Nkw Yi)i:k SivTK I''.\iK' r»97 



Class 103 — Corinthian class — Opon 1st 2d 'M mii r>lli 



to all huiitiMs. Horse to be rid- I'ltiu. I'lcni. I'lcm. I'rciii. I'loui. 

 dt'U by tu embers of some recos- 

 nized hunt club in the respective 

 hunt's colors. Conformation to 

 count '2~> per cent. ; performance 

 over fences. 75 per cent. : 

 Hon. Clifford Siftou, Ottawa Can .$.".0 00 



Class 104 — ^ Best green hunter, ijual 



ity, conformation and soundness to 



count 50 pcM- cent., manners 25 



per rent., and performance 25 



per cent. : 



Julian Morris. Kcswiclc. Va 50 (U) 



lion. Clifl'oid Siftou. Ottawa, Can .f.^5 00 



.Tulian Morris. Keswick, \'a $15 00 



Florham Stud Farm. New York ('i(y 



Oakland Farm. Newport, 1{. I 



Hon. Clifford Sifton. Ottawa. Can .^50 00 



K. II. Weatherhee. New York Cily.... $35 00 



fieii. Wm. Verliock, Manliiis. N. Y $15 oO 



DEPARTMENT OF RACES 



CntUDii/isloiicr In ('luvcic. 1)i;1m)I{i;.st Settm:, Syraousf ' 

 Sccrctanj, TTenky S. Xi;.\T.r.i:Y, Syvacii.sc 



A rnop nieetinor attractinor the larfjest stal)li's of liolit liarnoss race horses 

 in tl(c Ignited States and Canada, and ])rodneinj^ liighly interesting contests 

 between tlie kings and qneens of the turf, has for several years furnished a 

 very strong feature of the New York State Fair. Crowds daily filling the 

 immense grand stand and paddock, overflowing into the infield and scattering 

 along the track fences for a distance of over a quarter of a mile, tell of the 

 ])upular interest in this department. At few places in the country is the 

 interest in racing as keen and few state fairs can boast of as big a revenue 

 pioducing attraction. 



The state fair track, pronounced one of the fastest mile circular courses, 

 is regarded in the horse world as a powerful link of the Grand Circuit — the 

 connecting link between the tracks of the East and those controlled by the 

 larger racFng associations of the West and South. To the state fair meet- 

 ing come annually practically all of the leading campaigners and famous 

 drivers handling the sensational performers of tlie light harness horse turf. 

 From the half-mile track circuits in adjoining states are attracted the best 

 of the smaller stables. New world's records are established, drawing the 

 attention of liorse lovers and representatives of breeding interests througli- 

 out the countrj'. The meeting, of an unusually high standard from the open- 

 ing to the close and filled with features brilliant and spectacular, furnishes 

 pleasing entertainment for thousands, many from beyond the borders of the 

 state, and produces a large portion of the fair receipts. 



Within the borders of New York State are horse breeding establishments, 

 representing investments aggregating hundreds of thousands of dollars, 



