The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
FAIR GATES OPEN TOMORROW Vandiver Park Ready For
 Big Crowds. COLORS FOR HORSE SHOW Exhibits Coming h Rapidly and Arc
 Being Placed. The Advertiser win Have Reformation Bur,au to which All visitors are weIcome-PIans Made
 for Greatest Asriculturel
 Event Ever Held in .
 Alabama,
cOLORS FOR HORSE SHOW

Tomorrow morning the big gates of Vandiver Park will swing open to hun dreds of people from all over the State. and the fourth annual Alabama Agri- cultural Fair win commence.
 Before the first click of the turn stiles is heard, every show and every exhibit within the grounds of the big fair will be in readines to receive the throngs of seekers of enlightenment and amusement.
 The charming aroma of popcorn. the gentle scent of apple elder, and the doubtful smell of gasoline. tho whine of toy balloons the roar of Hons and elephants and the neighing of thoroughbred racers all will induce that state of relaxation and happiness characteristic to the appreciation of a real. genuine, wholesome fair.
 The annual excuse of visiting the fair for the benefit of little Willie will be heard on all sides, and it will be understood in the same old way. Lit- tie Mary Ann can't ride on the flying jenny unless you sit beside her, and Jimmie positively refuses to devour the cotton candy unless you assist him. Of course. 1t Is understood. No one expects anyone else to deprive the young fry of the necessities of life.
 It Is said that the Alaska Yukon Ex- position at Seattle this year wasN the first big fair since the memory of man runneth not to the contrary that open ed on scheduled time. The fourth edi- tion of the Alabama Agricultural Fair will be the second.
 Horse Show Colors.
 Dress up your store with bunting, flags and festoons of orange and pur- pie That's the request of the com mittee in charge of the horse show that will be a prominent feature of the fair makes of Montgomery mer- chants.
 The colors have been selected as the official ones for the horse show. and the more they are seen on stores and streets as well as at vandiver Park. the better 1t will be in the, opinion of the committee.
 The show will be the most preten- tious event of it's kind ever held in this city. Saddle horses. driving horses, matched pairs, high school horses. and the classiest possible to be offered for the niftiest animal in each class.
 Two additional county agricultural exhibits have been booked for that department of the fair. The first ex- hibit to arrive was received last night. coming from Cullman County. The new counties just added to the contest dFc SHitton anu SuelDy. tocSi0eS tueSd are Montgomery, Jefferson, Cullman and Baldwin counties. The other ex- hibits are expected today. It is more than likely that an individual exhibit belonging to Cullman County farm CT will be added to the department. His exhibit Is now at the fair in Bir- mingham. The list already Is larger than that of any other fair held in Montgomery.
 A rnaaftno inc EXArttfua mittee of the Fair Association last night, an appropriation of $20 in gold was made as first prize for the most handsome float in the industrial par ade.
 The Advertiser will establish an in- forma ton bureau in a prominent place on the fair grounds, for the benefit of bureau is intended to adequately per- form the functions that its name im- plies, and to serve as a place of rest for the weary. Everyone will be well comed at it.
 The barns at vandiver Park that have been virtually emptied for the last four months were comfortably filled last night when seven cars of horses from Birmingham reached the local track.
 Ben Rennick had the Garth string. Alec Wishard the McCurdy string, Ben Whitehead with his bunch of good ones headed by Al Stanley, Messrs. Cooper, Hukill and Thomas with Rob- ert Baron, Korrect Shape, Bedelia S., Little Buddie and other fast ones.
 Bland S.. the Missouri crack, who paced a mile at Memphis in 2:04 1-2, will not be at Vandiver Park. hav- ing been sent home from Birmingham March McEwin, the pacer owned by Jack Shackleford of Courtland, has also been sent home. The absence of these two pacers leaves the fields more open and there promises to be some nifty fights between Lily Pointer. Rob- ert Baron, Korrect Shape, Leslie Wa terman and others.
 Frank Fuller, secretary of the South ern Fair Circuit. who will act as start CT during the races at Vandiver Park, will reach Montgomery this morning.