2021 Fair

2021 Logan County Fair Lincoln Daily News July/August 2021 Page 37 gate at 9 a.m. At the Rabbit Show, the final competition was the Junior and Senior Showmanship. Because there were only four girls, the judging for the two categories was combined into one event. The showmanship judging is perhaps the most entertaining part of the rabbit competitions because it is the time when each competitor must successfully flip the bunny on its back. There is a specific method to doing so and it is challenging. All four of the girls had their personal strug- gles with getting bunny on his back, but they were also all four successful. The purpose of doing the flip is to check feet, teeth, eyes, and to verify the sex of the animal. Ears are checked while the bunny is still upright. After all had performed the task successfully, Judge Hicks took some extra time to help all four girls master the art of the bunny flip. He brought all four around to the table at once and explained how to do the task with fewer strug- gles. He then told each one that it was an art that needed to be practiced. He said that the first few times, the bunny would not like it at all, but after doing it a number of times in suc- cession, the animal would become accustom to the process. At the end of the showmanship competition Catterson and Hinkle again took the top spots. Catterson won the Junior Showmanship and Hinkle won the Senior. At the end of the show it was Catterson who took the top slot in Senior Does and Hinkle snatched up the grand in Senor Buck. Best of Show went to Catterson with Hinkle earning the reserve spot. TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021 BY NILA SMITH