The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-09-03
RACE
PROGRAM FOR FAIR
ANNOUNCED
Horses Without Record
Have Place
Exhibit From Wooster
Experiment Station
Will be a Prominent
FeatUre-The Same as
Made at State Fair.

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The program for the races at the
county fair on September %, "a ana
rs, has been completed by the Stark
County Agricultural society, and they
are now awaiting entries. BY the
number Of inquiries that have come to
the society from many well known
horsemen of this vicinity, concerning
the races, it is expected that the en-
try list will be a large one and there
seems very little doubt but that the
races will be decidedly successful.
The entire purse offered is $500 and
there will be eight races. Besides the
regular classed races, there will be
events where horses belonging to
Stark county residents, and not hay-
ing track records can compete. There
will be such an event every day of
the fair, and by the interest mani
tested by the farmers in this part
of the program. there will be many
entries. Purses of 500 are offered
in each of these races.
American Trotting Association
rules are to be used through the races.
An entry fee of five per cent of the
purse will be charged and an addition
al five per cent from the winners.
Three heats will be required to de-
eide the winner. The right is reserv-
ed by the society to change any days
program or to postpone or declare
off any race on account of bad wealth
er conditions or other uncomfortable
circumstances. The races will be
started promptly at l o'clock each af-
ternoon. The entry book will be
closed on Friday, September Is. ex-
cept in classes for horses without
record, in which the entries will close
at II o'clock on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 2S. Following is the program in
full:
Wednesday. September 23-Trot, for
horses without record. and that are
owned by residents of cities and viii
lagos in Stark county. Horses owned
by farmers are barred from this race.
Money to be paid Is days after race,
purse, 500; 2:24 pace, purse, $3.50.
Thursday, September 24-Trot or
pace. Farmers race for horses that
have never been tracked on race
course and that have been owned and
in possession of farmers not less than
80 days prior to the fair. Money to
be paid 10 days after the fair, purse,
800; 2.27 pace, purse, 5000; 2:1S trot,
purse, $3.50.
Friday, September 25-Pace County
pace for horses without record. Money
to be paid Is days after the fair, purse,
$1G0; 2;30 trot, purse, 5000; 2:15 pace,
purse, $500.
The races will be in charge of ]. ].
Snyder, of Paris, Ohio.
Arrangements have been made dur
ing the past few days to bring a
large exhibit from the Ohio Expert
ment Station of Wooster, the same
tiOn at the State fair. 1t has never
been the fortune of the agricultural
society to secure such an exhibit from
the experiment station, and it should
be a great boon to the fair. The
Wooster station has always been rep
resented by an exhibit but never by
SO large one as this year. The ex-
hibtt will consist of grain, vegetables,
destructive insects and various other
matters of interest and instructive
value to farmers. Four men in the
employ of the experiment station will
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the farmers
This added feature to the fair has
greatly encouraged the members of the
society. Secretary Lehman said last
night: with good weather the fair
will be rouser,' probably the most
successful in the history of the So
ciety"
At least four and perhaps FIVE OF the
oranges of Stark county will be rep
resented by exhibits and the indica-
tiOns are that there will be many
large private entries.
The horse exhibit will be divided in
% nine classes and there will also be
A pony show. A large entry list in
both these shows is looked for. and
this exhibit will be one of the best
It the fair.
There will also be fine art exhibit,
where premiums will be paid to all |
kinds of painting and crayon work. !
Another interesting exhibit will be |
hat OF the educational department.
Following are the directors OF the !
County Fair for 1908: Charles AXE,
0snaburg township; Johnson Grant, /
Washington township; J. J. LutE, Beth |
chem township; ]. H. Sheets, Plain |
township; William Geekler. Pike |
Ownship; D. j. Wise, Lake township;
g. Il. Conrad, MassillOn; William Du-
yall, Lexington township; e. o. Engls, |
0snaburg township; ]. r. Lawrence,
lawrence township; w. d. 0berlin,
Fuscarawas township; ]. ]. Snyder,
Paris township; A. w. Stambach,
Sugar Creek township; Jesse Teeters, |
tIlianee; w H. Welker, Sandy town
hip; j. H. YOder, Nimishillen town |
hip.
The oficers of the organization are |
follows: j. J. Snyder, president; |
esse Teeters, vice president; Henry |