The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-22
RULES AND REGULATIONS


| OF the Eighth Annual Fair of the Lyon
County .AgricgituEai Society. to be
OFFICERS.
]. F. StrattOn, president; p. G. Hall
berg, vice president; j. NJ. Griffith,
treasurer; w. II Griffith, secretary
Directors-P. G. Hallberg, L. F.
Sprague, T. j. Price, c. II. North, ]. F.
Stratton, w. T. Soden, L. BortOn, N.
Lockerman, L. L. Halleck.
Superintendents-T. p. Hall, general
| superintendent of floral hall; L. Severy,
superintendent of speed ring.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Every rule published in this premium
list will be strictly adhered to, and no
exceptions made.
l. Articles, other than stock, will be
received on and after the 10th of Septem-
Der, and may be shipped to the care of
the secretary; but IN no case will such
| articles be brought on the grounds and
placed on exhibition, except by and at
| the expense of the owner or his author
| lied agent.
/. Entries may be made at any time
before the Fair, by addressing the secre-
tary at Emporia, or by application to
him ut his office. Persons making en-
tries by letter, if the entry he of live
stock, must give the name and age of the
animal, the name and residence of the
owner, and the class and lot in which he
wishes to enter. If the entry be machin-
cry, implements, etc, the applicant must
give the name and residence of the max
er, the name of the patentee, and the
name and designation of the article.
,. All entries will be free, except speed
ring.
| >. Articles which are the result of me-
chanical or artistic skill must be entered
by the artist, manufacturer, contriver or
his agent.
4. Articles which are the product of
the soil must be entered by the producer
of the same.
| .. Every animal must be entered for
competition by the owner or his agent
6. When an entry is made, the secre-
tary will give to the party n card, which
will contain the number of the entry,
class and lot, which must be attached to
the animal or article.
Z. No animal or article will be assign.
ed place on the grounds until the en-
try shall have been made as above
s. Such statements and copies of pedi-
gree as are required 10 be examined by
the awarding committee, must be filed
with the secretary before the books 90
into the hands of the superintendent.
All persons having thoroughbred stock
TO exhibit, shall appear before the execu-
tive committee, when requested, and give
satisfactory evidence of the correctness
of the pedigrees of their stock.
9. \ single animal NAV also be eX.
hibited in sweepstakes, provided such
animal shall have been previously en-
tered for premium in another lot, but
shall not otherwise be entered in more
than one.
10. Exhibitors will at all times give
the necessary personal attention to what
ever 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 officers of the board to prevent injury
to animals or articles on exhibition, but
! they will not be responsible for any dam
age or loss that may occur.
IL. No entries WILDE made after IL m.
the second day ofthe Fair, except speed
ring and lady equestrians.
II. When animals to be entered and
shown in any class are required not To
exceed "a certain age, they shall be deemed
of a proper age for entry and show in
such class: Provided, at the time of
such entry they are young enough to be
shown in the class in which they are
entered, and provided such entry shall
not be more than ten (i0) days prior 10
the commencement of the Fair.
! INSTRUCTIONS TO AWARDING COMMIT
TEES.
! l. Members of awarding committees
Will report to the superintendent of theiI
respective departments at.9 O'Clock a. m,
of each day OF the Fair, when all vacan.
cies shall be filled and all necessary ar.
engagements made.
,. No person can act as Superinten.
dent or Judge "a any lot in which he may
be an exhibitor.
3. No animal or article deemed nm
worthy shall be awarded premium,
4. The judges will report only the
animals or articles entitled to premiums.
except that they may specially commend
such others as may be deemed worthy OF
commentator.
D. Should any doubt arise as to the reg.
ularity of the entry. or any other impoT.
tant matter which the committee feel in.
competent to decide, they may at once re.
port the same TO the superintendent OF
the proper department
g. No premiums will be awarded IN
barren females shown in breeding classes
and proofs of breeding qualities must be
exhibited to the committee. BREEDING
COWS must have produced living cali
within the two last years
z. Any improper interference with the
duties of the awarding committees will
be promptly reported TO the secretary.
that premiums may be withheld for
that reason.