Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 217, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1911 — SOME FINE ANIMALS HERE FOR HORSE SHOW. [ARTICLE]

SOME FINE ANIMALS HERE FOR HORSE SHOW.

Cyrus Rice and John O’Connor, of Remlnfton, and Charles Steel, of Chalmers, Have Good Animals. There 'were not very many horses this Thursday morning at the Leek hitch bam, the place for taking care of the entries for the horse show. Cyrus Rice, of Benton county, south of Remington; John O’Connor, of Remington, and Charles Steel, of Chalmers, are using about all the space so far taken. Mr. Steel has somefifle horses, light harness, draft and general purpose. He has a two-year-old Norman gelding that on its second birthday on June 4th, weighed 1,600’ pounds. It is a great big fellow and should some day weigh a ton. At the present time it is not quite so* heavy as it was two months ago, owing to the fact that it has been running on pasture. In a stall next to this big fellow, Mr. Rice has a general purpose gelding, 7 years of age, and a mighty fine one. He has a bay driving team that will attract a great deal of attention, their dam being a standard bred Wilkes mare and the sire a standard trotter. A team of full blood Norman draft animals, brother and sister, 6 and 7 years of age, and weighing about 3,200 pounds, ie worth coming a long distance to see. It was with this team that Mr. Rice took the first prise for the best draft team last year. In an adjoining stall is another team of Norman drafts from Mr. Rice’s barn. They are 3-year-olds and weigfi about 1,700 each. He also has a saddle animal, which his little mute daughter rode so successfully last year and will again ride this year. This about concludes Mr. Rice’s* show animals and they are all dandies. John O’Connor, of Remington, has a team of driving bays that are in fine condition. They are from good stock, one being sired by Abdallah Wilkes, and the other by Red Wilkes. Mr. O’Connor also has a good general purpose team of iron grays that are onehalf coach and half Norman. Charles Steel, of Chalmers, has a beautiful little driving mare Sired by Abdallah Wilkes stock. She is a chestnut sorrel 5 years of age. He also brought her full brother, a 4-year-old stallion, and one of the shapeliest roadster studs ever shown here. The mule entries were very limited, far too few, and there seems no reasoii why mule owners should not get in and make that feature of the show a success. Too much stress should not be placed on winning. There is no dishonor in having some other fellow get the prize. But stud and jack owners should boost up this show and place more importance on a wider competition. The general purpose show is being held today, Thursday, and the prize winners will be published in tomorrow’s Evening Republican, and the prize winners in all events in the next Semi-Weekly. Friday is light harness horse day and that promises to be a fine show, as also does Saturday, which Is draft horse day. Elmer Fisher, formerly a resident of Rensselaer, is the judge.