The Bourbon news., 1912-07-12
BLUE GRASS FAIR
Seventh Annual Exhibition
Opens At Lexington, Mon
day, August 18th.
CONTINUES FOR SIX DAYS
Bigger and Better Than Ever This
Year-Numerous Attractions, inciud-
ing Innes' Great Orchestral Band,
the Greater Parker Shows and Big
Free Attractions.


Free Attractions.
Lexington, Ky.-Since its organiza-
tion in 1906, the Blue Grass Fair has
taken full rank with the largest and
the best of the State Fairs and Expo
sitions of the country. 1t has very
justly become known as the greatest
horse show in the world. 1t is the
only Fair which offers full quota and
a classification for breeding classes of
the three great breeds of American
horses, as we'll as show classes, SIM
plified and arranged in a manner
which makes their distinction clear.
Pitched on a larger and more exten-
sive scale than ever before, with the
certainty of increased interest on ac-
count of various added features, this
years Fair promises to eclipse all pre-
vious records.
Numerous additions and improve
ments have been made in matter of
show rings and amusement features
have been secured of a kind and to
an extent that justify the belief that
the Fair will prove not only more val
liable than ever to the live stock in
terests of Kentucky, but also more at
tractive to those who visit it. In ad-
dition to the weanling and yearling
divisions of the great Saddle Horse
Futurity, three stakes are offered in
the show classes for Saddle Horses.
Attractive Program Each Day.
One of the most attractive programs
for the week will be on Wednesday
when the classes for standard bred
horses will be shown.
In addition to the cash premiums Of
fered seasons to the leading horses in
service are donated by various own
ers and should attract the attention
of the entire horse world.
Besides, such great performers and
sires as Kentucky Todd, Walnut Hall,
(the sire of the Harvester 2:0D Tre-
gantle, Cochato, Vice Commodore,
John A. McKerron, etc. Mr.. David NJ.
Look, of New York, donates a season
to the great horse Bingen (sire of the
champion light harness horse Of the
world Uhlan). The Fair will be open
ed on Monday, August 18th, at 2 p. m,
when an attractive racing program has
been arranged, interesting show rings
will be seen, and lines great band
with Miss Beatrice Van Loon, soprano,
will be heard. The Greater Parker
Shows, the greatest on the road, will
hold forth in "Gayety Lane" with the
cleanest and best shows ever shown
to a Kentucky audience.
One Tuesday, the 18th, the big mule
show, always a most interesting fea.
ture of the Blue Grass Fair, will be
shown, and Heresford cattle will also
be seen.
Various classes for sheep and swine
will be judged in the pens, and the
poultry and pigeons will be judged in
the poultry house. The 1912 division
of the great Futurity will be shown
in the afternoon. This ring last year
proved the greatest show ever seen al
any Fair-there being 81 exhibits and
taking three hours for the judges to
place the ribbons. Great show rings
in other classes, three free attractions
two big bands, two soprano singers
will help fill out the days program
On Wednesday morning the breed
ing classes for Standard bred horses
as mentioned above, classes for Jack
stock, etc., will be shown in front OF
| the grand stand.
Famous Blue Grass Stake Wednesday
In the afternoon the famous Blue
Grass Stake for five-gaited saddle
horses, which always produces the
best seen anywhere in the world. This
stake always gives us a spirited and
exciting contest, and brings out g
large field.
The yearling division of the Saddle
Horse Futurity, which is a renewal
of the 1911 show should be proven a
great show, including as it does the
winners of last year and many others
Thursday is always the big day and
an extra program has been arranged
The forenoon will be taken up with
the breeding classes for American
Saddle Horses, the prizes for which
are particularly rich and desirable and
certain to bring about a magnificent
show.
The classes for Short Horn Cattle
which always produce show of Short
Horns we'll worth trip of many miles
to those interested in beef cattle, will
be shown in front of stand. In the
afternoon will be witnessed the Junior
Championship Stake for five-gaited
saddle horses and an excellent pro
gram for racing, varied show classes
for roadsters, three and five-gaited
horses, and fine harness horses.
Friday morning will be devoted to
Jersey cattle, which is always a good
show as the best herds in state meet
here.