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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
4
The event lists winners across harness and draft divisions including horses such as Navajo Day la Dunlop and Za doc with top placements. Tallying champions include Keswick Hunt Club and The Oaks Stock Farm with multiple placements in high jump, hunters steeplechase, and quick draft classes.
Personal notices list residents visiting and returning, including W R Oberlander, Norman Lanhan, John P Sartelle, Annie Taylor, J H Terault, Elizabeth Fling. Article then shifts to farming topics on fattening ducks, feed formulas, timing for killing, and a brief note on the sheep industry and beef prices amid tuberculosis concerns.
Mr. Daniel T. West Jr died between 8 and 9 this morning at his father’s home on the Opequon after a lingering illness. He was about 33 and had been ill for over a year with consumption. Survived by his father four sisters his widow and one child. Funeral arrangements not yet completed but likely Saturday. Previously returned from Asheville N C seeking health.
In the green hunter division two spills occurred. My Grace owned by H Rozier Dulaney and ridden by Bob Hall slipped on grass and fell injuring neither rider nor mount enough to continue. Quality owned by Louddun Stables and ridden by Louis Leith also fell. Leith was thrown but unhurt and remounted to finish.
Nineveh Virginia residents report a steady stream of guests and travelers from Washington D C Huntington West Virginia and Maryland. Notable visits include Col Rexy of Missouri at the McKay home and Mrs Albert Wade returning from Washington D C after several weeks.
Excursion tickets remain valid for return until September 1 and will be on sale all week at a single fare for the round trip. Excursion tickets are valid for two travelers.
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