The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-12
H STATE FAIR.

Getting Ready for the Best on Record
Great Horse Races--Uniformed
Police Force--Jim Kids Great
"Wild West" and Other
Attractions.
Mr.. J. Bryan Grimes, of Pitt county,
has consented to act as Chief Marshal
for the coming State Fair.
The interest of the patrons of the
Fair will be looked after by a fine corps
of uniformed police, consisting of one
member of the regular police from
various cities and towns in the State.
The interest in fine horse breeding
in the State has been on a steady in,
crease for some years past, and the
racing will be the best ever seen in
North Carolina. The purses are fairly
liberal, and the time will be the fastest
ever made. At the special request of
horse owners, 2:35 and $50 classes
have been arranged for, and there are
a number of horses that will lower
these classes by several seconds. There
will also be a free for-all rae for q
purse of 81, 600 open to the world. The
race purses aggregate 81, 200.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.
The special attractions this year will
eclipse anything heretofore offered the
public by the Agricultural Society.
Among them will be Jim Kids famous
Wild West Show. This combination
includes the most famous and daring
cowboys Of the West, and three COW
girls who ride vicious Broncho horses
with such reckless abandon and ab5o-
lutte disregard of personal safety as to
make the audience hold their breath.
1t includes Jennie Dodge, the most re-
markable lady shot on earth. She
rides a horse at full speed and breaks
glass balls thrown in the air from the
back of another horse running at the
same time. There is a band of Cheyenne
Indians from Oklahoma Territory, a
specimen of the Blanket Indians of the
West, who combine in giving realistic
scenes of life in the great wild West"
JIM KID.
Jim Kid is the famous and humane
horsebreaker of the world. He i. con
queror Of the famous French Stallion,
lie Retif," owned by M. Pichard, at
Paris, France, July 81, 1889, on a
wager Of 5000 francs, and the wicked
man killing Stallion, lei Receio," in
the Coliseum at Rome, Italy, Novem-
Der, 1889. Winner of the race between
Buffalo Bills Cowboys on Western
Bronchos on English Thoroughbred
racers, and winner Of match between
Broncho riders and Bic clists at Lon
don, England. Also winner of the
championship prize, silver mounted
saddle, at the Cowboy TourD ament at
Humboldt Wells, New, in 1882.
He offers to conquer and tame any
kind OF a horse, and an open invita-
ton is extended to owners Of vicious
or unmanageable horses to bring them
to the fair, where Jim Kid will saddle
and ride or harness and drive any
such animal in full view Of the entire
audience. He will forfeit 81, 900 for
any horse which he cannot ride, drive
Or handle.
There will be various other attrac-
tions at the fair, such as have never
before been in the State. Last year
the management promised to give the
public the best and most interesting
fair ever held and that promise was
kept. This year they promise to give
a greater fair than last year. They
will keep that promise, and the people
of the State may commence now tc
get ready to come. The dates are
October 18th, 18th, 18th and goth
Write to Secretary H. w. Aver for
full particulars, premium lists, &c.
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