Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-07-25
OVER 200 HORSES
ENTERED IN 10
BIG EVENTS

''eAAco far, August 60, eyl.
IDENTITY will surpass any entertainmen;
OF a similar nature held in this
ei'y IN the last ten years. At least
Secretary E. H. Carter, of tbe
Far Association. says indaeattons
point in that direction.
heservations in the local hotels al
ready have been made by horsemer
from Missouri. Kentucky, Iowa uB
noia, Kansas and Oklahoma. who arc
contemplating on coming to the M
event. ~
Ihe guaranteed $1,000 saddle horse
Stake by the Mexico Commercial clnf
with sixteen entries, Is perhaps the
madn feature. This event Is
on Wednesday, the second day of the
fair' and horsemen from every corner
OF the United States and parts Of
Canada have written to the Fair
Association, asking about 1t.
The Association will offer fourteen
races this year. the same as last sea-
SON. The harness events will be:
2:1S trot, $500 purse; 2:17 pace. $500
purse; 2;2O pace, $4OO purse; 2:Os
pace, $500 purse; 2:25 trot, $500
purse; freefor-alI trot, $500 nurse.
year old trot, 5000 purse; 2:15 trot.
$500 purse; 1925 pace, $500 purse;
2;1S purse, $4OO purse; 8 year old
trot. 5000 purse.
There will be a half mile and q
five-eighth running race for a SIS
purse each. Also three-fourths
mile dash and a five-eighth mi
dash for purse of $75 each; and a
.iseff-miie dash for purse of $50.
The 1912 Fair Is being more extens-
lively advertised than any previous
fair in recent years. Outside of Mis-
souri,, Herbert Crum, one of Ken
tucky's leading saddle horse enthusi-
asts, and editor of the Saddle and
Show Horse Chronicle at Lexington,
Ky. Is deyoting considerable space
gratis to the Mexico Fair. He print
ed verbatim the harness and saddle
horse events, and gave the entries
to the Commercial Clubs $1,000 sad
die stake a front-page story.
q. H. Carter, Secretary of the Fair
Association, said Tuesday that there
are over 200 horses entered i'm the
ten pacing and trotting events and
fully $50 light saddle and harness
horses will be on the grounds, to-
say nothing of the mules, hogs, cat
tie, sheep and other live
stock and poultry that is
belng entered for the many prizes, A
large display Of the agricultural and
horticultural produucts will be there,
md fancy work also win have place
N the displays.
The booths at the Fair Grounds
were sold last Saturday This about
completes the arrangements for
Mexlco's Seventh Annual Fair, which
Is scheduled to begin on August 6,
and will continue for four days.
This week is Columbia Fair Week.
A number of Mexico horses are In
that city for exhibition. Among
them are the horses from the Eaton
Farm Stables. No less than ten
head of the highly bred saddle and
harness horses, headed by the great
saddle mare, Queen of Denmarks hay
been taken to that Fair.
This mare possesses a remarkably
record of last year and Is
much more improved this season.
Manager Moore is confident of her
training and believes she will be in
keeping with the better class of com
testanhs that she will meet this year
Others from the, stables are Bonnie
Maid, The Masterpiece, Princess Eu-
genia, Blees Mcdonald, Mayor Ward,
Babaria Rose and Raven H., and Kit
ty and Larkspur.
Tom Bass also has several from his
excellent stables in Columbia this
week. Cason Mcdonald will be
shown In the big saddle stake. Franz
ces Mcdonald in the saddle mare
class, and Kingston G., in the har-
ness class.
These horses also have been en-
terd in some of the important events
AZ the Mexico Fair
Those who purchased booths for
Tho 1oooI Iroi. aYsa.