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list of Premiums Class A--Horses Section -1.--Light Horses. Fayette 1*Homa8, Superintendent, Woodstock, 111. Entries close Saturday, August 29th, one week before the fair. An entrance fee of $2.00 will be charged for each entry, which will include stalls. Entrance fees must be paid to the secretary when application for entry is made. The ap­ plication must state the number of horses entered, that a sufficient number of stalls may be reserved. Stalls will be Reserved in the order entries are made. No food or bunk stalls will be furnished. Not to exceed one helper's ticket will be furnished for each $10.00 entrance fee paid. Exhibitors of pure bred animals must present their cer­ tificates of registration. Horses cannot compete for two moneyed,, premiums, ex­ cept in sweepstakes. Lot 1--Roadsters, Standard Bred. Stallions 3 years old or over to be shown in harness. Prem. No. 1 Stallion 3 years old aad under 5.. .$20 00 $10 00 2 Stallion 2 years old and under 3... 10 00 5 uO 3 Stallion or filly 1 year old and un­ der 2 10 00 5 00 4 Stallion or mare foal 10 00 5 00 5 Brood mare with sucking colt 10 00 5 00 $ 2 50 6 Mare or gelding 3 years old or over 10 00 5 00 7 Mare or gelding 2 years old and un­ der 3 10 00 5 00 8 Stallion showing 4 or more of of his sucking colts 20 00 10 00 5 00 Lot 2--Roadsters, Non-Standard. 9 Brood mare with sucking colt $10 00 $5 00 $ 2 50 10 Mare or gelding 3 years old or over 10 00 5 00 11 Mare or gelding 2 years old and un­ der 3 10 00 5 00 12 Mare or gelding 1 year old and un­ der 2 10 00 5 00 13 Stallion or mare foal 10 00 5 00 Grand Sweepstakes, Light Horses. 14 Best stallion, any Age, in harness.$20 00 15 Best mare showing a sucker and yearling colt 15 00 Lot 3--Horses to be shown in harness. Cannot be shown both single and double. 16 Span carriage horses showing style and action $20 00 $10 00 17 Single carriage horse or mare showing style and action 15 00 .10 00 18 Gent's driving team showing style and speed 20 00 10 00 19 Gent's driving horse or imare show­ ing style and speed* 15 00 10 00 Equestrianship. Entries must be made in name of driver or rider. 20 Best driving, single or double by lady $10 00 $ 5 00 21 Best riding by boy under 16 10 00 5 00 22 Best riding by girl under 16 10 00 5 00 Lot 4--Shetland Ponies. Entrance fee in lots 4 and 5 will be $1.00, which must be paid to the secretary when application for entry is made. All ponies over 2 years to be shown- in harness or under the saddle, under the direction of the superintendent. Lim­ ited to ponies 46 inches or under in height. No license fee will be charged exhibitors for the privilege of renting harness ponies. 23 Stallion 3 years old and over $ 8 00 $4 00 24 Stallion, mare or gelding 2 years aod under 3 8 00 4 00 25 Stallion, mare or gelding 1 year and under 2 8 00 4 00 26 Stallion foal or filly 8 00 4 00 27 Brood mare with sucking colt 8 00 4 00 $ 2 00 28 Stallion showing four or more colts 8 00 4 00 29 Matched team 10 00 5 00 30 Four-in-hand 10 00 5 00 Lot 5--Ponies other than Shetlands. Must be 12 and not over 14 hands high. 31 Pony in harness $ 8 00 $ 4 00 32 Matched team in harness 8 00 4 00 Class A, Section 2--Heavy Horses. Fatettb Thomas, Superintendent. Woodstock, 111. Lot 6--Percheron. 33 Stallion 3 years old and under 5... $20 00 $10 00 34 Stallion 2 years old and under 3.. 10 00 5 00 35 Stallion or filly 1 year old and un­ der 2 10 00 5 00 36 Stallion or mare foal 10 00 5 00 37 Brood mare with sucking colt.... 10 00 5 00 $ 2 50 38 Mare or gelding 3 years old 10 00 5 00 39 Mare or gelding 2 years old...... 10 00 5 00 40 Stallion showing 4 or more of hi* sucking colts 20 00 10 00 5 00 Lot 7--Clydesdale and English Shire. 41 Stallion 3 years old and under 5..$20 00 $10 00 42 Stallion 2 years old and under 3... 10 00 5 00 43 Stallion or filly 1 year old and un­ der 2 10 00 5 00 44 Stallion or mare foal ........ 10 00 5 00 45 Brood mare with sucking colt..... 1Q 00 5 00 2 50 46 Mare or gelding 3 years old.. 10 00 5 00 47 Mare or gelding 2 years old....... 10 00 5 00 48 Stallion showing 4. or more of his sucking colts 20 00 10 00 5 00 Lot 8--French and German Coach and Hackney. 49 Stallion 3 years old and under 5. .$20 00 $10 00 50 Stallion 2 years old and under 3... 10 00 5 00 51 Stallion or filly 1 year' old and un­ der 2 10 00 5 00 52 Stallion or mare foal 10 00 5 00 53 Brood mare with sucking colt 10 00 5 00 2 50 54 Mare or gelding 3 years old 10 00 5 00 55 Mare or gelding 2 years old 10 00 5 00 56 Stallion showing 4 or more of his sucking colts 20 00 10 00 5 00 Lot 9--Belgian. 57 Stallion 3 years old and under 5.. $20 00 $10 00 58 Stallion 2 years old and under 3... 10 00 5 00 59 Stallion or filly 1 year old 10 00 5 00 60 Stallion or mare foal 10 00 5 00 61 Brood mare with sucking colt 10 00 5 00 2 50 62 Mare or gelding 3 years old. 10 00 5 00 63 Mare or gelding 2 years old 10 00 5 00 64 Stallion showing 4 or more of his sucking colts 20 00 10 00 5 00 Lot 10--Grade Draft. 65 Brood mare with sucking colt $10 00 $ 5 00 $ 2 50 6l> Mare or gelding 3 years old 10 00 5 00 67 Mare or gelding 2 years old 10 00 5 00 68 Mare or gelding 1 year old 10 00 5 00 69 Stallion or mare foal 10 00 5 00 Grand Sweepstakes, Heavy Horses. 70 Best stallion, any age $20 00 71 Best mare showing sucking and yearling- colts 20 00 Lot 11--Horses to be shown in harness. 72 Pure-bped team of any breed, any age, either sex, weighing 3,000 pounds or over 20 00 10 00 73 Grade draft team, any age, either sex, weighing 2,500 pounds or over 10 00 5 00 Class A. Section 3--Speed. A. S. Wrigiit, Superintendent, Woodstock, 111. The speed program this year will be the best ever pre­ sented at the McHenry County Fair. No bookmaking or pool- selling will be permitted. Trials of speed, tests of endurance and the development of the horses are the objects to be at­ tained. Excellent track and stable accommodations, fair treatment and prompt payments of premiums will induce such entries as will offer entertainment to the most enthusi­ astic admirers of the horse, and the grand stand will afford ample seating room for those interested fn exciting speed contests. $3,000 IN PREMIUMS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 2:15 Pace $300.00 Three-Year RAce, stake closed* 200.00 3:00 Trot 300.00 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 10 2:30 Pace ' $400.00 Free-for-All Trot 500.00 3:00 Trot, McHenry County Stake, open* 200.00 Running, 1 mile 100.06 FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER. 11 Free-for-All Pace $500.00 3:00 Pace, McHenry County closed* 200.00 2:24 Trot 300.00 * Added Entrance close in Harness Races on Thursday, September 3rd, 1908, at 12 o'clock, midnight. Records made after August 1, 1908, no bar. For entry blanks and information address A. S. Wright, Superintendent of Speed, Woodstock, Illinois. State Fairs for 1908 Illinois--Springfield, Sept. 25-Oct. 2. J. K. Dickirson, Sec. Iowa--Des Moines, Aug. 20-28. J. C. Simpson, Sec. Indiana--Indianapolis, Sept 7-11. Chas. Downing, Sec. Michigan--Detroit, Sept. 3-11. I. H. Butterfield, Sec. Minnesota--Hamline, Aug. 31-Sept. 5. C. N. Cosgrove, Sec. Nebraska--Lincoln, Aug. 28-Sept. 4. W. R. Mellor, Set Wisconsin--Milwaukee, Sept. 7-11. John M. True, Sec. Washington--Spokane, Oct. 5-10. Robt*. H. Cosgrove, Sec.