The Bourbon news., 1912-09-06
BANNER DAY OF THE FAIR
Big Crowd In Attendance Thurs
day and Horse Show Is Best
In History.
HAZEL DAWN A WINNER.
Takes Feature Event From Prin-
cess V. and Little
Millionaire.
HAZEL DAWN A WINNER.


Favored by the most ideal weather
hundreds took advantage of the condi-
tions to witness the exhibits of the
banner DAY Of the fair. The large
crowd was composed of hundreds of
visitors from surrounding towns. Lex
ington, Carlisle, MiIersburg, Mt. Ster
ling and Winchester were largely rep
resented. ,U
From early in the morning until the
winners of the closing ring was an
nounced the large stand was packed to
overfiowing. Compared with last year
the crowd greatly exceeded the third
day of the year previous, ov ing to a
heavy rain which fell in the morning
and which had the effet of keeping a
large number away.
Everything was favorable to the fair
society yesterday. Clear skies and a
cool atmosphere made a most comfort
able day for the visitors who from
early IN the morning focked tu the
grounds.
Those who attended the tair yester-
day while disappointed to some extent
over there not being midway, were
more than repaid for their visit. from
the fact that the stock show was the
greatest ever held in Kentucky at any
of the fairs that have preceded the
Bourbon event.
The cattle show, jack and jennet
stock occupied the program of the
morning, while in the afternoon the
harness and saddle horse rings CON-
pleted the program, bringing together
| some of the classy show horses fer
which Kentucky is noted.
! The special ring for harness horses
| brought out five entries, and was pro-
nounced by competent judges to be the
greatest ring of harness horses shown
in Kentucky this year. Jack Barry
more, the splendid show horse Of Mat
lack & Shropshire. of Winchester,
driven by VIM. Shropshire. was the
choice of the judge after twenty min
utes deliberation, for the blue tie,
while Golden Girl. driven by j. r.
Pagan, of BrooksvIlle. was second.
and Princess ", owned and diven Thy
Allie Jones, was awarded the third
premium.
In the ring for the best stallion four
years old and over, Allie Jones carried
off the honors without competition on
RichelIeu King. The wseepstakes for
saddle resulted in victory for Mat
lack & Shropshire in the class for any
age stallion.
The closing event of the day with its
three way premiums brought but three
entries to the ring, Hazel Dawn, own
ed by Matlack & Shropshire. Princess
", the property of Allie Jones and
Little Millionaire, which is owned by
Caywood & Hamilton. The three en-
tries made splendid showing and it
was after several minutes deliberation
the blue was awarded to Matlack &
Shropshire, second to Allie Jones and
third to Cawyood & Hamilton.
THURSDAYS AWARDS.
Jersey Cattle
Bull, year old and under 2.
Walter Boone, 1st.
Bull, under year old.
c. A. Webber, 1st.
Cow, years old and over.
c. A Weber, 1st.
Heifer, l year old and under 2.
c. A. Webber, 1st.
Heifer, under 1 year old.
Albert Mitchell, lst and End.
Sweepstakes
Bull any age.
c. A. Webber. Paris, 1st.
Cow, any age.
c. A. Webber, LIST.
Jacks and Jennets-
Jack, 3 years old and over.
Hampton Bros, Winchester, 1st; Hen
ry Bros, & Rails. Carlisle, 2nd
Jack, 2 years old and under 8.
]. A. McConnoughay, Carlisle, 1st J.
B. Clark, Mt. Sterling, 7nd.
Jack, year old and under 2.
]. H. Hopkins, Little Rock, 1st; Ham
pton Bros, Winchester.
Jennet, years old and over
Hampton Bros, Winchester, 1st.
Jennet, 2 years old and under 8.
Hampton Bros, Winchester, 1st.
Jennet, year old and under2
Hampton, Bros, Winchester, 1st.
Sweepstakes
Jack. any age.
Hampton Bros, Winchester, 1st.
Jennet, any age.
Hampton Bros, Winchester, 1st.
Fine Harness Geldings-
Gelding, a years old and over.
Matlack & Shropshire, 1st; Caywood &
Hamilton, North Middletown, End.
Gelding, 3 years old and under q.
Matlack & Shropshire, 1st E. K.
Thomas, End.
Harness Horses
Stallion IVare or Gelding, a or more to
fill.
Matlack & Shropshire, 1st; ]. R. Fag-
an, End; Allie Jones, 3rd.
4
Saddle Horses
Stallion, years old and over.
Allie Jones, 1st.
Stallion, 3 years old and under a.
Matlack & Shropshire, lst; Caywood &