The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-21
TO BE HELD



responding Secretary; WM. B
FREAsE, Treasurer; G. c. MussEls
MAN. General Superintendent; Or
YER KNEPPER, Assistant Genl Su
perintendent.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
The Fair Grounds will be open
for reception of stock and all articles
on Wednesday, the 9th day OF Dc
tober.
All articles and animals for exhi,
bition must be entered on the first
dav of the Fair; and all articles en-.
tered for competition must be Oh
the ground by 8 o'clock of the morn
ing of the second day.
All exhibitors must become mem
bers of the Society; fee $500
Every rule laid down in the Pre-
MUM List will be strictly adhered
to, and no exception whatever
made.
Competition is invited from all
parts of the State, and in Agricul-
tural Implements from all States,
A premium may be awarded to a
meritorious article though not emu
merated.
Premiums not called for within
sixty days will be forfeited.
The party entering thoroughbred
stock viii be required to furnish the
Committee with authentic pedigrees
of the same.
The age of horse viii be COM
puted from the first day of January
of the year in which he was foaled.
All questions respecting the trial
of speed will be governed by the
rules ofthe National Trotting Asso-
ciation.
The gates will be opened at
O'Clock a. m., of each day, and at
that time each officer and employe
is required to be at his post.
No disorderly conduct of any
kind viii be permitted; and any
person found ON the ground in a
state of intoxication or acting in a
disorderly manner, or using profane
language will be Immediately eject
ed from the grounds. A police
force will be on the grounds sufii-
cient to preserve order and see that
all rules are observed and property
cared for.
Hacks conveying passengers to
the fair grounds will not be permit
ted to drive into the grounds with a
load of passengers or to load pas
sengers, the propriety of this rule
win suggest itself to all hack drivers
without any explanation on the
part of the officers.
All horses entered for competition
viii be shown in the space inclosed
by the track !; and no person but the
awarding committee on duty and
the officers of the society viii be al
lowed inside the arena whilst the
examination is going on.
The judges on Animals will have
to regard the symmetry, early ma
turity, size and general qualities
characteristic of the breeds which
they Judge. They may make due
allowance for age, feeding, and other
circumstances, and the character and
condition of the animals. They
will not award premiums for bulls,
COWS, or heifers which shall appear
to have been fattened for the butcher,
except on sweep-stake; the object
being to have superior animals for
breeding.
No animal viii be allowed to run
at large upon the grounds. Every
article or animal upon the grounds
shall, during the Fair, be under the
control of the society; while every
possible precaution will be taken
for the safe keeping of the same, the
society will in no case be responsible
for any loss or damage that may
occur.
Judges will not award any animal
or article premium unless in their
opinion it is decidedly meritorious.' ?
The animal or article receiving a
majority Of the votes shall be enti-
tied to the premium.
Unsound animals shall not be
awarded premium.
If it be ascertained that any ex-
hibitor has made, or caused to be
made, any false statement in regard
TO any animal or article exhibited,
or if any exhibitor shall attempt to
interfere with the Judges in the per-
formance Of their duties, by letter or
otherwise, he shall be excluded from
competition. Circulars viii be con-
sidered interference.
Visitors are strictly prohibited from
handling, injuring, removing or de-
stroying articles on exhibition on
the grounds.
Exhibitors of animals are required
TO place the numbers as registered
in the registry book, and the name
of the particular breed TO which
each animal belongs in q conspicu-
Gus place on their respective stalls.
Blank cards will be furnished for
the above purposes by the superin-
tendents of the respective depart
ments.
All exhibitors are required 10
make list of articles, whether one
or more, and number of department
they belong to, before leaving home,
sign their names at the bottom. and
hand said lists TO the clerks. En-
tries can be made at the Secretaries
Office on Saturdays, Mondays and
Tuesdays prior to the Fair. This
win enable the clerk to get their
names correctly on the books and
prevent delay. Visitors are strictly
prohibited from handling articles on
exhibition. No person win be per-
mitted to take articles away after
they have been entered until after 4
o'clock p. m. of the third day, unless
the weather proves 10 be bad and
the exhibit is in danger of being
spoiled or damaged, permission first
being obtained from the Superin-
tendent.
All persons entitled to apremham
of fifty cents can have the farm
Journal" for one year in lieu of the
fifty cents if they desire it.
Hay and straw for stock viii be
furnished free of cost. Water on
fhe orotind for ali p1rnoscs