The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-12-19
ANNUAL FAIR meet
WILL Be HELD FOR
ORGANIZATION JAN. ;
Many Young People Hoping For
Several Running Races at the
1920 Fair-Lack of Good
Racers Noticeable.
LAST YEARS LIST GIVES
A BASIS TO FIGURE ON

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elected Fair Board will be held Sat-
urday, Jan. 3. At that time the Board
will choose officers for the coming
year and perfect the organization Of
the Fair Board proper The Board
is comprised of % directors.
After the organization of the Board
it will be in order to choose the sec
retaries for the several classes and
the second person to serve with them.
These committees of two have free
hand in the management of the de-
partment under their personal con-
troll. Big items of business coming
under their jurisdiction, however, are
passed up to the Fair Board for final
adjudication. The list of superinten-
dents for the past year, which gives
some idea of the duty and personnel
usual in this work, was as follows:
Horses-A. M. Baughman and Nor
gan Heath; races-H. S. Orr and A.
S. Garfield; cattle-H. N. Patterson
and c. w. Hintz; sheep-H. C. Hull
burt and G. c. Fenstermaker; swine
A. w. Nettleton and W. D. Briggs;
grains, seeds and garden products
! Ray Ferriman and R. M. Albert;
fruits. T. Mayer and E. M. Gan
yard; preserved fruits and pro-
visions-W. E. Hause and Mrs. A. w.
Nettleton; halls--W. J. Anderson and
Sidney Cady; ornamental work-Mrs.
H. S. Orr; domestic work-Mrs. E. NJ.
Ganyard; hand and machine sewing
Mrs. H. c. Hulburt; knitted fabrics,
crocheted and lace work-Mrs. D. s.
Longacre; fine arts and paintings
Mrs. Don l.. Crawford; plants and
fowers-Mrs. w. E. House; gates
Abe Rohrer; grounds-W. j. Ander-
son; forage and stalls-John Whip
pile; mechanical and manufactures
Way Knapp; rents and privileges
President, Secretary and Treasurer;
chief of police-John Pierce; mar
shals-H. E. Jenne and assistant.
The Fair last year was big sue
cess, and it is the hope of the men
who devote considerable time and eff
fort to it's success-"w without money
and without price"-that there Iii
be as noticeable an advancement over
last year as there was last year over
some previous efforts.
There may be few premium
changes when the new board gets
! down to business-there are few
being urged thus early in the season.
A number of exhibits have asked for !
space and indications are that people :
are beginning early to plan for the
1920 Fair. ' !
1t might be we'll for Medina young
people to begin to plan for their part
in the exhibition. 1t takes consider
able time to shape up animals for a
winning show, and the ones who be-
gin now have every assurance that
few others will beat them into the
field of exhibit. #
An effort will be made to get more
money for racing events. 1t is almost
certain there will be two running,
races in 1920. Some are asking that
there be running race confined to-
entries from Medina county, with al
second free for all. The interest taken
in the running event, forced off the
program by the heavy rain of the last
day, is an assurance that the younger
people are turning to the running
races for real sport.
A trick race or two will be provid-
ed for 192O-if something good can
be signed up. These features inter-
est old and young alike, and are
money getters.
Perhaps readers of the Sentinel
will read with interest the informa-
tlon that not over half as many trott-
ing and pacing racers were making
the circuit in 1919 that there were in
1914. This was a quick falling off.
and by large percent, and the fear
is expressed that it will be several
years before entries become normal
again. This makes it hard for fair
secretary to fill his lists with good
ones, and the men with racers keeu@
on eye out while such conditions ar1
exlstant for the better purses. I
means, then, that those fairs thax
wish to fill their racing lists with the
best racers on the circuit must offer
purses that will be an incentive ia
such an end. With these things IA
mind there is movement among
certain friends of the Medina Fair to
try and make capital for purse boosts
so that we may have the best that II
going.
A committee of the National Trott-
ing Assn. has recommended that a
rule be adopted giving fair associa-
tion the right to allow horses to race
for u of mile or less without tax
ing mark in case of winning III
race. This rule is intended, prin1ar-
lily, for young animals not yet ready
for the big entry, and for older M.
imals who are still. fast enough for
sport but not hardy enough to 20 tha
full mile. This may be adopted ;n
the big association and then be u IL
ceived here.
1t is none too early for Medina ren.
pie to begin to take interest Iii tba
Fair Of 1920. The sooner the ii@;ss; baii -
started to roll the larger it will ~
| by the time that the gates are opens3
This should be one Of the RrsofesF
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