought into the state
The sale held this afternoon, and tn,
show this morning, were both tn,
greatest initial events Of the kind /
has ever been my pleasure to witness.
II. c. Lookabaugh, fresh from hi
, wonderful Watonga sale of shorthorns
which averaged within $40 of beinI
, 5000, expressed himself as being mos
pleasantly surprised ut yesterdays eX
hibitions at the fairgrounds Looka
baugh il the founder of the Shorthori
breed in Oklahoma and has sold NOR,
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