Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-11-05
STOCK SHOW At
KANSAS CITY To
BREAK RECORDS
Royal Exhibition Opening
Nov. 10 viii Be the
Greatest Ever Held; New
Building Being Completed

Kansas City, Nov. 4.-With adj
vance entries indicating display
of approximately 1000 head of live
stock, the oath annual American
Royal Live Stock show will open
here November 18th and continue
until November %. The show will
be held in a new half-million dollar
exposition building just being COM
pleted as permanent home for
the Royal.
Beef cattle constitute the princi-
pie drawing card of the show. More
than a thousand head will be ex-
hibited. The Herefords lead with
G72 entries competing for $11,255
in prize money. Shorthorns rank
second with 800 entries for purse
of $6,260. One hundred head OF
Angus are entered In the COMPETE
tion for 1870 in Angus prize money,
and about thirty head of Galloways
will divide honors and a prize list
OF $940. Prize money is offered by
the various breed associations and
the management of the Royal.
Political Figures
Prominent political figures will
be here to watch tie performance
of their entries in the ring. Gov
ernor Warren T. McCray OF indiana
will exhibit twenty head of Here.
fords from his farm at Kentland.
Senator ]. N. Camden will show
twenty-three head of Herefords
from his estate at Versailles, KY.
Many famous herds are entered
from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, 1lli-
nois and Texas-states noted for
'> excellence of their Herefords.
,okvale Farm at Windsor, Mass,
VIII exhibit twelve head. Other
~ les to be represented are Colo
ado, Mississippi, Nebraska, West
Virginia, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and
Montana.
Hereford entries at the 1922
show are practically double those
of last year, when 1913 head were
shown. In 1920, 434 head we're ex-
hibited. The 672 entries for the
coming Royal set new record In
numerical strength.
The hog show, with 1856 entries
and the poultry show, with 2,5Vo
birds on exhibition, will be attrac-
tions of interest to thousands oil
visitors. Swine and poultry will be
shown at the Royal for the first
time this year. About 275 sheep
will be exhibited.
Horse Show Entries
Horse show entries have been re-
ceived from the best stables OF
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, I'LL
nois and New York. Thirteen thou
sand dollars in premiums for sad
die and show horses has brought
out a classy field which promises
to restore the night horse show to
its brilliance of former years.
Governors of four states will par
ticipate in the dedication program
to be held Saturday evening, No
vember IS. The Lindsborg, Kansas,
Choral society will sing 1.-THE Mes
siah." The chorus of $500 singers
has been rehearsing the famous or
atorio for several weeks, in prepa-
ration for the event. THE Mes
siah" will be given twice, on Satur-
day evening and on Sunday after
noon of Royal week.
Four auction sales of purebred
livestock will be beld. Shorthorns
will be sold on November %. Hero
fords on November %. and Angus
on November "a. A sale Of Spotted
Poland China hogs will be held on
the evening of November %. Car
lot fat swine and sheep will be sold
in the forenoon of November 22
and carlot fat, stocker and feeder
cattle will be auctioned Thursday
morning, November 30.