Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-12-17
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Greeley Home Press
This ii covering a lot OF territory
hut it was proven at the lnterna-;
tipnal Livestock Exposition held at
Chicago from Nov. 10Th. to Dec 6ths
inclusive ~ u
The HOlbert horses returned the
first part 81 the week from the In q
ternational livestock Exposition at
Chicago, where they met in the
slow ring the best in Canada and
TIE United States.
with thirty head Belgians and
Percherons shown the Holbert hor-
ses won sixty-fiye ribbons and one
gold medal. This is the first time
that the Holbert farms have ever
shown their horses at the {nterna-
tional.
In Belgians they won more prizes
than any other exhibitors their
first prize three year old Belgian
stallion Ermite de or, Number 49,
626 was the sensation Of the show.
He easily won first in the three year
old Belgian stallion class, he then
won Senior Champion honors show
Wing against Iryine's Prison and Hol-
bert's first prize four year stallion
Soleil Lavant. He was then made
Reserve Grand Champion in COM
petition with Clarion, Eefebure's
Junior Champion winner. Clarion
was later sold to a Canadian breed
Ser for $4,000. E.rlnite de Or was
also the stallion shown with the
group OF Best Stallion and three
Mares. This group won, the Reserve,
Ribbon, Ermite de or, shown with four
other Holbert stations won first prize
4 tor the Best Five Stations Owned by
Y One Exhibitor.
Tho Holbert horses won first, second.
third and fifth IN the three year old
Belgian Stallion class. TIE judges stat
ed that the three chestnut stations
standing at this was the greatest line
mp OF three year olds that they had
\ ever seen, shown by one exhibitor and
that they did not think that any ex-
hibitor Of Belgians had ever won such
high honors in such class. These
four prize winning three year old stall
lions together with Soleil Lavant, Hol-
bert's first prize four year old Belgian
Stallion. later won the most coveted
group prize Of the show. They were
awarded the first prize and gold medal
for being the Five Best Belgian Stall
lions Any Age. Owned BY One Exhibit
m. hpnn ~ tJ,nc SEC Z, -. Il,
first prize as the best three animals.
any age, the get Of one sire The. Hol-;l
bert Belgians also won. third prize ih;I
tliis class with three fillies sired byl
their herd horse, Ravachol de Marco |
The Holbert farms won Reserve with
stations and three best Belgian mares
and Reserve with three best Belgian
mares, any age.
Besides these hOnors the H0lbertI
l3eigians won thenty ribbons In straight
classes.
In the Four Year Old Belgian Mare
class. Holbert Belgians made q clean
sweep of second, third. fourth and
fifth prizes.
The Holbert horses continued their
consistent winning; the next day when
Perchefens. were shown, Nickel the
Percheron herd horse won fifth prize IA
the five year old ana over, Percheron
Stallion class, which was the strongest
class of that kind ever shown at In
ternational; number OF former win
sners and champions showed in this
class and SHINE 1f them even failed to
get insthe money. $4,000 was offered
for the winner In this class, the owner
Mr. ! olbert stated that he would not
consider $4,000 for him.
II The Holbert Percherons won fifth
In Best Stallion and Three Mares.
American bred, In competition with
eighteen entries. This prize was won
by ". Tony their sixth prize four year
old stallion and two four year old
mares that had won second and fifth
and three year old mare all blacks. |
Nickel, the fifth prize stallion and
the same three mares Won sixth In the |
Best stallion any age. owned BY onei
exhibitor.
HOiDerts second prize four year old |
Perckeron mare Carrie, sired by the
10000 stallion Carnot, was. borrowed
by Mr.. Corsa the owner OF Carnot. to
show for Get of sire" and helpedI
third place, with airing full Of entries.
Many visitors from Eastern Iowa,
and Delaware County saw the Holbert
exhibit and most Of them remarked
that they had come to Chicago to learn
that the best herd Of pure bred mares
and stations America were to be
found right at home.
Tom. Holbert states that really good
pure bred Belgian or Percheron horses
are going to become very hard to find
and very costly to buy within the next
few years.
AT THE PLAZA THEATRE.