The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-08-04
PECULIAR INTEREST.
Attaches to the CataIog Of the
Big Blue Grass Fair to Be
i Held In August.
COVER IS A THING OF ART


Work-over $4,000 to Be Given
Away.
TIL catalog of the big Blue Grass
Fair, which is to be held at Lexington
the week of August ?th to 14th. has
been issued. 1t is a hook of peculiar
interest To sll Kentuckians and is more
extensive than the catalog of any pre-
vious fair ever held at Lexington. The
cover itself is very attractive. 1t is a
design especially drawn by the great
animal artist, George Ford Morris, and
is arranged in panels. The top panel
shows the four classes of cattle which
are of particular interest to Kentuck-
ians, namely, the .Shorthorn, the Here
ford and the Aberdeen-Angus of the
beef breeds, and the Jersey Of the
dairy breed. The lower panel, which
is of corresponding size, shows the
four recognized classes of horses
its premium list, namely, the thorough
bred, the standard bred and the Ave
gated and three-gaited saddle horse.
The side panels give excellent pictures
of sheep and hogs.
Over $25, 900 to Be Given Away.
The premium list calls for a total
distribution of more than Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars, which is equitably
divided among the varied classes of
live stock. The most of this money ia
naturally offered for horses, because
the Blue Grass Fair is conceded to be
the greatest horse show in the world.
Breeding classes are offered for the
three recognized American breeds, the
Thoroughbred, the standard bred and
the American saddle horse. In each
instance registration is made a re-
quirement of entry. The. show classes
are thrown open to the world. They
include the five-gaited saddle horse,
for which there are twelve rings the
three-gaited saddle hsrse with eight
rings; the fine harness horse with
twelve rings the roadster with twelve
rings, and the heavy harness horse
with three rings. In addition there
are premiums for miscellaneous
classes of horses, such as the run
about horse and the plantation saddle
horse. There are classes for Shetland
ponies and for ponies other than Shet-
lands of variant size to be shown I'M
der saddle and To harness
Other Live Stock.
Very liberal provision is made for
both mules and jack stock. Eleven
hundred dollars is offered for Short
horn cattle; five hundred dollars for
Herefords; six hundred and fifty
for Aberdeen.Angus; seven hundred
dollars for Jerseys. There are also
classes for fat stock. with such provi-
sions that any farmer who has a steer
Of any merit can find an excellent
place to enter him.
Departments for swine and sheen
include the most important breeds of
such stock. A large amount OF money
is offered for poultry. And a depart
ment has been added this year which
should appeal particularly to farmers,
including as it does practically all
classes Of farm products grown in
Kentucky. The Woman's Department
carries a very excellent premium list.
There will be first-class harness and
running races practically every day OF
the Fair. Among the former is a thou
sand-dollar stake for two-year-old trot.
tiers, which will be contested on Tues.
day, August 10th, the second day.
Daily Program.
The opening day, Monday, will be
given over to automobile races, which
proved most popular feature of last
years fair. This year many of the
most noted drivers from every section
of the country will compete.
On Tuesday morning, jacks and jen-
nets and Hereford cattle will be shown
and a number of classes of sheep and
hogs will be judged in their pens. Be-
sides the racing Of Tuesday afternoon,
there will be an excellent show pro-
gram for various classes OF horses.
Wednesday morning will have the
breeding classes for standard bred
horses, the Jersey cattle and more
sheep and swine. Wednesday after
noon will be devoted to Iaclps and to
other excellent show classes, including
the handsome Smith, Watkins & Co.
trophy.
Thousand Dollar Stake.
On Thursday morning will come the
breeding classes for American saddle
horses, the Shorthorn cattle and the
fat stock. And as feature of Thurs
day afternoons horse show will be the
big Thousand Dollar Stake for FIVE
gated saddle horses, which should
prove the best saddle ring ever seen
in Kentucky.
Mules and Aberdeen-Angus cattle
will hold the boards Friday morning,
with another excellent horse show and
racing in the afternoon.
Saturday, the closing day, will wit