The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-16
THE First 7 D DAY
Of FIFTH CARTER
COUNTY FREE FAIR
Large Crowds Gather at
Grounds on Opening Day;
Exhibits Are Many
and Classy
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS
DISPLAY OF HANDIWORK OF MRS
CHURCHS PROTOGES ARE
MOST ATTRACTIVE AND
WELL ARRANGED
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS

The first day Of the Carter County
Free Fair was well attended and in
dications point to the fact that it will
be the most successful in the history
Of the organization.
The displays were not all in Place
when the gates were opened yesterday
morning but before they. were c'osed
last night most of them had been ar
ranged and today marked the real
opening.
The display Of livestock is especial
ly good to this season, the grade ami
NAL is rapidly disappearing and its
place taken by full bloods. Cattle.
sheep, and hogs are shown this year
in great profusion, and the judges
will doubtless have difficulty in de-
termining the winners in some of the
contests.
Famous Horse at Fair
One noticeable. absence is the horse,
the automobile has put the family
horse out Of business, and only draft
animals are being shown this year.
with an occasional fancy saddle ami
NAL to be seen.
One animal occupying n stall in the
horse pavilion attracting more than
passing interest is the aged mare
Flora" owned by Mrs. w. +. Lind
sey Of this city. Flora" has been
q pensioner in the Sfamily for several
years. She is Of blue blooded ancestry
10 CT tracing
her lineage back to old Rysdicks
Hamilton, the grand sire and founda-
ton of all the worthwhile harness
horses In the United States today.
Flora" Is not unused to fair ground
conditions. she was n bright and shin
ing luminary Of the race track along
in the early sos and has mark
of o.40, won as n three year old when
o.40 was considered real speed, and
such q thing as minute horse
deemed an impossbility. The aged
animal, although showing the effect
Of the ravages Of time Is in apparent
good health and seems destined for
several years more OF life.
The absence OF horse racing this
year has taken all the race stock
owned in this city to other fairs and
only the COW pony used in the round
up performance is in evidence.
Machinery Exhibit
The machinery exhibit , Is consider
ably better than ever before. and
farmers are spending a great deal OF
their time examining the modern
tractor and sulky pows and other
modern farm machinery
One thing Is noticeably lacking
however and that Is good auto
mobile display, one Of the officials
of the fair remarked yesterday that
the automobile dealers are overlook
ing good opportunity in not taking
advantage OF the Carter county fair
and have fine display to put before
prospective purchasers.
Y Poultry Show Good
The poultry show Is exceptionally
good. although owing to a confusion,
In dates the displays We're not all In
until late yesterday afternoon and
Judging which was to have taken
place yesterday was deferred until
this morning.
All livestock will be judged today
and awards presented Owlnamto the
largo number OF entries II will require
the entire day To complete this task.
Farm Products Judged Friday
Judging OF farm products will begin
Friday morning. and this also VIII re-
qulre q lot OF time.
Attractive Display
The boys and girls clubs under the
direction of the county farm agent
and the home demonstration agent
have n very attractive display. In FIX
position Hail, and II the cause OF very
favorable comment from all visitors
The two branches have made wonder
ful progress In their work durine
the past year. The display OF fruits
Is small owing to the fact that early
freezes killed most OF the buds, yet
some very nice speciments are shown
by those who were fortunate enough
10 have their orchards escape damage
Y The carnival company engaged FOL
the four days OF the fair was late
in arriving on account OF delayed
railway transportation, and the vari
Gus shows were not opened until to-
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wide-awake merchants OF the cit,
have some fancy displays In exposition
hall. that were visited by the throngs