The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-08-18
Crowd Estimated From
5000 To 5000 See
Stock On Exhibit
$500 Prize Money Given
Winners In % Closes
Of Competition Wed.

A crowd estimated at 5000 to 5000
people attended the fifth annual
Brood Mare and Colt Show of Hol-
mes county held in Lexington We'd
nesday and sponsored by the Lex
ington Junior Chamber of Commerce
, and business men.
At noon a big, free barbecue was
held and over 5000 people were fed,
according to Jaycee officials.
The day started off promptly at
ten O'Clock with a parade around the
square of the utility saddle horses
owned in Holmes county The Lex
ington school band furnished music
for the occasion.
One of the features of the day
was the tribute paid to Fanny, a
year Die brod mare owned by Tom
Skeehan, Acona, who was estimated to
be worth $1,000 to her owner dur
ing her life time.
Negro mule races, ball games and
other entertainment was enjoyed
throughout the day.
A registered hereford owned by
Henry Watson was on display to-
gether with an ordinary jersey cow
and their yearling which showed
plainly the good pedigreed stock can
accomplish on a farm.
j. N. Hail, Lexington, was the win
ner of the Arabian Brood Mare given
away by the Jaycees.
Over $500 in prizes were given by
the Board of Supervisors as prize
money in the competition as follows:
4-H Club, Best Mule Colt, Grand
Prize cone prize)-Cecil Terrell, $500.
All Club, Best Horse Colt, Grand
Prize Zone prize)-Bobby Montgom-
cry, $500.
All Club, Best Mule Colt (under
n Year, 1st prize-Cecil Terrell,
$500; End prize-Bobby Montgomery,
$500; Bird prize-Gladdis Everhart,
$500.
All Club, Best Brood Mare. Grand
Prize Zone prize)-Roger Stewart,
$500.
All Club, Best Horse Colt lone
year old LIST prize-Bobby Nj ntgom-
, cry, $500; 2nd prize-Grover Randle,
$500.
All Club, Best Mule Colt Zone year
| old 1st ~prize-James Cunningham,
$500; End prize-Roger Stewart. 400;
Bird prize-Leon Anderson, $500; 4th
p~rize-Jonas Williams, $500.
All Club, Best Brood Mare with
two or more colts at side Gall ami
mails considered in judging) LIST prize
Bobby Montgomery, $500.
All Club. Best Brood Mare with
mule colt at side (colt considered in
Judging 1st prize-Cecil Terrell, $500;
End prize-Roger Stewart, $500; Bird
p~rize-Jonas Williams, $500; 4th prize
! Leon Anderson, $500.
All Club, Best Brood Mare with
colt at side (colt not considered in
judging) LIST prize-Rogers Stewart,
$500; End prize-Cecil Terrell, $500;
3rd prizt-Jonas Williams, 300; 4th
prize Bobby Montgomery, 200.
Gran Champion (mules home rails
de- One Prize-Grover Randle, 500.
Mules Home raised, 4 years old and
over 1st prize Grover Randle, $500;
End %prize--I. G. Barton, $500; Bird
prize-Erbitt Rainey, 800; 4th prize
George Montgomery, $500.
Mules thome raised, 8 years and
under 4 years. LIST price. O. Nixon,
$500; End prize-Noel brennan, $500:
Bird prize-T. E. Haffey, 800; 4th
prize-W. J. Waits, $500.
/ Special Prize oldest home raised
horse or mule) One Prize-Erbitt
Rainey, $3.50, Jessie Williams, $3.50.
Span of Mules (home grown. with
harness on, driven without wagon,
and owned by exhibitor) LIST prize
Noel brennan, $500; End prick. D.
Henry. $500.
Brood Mare, any age, with greatest
number of her colts on exhibit, LIST
prize-Noel brennan, $500; Enc prize
FL T. Bailey. $500; 3rd prize-Lesl.e
Robertson, $500.
Mule Colts q years old and under
8 years. 1st prize-Noel brennan.
$500; End prize--Noel brennan, $500;
3rd prize-Ed Anderson, $500; Atm
prize-Walter TORY, $500.
Gran Champion Mule Colts) one
prize-J. NJ. johnson, 500.
Special Prize (Oldest home raised
mule) one prize-Turner Brooks, $3.50.
Gus Green, $3.50.
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