New Britain herald., 1922-11-03
ROYAL STOCK SHOW
 ID BREAK RECORDS
Approximately 2,0O0 Head of
 Livestock to Be Exhibited

Kansas City, Nov, 3.-With advance
 entries indicating display of approx
 lmately 2.e00 head of livestock, the
 24th annual American Royal Live
 stock show will open here November
 IS and continue until November 25,
 The show will be held in new half
 million dollar exposition building just
 being completed as permanent home
 tor the Royal.
 Beef cattle constitute the principal
 drawing card of the show. More than n thousand head will be exhibited The Herefords lead with 672 entries competing for $11.25S in prize money Shorthorns rank second with 300 en- tries for a purse of s6,es0. One hun dred head Of Angus are entered in the competition for $s7O in Angus prize money, and about thirty head of Gal loways will divide honors and prize list of $94o. Prize money is offered | by the various breed associations and the management of the Royal.
 Prominent political figures will be here to watch the performance of their entries in the ring. Governor Warren T. McCray of Indiana, will ex- hibit twenty head of Herefords from his farm at Kentland, Senator J. N, Camden will show twenty-three head of Herefords from his estate at Yer sailes, Kentucky
 Many famous herds are entered from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and Texas-states noted for the ex- cellence of their Herefords. Brook vale farm at Windsor, Mass, will ex- hibit twelve head. Other states to be represented are Colorado Mississippi, Nebraska, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Montana.
 Hereford entries at the 1922 show are practically double those of last year, when 333 head were shown. In 1920, 434 head were, exhibited. The e72 entries for the coming Royal set a new record in numerical strength.
 The hog show, with 385 entries, and the poultry show with 2.5oo birds on exhibition, will be attractions of interest to thousands of visitors. Swine and poultry will be shown at the Roy al for the first time this year. About 275 sheep will be exhibited.
 f1OTS6 SHOW 6HGTIeS nave DeeH re- ceived from the best stables of Ken lucky, Missouri, Maryland, Illinois and New York. Thirteen thousand dollars in premiums for saddle and show horses has brought out a classy field which promises to restore the night horse show to it's brilliance of former years.
 Governors of four states will parti- cipate In the dedication program to begheld Saturday evening. November IS. The Lindsborg, Kansas, Choral Society will sing The Messiah" The chorus of 2,50o singers has been re- hearsing the famous oratorio for sev- eral weeks, in preparation for the ev- ent The Messiah" will be given | twice, on Saturday evening and on Sunday afternoon of Royal week.
 Four auction sales of purebred live stock will be held. Shorthorns will be sold on November 22, Herefords on November 23 and Angus on Novem- Der 24. A sale of Spotted Poland China hogs will be held on the eve ming of November 22.sCarlot fat swine and sheep will he sold in the fore noon sof November 22 and carlot fat, stocker and feeder cattle will be auc- toned Thursday morning, Nov 2S.
 Railroads have granted a special rate for round trip tickets to the Royal from surrounding states.