Ninth Annual Blue Grass Fair Opens With Grand Week
Lexingtons Blue Grass Fair enters its ninth year with six days of racing and shows. Thavins Band and Concert Co headline nightly performances as the event features standard bred horses, five gaited saddle horse stakes, Hereford cattle, Jersey cattle, Thoroughbred races, and premium-rich classes across beef, sheep, swine, poultry, and horse breeds. The program runs August 3 to 8 with daily racing and a grand slate of attractions.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Thavin
Blue Grass
Ernoon
Kentucky Stake
Jersey
Gentlemen’s Driving Club
Blue Grass Fair
A F Thaviu's Famous Band and Orchestra Heads to Lexington Fair
A F Thaviu and his renowned band and opera company will perform at the Blue Grass Fair in Lexington from August 3 to 8. The young Russian conductor is praised for versatile programs, strong cornet playing, and crowd-pleasing yet tasteful selections across parks, state fairs, and Chautauqua venues.
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A. F. Thaviu
Lexington
White City
Chicago
Texas
William Lines Hubbard
Chicago Tribune
Thavin
Races Set Under National Trotting Rules Include Pony Starts
The schedule follows National Trotting Association rules and includes pony races, male races, novelty events, and additional races to be announced later.
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National Trotting Association
Blue Grass Fair To Open In Lexington This Summer
The Blue Grass Fair plans a large poultry show under American Poultry Association rules with 300 plus classes. Pigeon department now led by top breeders. judges include Dr. C W Trapp and Dr A Porter Taylor. Half fare rates to Lexington August 3 to 8 with rail discounts. band concerts daily. Woman's Department expands on third floor. Kentucky Saddle Horse stakes offer $1,000 across six prizes.
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American Poultry Association
Lexington
C. W. Trapp
A. Porter Taylor
E. W. Hoke
Kentucky
Thavin
Lucia
Carmen
Martha
Thaviu
Blue Grass
Woman's Department
Judges named for Blue Grass Fair classes in Kentucky
The Blue Grass Fair announces its judges for all classes. Noted experts include G. D. Wilson of Lexington for Thoroughbred breeding and J. W. Stout of Versailles for Standard Bred horses. Other picks span Buckner of Erlanger, Pemberton of Elizabethtown, Isbell of Bowling Green, Ward of Paris, Hoge of Jetts, Caywood of Paris for mules, Long of Millersburg for jacks and jennets, Bradfute of Xenia for cattle, Jenkins of Chicago for Jersey cattle, Jessup of Rockville and Harris of Morganfield for swine, Woodford of Paris for sheep, and Trapp Taylor and Hoke for poultry and pigeons.
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Blue Grass Fair
G. D. Wilson
Lexington
J. W. Stout
Versailles
H. G. Buckner
Erlanger
Claud Pemberton
Elizabethtown
Scott Isbell
Bowling Green
Miller Ward
Paris
Percy E. Hoge
Jetts
Henry Caywood
J. R. Long
Millersburg
W. E. Bradfute
Xenia
Ohio
Jersey
Harry Jenkins
Chicago
Ill
Geo. Jessup
Rockville
Ind
W. T. Harris
Morganfield
J. Hal Woodford
C. W. Trapp
A. Porter Taylor
B. W. Hoke
Louisville, Ky
Great trained animal show with many remarkable features
The article describes Laken's trained wild and domestic show the Superba seven in one show featuring Jolly Trixy at 65 pounds a three abreast jump horse merry go round the Eli Ferris wheel the largest portable wheel a penny arcade and an eighteen piece band led by Frank Wallick. Several shows include large expensive band organs.
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Laken
Eli
Frank Wallick
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Sutton & Son
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