Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1919 — McCRAY CATTLE MAKE RECORDS AT CHICAGO SHOW [ARTICLE]

McCRAY CATTLE MAKE RECORDS AT CHICAGO SHOW

Chicago, 111., Dec. 3.—The feature of the International Livestock exposition was -the way that the south forged ahead. Romeo Fairfax, a j two-year-old Hereford bull belonging to Warren T. McCray, of Kentland, Ind., was first in his class and showmen thought he would easily be the grand champion Hereford bull of the show. However, a wonderful male shown by a Georgian, E. E. Mack, was shown against Romeo, and the judge picked the animal for the grand championship layer. Grand championship in the bull classes of the Angus breed also went south, a Tennesseean winning with an aged bull. The feature of the show today was the record made by the cattle from the McCray herd, which is the largest Hereford cattle herd at the show, and the wonderful showing made by Belle Blanchard, a five-year-old cow belonging to J. W. VanNatta, of Lafayette. Upon entering the show ring she stood near the foot of a class of a score of entries, but as soon as the judge spied her she was moved to third place and then to the top over Lena Fairfax the First, a McCray animal. • . , Hoosier hog owners run high throughout the day and the bulk of the prizes went to Indiana owners, Claire Rhode, of Pine Village, being particularly successful in capturing firsts.