The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-31
FALL FAIR IS A
THING OF THE PAST
SEVENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF MISSISSIPPI AND WEST
ALABAMA FAIR ASSO-
CATION CLOSES.
Quite a Number of Strangers Were in
Attendance, and Fair Was
Great Success From a FL
nanciaI Standpoint.

The seventh annual exhibition of
the Mississippi and West Alabama
Fair Association, which came to a
close Friday, was one of the most
successful in the history of the asso-
citation, large crowds having been
present and the patrons having ex-
pressed themselves as being highly
pleased both with the races and with
the exhibits in the various depart
ments. The number of out of town
visitors was unusually large, every
hotel in the city having been crowded
and many of them having been com
PEELED to turn people away.
A new feature to be introduced
this year was the horse show. The
several exhibitions in this department
took place at night, and this was the
first time in the history of the asso-
citation that an attempt was ever
made to offer anything but daylight
attractions at the fair grounds, and
while inclement weather prevented
the presentation of the program adj
vertised for Wednesday night, there
were good crowds present on Thurs
day and Friday nights, and the spec
tators greatly enjoyed the pleasing
spectacle presented by the ladies and
gentlemen in their handsomely deco
rated equipages.
Capt. f. NJ. Montgomery, of West
Point, acted as Judge of the horse
show, and all present were impressed
with the fairness of his decisions.
Capt. Montgomery is an experienced
horseman, and has been very clever
and accommodating in assisting the
association in many ways during the
progress of the fair The following
were the prize winners in the parade
Thursday night:
Best gentleman driver, single har
ness-Mr. Eugene Muslin, first; Col.
VIM. Rhett, second
Best lady driver-Mrs. William
Rhett, first; Miss Marianne Brad
ford, second.
Best equestrian-Mr Asa Watson,
of Strong's Station, first; Mr.. Bailey
Hardy, second.
Best equestrienne - Miss Lucille
Hardy, first; Miss Marianne Brad
ford, second.
Best saddle horse, ridden by man
Mr.. Nose Williams. of Strong's Sta
ton, first; Mr.. Nelson Hutchinson, |
second.
Best carriage team - Miss Mary
Harrison, first; Mrs. Eugenia Moore,
second.
On Friday night prizes were won
as follows:
Best gentieman's roadster = Col.
William Rhett, first; Mr.. Stanley
Gardner, second.
Best combination horse-Mr. Nor
man Pulliam, first; DR.. John Oliver,
secend.
Best light harness double team
Mr.. G. T. Duke.
Best combination double team
Mr. c. w. Boyd.
Best single horse and gig, occu-
pants counting for half and appoint
ments half-Mr. jamie Billups and
Miss Lucille Hardy, first; Mr.. r. T.
Williams, Jr., and Miss Maude Will
liams, of Meridian, second.
The following is a partial list of
the premiums awarded in the vari-
Gus departments, the remainder of
which will be published in The Dis
patch next Wednesday:
Jacks and Mules.
Best jack, any age, open to Ala
Dama and Mississippi-W. S. Nickles,
first; w. F. Cooper, second.
Best jack, any age, open to the
S. Nickles, first: T. w
second.
Best mule mare, with colt at foot:
R. B. Hardy.
Best mule colt under one year old,
exhibited with dam-R B. Hardy,
Best mule colt, one year old and
lnder two-R. r. Rarrentine.
Best mule tu years and under
hree-S. F. 1fst; R. r. Bar
'entine, secona
Best mule. years oid-R. r.
3arrentine
Best buncl II lhae more mules
,y side of s F Potts, first; )
R. r. Barren6ines second
Best Mississippi o. s'abama raised