The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-09-12


and shows of the carnival company.
Every day will be featured especially,
and the first day will be as good as the
last. A complete programme has been
provided. and will begin at o'clock
on Monday morning, and continue
without interruption until II o'clock
Saturday night. Not a single depart
ment will be lacking in interest The
farmer, who is thinking of buying
some new machinery, will find the
latest improved farming Implements
displayed with experts to explain their
working. The housewife will find the
women's department a lasting source
OF delight where she can rest and en-
JOY herself while her husband jour-
| neys through the various stalls closely
examining the live stock
No resident of Kentucky can fail to
be benefited by his attendance at the
Fair whether he comes to compete
with his horses and cattle for the
prize money or whether he comes
merely as a spectator to see what
others are doing, and see how he can
improve his own breeding of stock or
cultivate his land more successfully.
The trip will not be expensive and it
will be worth the while. The Fair
which begins next week will be the
fourth State Fair held in Kentucky,
and will be held on the same ground
| that the first one was held several
years ago. At that time though the
exhibits Of live stock and agricultural
products were fully up to the expecta-
tiOns of the managers, there were no
outside attractions. This year there
will be the carnival shows, the band
concerts and many other interesting
events which were not provided for
the first State Fair. The beautiful and
classic course of Churchhill Downs
will be magnificently decorated and
beautified. Not until the grounds are
entered the splendor of the State Fair
and its myriad attractions will be ap-
preciated. Those who fail to attend
will long have reason to regret it.
FrtZS CIst approved.
Many expressions of commentator
Of the manner in which the prize
| money is to be distributed at the Ken
lucky State Fair come from prominent
exhibitors throughout the State. Prize
money has been distributed among the
several classifcations in such a way
as to suit the conditions in Kentucky,
and the stock breeders and horsemen
are we'll pleased with the result
In the first place, the prize list
amounting to more than $4,000. is
greater by $1,000 than the prize list
| for last years State Fair, and is far
greater than was ever hung up for any
previous fair held in this State In
addition to this several breeds, which
have heretofore been exhibited at the
State Fair, have been eliminated from
the catalogue, and the money not used
in that way will go to increase the
premiums for the other classes. For
instance, no French draft, Percheron
or coach horses will be shown. None
of these breeds are raised by Kentucky
horsemen, and prizes have heretofore
| gone to enrich dealers in other States
More than this, the Board of Control
has reserved a large amount of the
prize money exclusively for Kentucky
breeders, and the prize winners in
these classes will be eligible to com.
pete also in the open classes against
the best that is entered from other
States
The system of allotting dates for
State Fairs is sure to prove of great
advantage to the Kentucky Fair, as
many exhibitors begin with the ONO
State Fair and make the circuit The
circuit this year opens with the Ohio
Fair at Columbus, and is followed by
the Indiana Fair at Indianapolis. The
Kentucky State Fair at Louisville is
third, and then after one week comes
the Illinois Fair at Springfield.
The prize list for the Kentucky
State Fair compares favorably with
that of the other State Fairs, though
it is the youngest of the quartette, and
in addition to the exhibitors who fol.
low the circuit there will be large
number of Kentuckians to show at
Louisville who do not make practice
of showing at other State Fairs 1t is
predicted that many breeders of horses
and cattle which have had easy
victories in Ohio and Indiana will
meet with surprises when they show
at Louisville. A big feature Of the
Fair will be the classes fo- five-gaited
saddlers. The first premium is worth
frequently as much as $4,000, and
never less than $1,000. and large
number of classes tor this typically
American saddle horse have been pro-
vided. In addition to this $1,000 NO
there will be silver cup donated by
w. ]. Hogan, President Of the Ken.
lucky Horse Show Society. A CUP FOX
the best Ally or colt valued at $4,000
has been donated by the American
Saddle Horse Breeders Association. the
entries to this class are to be register
ed with this association. There will
also be combination class. the horses