The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-08-12
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FAIR
ARE NEARING COMPLETION.

Preparations for the sixty-seventh
exhibition of the Bourbon County Ag-
ricultural Society which have been I'M
der way for the past three weeks are
rapidly nearing completion. The fair
which will begin next Tuesday gives
every promise of being the best in the
| history of the organization.
The grounds of the society have
been placed in first-class condition and
there is no more ideal spot for the
holding of an event of this kind. The
| location is all that could be desired,
convenient and comfortable and the
view from the grand stand is one of
the most beautiful to be obtained any
where in Kentucky.
At meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors Friday the following assistants
were selected for the week of the fair:
| Gatekeepers = George Link, Lee
Beall, Harvey Hibler, D. Hume, Sam
Ewalt, George B. Ray and Clyde Kel-
| Ter.
Police-George NJ Hill, Henry Nc
Ginley, Emmett Edwards, Thomas
Reeves and J. w. HILL
Stall Boss-Stoner Keller
! Keeper of Ring Gate-Walker Muir.
Patrolmen-Gran Denton, Roy Tur-
ner and Thomas Maher.
| AnnOuncer-Geor ID. Speakes.
Ring Caller-W. B. Kiser.
All the booths and stables on the
grounds have been made clean and at
tractive and everything has been done
for the comfort of those who will at
tend
| Every day, from Tuesday morning
until Saturday night, there will be
something doing" The opening day
will bring together large number of
ponies for exhibition, also saddle and
harness horses, roadsters and colts.
Many attractions will be offered
Wednesday, among them being the
awards in Glass ga" of the Babies
Health Exhibit, which is a new depart
ment of the fair, and promises to at
tract much attention. Thursday will
be the "big day." as usual, and gives
every promise of being the banner day
in every respect The distinct fea-
lures being the rings for fine harness
geldings, and a special premium OF
500 in the class of fine harness
horses. There will also be the sweep
stakes exhibition of saddle horses.
Friday will be mule day, number
of substantial premiums having been
offered for this class of stock and
it is confidently expected that some
of the best mules in the State will
be on exhibition A number of entries
will be made for the prizes, aggregat
ing 500, to be divided into three
moneys for the best sucking mule colt
of either sex.
Many of the best premiums have
been reserved for Saturday, the clos
ing day of the fair, including the ring
for roadsters for harness, sweepstakes
for roadsters, the New York saddle
class and hraft horses.
The final awards for the highest
score in the Babies Health League
will be made Saturday, the first prem
ium of SIS to be given by the fair di
rectors, and second by the Babies
Health League, for the highest score
made by the baby of any age, either
boy or girl.
Among other attractions of the fair
will be the poultry show; premiums
are offered in all classes of fowls
chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pig
cons, etc., in pairs and pens.
Another important feature will be
their special premiums for green to-
bacco, $25 for the best stalk of green
tobacco grown in Bourbon county; SIS
for thes econd, and $40 for the third.