The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-09-30
( The State Fair

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are adopted for the government of the
third annual Fair of the State Asricultu.
fa' and Mechanical Society, which will
be held in Columbia, beginning on No.
vember 6, and closing on November II:
RULES AND REGULATIONS. Persons in
tending to become exhibitors at the next
fair are desired to forward their entries
to The Secretary, D. Wyatt Aiken, Co.
lumbin. s. c., whose Office will be open.
ed ut Columbia on Friday, the Sd of No.
vember.
All exhibitors ut the fnir must have
their animals or articles entered Mt tho
Secretary's Office before taking them into
the enclosure. All who Intend to com.
pete fop tue premiums of the society
must have their articles on the ground.
and entered Mt tue Secretary's Office, at
or before o'clock on Monday evening,
the 9th Of November, without full 30
lint they may be arranged in their re.
spective departments, aud in readiness
for examination by tho judges on Tues
day morning, the 7th OF November, at 8
o'clock.
Ladies are particularly requested to
attach cards to their articles, nnming the
department in which they wish them to
be clussed.
The gates will be opened at o'clock
A. nj. OF cach day, ut that time every
officer is required to DO at his post.
The committee will be careful to ex-
anime everything entered. and us there
VIII DC no general discretionary list, they
may recommend premiums on articles
possessing merit, notwithstanding no
premiums may have been offered for such
articles. Awards Of this description will
ba subject to the approval of the Execu-
tive Committee.
Members of committees, OIL entering
upon the discharge of their duties, will
be furnished with tickets, which will pass
thom free during the exhibition.
Articles which are the products of the
soil must DO entered by the producer Of
the same
Should any individual enter any vege.
tnble production, or any manufactured
nrtlcle. or anything else, in any other
name thnn that Of the producer, maker,
Inventor or improvcr, no premium shall
he paid. notwithstanding one may bo
awarded by the committee.
Exhibitors will be entitled, on appli-
cation to the Secretary, to ticket TINT
VIII admit them Mt all hours to the cxhi-
oltIon, for which they will be charged
two dollars. 1
Exhibitors will, at all times, give the
necessary personal attention to whnteyer
they may have on exhibition, and at the
close Of the fair take entire charge of the
same All diligence will be used by the
oihcers OF the society to prevent injury
TO animals or articles on exhibition, but
they will not bo responsible for any da-
mage or loss that may occur.
No person, except tho awarding COM
mittce on duty. and officers of the asso.
clntlon, will be allowed inside the arena
while tho exhibition of animals is going
on. "
Livery animal must be entered for
competition by the owner or his agent.
E4hlbitors will be furnished by the entry
clerk duplicate cards. describing each
article entered for exhibitions; these will
be signed by the department superin.
tendent, on the receipt Of the articles
INTO the exhibition. Ono of these cards
shall be conspicuously attached to the
article which it describes, and tho other
must be retained by the exhibitor, and
be presented rs his order for the deli
very OF the article specified, at the close
OF the exhibition. No animal or article
Snnli De assigned place on the grounds
until the entry shall have been made as
above
Exhibitors in the arena must be care
fal to have the entry card in conspicu
GUS place on the animal, that the com
mlttee mny be facilitated thereby in
making the awards. No animal or arti-
Gle deemed unworthy shall be awarded
premium. All entries for trial of speed
must be made the day before they wish
to compete for the premium.
Exhibitors are expected to obey the
marshnls promptly in producing their
stock when instructed to do so. and any
person proving refractory will be ruled
out from competing.
Exhibitors Of thorough. brel animals
must file their pedigrecs with the Secre
tary when the entries are made. A horse
that cannot trace his pedigree to pure
blood on both sides, without n drop of
mixture, .x, is not Thoroughbred.
The exhibition of stock in the arena
Will commence st the time, aud proceed
In The order specified in the programme.
Animals not ready Mt tho proper timo
and place will be ruled out of compcti.
ton.
There will be IL forage master on the
spot. who will furnish grain and forage,
ut morket prices, to the owners Of stock.