San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-23
.SEGU|N FAIR
OPENS TUESDAY
FOR FIVE DAYS
Record Crowds Are Ex-
pected and Excellent
Program Arranged.
MANY SAN ANTONIANS
Exhibits Best in Seven
Years and Sports Are
First Class.
Seguin, Tex, Sept. 22.-The gate

Seguin, Tex, Sept. 22.-The gates
Of fair park will be opened at 0
o'clock Tuesday morning for the
seventh annual Guadalupe County
Fair, which gives promise of going
down In state fair history as the best
ever in the county fair percentage col
umn. Exhibition spaces will be over
flowed, amusement features will be
the best on any circuit and the sport
ing card as announced is in the double
A class.
Word has been received by Secre-
tary George ]. Kenpen from the mill
tary headquarters at Fort Sam Hous-
ton to reserve space for squadron
of the famous Fourth Cavalry, whose
number is entered on war records as
the most famous in American military
history. This regiment was blotted out
in the famous Indian fight of the
Little Big Horn when General Gus
ter was their leader. The squadron is
under command of Capt. II. III.
Chishire and will drill each day of
the fair.
Many San Antonio Concerns.
A large percentage of the exhibition
space at the fair has. been engaged by
San Antonio concerns. many displays
being already in position for 1nspec-
ton. Saturday, September 90, is an.
nounced as San Antonio day. A drill
team from the Alamo City Elks lodge
will present a drill by their crack
team on that day and San Antonio
will be amply represented.
Secretary George j.. Kempen OF the
fair association is handling his end
of the Forthcoming event with big
time" ability. He is not overlooking a
fsingle feature which might add to the
success of the enterprise or the enjoy
ment of the public. He has a capable
| and willing assistant in the, person. OF
Secretary Christian of the Chamber
| of Commerce. These two are both
earnest and willing, courteous and
gentlemanly and are hard team to
match and almost impossible to dup
|licate in any capacity pertaining TO
the public welfare or enjoyment. Mr..
Christian will be allotted space at the
fair grounds where he will be at the
service of the public seeking informa-
ton. s.A.x- F.s
P~Rain Insurance in the sum of $4,000
has been taken out by the fair asso-
ciation with Houston insurance com
pany to prevent a. possible financial
loss In case of rain during the fair.
The following breeders Of registered
stock have entered animals at the
fair: Flowerdale Farm, Dallas, Tom
worth and Hampshire hogs; Burmeade
Farm, San Antonio, Jersey cattle; Me-
dina Hereford Rarm, San Antonio,
Hereford cattle; Ed Lime. Seguin,
Holstein cattle; Forman & Anderson,
Duroc Jersey hogs; Frio Hereford
Farm, San Antonio, Hereford cattle /;
Riverside Farm, Bastrop, Shorthorp
cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs; John
Ward, Kerrville, Red Polled cattle
Churchill Jersey Farm. Seguin, Jer-
sey cattle; Gordon Dairy, Jersey cat
| tie; Guadalupe County Farm, 'Seguin.
Jersey cattle. The above list COM
prises herds Of the various breeds,
though many breeders will exhibit in
dividual animals and small groups.
The exhibition spaces provided for
the various animals have all been al
lotted and the livestock department
will be one of the big features of the
fair