Newspaper Page Text
GRAND £lii£7 RACES AND GREAT
CATTLE SHOW, FEATURES OF FAIR
Atlanta. —(Special.)—It is a for
tunate tiling for the lovers of
good sport throughout the South
least that the famous Grand
Circuit races will be brought, to At
lanta by the Sou!hear-.tern Fair As
sociation this year for the first time.
In its very beginning tin* Southeast
ern Fair has been able to secure the
best racing of the entire United States,
and this will be seen upon a magnifi
cent mile track during the entire week
of the fair from October 14 to -1, 1916,
inclusive.
The Grand Circuit races are the very
liighfst type of events seen on any
race track in the world, and the char
acter and quality of them may be
judged when it is known thal it was
jiecf: ary to rake purses aggregating
.. prim in order to get them
here. This is horse racing purely for
tiie sport’s sake and from which all
of tin- objectionable element has been
eliminate I. The Southeastern Fair
Association has given the Grand Cir
cuit nun a foremost place among the
amusements prepared for the week.
Tim races will be run every after
noon during the fair on the new mile
track built arounel the beautiful lake
at Lakewood, So far as is known,
there is no other track in this country
built, around the banks of a lake upon
which there is every opportunity for
boating, bathing and water sports.
The racing events are in charge of
Seotf Hudson as superintendent, one
of the South’s best known horsemen.
The six big events of the week will
be:
No. 1—2:08 Class trotting, "The
Georgia Railway and
Power (’up" $2,800
No. 2—2:15 class trotting, “The
Devereaux” 2,000
For horses that have
never won $2,000 gross
on a mile track with no
record faster than
' 2:14i4.
No. 3 —2:12 class pacing, "The
Piedmont Hotel Cup" . 2,000
No. 4 2:00 class pacing, "The
Coca-Cola Cup" .... 2,000
No. 6 —2:15 class trotting, for 3-
year-olds, added money. 500
No. 6 —Two-year-old class trot
ting, for all 2-year-olds,
added money 500
Fifteen More Big Purses
Fifteen purses, nothing less than
SI,OOO each, for class races to suit ev
erybody will be announced later, the
entries to close September 19. Rec
ords made on or after September IS
will be no bar. The money will be
divided 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent.
Tiie Devereaux special, early clos
ing event will be raced in three heats;
S4BO for the first heat; S6OO for the
second heat, and $720 for the third
heat. A horse entered in these events
shall be eligible to start in them until
he has won $7,000 gross, whereupon
he becomes ineligible to start again,
and all entrance money in the stakes
in which he has become ineligible shall
be refunded.
Tht‘ Coca-Cola early closing; event
will be raced in three heats; S6OO for
tbe tirst heat; S7OO for the second
heat; S6OO for the third heat, and SIOO
to the winner. The purses in each
heat will he divided as in the Dever
eaux special.
As bi and important as are the
Grand Circuit races, they are only one
of the many large and interesting fea
tures of the fair. There is. for in
stance, the horse show. Throughout
tlie fair horse shows will be featured.
Each day before the grand stand there
will be an exhibition of light harness
horses, standard breda, draft horses,
saddlers, combinations, stallions and
hiood mares. The Percheron Society
of America has offered thirteen med
als as special prizes in the events of
this class of horses, in addition to
which there are premiums aggregat
ing SI,SS.
Then there is the night horse show
\vhich will he the social feature of
the fair, and In which will be included
oontests in riding and driving for
which premiums amounting to $2,684
have been offered. There will likewise
MUSTANG
For Sprains, Lameness,
Sores, Cuts, Rheumatism
Penetrates and Heals.
Stops Pain At Once
For Man and Beast
25c. 50c. sl. At All Dealers.
LINIMENT
be provision for exhibition of harness
horses and ponies.
Big Features Numerous
While the Grand Circuit will bring
to Atlanta the finest horse racing eve r
seen in the South, the Southeastern
Fair Association has arranged at the
same time to present to the farmers
and people of this section the best
and most complete cattle show ever
seen in the southern states.
Of the $60,000 in prize money of
fered in the various departments of
the fair, more than SIO,OOO of the
amount will he given for displays of
fine cattle.
In the showing made will be the
famous American Royal Live Stock
exhibit which will come direct here
at the ciose of the cattle show in Kan
sas, City. The magnitude of this single
exhibit alone will be appreciated when
it is known that it comprises eighty
solid freight cars loaded with cattle
and divided into four trains. In the
cattle exhibit will be seen an even
more extensive showing of famous
IR-refords than was presented here for
the first time last. year. The Ameri
can Hereford Cattle Breeders’Associa
tion is in charge of this particular ex
hibit in connection with which $5,000
in prizes have been offered.
Other exhibits of high class pure
bred cattle will include Shorthorns,
Aberdeen Angus, Polled Durhams, Red
Polled Cattle, Jerseys, Holstein-Frie
.dans and which classes
over $5,000 more goffered.
The Great Cattle Show
The practical side of the cattle in
dustry will be well illustrated in a
model dairy and cow contest, in which
new and modern dairy machinery will
be shown and exhibits of butter and
other products manufactured right on
the fair grounds.
But this is not all of the live stock
display. A special train of thirty cars
will bring one hog exhibit from Omaha
to tiie Southeastern Fair. Premiums
aggregating $8,419 have been offered
in this department aside and apart
from those for cattle. The American
Iluroc-Jersey Swine Breeders’ Associa
tion, the American Hampshire Swine
Record association, and the American
Berkshire Breeders’ Association will
guarantee a large percentage of the
prize money for the best exhibits of
these breeds. For the accommodation
of spectators during the judging and
sale of animals huge pavilions have
been constructed on the fair grounds,
and large expensive barns have been
erected to house the stock.
Sheep will constitute a different de
partment in which $3lB in prize money
will he distributed. Mules and jacks
will be exhibited in open competition
for prizes ranging from S2O to $5.
Next comes the Atlanta Poultry
Show, regarded as the foremost ex
hibition of its kind in tiie South. The
numerous entries received by Mana
ger R. M. Striplin already indicate that
this is to be a nation-wide affair. There
is scarcely a known variety of chicken
which will not be on exhibition, and
fancy and utility chickens will also
be shown. The poultry exhibit has
been divided into two sections, while
separate showings will be made of
turkeys, ducks and geese.
Boys and Girls, Too
In connection with this exhibit the
Hoys' and Girls' Poultry clubs of Geor
gia will bold their contests and many
cash prizes, scholarships and so on
will be awarded for the best display.
The foregoing features would make
a great fair in themselves, but they
are only a few of the things which the
Southeastern Fair will offer to visitors
here in October. The Fair, as a whole
will be a magnificent exposition of the
agricultural, industrial and educational
progress of the South. Every known
agricultural product will be featured.
There will be modern agricultural ma
chinery; there will be model cottages;
the annual Georgia Corn Show; the
Girls’ Canning Club show; an exten
sive and varied showing of woman’s
work in all lines. There will be ex
hibits shown from every county in
Georgia and from many cf those in
neighboring and adjoining st.-.tes.
Ror Rent
Good 2 horse farm at Worth
ville, known as Benson place.
9-29 2t R. A. Thaxton
WANTED
An occupant or occupants for
the Varner-Mclntosh Memorial
at Indian Springs during the win
ter months. Room rent free.
Apply Mrs. B. F. Watkins, Ch..
West Third st. Jackson, Ga.
jI [ wOfii aif Interest
Paid On
U 1/TAW / Time
■ -*■ Deposits
STOP to consider what a GOOD EAITK ACCOUNT IT TONES. The
business man can employ the best help and insure ETTA ICE. De
pression may come in his line, but his big CASH OIT HATH) means
SECURITY. The fine line of credits may be drawn tight, but none will
question hys STABILITY. Give your business SERVICE, SECURITY
and STABILITY with your bank deposits.
“first farmers’’rank
JACKSON, GEORGIA
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
MONEY TO LOAN
AT LOW RATES OF INTEREST ON
CHOICE FARM LANDS AND IMPROV
ED CITY PROPERTY
H. M. FLETCHER
Jackson, Ga.
J. THREATT MOORE,
Attorney At Law.
Office in Crum Building,
Jackson • Georgia.
Will practice in all the Courts.
SAM LEE
First-Class City Hand Laundry
Next door to Joe Leach’s stables.
Jackson : : : : : Georgia
Patronize Home Industries
THE FARMERS
CO-OPERATIVE FIRE
INSURANCE CO. OF GA
S. B Kinard, Gen. Agent.
J. Matt McMichael,
Local Agent,
JACKSON, uEOKGIA.
$100,000.00
TO LOAN on farm lands. Rea
sonable rate of interest. See me
before you borrow any money on
your farm.
W. E. Watkins.
C. L. REDMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Carter-Wartlien Building,
JACKSON, GA.
To the Public
All those who are indebted to J. A.
Kimbell, demised, by note or account,
will please drop in at the Jackson
Banking Cos. and Mr. J. W. Brown will
receipt you for the amount dueJ. A.
Kimbell. 1 have left all claims with
him for convenience to those who de
sire to settle the small amounts due
said estate, as 1 live in the adjoining
countv. Will appjeciate it as a favor
if you will settle with Mr. Brown.
Respectfully,
8. B. Kimbell, Admr.
9-22-4tp
For Sale
Few more bushel* of*,Clover
seed. See J. B. Guthrie.
M. C. WRIGHT
Make my place your place during the Fair.
A cordial welcome and hearty handshake awaits
you
A full and comple line of Furniture and House
furnishings and Stoves carried
YOUR BUSINESS APPRECIATED
Come in and let’s pull for a
Better Butts County
Save Time and Money!
Try This Service
The two-number method of making Long Dis
tance telephone calls enables you to get quicker serv
ice to Atlanta at reduced rates.
You give the local operator the telephone num
ber in Atlanta, then you hold the line until the called
party answers or the operator reports.
Two number service is rendered to Atlanta on a
no delay basis at reduced rates.
The Manager's office will gladly furnish a list of
telephone numbers in any or all two number points.
Particular party service at the regular rates can
be had by calling Long Distance and placing the call
in the usual manner.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY