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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1930 PAGE THREE Finest Livestock Shown at Oshawa Fair LIVESTOCK EXHIBITS AT OSHAWA FAIR THIS YEAR TO BE OUTSTANDING FEATURE Finest Stock of Ontario County Will Be on Dis- play in the Many Com- petition Classes--Judging Will Be Held Tomorrow and on Thursday, With Large Number of Entries in the Show Ring Compet. ing for Prizes Exhibits of livestock will as usual be an important feature of the an. nual Oshawa Fair being held this week, Ontario County has long held a high reputation for ifs well bred horses, cattle and sheep. The raising of good livestock has become an important part of almost every farm in the district and the Oshawa Fair has done much to encourage farmers along this line, Keen com petition may be expected in all the various classes and a large number of 'entries have been received, Heavy Horses A committee including Messrs, Fred T. Rowe, Innis Grant and N Down will be judges of the horses in the heavy cluss, An entrance fee of $1.00 will be charged on each en- try made, but the membership will entitle the exhibitor to make one en« try in his list where fees are charge. able free of extra charge. Stulls will be available for horses entered on exhibition as long as they last, free of charge, The Judging will start at 1 pm. on Wednesday, Sept, 10, and all hors- es must be shown uncovered or in such a manner as the judges may direct. All horses must be on the rounds by 12 o'clock on Wednesday, or exhibition and parade purposes when required, in case stabling can- not be procured on the prion. 8 Light Horses The committee which will judge the light horses includes Geo, Brown, T. E, Trull, G. B, Mothersill, Ewart McLaughlin and Allan Moore, FEn- tries will close on Friday, Sept. Sth, at 9 am, except in the driving horse class where entries will be received » to 10 a.m, on Wednesday, Sept, No horse will bd allowed to com. pete in more than one class or sec. tion except for diplomas, delivery woutfity Indy driver or gent's turnout Horses competing must be brought out for the inspection of the Judges or for exhibition, according to a pro- gram which will be posted up and which will be strictly adhered to, Program may be secured when mak- ing entries, orses must he shown uncovered, or In such manner as the Judges may direct, and if exhibitors refuse to submit to the Judge or fail to ex~ hibit at the time called for, the ani. mals willbe ruled out, Horses of all ages must be shown on the hat- ter or in harness, as may be re quired, Horses in harness must be on the grounds by 12 o'clock Wed- aesday, Sept, 10, and remain until the close of the Fair, or be kept available for show purposes for both days, except in cuse of delivery turn. outs, Horses in sections 38 to 41 inclu- sive will be judged on both Wednes day, Sept. 10, and Thursday, Sept, Although there may be an impres- sion that the automobile has relegat- ed the horse to the has-been class this is not the case as the horse still remains man's faithful and useful ser vant, Many fine animals are to be found on the farms of the district where they play an important part in farm operations. Fveryone must admit that a well groomed horse pre- sents a handsome spectacle without which the exhibits of any fair would be lacking. , Four classes are provided for the heavy horses including pure bred Clydesdales, draught horses, agricul ture horses and Percherons, A first prize of $15 will be given to the best pure bred Clydesdale Stallion, three years old and over while there will be second and third prizes of $10 and $8 respective! First, second and third prizes of $15, 510 and $X respectively will also he given for pure bred Percheron Stallions, three years old and over, imported or Cana dian bred, Classes in which light horses may compete inchide carriage horses, roadster horses, ponies, saddle horses and hunters, Mr. Harry Robinson is a handsome silver cup for boy rider of a pony standing 13.2 hands or under and also a silver cup for the best girl rider of a pony « the same size The exercising of and hunters is expected to prove one of the finest attractions of the Fur Cattle all kinds donating the best addle horses will be shown at the Fair including Shorthorus, beef cattle, Jerseys, and Holstéing There will be prizes for bulls, cows, steers and heifers Many farmers of the district take keen pride in their herds of cattle and as « result a large number of hive heen received, Al bulls must have a ring dn the nose or be otherwise properly se- cured to prevent uccideut, All cattle shown in the pre-hied classes must be recorded in the Canadian or Eng lish records, Cows must be giving milk or evi dently well gone. in calf at time of Exhibition, No animal may compete in more than one class or division except for herd prizes, or best animal any age, All animals will be shown Cattle of entries CLEANED Means Well CLEANED Ne -- You may expect long service and continued charm from your clothes, if you peri odically place them in Oshawa Laun- dry's gentle care, for a dependable, thor- oughly professiona® Dry Cleaning. Frocks expertly cleaned and | pressed, called for and de. livered within 48 hours, Have ties, suits, hats' cleaned here, Oshawa Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. LIMITED TELEPHONE 2820 OSHAWA / 4 / ". D, PRESTON Former Mayor of Oshawa, director of the Oshawa Falr, in the ring, and must be brought for ward by exhibitors, according to a program which exhibitors can pro cure when making entries and which will be strictly adhered to An entrance fee of $1.00 will be charged on each entry, hut the mems- | bership tickets will entitle the ex | hibitor to make one entry on hi fist | where fees are chargeable without extra charge, Prizes for cattle include first, pe ond and third prizes of different cash value, A special first prize of $15 and a special second prize of $10 has been donated by W, I. N. Sinclair, M.ILP, for herds, including one male und three females, over | year, all the property of one owner, Several specinl prizes are also provided by the Dominion Shorthorn Breeders' Association and the I. Laton Co Lad, Sheep Although the raising of sheep is fess extensive in the county than the raising. of cattle, exhibits in this branch of livestock will form an in portant feature of the Fair I'he committee in charge will be W, Glas pell, W, D. Dyer and J. Baker. As in the case of the judges for the horses and cattle and swine they are well qualified (or make an intelligent choice from the sheep exhibited All sheep must be confined to pen and must. be on the grounds by 10 in, Wednesday, Sept, 10, and re main until the close of the Fair Judging will commence at 1 pn, on Wednesday, Sept, 10, The clusses include Cotswolds Shropshires, Southdowns, Leicester Oxfords, Lincolus, and Dorset Horn The cash prizes range in value fram $5 to $2. Rams, ewes and lambs will be shown Swine The humble hog will ulso have an important place in the exhibit of livestoak at the Fair, The prize list includes Yorkshires, Tamworths, Berkshires and bacon hogs All swine must be shown in pens and the committee in charge will be Geo, Robinson and W. Bickle, Vegetables and Fruit on Display Farm and vegetables products for an essential department of the Osh. awa Fair, since it is intended to bring together the best products of the fertile fields of Ontario County, This section, comhined with the fruit, ho ney und dairy products sections, are unusually attractive to. the visitors from the rural sections, and take up no less than two hundred of the com petition classes on the Fair program The building in which these are ex hibited is always a centre of attrac tion to the rural visitors, who like to compare the entries with what the, have produced in the own fields and orchards, ur in their own apiaries and dairies, Flower Show is Colorful Feature With no horticultural society oper ating in Oshawa, it is fortunate that the Oshawa Fair provides the flower lovers of the city and district with an opportunity to exhibit the pro ducts of their flower gardens, and to see the most héautiful of blooms as- sembled in this section of the Fair, under the committee composed of M, B, Burk, W, M, Gilbert, R, N. Johns, Leon Osier and Dr, WV, H, Gifford In spite of the fact that the 1930 season hag been a dry one, the flows er growers who look forward to the flower show at the Fair report their blooms in excellent condition, and are hoping to have a show that will be a delight to the eye, Of special interest is a long list of classes for amateurs, in which the prizes are donated by the Cedar Nurseries of Whitby. een interest will also be manifested in the various profession. al exhibits, which always add beauty and color to the flower show section, W. A. HEWITT \ Sports Editor of The Toronto Star, will be one of the officials of the Canadian Cattle (Canadian beef will re-enter the British market for the first time since 1928 with the shipment from Montreal recently of 128 bead of grade Herefords and shorthorn steers, bred in Ontario and now consigned to a firm of importers in Manchester. The majority of the steers were raised on the farms of P. J, Henry, of Ridgetown, Ont, and A, J. Camp- bell, of Dutton, Ont, and were brought on the Canadian Pacific Raflway to the Eastern Cattle by the Kiwanis Club of Oshatva, and | held in conjunction with. the Osh awa Fair, only lastin ( I or, | is one of the fe which is heing developed larger scale than former) urated last vear, the Tutor found so successful that this its scope has tended to in clude several new elisse ind riche prizes than ever wre being awarded The fair is open to an irl in Ontario and Durham der the age of 19 és in livestock, and sheaves, potatos fri geta! yith fe some the special interesting award thie ol been ¢ { { anid anclud poultry, 16 classe prize Championship npionsiup pri ot the. Ont cultural oll Guelph will hb awarded hy the Ontario Department of Agriculture to the Competitor who | J Junior Oshawa Fair is One of Growing Features | ni Reef Re-enter England Market, Montreal, to await ship. ment to the old country, Bhippers of livestock believe that the Brite ish market, dead for the past few years so far ss Canada was con. cerned, once more offers remark.' able opportunities to Canadian breeders, 160,000 head of cattle and 62,000 calves, in addition to 29,000,000 pounds of dressed beef, were shipped from Canada to the' United Btates last year, but for the future such trade Is severely hampered the unfavorable American tariff, ft -- a ---------- ' The Oshawa Junior Fair, sponsored wins the greatest number of points im the Junior Section, Special by T. Eaton Co, Limited wirls entering Calf, of the Open to boys and in Section 030, Dairy | | Jumor: Fair (value $2200)-~Case of Si verware for the Dairy Calf awned and raised by the exhibitor or by the parent or guardian of exhi bitor Special Trophy Donated by Oshawa Kiwanis Club ol Silver Trophy to be award edd for the best entry in Section 637, | Calf, donated by the Oshawa { Kiwanis Club Prize best Spec Special $5.00, for the hest entry in Clas 1, Section 63 Colt, Draft or Agricultural donated by Kiwanbn Lyman Gifford Banquet A Banquet will he Tuntor Exhibitors 2 weeks following the Fair by the Oshawa Kiwanis Club at which prizes will be present ed, given to all C. N. EE CHAMPION WILL RUN The bappy {amily group above is of the Toronte Ladies Athletic Club, in sprint races thin summer after, an Athletic Meeting, pionship crown, which was 'worn by and get started without breaking in a AT OSHAWA FAIR RACE MEET that of Mr. and Mrs. Bert O'Neill, Mrs, O'Neill is better known as Rose Grosse:O'Neill, the starry runner who has made a wonderful comeback absence of two years from the track. Mrs, O'Neill will run in the ladies' open 100 yard race at the Oshawa Fair She has been a consistent winner all year and has defeated every one of the younger local aspirants for the Canadian cham. Mrs, O'Neill for a number of years before she abdicated in favor of Mrs, Myrtle Cook-McGowan. The young baby girl in Mrs, O'Neill's arms is Doreen, aged 2 years and the Dad is holding Lorne, aged 3, who already knows how to get down on his marks short sprint, Large additions are heing made to the Canadian government grain elevators at saskatoon and Moos Jaw, In Saskatchewan, and a new government elevator will be erect- od at Lethbridge, Alberta, There are already government elevators operating at Calgary and Kdmons ton, in Alberta, Twenty-eight rural municipal aroas In the province of Saskatche- wan linve been established as pure. brad aire areas, which means that these areas have become entirely frea of scrub sires, Ladies' Section Very Attractive No one ever thinks of going to a fall fair without seeing the marvels of the sewing and the enlinary arts which are to be found in the ladies' work department, The exhibits in these clagses in the exhibition build ing this year will be up to the usual high standard, and will be well worth visiting. There is a freshness and newness to them that is different from the usual fair, and the committee in charge, composed of DD. M. Tod, R 1, Preston and Ed. Bowman, which also has charge of the fine arts de- partment, another attractive feature of the fair, is confident that not only the fair sex. but the mere men as well, will be greatly interested in the excellence of the exhibits in their department, Poultry Show is Of Much Interest fanciers, the poultry alwys one Fo poultry and pet stock of the interesting departments of the Oshawa Fair, This year, a specia effort has been made to make this show the biggest on record, and, the entries which have heen made include Here and There (606) "We are quite patisfied with the showing of the British teams at the Empire Games just concluded at Hamilton, Ont, for we picked up quite a lot of honors, and if I may sny so, made a very creditable showing," was the statement of R, T. Britten, in charge of the swimmers who hung up several new marks at the meeting He thought the Games would he of In caleulnble value to the Empire as a whole, since they brought all parts of it together at one time and one place. show is The maiden voyage of the new Canadian Faeifie flagship of the Pacifie, the Empress of Japan from Yokohama to Vietoria, was completed in eight days, six hours and 23 minutes, beating the Em- press of Canada record for the run, established in 1018, by four hours and thirty minutes I. W. Beatty, chairman and president of the rail way company. wired congratula- tions to Captain E, Aikman, general superintendent of the Company's Pacific steamship fleet Reeords also fell on the Atlantic when the company's liner Duchess of York travelled between Greenock, Beot land, and Quebec City in 6 days, 17 hours and 20 minutes, even better: ing the time hung up by the Duch- ess of Richmond on her previous trip from Belfast to Quebec, which is & hundred miles shorter, the Saint John Board of Trade t« inaugurate the service of the new Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Helene, on. the Saint Jobn-Digby route, E, W, Beatty, ehalrman and president of the railway, sald he thought Canada would respond more quickly than other eopuntries even wealthier than herself, to mea. sures taken hy responsible govern. ments and large industrial organi zalions to alleviate unemployment He added that In his opinion the Maritime Provinces wera particu. larly favorably placed in this res. pect. Dressed in white and blue kirtles and the traditional Normandy caps, fifty Louisiana girls, descendants of the Acadiang expelled from Nova Seotia 176 years ago, assisted in the celebrations at Grand Pre re. cently, at which many Acadian llving in the United States and Canada attended The United States, France, Great Britain and Canada were represented at the celebrations which were held on the site of the old village and around the Memorial Church made ever famous by Longfellow's poem of Kvangeline, In the provision of telephone communications in cities of 60.000 and over and in conversations per capita, Canada leads the world, ao cording to statistics recently pnb: lished, In these cities Canada has 24.3 telephones per 100 inhabitants against the United States' 21.8, In 1020 Canadians made #411 conver: sations per head of population ar compared with 230.7 in the United States, her nearest rival, A total of 18020073 telegrams was transmitted and received in Canada in 1020, an increase of 1, 172,758 over 1028 There are 360, 883 miles of telegraph lines In Can ada, Ahh A La a stock from Oshawa and the sur- rounding country, but also many en- tries fron distant points, he poul- try show committee js composed of L. Fisher and Dr, W, H, Gifford, and they are doing everything possible to have this department of the fair more attractive than ever, NATIONAL MAP OF CANADA The area of Canada 1s caleulated to he 3,664,723 square miles, an area greater than that of Kurope, Of this aren only a small fraction has been adequately mapped, The Topographical Burvey, Department of the Interior, is engaged In map- ping portions of the country end is issuing as rapidly as porsible sheets of the National Topographic Map of Canada, During 1026 four such sheets were published; nine in 1027, eleven in 1926, nnd sevens teen in 1929, Horticulture, being given in- creasing attention on Canada's wes- tern prairies, was a big feature at the annusl exhibition at Brandon, Man, this summer, the tural exhibits being the finest in many Years, LL Canadian farmers are now pros ducing practically all the fine to- haeco required by Canadian mann facturers, This industry hos de- veloped almost entirely as a result of research work hy the federal department of agriculture / LA AN J With the completion last month of the new vehicular tunnel beneath , the Detroit River from Windsor to Detroit, there is established still another splendid highway of com-, horticuls eee: W. M, GILBER Director of the Oshawa Fair and chairman of its (ports committee munication hetween Caneda and the United States Fv Major H, (i, 1, Strange, in 1923 world's champion wheat grower, who resides at "enn, Alberta, has heen glven an important. post as director of the educations] departs ment of the Bearle Grain Co. of Canada rr ------------ drinker like English tennis champ, more or less?ew To an addicted tea Jetty Nthall what's another eup, Brantford Lxpositor, ee EE ae] Speaking at a banquet given hy , When at mn --Moderate Fair, You'll Dine GENOSH HOTEL Complete With reakfast & Diningroom ~--Wholesome Food --Good Service YOU'LL ENJOY A DINNER AT THE GENOSHA Oshawa the Charges Aliso in TA wi MAYOR*T. B, MITCHELY, GRAIN SEEDS FLOUR Hs FEED Hogg & Lytle Limited 54 Church St., Oshawa - Phone 203 Honorary Director of the Osh Oshawa Fair Athletic Meeting, Falr, Bh aE = PRE - 0 me Th ne wh vei ral bre est of inh the dar onl son vhe fee