The central record., 1911-07-26
The FAIR.
Opening OF Kentucky Fair Season Here
Today With Prospects For The
Most Successful Meeting IN
The History OF The
Association.

history of Lancaster fairs. Ninety
four head of Kentncky's finest horse.
were on the ground at the ringing o.
the opening bell ready to contest fol
the $1,000 in purses offered by the as
sociation. The following well known
turfmen are in attendence:-
Mat Cohen with string of thirteer
head of beauties, headed by Kentucky
Choice, also Rialada, splendid road
ster and eleven others, all cracker.
jacks.
Mack Hughes, with string of extra
good ones. Mack was burned out re-
Gently, but Phoenix like he has risen
from the ashes and has a string that
will contend for every inch of the way
with the best of them.
Clever Dick Scudder has five headed
by his great stallion All Pevine, and
each and every one of them a bread
winner, who beats the man from Nc
Kinney will earn his money.
Bud James and Abe Coleman from
Harrodsburg with eight head, including
four road horses that may be counted
upon to give good account of them
selves.
Walter Walker is over from Lincoln
with string of six led by his great
Carroll Preston, and it is safe to count
on several blue ties accompanying Wal
ter back to Stanford.
Smiling Bob v alker, who everybody
admires for his good, nature is down
from Richmond with string of six
among whom is numbered his great
roadster stallion Arion.
Edgar Doty, an old timer at this fair
and justly popular with our people,
brought down six good ones from his
Madison county farm. He has Lord
Bourbon splendid combined roadster
who is expected to gather in some of
the coin for the Madissn county boy.
John Smiley, who always sees to it
that Lexington is not left outside the
money, has six horses here, including
Bourbon Prince splendid type of the
Kentucky saddle horse.
Carroll Bailey with his walking horse
and saddle mare is prepared to look
well after the interest of the east of
Lincoln.
Sandige represents the west
end of the same county with two hor-
ses, one of which is a splendid road
ster.
Sterling Curtis is also one of the Lin
coin county contingent, he has splen-
did two year old road filly, of whom he
is expecting great things.
Hugh Harrington is over from Boyle
county with a mare and colt and one of
the best two year old road mares that
will be seen on the Kentucky circuit
this season.
Charley Cecil is also here from Dan
vile with his great team of road mares
and it goes without saying that he will
give somebody run for their money.
James Hockaday of madison has two
Rex Pevine colts that give promise of
brilliant future, and within another
year will be strong contenders in the
fair rings.
Rue Duerson is also down with a
string of Peavines, and from their looks
it seems that the Peavines are to make
their marks among Kentucky's best in
the near future.
Urian Dunn is over from Hustons-
vile with three splendid saddlers that
are the cynosure of the eyes of all
lovers of that class of horses.
Bob Moreland has Kenneth Mac, the
unbeaten roadster over from Lexing-
ton, he also has splendid walk trot
mare that will give good account of
hers elf.
Mr.. Sears of Nicholasville has two
horses, one of which is a splendid 4
year old roadster that is expected to
be along side of the best of them.
Among the Garrard county horses
shown is Burton's DIR. Pontius, a good
roadster, the hope of the home talent;
Forest Stapp's three year old roadster
gelding and Carlton Elkin's road mare
and harness horse.
Other horses are expected for the
remaining two days of the meeting.
The mule premiums are being con-
tended for by Senator Hubble, j. H.
Baughman and Harris and Woods.
The judges are Messrs j. Miller Ward
of Paris, Vic Robertson of Hardins-
burg and Mansfield Kirby of Bowling
Green.
| Seiberts band of Louisville is max
ing the music for the occasion. Presi-
dent w. B. Burton and his directors
assisting him are making everybody
welcome, while Lewis Gill as Secretary
is attending to the clerical part of the
meeting. Bob Arnold has relinquised
his ambition to be sheriff and is de-
voting his entire time to the fair, he is
here there and every where and is
surely "the whole thing"
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