The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-19
HOW TO MAKE
Entries and Exhibits at
the Fair.

AS there may be some who are not
familiar with the method of exhibiting
articles at the fair, and how the awards
are made, a few suggestions on the sub
ject will not be out of place.
In order to increase the probability
of your getting premium, the articles
to be exhibited should be selected as
long as possible before the fair careful
| ly examined and put into the most
presentahle form. If it is live stock,
| they should be grOOmed and cleaned,
and made to have the most attractive
appearance. Too many exhibitors fail
because they have not been as careful as
their competitors to add to the natur-
al merits of their articles or animals by
an artificial preparation.
When the fair opens, the exhibits
should be taken to the grounds. When
you have arrived, you should proceed
to the secretary's office and make your
entries. This is done by enumerating
the list of things you have, while the
entry clerk makes record of them,
and prepares for you an entry tag to be
attached to each, when it is placed up
on exhibition. If you have live stock
and have not previously secured stalls,
they should now be assigned as there
are only few remaining. When the
entries have been made you should go
to the place where the goods you have,
are to be shown, and there you will find
the superintendent of the department
or an assistant, who will designate
where they should be placed. If you
can do so, it is best that you give atten-
tion to the arrangement of the articles
so that they will make the best possible
appearance. Before leaving see that
your entry tags are securely attached
to the proper articles, as otherwise they
may not receive notice.
The awards are made by a proper
committee. The secretary prepares for
them committee book, showing the
entry numbers for each article or ami
NAL. The entry tags do not disclose the
names of the owner of articles to which
theyare attached, but are numbered. The
: awarding committee first looks over the
list of entries in their committee book,
and then ascertain which the articles
are, by reference to the corresponding
numbers on the tags. The award is
then made, and the entry numbers Of
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the committee book. This use of mum
bers instead of names relieves the com
mittee from charge of partiality thai
might be argued against them, by any
one who was dissatisfied, if they were
J allowed to know the owners of the ex
l hibits.
1t is we'll enough for an exhibitor tt
be about and look after his exhibit dur
ing the fair, but not always best for one
to hang around when the awards are
being made. To have an exhibitor too
conspicuous, or too talkative when the
committee are at work, sometimes an
noys them, and they become prejudiced
and premium is lost that otherwis,
might be secured. 1t is always danger
Gus to be too officious or too familiar
, with the awarding committee.
If your award is successful, it viii
have premium card attached to it. TIL,
number of your entry will also be en-
tered on the books, so that in case o
loss of the card, a record of the resul
il will be preserved. Some exhibitor
want to remove their premium cards a
once after they have been attached
but when they will not be subject to ex
posure they should be kept on tn
e articles, in sight, until the fair is over
= Should any one wrongfully obtain on
# of your cards, it will avail him nothing
|, as the premiums are paid to the per
e sons who are shown by the committee
g report to be entitled to them.
vi When the time for removing the eX
hibits has arrived, which is general,
e Friday, at 3 p. M, the superintendent
o will allow the owners to take then
o away.
e 1t would greatly facilitate the worl
of the Secretary and his assistants
It the ladies and all others who can, woul
: make their entries Friday, Saturday an
Il Monday before the fair. The Secretar,
g will be at his office, 1124 South Mali
n street, until Monday night, thereafte
e on the fair ground. By keeping thi
in mind and following the suggestion
e offered, you will probably save yoursel
D great deal of annoyance and waiting
on the first day of the fair, when yo