Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1909 — HORSE SHOW AWARDS. [ARTICLE]

HORSE SHOW AWARDS.

List of Winners In the Different Classes As Reported By the Secretary. The Horse Show began Thursday with J. F. McDowel and J. P. Priest as judges, both men of considerable experience with horses. They contended that a road horse must have speed, size, bone and quality. And their decisions throughout showed that they placed the very lightboned driver at no little discount. They made some splendid selections, which were well received, there being but one unpopular decision. They placed the awards as follows: For best road stallion trotter or ™ C ,f, r ’ tbree years or over—First to William Smith, on Fortell; Second, Juno Hinkle, on Gazam. Best road marc, three years old or over—First to June Hinkle, on lone Taylor; Second, to John Kolhoff, on Energy.

For best road mare or gelding, the above choice was sustained. Chauncy Wood got first for best road colt, with Ed Tanner second and John Martindale thirdBuff Kip, Lewis Mustard gave Ed Tanner first and J. N, Wasson second. In the X-Ray class of colts, first was placed on Chauncy Wood colt with John Martindale’s as a Close second. One year old and under two— First to Ralph Donnelly, second to shown li,nkle ’ tbe only two being

Two year old and under three— Hlnklq° Walter K,ng ’ Beco “d to June Frank Hill was awarded first ati z< L , f t r beßt buggy team : Roy Stocksick got second with a green team of two and three. For carriage team—Geo. Ott was Placed first; Frank Antcliff second. T P ° r u! 11 ? I ,® carr,age borse driver, Hlnk,e flrßt; Prank Antcliff, second. For best lady team driver, Mrs. Geo. Ott first; Miss Rebecca Ascue, second. .„i* ula - Rob,n,,on bad no competitor got a two dollar pair of gloves for the best pony. Mr. Claud Madden of Kfhgman, ind., was the Judge for Friday and Saturday and he has been employed

to Judge at several places this year and is announced at the International at Chicago. Friday was mule day.—ln the one year and under two, D. S. MaKeever got on a youngster; Joe Thomas got secondIn the three years and over class, first and second went to W. Pruett. The best mule team—First to W. Pruett, second to Grant Culp. There were 11 entries in the 9 months and under class and every one a good one. Mr. Madden remarked that it was the/best class he had seen anywhere. John Kolhoff was awarded third on a big highheaded youngster that might have been placed differently had it carried more flesh. Second went to Carey Carr, on a mule of the right sort, up-standing, high-headed, carrying good flesh and considerable quality. Joe Lane captured first on a splendid animal of the heavy-boned type, thick-set, a bit short on under pins, distinctly of the draft conformation. D- S. MaKeever’s prize on best colt from his jack Lucero, was first, to Carey Carr; second to John Kolhoff. There are dozens of colts in the near country sired by Omar Kenton’s jack but only one was presented which of course got first. The other prize which could have been captured by anyone of the many colt owners is yet in the hands of the doner. The mule breeding industry to a great extent in Jasper county, is a matter of only some seven or eight years, and probably more than any one else, credit is due Omar Kenton for the part he has taken in bringing the business to its present high standing.

For the best general purpose team—First went to Geo. Ott. It would appear that Mr. Ott has won about the lion’s share of prizes with this team of half-blooded German Coach geldings. Second went to Mike Kennie. There were 8 entries in the ladies’ single driving contest and It was rather amusing to see the various attempts to back into place after making a drive. First—to Mrs. Jessie Nichols; second to Mrs. Hughs. In the lady riding class, Miss Elizabeth Spitler was awarded first, and Miss Maud Hudson second. Lula Robinson and Lowise Ham came riding in the ring on their Shetland ponies and anything the horses lacked in size was made up for in the feelings of the riders. Aqg a very nobby sight it presented indeed. The judge did not care to subject his decisions to such hairsplitting exactions and granted them both worthy of first. Then the boys 10 years and under had a foot race. Paul Beam got the first dash, but the judges said it was not a fair test. He said he would have gotten the next heat had it not been for a sharp pain in his side. Anyhow he got second while Loe Blanchett got first. In the foot race for boys fifteen years old, F. Rowen got first; Ernest Hemphill second.

It was quite laughable to see the contest for the ham. About 10 boys were armed with stuffed clubs then blindfolded, and the one that could hit the ham first was to get it. After the boys were blindfolded the ham was raised and when the lads were pretty well warmed up from beating one another -and making frantic attempts at landing on the prize, the ham was gradually lowered g.nd John Moore was first to hit it.

Ed Honan, Jr., and John Moore paraded the streets .with their entry for the worst rig and had the field all to themselves. The prize was $2 worth of soap at the Home Grocery. They suggested that -it might be made to read $2 in cash and leave out the soap, but the idea that the soap be used by the winners of the prize carried. The horse show resumed operations again Saturday at 11:30, when a class of three aged stallions were passed on. First going to Dornblaser; second to Interest, both owned by B. B. Miller of Mt. Ayi. It is to be regretted that a larger class was not brought out, when a number of good are to be found within ten miles of Rensselaer.

King Davis showed a very creditable stallion two years and under three, and having no competitior had no trouble in landing the handsome $5 carving set offered by Warner Bros. Twenty-one colts, 30 days to 6 months old, were paraded before the crowd of spectators and riveted the attention of all horse lovers, which includes about 100 per cent of the human race. In the special prize offered by Eltzur Sage for the best colt sired by hia Percheron stallion, Dagobert; Granville Moody got first; Lawrence Sayler second. In the prize for the best colt sired by his Belgian stallion Nelson went to Garland Grant; second to A. J. Biggs. B. B. Miller's first prize for the best i colt sired by his percheron stallion Dornblaser went to Oscar Hauter; second to Henry Eiglesbach. For the best colt sired by his percheron stallion Interest, first to Ed Tanner; second to Charley Schle, man. ' Things begun to tighten when seven handsome stud colts lined up for the Morris chair offered by D. M. Worland. The result was first to Granville Moody; second to A. J. Biggs. In the class best draft filly 9 months or under rrom any sire or

any draft breed, first to Robert Davisson of Chalmers; second to B. B. Miller of Mt. Ayr. The sweepstakes prize for the best draft colt 9 months or under, either sex, any sire or draft breed from Jasper, Newton, Benton or Pulaski counties, was a $32 Bet of harness offered by the Association. There were many who coveted this valuable prize and much interest was shown in the placing of the award, which fell to Robert Davisson of Chalmers on a pure bred Shire filly 4 months and 19 days old that weighed 860 pounds. This colt won $36 in prizes and cash at MonticelLo the 9th inst. which together with the $32 set of double harness, the $8 set of single harness and the $3 worth of alfalfa seed offered by C. P. Wright & Son won here, make a total of S7B in cash and prizes won within a / week’s time. A fair illustration of properly fitting a good animal for exhibiting. One year and under two—First to Granville Moody; second to Brooks Snedecker. Two and under three, first to Perry Marlatt; second to King Davis. One of the strong features of th« show was the mare class three years and over. Fourteen splendid animals were led out, and we doubt If $250 would buy the commonest one in the lot. Victor Burkland of Brook showed a very attractive dapple gray with considerable quality and closely approaching the ideal Percheron type, lacking somewhat in bone and finish but an outstanding quality overbalanced this slight defect in the judge’s estimation, and he placed her first. D. Leatherman of Wolcott carried away the second prize. A number of valuable animals, lacking flesh, quality, action, or some other slight defects were led away, in some cases by disappointed owners. Geldings any age—First to Perry Marlatt; second to N. Pumphrey. The Show concluded with two teams shown to wagons.—First to Victor Burkland; second to Valentine Shafer. A few things to consider: This was the first Show of what is Intended to be an annual affair. The weather for the most part was very unfavorable. The Show was given on short notice. Remember that every one cannot be entirely pleased with the Judge’s decisions, and that it is not the “has-beens” or “willbe’s” but the "izzers” that deserve the prizes. There was a total of 106 horses and 25 mules in the Show-

We were unable to get a complete list of awards in the special events, but give wnat we could get: In the baby show there were 14 entries of pretty babies. Mr. Madden put some strain on his life insurance policy and awarded first to the baby of Mrs- Clay Dewees'; second to Mrs. Fred Arnott. Tallest man—S. B. Snedeker, 6ft. 4 inches; $3 hat by G. E. Murray Co. Coming from longest distance— Mrs. Sam Pullins, Townsend, Mont.; Mrs- I. B. McCormick, Hageman, N. M. (The former is 1,600 miles, and the question of which is farthest is as yet undecided.) Oldest married couple—Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bull, 1848, aged 84 and 82, respectively. One dozen photographs by Parker. Friday Brook played the Wrens. Score 4 to 0 in favor of the latter. Saturday’s football game between the Lafayette Centrals and Rensselaer high schools, resulted in a score of 27 to 0 in favor of Rensselaer.