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tucky offered big stakes in 1913. The Mexico stake was in- 

 creased to $1,500, and the Missouri State Fair Board, at the 

 suggestion of Secretary Stinson after the plans and conditions 

 had been approved by your association, announced its great 

 stake of $2,500, to be given even on more liberal conditions than 

 had been those of other like events. The conditions provided 

 that all entrance fees above twenty entries should be added to 

 the stake, and this made it worth in all $2,900 and proved the 

 greatest feature event ever staged at the Missouri State Fair. 



Rex McDonald 833, famous Missouri saddle stallion. Died November, 1913, the property 



of Ben R. Middleton, Mexico, Mo. 



It is all history and all who care are familiar with the facts 

 here set forth. Details might be given as to the success of the 

 $1,000 stakes, with relatively liberal prizes in the other classes 

 at the Columbia, New Bloomfield, Sturgeon and Knox City 

 fairs; of the liberal prize lists at the Montgomery, Higginsville, 

 Marshall, Independence, Bunceton, Fayette and other of the 

 State's most successful fairs. 



