The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-28
eeptember 2o2i-2e.23 to be Banner
Days Here; Exhibits to be High
class and Amusemens
Plentiful
BIG RACING BILL WILL
BE AMONG HEADLINERS
Many Amusement Features to Ap.
pear on Card; Horses and
Motors TO Vie for Popular
ity Among Fair Fans

There is an old adage which al
lows that all signs fail In dry
weather. Wherefor II IN safe 10
ray that Grady county will have
"a whale of fair on September
2O.9l-92-23. because there has been
no dry weather In these parts this
aummer and signs point To prospects
for the best fair that Grady coun-
ty has ever staged.
From the manner In which thing,
line up at this time there Is every
thing at hand that goes to make
good fair and there Is decidedly
disposition on the part OF those
in charge TO take advantage Of
conditions. Preliminary work. which
has been under way for weeks,
Is now taking form and the odds
and ends are being assembled into
. program which for entertainment
value, as well as from the exhbi-
tors point OF view destined to
sweep the crowds off their feet.
Mail Catalogues Soon.
The Grady County Free Fair cata.
logues are to be completed today or
tomorrow and the job OF mailing
them out to the prospective exhibit
tors throughout the county is to
start the last of this week. 1t Il
estimated that about $500 of these
catalogues will be mailed out and
in addition supply will be sent
to every town In the country and
placed in banks and commercial
houses where those who are interest
cd can get them.
The catalogues carry list of
the premiums offered by the asso
citation to the winners in the var.
ious classes of exhibitions. the ag-
Gregate amount being about ST.
COO. This includes the premiums in
tae boys and girls clubs as well
rs the adult exhibitors an! covers
all alasse9 of agricultural products
leestocl., corning and cookery.
assemble Amusemcr's
The committee in charge of the
amusement feature Gas been busy
for more than two weeks in an OF
fort to assemble the best obtainable
attractions for the entertainment of
the huge crowds which are expected
to flock here for every day of the
fair
Just what these amusements will
be cannot be stated at this time,
as the committee has elected to
wait, until the list is completed be-
fore passing out the information.
The red-blooded fair fans who
like action, will be able to satisfy
their appetites by attending the
races which are to be billed. The
committee will meet this weekend
with Ben Burgess, horseman, to ar
range the program of horse rae
ing. It is believed that the horse
race program will be confined to
the harness class. but it is possible
that some running races will be
included
Motors to Stage Bouts.
There will be some motor races
on the program ALSO If the plans
Of the committee materialize. The
race committee is scheduled to call
Emmet Barton, local speed demon,
into conference tomorrow or Sat
urdav and start work on the pro.
gram of automobile and motorsy-
Gle racing.
Mr. Barton is in touch with many
of the speed kings and 1t is hoped
that through his connection. a.
number of the best that make the
circuit of county fairs can be book
cd for contests here. There are
many motorcycle speedsters in the
southwest who will be available for
this class off races the committee
states, and some classy going i
in prospect.