San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
BOERNE FAIR
/ To OPEN WITH
BIG EXHIBIT
&
Sunday Will Be San An
tonic Day at Kendall
County Celebration.
RACING EVERY DAY
Judging in Agricultural
and Stock Exhibits Will
Start at Opening.
RACING EVERY DAY

Boerne. Tex. Aug. 25.-SaturdaI
of this week will see the opening OF
the eighteenth annual Kendall County
Fair at Boerne. This little spot OF hill
country enjoys the distinction of hav'
ing been the first county in Southwest
Texas to conduct a fair and agricul-
tural exhibit and each year the at
tendance is larger and the exhibits
more interesting.
The Kendall County Fair will be
held only three days this year instead
of the usual five but that does not
mean that the fair will be any the less
attractive or interesting. Crowded into
those three days will be better ana
finer exhibits and more amusementS
than in previous years.
The fair will open promptly at y
a. M. Saturday, September 1, and
every exhibit will be i'll place by
that hour.
A San Antonio Day.
There will be unusually interesting
exhibits this year in all classes. The
first day, Saturday, will be Children S
and Farmers day; second day, Sun
day, Home Folks. San Antonio and
Everybody's Day. Third Day, Monday,
Labor Day.
Exhibits in the various departments
will be passed on as follows: Depart
ment 4 horses, mules and jacks, all
classes; department b, beef and dairy
cattle. all classes; department c, sheep
and goats, all classes; department ID,
hogs, all classes. Then will follow in
order poultry, agriculture, garden
truck, horticultural and special
classes, home industry, taxidermist and
oddities, machinery, farm implements,
automobiles and tractors; elderly la
dies exhibits, white embroidery, col
ored embroidery; fine crochet, course
crochet, knitting and tatting, floral
culinary. pastry, art, relics and GU
rios, and school work in four classes
Racing Three Days.
The thoroughbred horse races will
be interesting events and are confined
TO thoroughbred horses only. There
will be racing on all three days, the
program being as follows: First days
racing, September 1. IA mile dash
iltc lOr ali, purse SoU.UU, DO mlIt
running, three year olds, purse S125
- mile running, free for all not for
age, purse 500: and 3-S mile run
ming, two-year-olds, purse $12J.
The second days racing, on Septem-
Der >, will be as follows:
Onehalf mile running free for all
not for age. purse 500: IS mile run
ming. free for all not for age, purse
500: 1 IL furlongs, free for all not
for age. purse 500; and fourth race
10 be filled by committee. purse 500.
third day, September 3. IL mile run
ming free for all. not for age, purse
SO; 5-S mile running free for all, not
for age, purse 500; 4 IL furlongs
running, free for all, not for age, purse
500: IL mile. running -year-olds,
winner of fist race penalized five
pounds, purse S125, moneys divided
90. 80. 10, no entrance fees.
There will be dancing every night
with a fine jazz orchestra. This has
always been one of the popular feat
lures Of the Kendall County Fair and
hundreds of people come from San An
tonic and other places to enjoy the
dancing and other features of the fair.
The program will also include base.
ball games and other athletic events.