. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, July 25. 190S. According to the "Henderson Journal of Kentucky, a gentleman who is in a position to know, when talking about the scarcity of mules on the market and the remarkably high price the ani- mals are bringing, said that there nev- er were so few mules offered for sale as now. In St. Louis, where generally plenty of mules can be found, it is al- most impossible to purchase any. A car load would exhaust the supply of mules in that city. When asked if he could give reasons for this state of af- fairs, he said t
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 14 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, July 25. 190S. According to the "Henderson Journal of Kentucky, a gentleman who is in a position to know, when talking about the scarcity of mules on the market and the remarkably high price the ani- mals are bringing, said that there nev- er were so few mules offered for sale as now. In St. Louis, where generally plenty of mules can be found, it is al- most impossible to purchase any. A car load would exhaust the supply of mules in that city. When asked if he could give reasons for this state of af- fairs, he said that the United States was shipping more mules to foreign markets than was ever before known in the history of the country. He stat- ed that 40,000 of the animals were used on the Panama Canal, and as the work is very hard, many of this number die every year and have to be supplier from the United States. This continu- Second Southern Oregon District Fair MARSHFIELD, ORE. Aug. 26 to 29, '08. Entries close Aug. 25, '08 SPEED PROGRAMME Wednesday, Aug. 26th. Race No. 1âParingâEligible to 2:1-3 class, best 3 in 5. purse $100. Race â Pacingâ3-year-oldsand under owned in district, best 2 in 3, hobbles barred, purse 8200. Race No. 3â Runningâ7-S mile dash, purse £150. Race Xo. 4âRunningâ3-s mile dash, purse $150. Thursday, 27th. Race No. 5âTrottingâ3-minnte class, best 2 in 3. horses owned in district January 1. 1908, purse $200. Race No. i'iâPacingâ2:11.) class,befit 2 in 3. hob- bles barred, purse $ MO. Race No. 7âRunningâ1 mile- horses owned in district, purse $300. Race No. SâRunningâ5-8 mile, 3-year-olds and up. purse 8200. Friday, 28th. Race No. ;â¢âTrottingâ3-year-olds and under, best 2 in 3. purse $100. Race No. l»'iâMerchant's StakeâTrottingâ2:25 class, best 3 in 5, purse $400. Race No. 11âRunningâJ4 mile, best 2 in 3. purse $200. Race No. 12âRunningâV. this week. Ready to show at any time. Sired by Knight, sire of Anaconda and others. 1st
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