Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-11-03
Ohio State Fair.
NEWARK, Oct.

NEWARK, Oct. Is, 1894.
7.LAUGHABLE HORSE EXHIBITION.
To-day one Of the most laughable affiirs
occurred that have ever witnessed The
horse ring, which has been open during
the afternoon for the use Of such gentle
men as might wish to prac.lce their horses,
contained some six or seven fine horses
splendidly caparisoned and attached to
light su'kics, which had grown So e1ci'c
by the sport that the whole affair had be-
come merged into most spirited race.
The contest was strong, anl every horse
was urged to his utmost speed. A vast
crowd had collected for the purpose Of en-
joying the sport, and loud shouts attested
their approbati m Of the favorite horses.
Just about the he ight of the race, the
rope that protected the entrance to the
ring was lowered AMI one of the ugliest
looking specimens Of the horse kind that
ever saw, entered He was Of dnn color,
one-sided. loosely built, ring-bcned and
SPAWNED. His driver, an old man, with
short grey beard, vas clothed in rusty
suit Of grey, with a seal skin cap, and was
se,tel iu m old unpain;ed su.ky, with
bundle Of straw beneath the seat, from
which an old rusty umbrella pro.ruded.
At his very entrance he was greeted
with shouts from the crowd, of stake him
out" "move him" "wo-haw," and other
derisive shouts ,ha: showed he, was setting
out under the most unfavora BILE circum-
stances.
Almost at the start he had been over
.skeu by the finer horses, who had been
popular favorites, and as they cal up
g. he I'D dun, the leaders Of the race called
l- . his driver to get out Of the way
AHer few awkward efforts, be did try to
L. 90, but it was after a manner little ex-
ptcted, for the old horse shook his ears
ara began to strike out at an awful pace,
and the biooded horses began to feel the
need of trying their bottoms. Away they
went, and by the time they came round to
the starting place, the old dun was consii-
Aras'e in advance. The faster he wen.
the uylier he looked, and his gait was so
.wzVard that the crowd roared with
iaugh.er. Away he went, and away went
the 6loods 10 pursuit The further the
Old dun went the uglier he looked, and at
every round he was greeted with cries of
go it old clay y-bauk" Old clay bank
did 60 il, and the way he went was "sin
to Crockett" BY the fifth or sixth round
he had just gained the length Of the track
on his competitors and came up in their
rear like . canebrake on fire. Tie ex-
citsnent was now intense, aud the roaring
AID believing Of the crowd almost deafen-
ing. Q 'H~''+
The old dun never minled the crowd
whit, bu: held himself down to his work,
aud as he came round again, he had passed
two of his rivals, and was abreast with the
third
"Go it, old Clay bank, shouted the spec
tstors, and without whip or word from
his driver, he came up to the scratch. By
the time this round was finished there re-
mained but Que horse ahead Of him "a fac,
b.ooded gray--consiirred by all the bcs,
horse, in all points, on the ground. A
they reached the entrance, the two horses
were abreast, and the gray eyed his oppn-
nent with siding glance as he sLambled
along side Of him The old man now
reached down behind him and drew the
umbrella from the sheaf Of straw beneath
the seat, and to which it was fastened and
with great flourish over his head, brought
i down on the hip, bones of the old dun.
1t vas hard to tell which ratified most. the
old umbrella or the bones Of old Claybank:
but from that moment the race was at an
end. The gray was left far behind, and
the old dun came up to the entrance at
one of the most awkward. shamb.ing, and
vt swiftest PAGES that have ever seen,
bea'iig his rival = considerable distance,
and presenting within himself the ugliest
piece Of horse-fesh that has ever been seen
n this section of country. Is-is needless
'n'say. that old Clay bank vss the fsyxit.
shs balance Of the day.