The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-09-13
Bourbon Fair Has Successful
Meeting.

point OF view the association mao the
best fair of its existence. The daily
attendance shows an increase over
former years
More strangers have attended this
year than ever before and the social
features of the week were a
pronounced success. Prominent far
mers and live stock men from all over
Central Kentucky met, renewed for
mer friendships, discussed agricultural
pursuits and the breeding and develop
ment of the live stock interests of
their respective communities. Great
good resulted from the daily gather
ings.
The even of the day was the rings
for the prettiest girl baby. for which
Mayor j. I. Hinton gave handsome
baby buggy. valued at $25. There
were ten entries. They were little
Miss Louise Virginia Slicer, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Slicer: Miss
Craze Kenney Watson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. CAME Watson; Miss
Martha Thompson, daughter of At
tofney and MIS-. p. A. Thomson miss
Ida Gray, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Gray; Miss Elizabeth Myall
Douglass, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. s. Douglass Miss Loretta Hinton
Carter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
P. Carter, Jr.. Miss Emilee Plumer.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Plummer; Miss Effie Ivy, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Ivy; Miss
Claudio May Tooin, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Tobin; and Miss
Mary Elizabeth Names, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Names.
The judges selected were Messrs.
William Whaley, Jr. Amos Turney,
Jr.. snd John Virgins. all of whom
are gallant matrimonial candidates.
First premium was awarded to Miss
Loretta Hinton Carter, the pretty lit
tie daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. @. P.
Carter. and second premium to Miss
Grace Kenney Watson. Other awards
were as follows:
Roadsters for Harness--Best stall
lion four years old and over, three en-
tries-W. M. and H. E. Jones, first !;
Shropshire & Matlack second Best
stallion three years old and under
four. two entries-Matt Cohen first;
Clolins & Redmon second. Best stall
lion two years old and under three,
two,entries-- Shropshire & Matlack first !;
BarDee Stock Farm second. Best
mare four years old and over-Matt
Cohen first. Best mare three years
old and under four. four entries
Henry Powers first +; Collins & Redmop
second. Best mare two years old and
under three-Barbee Stock Farm first !;
Collins & Redmon second.
Trotting Colt-Best trouting bred
colt, under one year, either sex, by
registered trOtting stallion, three en-
tries-Frank Collins first; Barbee
Stock Farm second.
Combined Ring-Best rockaway
horse, mare or gelding, shown to
rockawsy--Shropshire & Matlack first /;
j. I. Hughes Second.
Fat Mans Ring-Best man rider to
weigh not less than 200 pounds
Walter Clarke first; William Wnrnall
second.
] Model Horse-Best model horse,
mare or gelding shown to halter
Matt Cohen first.
High Acting Horse-Best high act.
ing horse, mare or geldng. two en-
tries Shropshire & Matalck first and
secOnu.
FRIDAY.
The great show gelding, Jackstraw,
by Rex Peavine. owned by Matlack &
Shropshire, which was beaten Thurs
day in the ring for the best harness
stallion, mare or gelding came back
Friday and ridden by Billy Shropshire,
captured the blue string in the saddle
class
In the ring for the best pair of
mares or geldings of the draft class
Henry Mckinley defeated j. w. Ferg-
uson. The winners belong to the
Paris Fire Department and were
purchased by Mr.. Mckinley in Mason
county. Other awards were Sweep,
stakes for Saddle Horses--These two
rings were carried over from Thurs
day and brought out strong comreti-
tion. For the best .stallion any age,
there were four entries, Shropshire &
Matlack carrying off the honors.
Mules-Best horse mule three years
old and over, four entries-Gentry,
Thompson & Duvall, Lexington. first;
Peed & McClintock, Millersburg, Sec
Ond. Best horse mule one year old
and under two-Gentry, Thompson &
Duvall first. Best mule cnlt-Peed &
McClintock. first; j. B. Fisher second.
Best mare mule three years old and
over S. S. Rails Sharpsburg. first;
Pea'e Collier & Co., Millersburg, sec
ond. Best mare mule two years old
and under three-S. S. Rails first :;
Gentry, Thompson & Duvall second.
Best mare mule one year old and un
der two-Gentry, Thmpson & Uuvall
first; S. S. Rails second. Best mare
mule colt-Frank Collins first and Sec
ond. Best team of mules shown to
farm wagons. s. Rails first; Cen
try. Thompson & Duvall second
Draft horses-Best mare two years
old and over-Robert Parker first;
Frank Collins second. Double Teams
Best pair harnes geldings-John I.
Hughes first Collins & Redmon, sec
ond. Boy Rider Best boy rider four
teen years old and under Marion Rat
lift first.
Walking Horse-Best walking mare
or 'gelding, ten entries-S. S. Rails
| first; c.. W.. Spears. Fayette county,