Oakland's Horse and Colt Show- early 1900s

from 1908

another early 1900s photo

29 Sept 1910

HORSE SHOW,

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MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF FINE STOCK AT ANNUAL SHOW HELD LAST WEEK,

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Thousands of Dollars Worth of Fine Animals in the Rings Both Days.

The second annual tricounty Horse and Colt Show held in this city was a marvel, of success wonderful in the offerings of the two days.  It was conceded that the show last year was far ahead of anything this section, and it was feared that it would be hard to have as good a sow this time.  These forebodings were blasted with the opening day of the show this year when the rings began to show.  The weather was good as could have been ordered for the occasion and everything went off as well as could have been desired by the most fastideous mind.  There were 107 entries in the rings the first day, 199 the second day, this being a total of 306 entries in the rings for horses, mules and colts.  There were 14 entries in the hog department 89 head and 31 entries in the poultry exhibit with 150 birds and a few head of turkeys.  In the fruit and agricultural exhibit there were many but we are not able to give the exact number of entries to that department,  It is safe to say that the total number of entries in all departments will reach the neighborhood of five hundred.  In the horse and colt rings we tried to make and estimate of the values of the stuff shown and the judge estimated them all the way from $200 to $25,000.  Valuing each ring by itself the total amount of stuff shown will reach in the aggregate the vast sum of almost $120,000.  The fact taht this great show of stock was brought to Oakland ought to be gratifying to all the citizens of the city.  The show days were great occasions.  No one person claims special notice for the show but all who worked for the success of it are to be congratulated on the abundant success of the two days.  It could not have been better.  The judging was done by a very competent judge for the horse

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Two- First, W.W. Coffey, $7 breeding, Decide Jr., Oakland Breeding Barn.  No second.

Best Draft Colt Two Year Old and Under Three- First, Green & Halsey, $5 breeding, John Milton, Oakland Breeding Barn. Second.  Green & Halsey, $4 breeding, John Milton, Oakland Breeding Barn.

Best Draft Colt Three Year Old and Under Four- First, M. W. Gilbert, $2 cash by Association.  Second, C.P. Trotter, $1.50 by Association.

Best Draft Mare or Gelding Four Years or Over- First,  C.P. Trotter, $15 breeding, Oakland Belgean Horse Co.  Second, C.P. Trotter, $10 breeding, Oakland Percheron Horse Co.

Best General Purpose Mare of Gelding Four Years and Over- First, Alex Snedeker, $5 cash by Citizen's Bank.  Second, J.W. Swinford, $2 by same party.

Best Jack- First, Marion Stewart, $3 shoes, J.M. Lippincott.  Second, J.D. Noel, sack shorts, W.J. Black.

Best Weaning Mule- First, A.S. Annin, $6 breeding, Marion Stewart.  Second, E.N. Annin, $4 breeding, same party.

Best Two Year Old Mule- First, Amos Temples, $5 breeding, J.D.Noel & Co.  Second, Amos Temples, $4 breeding, same party.

Best Saddle Horse- First, Charles Henn, $2.50 riding bridle, Palmer & Peck.  Second, B.F. Burns, $2 riding bridle, Adams & Wallace.

Oakland Coach Horse Co., Special Exhibition- First, L.L. Swinford, $15 breeding .  Second, John Stark, $12 breeding.  Third, Doug. Roberts, $5 breeding.

Shetland Pony Under Saddle- First, Chase Curtis, $1.50 hat, Howard & Yost.  Second, Pierce Kirkpatrick, whip, C.N. Wigginton.  Third, Dudley Swinford, complimentary.

Trick Horse Exhibiton- Charles Henn.

Shetland Pony in Harness- First, Dudley Swinford, $1 cash, M.C. Blevins.  Second, Pierce Kirkpatrick, 50 cents laundry, E. Riggs.

Best Saddle Pony, Any Breed- First, Ernest Reel, $2 picture, L. Hudson.  Second, Will Nolan, $1 picture, Colter & Jontry.

Best Single Driver, Pacing- First, Ed Gant for C.C. Ashmore, $3.50 shoes, Ray Moore.  Second, C.C. Ashmore, $1.50 hat, same party.

Best General Purpose Colt Two Year Old and Under Three- First, Elmer Hean, $3 cash, H.P. Martin.  Second, George Winkler, $2 cash, same party.

 Second Day- Thursday

Best Draft Stallion- First, James Wallace, $3 cash. H.P. Martin.  Second, R.A. Annin, $2 cash, same party.

Best Draft Colt, Special for Halsey- First, W.E. Brown, ribbon only.  Second, Wilson Rutherford, ribbon only.

Best Five Colts, Any Breed, premium to sire- First, "John Milton", ribbon only. Second, "Sir Kirkpatrick", ribbon only.

Best Roadster Two Year Old and Under Three- First, C.C. Ashmore, $3 Queen Quality shoes, S.P. Curtis & Co.  Second, W.E. Brown, 100 pounds bran, W. J. Black.

Best Roadster One Year Old and Under Two- First, W.E. Brown, $3 cash, Oakland National Bank.  Second, J.A. Church, $2 cash, same party.

Bet Draft Weanling Colt- First, Homer Collins, $10 breeding, J.K. Childress.  Second, Green & Halsey, $5 breeding, same party.

People came from miles around for the Horse and Colt Show.

Traveling to the Coles Co Fair or any of the others around here would have been a very long trip with livestock.  It was probably logical for them to have something closer.  

Folks back then picnicked on the square.  They probably even slept there.

I am not sure how many years this went on.  I am always looking for more information on it.