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ponent of the moves that ultimately removed the bulky four 
and three-year-olds from the competitions. 
Cot. Jupy knew all of the leading breeders and his informa- 
tion on bloodlines and pedigrees was encyclopedic in range and 
accuracy. His simplicity, honesty, modesty and great hearted- 
ness won him a host of loyal friends, while his resourceful 
sense of humor, native sagacity and spontaneous generosity 
made him conspicuously successful. He was an early presi- 
dent of the Illinois State Board of Agriculture and gave of his 
best years to the establishment of the State Fair at Springfield. 
His death occurred at his home, “The Walnuts,” September 16, 
1916, at the ripe age of ninety-four. 
