. 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 th
. 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. 1âPacingâEligible to 2:15 class, best 3 in 5, purse $400. Race No. 2âPacingâ3-year-olds and under owned in district, best 2 in 3, hobbles barred, purse §200. Race No. 3âRunningâ7-S mile dash, purse $150. Race No. 4âRunningâ3-5 mile dasb. purse $150. Thursday, 27th. Race No. 5âTrottingâ3-minute class, best 2 in 3. horses owned in district January , purse $200. Race No. GâPacingâ2 -aq class, best 2 in 3. hob- bles barred, purse $i00. Race No. 7âRunningâ1 mile- horses owned in district, purse $300. Race No. ssâRunningâ5-5 mile, 3-year-olds and up, purse $200. Friday, 28th. Race No. 9âTrottingâ3-year-olds and under,best 2 in 3, purse $100. Race No. 10âMerchant's StakeâTrottingâ2:25 class, best 3 in 5, purse $400. Race No. 11âRunningâ% mile, best 2 in 3. purse $200. Race No. 12âRunningâJ£ mile, 4-year-olds and under, owned in Coos county, entrance clos- ing August 15, purse $200. Saturday, 29t
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