Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-09-11
EDGAR DOTY WINS
Big STAKE AT CORBIN
Four Days Tri-County Fair Is
Big Success--Some of
the Winners

and Laurel counties held here
closed Friday after successful
four days. The first day was
childrens' day and the county
school fair was held in connec-
ton with the fair. This was a
great event in fair history OF
the state and places Eastern
Kentucky on the map for even
more successful events in the fu-
ture. More than 100 horses
were on the grounds consisting
of trotters, PAGERS, runners, sad
die and harness types, being
from Alabama, Tennessee, Geor-
gia, Florida and Kentucky. The
high premiums offered brought
high class horses of all types
and the half mile track was very
attractive to the racers. Spring
| Smith, of Alabama, Hodge, Of
: Florida. and Rogers, of Alabama,
had outstanding trotters and run
nerS.
The fair officials are to be
heartily congratulated on the
great success of their first fair,
and they have already commenc
ed to plan for next years fair
being larger and better than this
years.
Mr.. Howell, of Louisville, was
ihe judge of the horse shows
and made many friends in he
the new horse show field. He
was also one of the judges in
the baby show and the boy baby
under one year old winning the
blue was named Woodrow VIII
son Howell, but Mr.. Howell
vows vet that he didn't know it.
In the saddle and harness class
es the following are some of the
results:
$100 Sweepstakes 5-gaited sad
die stallion, mare or gelding, any
age, ten entries: Sara Kathleen,
first, owned by r. B. Minton,
Barbourville, Doty up. Flashing
Glory second, owned by Nola
Minton Wall, Barbourville, Mrs.
Wall UP. Vandetta third, owned
by Z. w. Minton, Barbourvlle.
Frank Teaters, Grab Orchard,
fourth. with chestnut mare.
$10O Plantation Classic: VII
liam Martin, Paris. Ky, first
Frank Teaters. Grab Orchard. !
second. Mack Hughes, Danville, |
third.
$10O Roadster Class: Won by !
Spring Smith of Alabama. Doty !
driving. Fancy harness class won
by Flashing Glory, owned by !!
Mrs. Nola Minton Wall, Bar
bourv,lle. Mack Hughes second /,
with his black mare.
The 2-year-o'd 5-gaited class
was won by The Feudist over hisi
rival Vendetta, both of the Min
ton stables.
The $500 championship stake
for best 5-gaited saddle stallion
mare or gelding, any age, was
shown Friday night before a
packed grandstard, this be ng
the first night show ever held N
the mountains of Eastern Ken
lucky. There were nine horses,
and to be eligible to this stake
every horse had to have a first or
second ribbon to its credit. The
fair officials are to be congratu-
lated on their handling of this
high class show. The horses,
were called to the gate by the
beautiful clear tones of the bugle
ringing out thru the mountain
night. Entries were
held at the gate until all were
ready and then to the martial
strains of "The Star Spangled{
Banner" DIR. L. D. Wigginton,
secretary of the fair, led the tri-
umphal march, carrying Old Clio
ry before him. The prancing
horses seemed even to enter into
the spirit of the occasion and the
riders with heads uncovered pass
I'd before the cheering thousands.
Every horse made a magnificent
show but the individual show !
made by the only lady rider in {
he ring, Mrs. Nola Minton Wall,
on her mare, Flashing Glory. was
he sensation of-the event. Flash
ng Glory is a golden chestnut
mare with four white feet and
white face with wonderful show .
horse spirit and animation and
Mrs. Wall rode her to perfection. :
Sara Kathleen, of the Minton +
of Barbourville, with Ed \
gar Doty, of R:chmotn, up, won
irst. If
Flashing Glory, owned and rid y
len by Mrs. Wall, of Barbour G
vile, second. Vandetto, 2-year-
aid of the Mintou Stables mit11rI