The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-07-19
Blue GRASS FAIR
FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OPENS AT LEXINGTON MON.
DAY. AUGUST 7TH, FOR
SIX DAYS.
Fair Bigger and Better Than Ever Thil
Year-Numerous Attractions, In
GLIDING v. S. Marine Band
and Aeroplane Flights BY
Daring Bird Men.

Blue Grass Fair association at Lex
ington, KY, begins on Monday after
noon, August z, and continues six days
and nights through Saturday, August
18th.
Since its organization in 1906 the
Blue Grass fair has taken full rank
with the largest and the best of the
state fairs and expositions OF North
America. 1t has very justly come tc
be known as the greatest horse show
in the world. 1t is the only fair which
offers a full quota and classification
for breeding classes of the three great
breeds of American horses, as well as
show classes, simplified and arranged
in a manner which makes their dis
tinction clear.
Pitched on a larger and more exteR.
sive scale than ever before. with the
certainty of increased interest on &C
count Of various added features. this
years fair promises to eclipse all rec
ords. Numerous additions and i'm,
provements have been made in the
matter of rings and amusements feat
ures have been secured of a kind and
to an extent that justify the belief
that the fair will prove not only more
valuable than ever to the live stock
interests Of Kentucky. but also more
attractive to those who visit it.
Three stakes are offered in the show
classes for saddle horses, in addition
to the first contest in the National
Saddle Horse Futurity. which will
hang up for weanling colts a total
prize of three thousand dollars.
The fair will be opened at two
o'clock on Monday afternoon, August
7th. Effort is being exerted to secure
the presence of a speaker of national
prominence, who will deliver a brief
address. Following this, interesting
show rings will be seen, races will be
contested and band concert by the
noted United States Marine Band from
Washington City will continue
throughout the afternoon. Monday
night at 7:45 the evening concert OF
the Marine Band will begin and the
famous aggregation of Herbert A.
Kline's world renowned carnival
shows will offer opportunity for enter.
tainment and amusement.
On Tuesday morning, August Sth,
the big mule show, always a most in.
teresting feature of the Blue Grass fair.
will be seen, and Hereford cattle will
also be shown. Various breeds Of
sheep and swine will be judged in the
pens and the poultry judging will take
place in the poultry house. The out.
standing feature of Tuesday afternoon
will be the contest for the National
Saddle Horse Futurity, in which fifty
or more colts will compete for the
prize of three thousand dollars. There
will also be various interesting rings
for all kinds of show horses.
Also on Tuesday afternoon the first
of the weeks aeroplane flights by Mr.
]. A. d. MuCurdy will be given. In
addition to flights over the grounds,
in which he will attain an altitude OF
more than mile, Mr.. McCurdy will
make trip from the grounds to the
city Of Winchester, eighteen miles dis
tant, carrying to the mayor OF Win
chester a letter from the officials OF
the Blue Grass fair. He win alight at
Winchester and receive an answer to
this letter and then leave Immediately
on his return trip. He expects to make
the journey in little more than one
hours time.
On Wednesday morning win be seen
in front of the grand stand the classes
for jack stock and the breeding classes
for standard bred horses. which al
ways afford one OF the best shows dur
ing the week. On Wednesday after.
Moons program appears the famous
Blue Grass fair stake for five-gaited
saddle horses, which for the past three
years has produced the best show OF
ive-gaited horses to be seen anywhere
in the world. There will probably be
twelve or more entries to this stake
this year and an exciting contest is
certain to result.
Thursday morning is given over the
breeding classes for the American sad
die horse and to classes for short horn
cattle. The prizes offered for Ameri.
can saddle horses are particularly rich
and desirable and are certain to result
III a mag luICuL nuOWs nc 0AoRl05 VI
short horns at the Blue Grass fair is
well forth trip OF many miles to any
man interested in beef cattle. On
Thursday afternoon among the show
features will be Witnessed the Junior
championship stake for five-gaited sad
die horses and an excellent program OF
racing, varied show classes for road.
sters, three-gaited and fve-gaited
horses and for fine harness horses. On
this afternoon. also. as every other aft
ernoon beginning with Tuesday. Mr.
McCurdy will make three or more
flights In his aeroplane which win
prove both educational and spectaeu.
lar
Friday morning is devoted to Jersey
cattle. This show viii be more inn.
portant than ever this year, because
OF the fact that number OF very val
liable cattle have recently been added
TO the herds in the vicinity Of Lexing
ton. On Friday afternoon will be seen
eleven rings for Shetland ponies, be.
besides large number OF show class.
es~ open to different kinds Of horses.
Saturday is known as Thoroughbred
Day. On that morning are seen rings
IN which are brought together many
Of the most famous thOroukhhred