The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-22
THE PREMIUM LIST
FOR SAVANNAH FAIR COMPLETED
BY COMMITTEE.
is NOW BEING PRINTED.
WILL BE READY FOR DIsTRIBU-
TION By LAST OF WEEK.

Premiums Have Been Prepared With
Care and Amounts Have Been
Fixed With Special Reference to
the Merit of the Exhibit-Chnir-
man Hull Announces That the
Western Jockey Association win
Have Full Charge of Racing-Win
Be "A Running Meet.
The premium list for the Savannah
Agricultural and Industrial Fair is now
completed and it is expected that it
will be ready for distribution by the
latter part of the week. The work of
completing the making of the list of
premiums was finished yesterday aft
erhoon at a meeting of the Premium
Last Committee.
The members of the committee have
worked hard and earnestly on the list
and believe that they have prepared
one of the best that has yet been made
up. In many respects it will be like
that of the State Fair last year and in
many others it will differ. In regard to
the number of premiums, the lists of
this year and last will be about equal,
the one just completed having perhaps
a few additional premiums. The num-
Der of classes have been cut down
somewhat, however, the committee be-
lieving that such action would not
harm the exhibit and would make the
work of awards easier.
In the amounts of the individual
premiums there will probably be a
slight falling off, the management cut
ting down the prize list in some of the
departments. The prizes in certain
departments, however, have been rails
ed, the committee deciding to show
special interest in those exhibits which
required the most skill and care 20
bring to a high standard.
Entries Are Coming in Rapidly.
Entries for the exhibits have been
coming in rapidly though the prospec-
tive exhibitors have had nothing by
which to judge of the amount of the
premiums offered. Most of the entries
thus far have been from the large
manufacturing establishments through
out the country. Two New York firms
will send down specimens of their work
and several manufacturers located even
particulars, The indications are that
every manufacturing plant of any size
in the Southeast will be represented.
The secretary of the Racing Associa-
ton and the general manager of the
fair were busy yesterday preparing let
tiers TO parties and firms who had eX-
hibits here last year. The letters set
forth the advantages to be obtained by
placing their goods on exhibit this year
and calls especial attention to the pre-
miums offered. 1t is hoped that the
great majority of those who had eX-
hibits at the State Fair last year will
also make a showing this year.
The Savannah Fair will benefit con-
siderably from the fact that it is among
the last of those given by the towns
and cities of Georgia. Fairs are to be
held in Macon, Augusta, Atlanta and
other Georgia cities previous to the
Savannah exhibition and the majority
of those exhibiting at these fairs will
move their exhibits here. The amuse-
ment feature will also benefit consider
ably from these other fairs.
Racing Committee Announcements.
The Racing Committee yesterday
made announcement concerning the
races that will be pulled off. The
racing will continue for ten days and
among the entries will be some of the
fastest horses of the country. Nearly
all will be running races. the form
that is most popular in Savannah.
Chairman H. H. Hull announced
yesterday that the races would be un-
der the management of the Western
Jockey Association. This association
has some of the fastest horses in the
country running in it's races and the
majority of them will be entered on
the Savannah track. A representative
of the association will be here within
a short time to confer with the fair
management concerning the minor de-
tails of the racing and shortly after
that the complete arrangements will
be announced.
The Western Jockey Association is
one which guarantees there will be
no fakes" in the meet. The most COM
petent judges will be obtained and
the minutest of the racing rules will
be enforced to the letter. One of the
best known starters in the country will
be secured and nothing left undone to
make the meet one characterized for
fairness. speed, close contests. and
for pulling the races off without loss of
time. The placing of the entire meet
in professional hands will be glad news
to those interested in racing.
Chairman Hull and the members of
the Racing Committee are still busy
working over the purses and hope to
announce the list in a short time. At
this date nothing definite can be said
regarding the purses for the various
events, but the aggregate will be be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. These large
purses are, sure to attract many fast
horses.
Advertising Committee Mt Work.
The Advertising Committee is work
ing hard toward announcing the fair
broadcast throughout the state. Many
novel plans are being debated for this
purpose and citizens of every occupa-
ton will be asked to assist in adver-