The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-04-29
First Annual Bench Show And Field
Trials Held By Noble County F F&FPA


The Noble County Fox Chasers
Association held their bench show
and field trials on Thursday and
Friday, April % and %. The
bench show was held at the Noble
county fairgrounds, near Cald-
well, on the 22nd and the field
trials were run on the 23rd, on
the farms of Archer and Snyder
just west of Whigville. In the
bench show, there were 107 dogs
entered and in the field trials,
43 dogs entered, total number of
dogs entered $50. Several dogs
on the grounds were not entered,
either in the bench show or in
the field trials. Several dogs en-
tered in the bench show were not
shown on the bench and some
dogs entered in the field trials
were not run in the finals. I. G.
Lewis of Cadiz, had four fine
July's entered, one of them was
shown on the bench and two Of
them were entered in the field
trials, but Lewis left the city CIV
ing no reason for deserting the
show.
The association wishes to thank
the fair board for the use of the
fair grounds. Also the following
business firms for their donations
for the bench show and the field
trials: Stellfox, James & Quick
Gillespie Drug Store, Upton
Hardware, Lorenz Hardware,
VIM. Hill Store, Clark & Barnett,
Marquis, w. J. Kinnach, Kroger,
Brady's Radio, Sunshine Feed,
M. & K, Standard Oil, Hoskins-
vile Store, Bode Bros, Summer
field; Miller's General Store, East
Union; Rubles Store and Monroe
Feed & Supply Co., Summerfield;
Cue & Sprague, Hiramsburg;
jun Clark Service Station, Jen-
nings Furniture, Ehlermann's
Service, also the restaurants that
cooperated in feeding the people.
We thank Dan Meek, E. B. Smith,
G. A. Culver, president of Affili-
ated Ohio Foxhunters Associa-
ton, Culver acted as NH and Dan
Meek judged the bench show and
did a bang-up job. Speakers at
the meeting at the courthouse
were L. F. Gingery, F. A. Nc
Bride, T. H. Beers. Gingery is
editor of Red Ranger; Mcbride
is the state director of the F. &
F. P. A., Inc; Beers was from
Warren, and writer of note for
many magazines.
We wish to thank the farmers
for the use of their grounds, and
farms, for the running of the
races.
The following are the winners
in the bench show-Pups, males,
under six months: first place,
Tiger, owned by Bradley, Mari
eta; second place, Popeye, owned
by Snyder, Jr., of Summerfield.
Pups-females, six months, first
place, Fannie, owned by Charles
Snyder, Jr., Summerfield; second
place, Dolly, owned by Bradley
of Marietta, third place, Sailor
! Girl, owned by Frochlick of
Barnesville, fourth place, Sing,
owned by Lewis of Cadiz. Males
one year and under, first place,
Berries Smoke, owned by Charles
Gill; second place, Wrex Kit,
owned by Rech of Beverly; third
place, Rustey, owned by Henry
Gill; fourth place, Missouri Bob
owner by Ullman. Females-one
year and under, first place
Skipper, owned by Love; second
place, Beulah Ballot, owned by
Jeffers; third place, Miss Barry
owned by Grandstaff; fourth
place, Blonde, owned by Henry
Gill. Derby Males, first place
Post Head Colonel, owned by
Crawford, of Apple Creek; sec.
ond place, Hilltop Laddie, owned
by Henry Gill; third place, W
O'Connor, owned by Connor
fourth place, Jack Silver King
owned by Wise. Derby Females
first place, Tiny, owned by Craw
ford; second place, Rosey Fault
less, owned by Clapper, of Philo
third place, High Gay, owned by
Crock; fourth place, Abbey o.
Connor, owned by Connor. AL
ages Males, first place, Prince
owned by Smith, of Cambridge
second place, True, owned b,
Pekari, of Quaker City; thirt
place, High Boy, owned by Stack
of Duncan Falls; fourth place
Dewey Faultless, owned by Stack
All age Females, first place
, Queen, owned by Charles Gill
second place, Buckeye Beauty
owned by Watts, of Utica; thire
place, Pearl, owned by Jones, O
Woodsfield; fourth place, Clipper
owned by Pickenpaugh. Bes
Male-all age, Post Head Colonel
owned by Crawford, of Appl
Creek. Best Female-all age
Tiny, owned by Crawford. Bes
dog in show, Tiny, by Crawford
Post Head Colonel best opposit
sex, owned by Crawford. Natura
carriage, Post Head Colonel, b.
Crawford.
In the field trials it was diff
cult to score the dogs on accoun
of strong east wind. The judge
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