Show BALKY HORSE LOSES PRIZE william wrests worlds championship from alvin stark former champion jollet ten thousand people gathered on the farm of john H lumbard near wolfs crossing in colety the other day saw william capture the of the world the contest between and alvan who won the prize last year was close but it a critical moment one of the horses driven by stark balked and he prize was fayrweather s the annual plowing match la the great event of the year among the armors of northeastern and a long procession of automobiles car biages wagons and conveyances of every description reached the lum bard farm until the roadway for a distance of two miles from the farm house were crowded with vehicles the contestants in the ate class began the work of turning the furrows in the half acres assigned them straight as the traditional shortest distance between two points they seemed to follow the line and their admirers looked on with breath less interest as each one slowly and carefully held to the course |