The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1906-09-07
Bourbon Fair a Great Success.

| IN ACOOAO Ou OOUllGy
Society, after an interval of ten years,
opened Tuesday with the largest first
day crowd in the history of the Bourbon
County Fair. On Wednesday, Licking
| ton Day, the attendance was still lar
ger, about three thousand people being
| present, and on yesterday a still lar
ger crowd was present. The show
rings have been especially fine and
well filled. The stockmen and exhibit
| tors are all pleased and very compli-
mentary to the beautiful new grounds.
! The third day of the old Bourbon fair
was repetition ofthe success of the
two preceding days. Attracted by the
contest that was to be waged between
Bourbon King, the property of A. G.
county, and Star Mcdonald, the proper
F, ty of Ed Parker, of GEORGETOWN, and en-
tered by Matt Cohen, of Lexington,
! for supremacy as the best saddle stall
lion four years old and over, fdrew
crowd estimated at between 5000 and
! 5000 people. The grand stand was
crowded as in Olden times, while hun
! dreds were scattered over the grounds.
/ The day was an ideal one up to
O'Clock, when heavy rain put stop
to the program. Interest centered in
the contest between the celebrated
Bourbon King and Star Mcdonald.
Both horses were unbeaten in the
saddle ring and as stations have pro-
duced premium winners. This was
their first clash in this ring, and We'd
nesday the first time they had ever met
in show ring. After about forty
minutes in which both horses were
! e
the judges awarded the ribbon to Bour-
bon King amid the cheers from thous-
ands of threats.
The rain came up just as Zingarella
was mounting the platform from which
! the little lady standing on ball rolls
/ it around spiral to height of nearly
! fifty feet. and then descends while the
people look on with breathleSS silence
and admiration.
Likewise the rain prevented Prof.
Lafayette, the aeronaut from making
his thrilling balloon ascension and
parachute leap. The rain will not in
terfere with today's program, as the
ring is so made as to allow the surplus
water to quickly run off. The follow
ing is yesterdays premium list, the
first and second days list can be found
on another page:
JERSEY CATTLE.
Best bull years and over, Hart Wal
lace Shelbyviile, first, Ed Downing,
Lexington, second; bull, l year and
under 2, Hart Wallace first, and second :;
! bull under year, Hart Wallace, first
and second; COW years and over, C.
A. Weber first, Hart Wallace second :;
heifer under 1 year, Hart Wallace
first, Ed Downing second
Sweepstakes-Bull any age, Hart
Wallace first; COW any age, Hart Wal
lace first and second.
! HARNESS HORSES.
Mare A years old and over, Matt
Cohen first, Biggres & Johnson, Mays
vile, second; mare 3 years and under.
w. l.. & A. G. Jones first, Matt Cohen
second; mare 2 years and under 3, Gay
Bros. first, Mrs. Rudolph Davis, Car
Isle, second; mare l year and under
/. 2, A. H. Cottingham first, j. w. Gar
nett second; filly under l year, Collins
& Redmon first, Gay Bros. second.
Weepstakes-Mar any age, Biggers
& johnson first, Matt Cohen second.
Stallion years old and over, A. G..
Jones first, Matt Cohen second stallion
years old and under 4, A. q. Jones
: first, Ed Allen second; stallion years
old and under 3, Collins & Redmon
first, J. P. Evans, Georgetown, second
stallion year and under 2, H. S. Cay
wood first, Redmon Talbot second
! stallion under l year, j. M. Terry,
Cynthiana, first, E. F. Rash second.
Best lady rider cross saddle, Miss
Francis Fesler, Georgetown first.
TACKO AMI TEATNTETC
Jack years and over, d. r. Ammer-
man, Cynthiana, first, Thos. McClin-
took & Sons second Jack years and
under 3, j. P. Evans first, J. F. Cook,
Lexington, second; jack year and
under 2, J. F. Cook first and second
jennet 3 years and over, J. M. Terry
first jennet years and under 3, j. M
Terry first; jennet l year and under 2,
j. M. Terry.
Sweepstakes Jack any age, Thos.
McClintock & Sons first, J. F. Cook
second; jennet any age, J. M. Terry.
Wednesday being Lexington Day our
neighbors sent down a delegation of
about 500 citizens. Most of them came
over the Interurban and were met at
the main entrance by Smittie's Mill
tary Band and reception committe.
headed by Hon. ]. T. Hinton. When
formed in line headed by Secretary
George "A. Balm and platoon of Lex
ington police, in charge of Captain
Ford and Lieutenant Garrett, they
marched around the amphitheatre and
into the ring.
Immediately in front of the band
stand in the amphitheatre, the Hon.
Claude M. Thomas, on behalf of the
Society and people of Bourbon county.
welcomed the guests in short speech.
He paid an eloquent tribute to the
progress and public spirit of the Lex