The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-09-03
Saddle Horse Contest Big Fea.
ture at Kentucky State Fair.
SEVENTEEN ARE ENTERED
BIue-elooded Equine Monarchs VIII
Contest For Rich Prizes at the Big
Show In september-Many New
Animals viii Be Shown For First
Time to ApprecIative Blue Grass
Crowds.

Seventeen royalty bred "Monarchs
of the Equine World" are to be pitted
against each other in the great $4,000
Commissioner of Agriculture stake
for five-gaited saddle horses, which
will be the banner event of the Ken
lucky State Fair, to be held at Louis
vile Sept. 1920, according to the list
OF entries which closed on July l.
The premium is the highest ever
offered in a contest of this kind and
has attracted the most important own
ers and exhibitors Of the country. Inc
$4,000 stake is divided into seven dill
ferent prizes, and one OF the condl-
lions of the contest being that the
entry money for all over 10 contests
shall be added to the first premium,
makes this enticing prize figure up To
$3.50. The honor of being Sin the
money" at all in this stake is one COW
eted by the leading owners and exhib-
itors of blue blooded stock in the coun-
try, and the struggle for supremacy
among the II is destined to be a Tor
midable one.
The roster as it stands for 1913 in
cludes P. w. Ray q Son OF Bowling
Green, KY, who wiz probably hight Tor
first prize with Black Whirlwnd 4
contestant who is truly a dark
horse" being totally unknown to lIne
frequenters, but. who is reputed as
formidable as its name. Mat S. Cohen
of Lexington, Ky, will very likely en-
ter the celebrated Mary Yandell Fox,
who took third prize last year for her
proud owner, Mrs. Richard Powers OF
]. T. Collins & Son of North Middle
town, KY, will enter horse never
shown heretofore.
Matlack & Shropshire Of Winchester,
KY, have taken two entries and will
likely make a strong bid for first
honor with Hazel Dawn, the beautiful
winner of the. 1912 prize, and the great
gelding Jack Barrymore.
Powhatan Woodbridge, Pewee Valley,
KY, has also doubled his chances, and
it is surmised that he will enter a
very fine saddle mare and his cele'
brated Richelieu King.
W. S. Nicol, Woodburn, KY, will
come in with an unknown, as will
Thurman & Peters of Springfield, Ky,
r. f. Moreland, Lexington, KY, will
more than likely choose as his entry
a full brother OF the celebrated Nickel
| Plate, and Ball Brothers of Versailles
have several likely prospects, among
| che number being the great Sadie
| Macy.
James Green Of Louisville, KY. will
| show the bay stallion Happy Chief, one
| of the celebrated sons OF Bourbon
| Chief.
n. G.. Barham, Milan, Tenn, prom
| Uses to uncover a horse new to the
! wiseacres of the ring
rhe entry OF Az G. Jones, North
Middletown, KY, has not yet been
| named, but it is supposed he will show
either the Princess V or Marvel King
brother of the noted stallion Bourbon
King.
Miss Lulu Long of Longview Farm
Lees Summit, Mo, has entered My
Major Dare. the splendid $4,000 beau.
ty, which she purchased last year
after he won the fifth premium in the
| 1912 Kentucky State Fair stakes.
Allen r. Edelen of Burgin, KY, will
in all probability show a promising
daughter of Bohemian King, and Gen
cral John b. Castleman of Louisville
either his famous Carolina or Mar.
guerita.