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Port Perry Star, 16 Dec 1914, p. 1

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rade. fe: gary will flee and you |] | | thoughtfulness for ll pe cavy Draft Foal, 1914-7 Port Perry ry Ist $3, 2nd $2, 3d $1 eavy Draft Stallion, one year old © | Christmas Fair | 1st $3, 2nd #8. 3d $1: e bred stock of any. breed is ¢ agriculturist. The selection in zether with judicious breading keynote of the argument put ir and Mr. F. H. Silcox at' the on December first and second. sent from the specimens at 'Horses 'and Beef Cattle. The. derlining; combining legs 'well ms and gaskins, large, clean, good: obliquity of pastern, (a with the' ground) and a large , fairly oblique, well 'muscled well muscled back, long ,'a muscler croup nice: muscling down well to- - "hese, in short, combined aight springy action. soft mell w skin, indicating qualtity and good tem nt, would constitute learned from the Jectuje large muzzle, broad between ees, which ould se full and bright, and the body covered with fine silky hair and the skin soft and mellow to the touch. A wide top, giving no depression behind shoulders, a good spring of ribs, wide lions, smooth over hook* bones, and full behind the hook bones .and pin. bones. The whole top to be well covered with flesh, which gives abundance of meal where the high priced cuts are.obtained. The lower portion of body where the cheaper cuts are found to 'be as' hight as possible, without srerificing constitution and room for food: * The Dual purpose Short Horn would not show so much bzefyness as the purely beef animal, but 'would conform more to, the type of Dairy Cow, and yet maintain the ability to lay on flesh on the desirable places when required and tobe able to produce a good 'type of beefing steer. The specimens used for demonstration showed these two types of shorthorn very well, the one being of thesquare, and and blocky kind, and the other narrower on top especially at the should- ery and more 'out standing. Mr. Silcox. _exeriplified as the rsadster type of horse, one free from all unsoundngss, free from action, good speed and of mild disposition, differing from the carriage horse. in the absense of high action, more speed, and with more ranginess of body; and differing from the saddle horse in being slightly smaller, with barely the range of 'body, and not showing the same strength of back and withers. ~The roadster may be | "a trotter or pacer, while the saddle horse must walk, trot; canter, etc.. In short they are a happy medium between the -carnage 'and saddle horses. Briefly a roadster should possess a head broad' between eyes, large open nostrils, even set jaws wide at 'angles, a bright, full, "hazel _brown eyes, ears well placed and firmly set, junction of head and neck clearly defined, a moderatsly long reiny neck, . 'straight on. top or only 'slightly arched, a well muscled oblique shoulder with no collar = depres- on at junction of neck and withers. The back should be short, strong ith well sprung ribs of fair length. The ston back and : + For the Exhibition of eavy Draft Filly or Gelding, one; 2 year old Horses, Poultry, Butter and Eggs. 1st $8, 2nd $3, 3rd $i ON TUESDAY eavy Draft Filly or Gelding, two \ years old : Dec. 22, 1 9 i 4 lst $3, 2nd $2. 3rd $1 The Regular Market will be' held. on pfTeavy Draft Mare, (mare cannot be Tuesday instead of Thursday shown in team) i 1 3 Priz TRE Awarded hh ard u Itural Foal, 191% & 42] - § ricu Gost. oa (dressed and drawn) 1st $3, 2nd $2, 3rd $1 £7757 1st $2, 20d §!, 3rd 50c [Agricultural Filly or. Gelding, one rkey Hen( dressed and drawn) year old 1st $2, 2nd $1, 3rd 50c 1st $3, 2nd 82, 3rd $1" Best Display Geese, 4 pairs (dressed Agricultural Filly or Gelding, two and drawn) Ist $2, 2nd $1, 3rd 50c years eld Best Pair Geese, (dressed and draw Cringe Foal, 19d ¥ 1st $2, 2nd $1, 8rd 50c 1st 88, 2nd $2, 3rd $1 Best Display Ducks, 4 pairs (dfgssed &£hrriage Filly or Gelding one year old and drawn) 1st $2, 2nd $1, 3rd 50c + 1st $8, 2nd $3, 3rd $1 Best pair. Ducks (dressed and drawn) Jeaariage Filly or Gelding, two years 18t $2, 2nd $1, 3rd 50c + old 1st $3, 2nd $2, 3rd $1 Best display Spring Chickens, 4 pairs Roadster Foal, 191% ; (dressed and drawn) Ist $3, 2nd $3, 3rd $1 1st $2, 2nd $1, 3rd 50c Roadster Filly or Gelding, one year old Best Pair Syring Chickens, (dressed ist 2nd $2, 3nd $1 ] and drawn) 1st 3, 2nd $1, 3rd 50c dss Filly or Gelding, two years. EGGS AND BUTTER Ist $3, 2nd $2, 3rd $1 Best Dozen Eggs rown) weight pleavy Draft Team, in Harness considered Tse Bl, 2nd 75c, 50c Ist $6, 2nd $4, 3rd $2 gricultural Team, in Harness Ist $3, 2nd $3, 3rd $1 Best Dozen Eggs, (white) weight | considered 1st $1, 2nd 75¢, 3rd 50c 3 4 nt's 'Turnout, outfit ¢ tter--10.1bs.--prints, plain 5 : : ; Ist $5, 2nd $3, 3rd $2 1st $5, 2nd $4, 3rd $3, 4th §2, Hth $1 fe 2 Pa ~. Butter--b5 Ibs.--Crock All Exhibits for Hall must' be in. Ist $4, 2nd $3, 8rd $2, 4th $1 {place by Eleven o'clock a.m. Butter . HORSES Prints must be in plain wrappers and ; : . all Butter to be made by and to be- ingle Driver, Roadster, 1534 hands | the hong fide property of the exhibitor. and under--Farmers anly : 1st $5, 2nd $3, 3rd $2 NO ENTRANCE FEE CHARGED except to those entering in the Horse Class, for which a fee of $1. will be: charged for each Class. ingle Driver, Roadster, over 15% hands--Farmers only 1st $6, 2nd $3, 3rd $2 pingle Driver, Roadster, 154 hands par Ail Entries to be made not later; 1st:$5, 2nd $3, 3rd $2 ingle Driver, Roadster, over 1634 "V- H- McCAW, J. L. FORMAN kt hands--Open President " Treasurer" 1st $5, 2nd $3, 3rd $2 E. H. PURDY, Secretary Single Driver, Carriage, over Mh GRAND CONCERT in the Evening . hands--Open under the auspices of the Christmas : t #, Ind $3, 8rd $2 ; Fair. ; "When Chief McGrotty got to the: 4 "Shot at Mid light phone Stone did not er The WM. STONE MURDERED » Chief, accompanied by Night Watch- (man. John = Patterson, immediately' . hurried to the station. The ipsrions death" of William They found Stone lying on the floov * the [quite dead. The desk «telephone: which he had been using was hanging | down from the desk as it had, fallery "+ = #48 and under-- Open' ~~ than I des { '0 P adic

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