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Show OXFORD ASSOCIATION OFFERS FAIR PRIZES Special Inducements. Held Out to Proposed Pro-posed Exhibitors at State Exposition Exposi-tion Next Autumn. Secretary Horace S. Ensign of the Utah state fair yesterday announced that the American Oxford Down Record association has offered f in in special prizes at the Utah slate fair of 1917, provided tho Oxford Ox-ford breed is given fftll classification -and as much money in the regular classification classifica-tion as any other breed of sheep, and the announcement is printed in the premium list of the fair. Decision as to acceptance, of course, will be determined later by the fair board, although it is usually assured tiiat such special prizes are accepted whenever possible. I The money under tiie donation is to he divided as follows: Best yearling ram, first, $10; second, $n. Best yearling ewe, first, J10; second, $5. Pest pen of four lambs of either sex, $10 and second prize, $5. All stofl; competing for these prizes must be good specimens of the breed or no prizes will be awarded. The animals must be bred and owned by the exhib- ; itor, who. must be a member of the American Oxford Down Record association and a resident of Utah 'when competing. The sheep must be recorded, tagged and certified under seal. All prizes will be paid by the secretary of the American Record association to exhibitors only, upon the presentation of cert ifica te from the secretary of the State Fair association, jpvins number of winning sheep and names of exhibitors. The offer is made by V. A. Shafor, secretary of the Oxford association. |