Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-03-15
A CIRCUIT FORMED.
Meeting Of the Secretaries Of the
Northeast Mo. Fair Circuit.

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Northeast Mo. Fair Circuit.
PRESENT:
l.. B. Durkee, N. E. Mo. Dist.
A. & M. As'n.
n. M. Pettingill, Scotland Co.
A. d M. Assn
Joe. NJ. Ivie, Adair Co., A. & NJ.
ASH
G. G. Wood, Laplata Fair As'n
Charles Hitler, Clark Go. A. & NJ.
Assn.
On motion of G. G. Wood, N. NJ.
Pettingill was elected president Of
the meeting; on motion, Charles
Hitler elected secretary.
Moved that the chair appoint a
committee of three to report to
this meeting on a uniform list of
class races, and days for holding
same. The report when made to
be recommended to the respective
fair associations; carried, and G.
lC. Wood, l.. B. Durkee and Chas.
Hitler appointed.
Committee afterwards reported
as follows: We the committee
would recommend following RS a
suitable series of class and other
races, with the day for holding
same:
Tuesday 2::43 Trot;
Wednesday 2:33
Thursday 3 min
=" Free for all Pace;
Friday " Trot
| Running race for Wednesday ]
mile heats two in three.
Running race for Friday, mile
and repeat. To be filled in by
other races by each fair.
On motion report adopted as
made.
Upon motion the following and
above named) fair associations
resolved to form a circuit, under
the name Of the Northeast Mis-
souri, Fair Circuit, with dates of
fair as follows:
n. E. Mo. Dist. A. and M. ASH,
R. G. Risk Secretary, Williams
town, Aug 20 "a
Clark County A. and NJ. ASH,
Chas. Heller, Secretary, Kahoka,
Aug. 27-30.
Scotland County A. and M. Assn.
n. NJ. Pettingill, Secretary, Mem
phis, Sept. SO.
LaPlata Fair association, G. C.
Wood, Secretary, LaPlata, Sept.
10-13.
Adair County A. and M. associa-
ton, j. NJ. Ivie, Secretary, Kinks
vile, Sept. 1920.
The following rules were adopt
ed to govern races, with instruc-
tions to the secretaries present to
secure their adoption by their
home associations.
Four to enter, three to start, in
trotting and pacing races. Records
made after July Is, 1889, no bar.
Entries shall close for the entire
circuit, Monday, Aug. 19, at 10 p.
m > per cent Of t..e entrance money
per cent to be paid by 10 clock a.
m. on day Of race; trotting purses
divided, 80, 25, Is, and 10 per ct.
Running purse divided 60, 80
and 10 per cent of purses. Any
horse dlstancing the field shall
only be entitled to first money.
Trotting and Pacing races to be
conducted under National or
American Rules, and running un-
der American Pacing Rules.
Each fair association will be ex-
pected to devote two pages of its
catalogue to advertising the cir
cult and one page to each of the
fair associations.
G. G. Wood appointed a commit.
tee of one to arrange for printing
and issuing race circular for the
circuit with entry blanks separate,
and to insert an advertisement of
the circuit in "The Spirit of the
Turf" "Horseman," and "Col-
mans Rural World"
CHARLES Hitler appointed a COM
mlttee of one to arrange for the
printing of a joint circuit litho-
graph, with instructions to make
the stock and agricultural features
of our associations a special fea-
ture in the advertisement. Moved
that all associations shall charge
greoms and helpers, also booth
assistants 1-2 rate of admission
and issue coupon tickets for the
fair, with stall rates as follows:
Open single stalls, s1.O0; open
double stalls, 1.50; box stall, $500.
Straw free, and feed at market
rates. Adjourned sine die.
CHAs. MILLER, Secy.