Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-09-19
Editorial Correspondence of the 1ntelli-
.s gencer. EtE
LEXINGTON, Ky, Sept. Is.

Gd1GOf1dl HSOIEG8pOQQeuC6 I0e
.s3 gencer. stf
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. Is.
To-day has beenthe big day of the Fair. The.
exhibition of horses took place to-day, and ns II
was The stock is mostly blood Of the first quail
ity, Of which you may judge, when YOU know that
Boston spentthe last Eve years of his life here,
dying OF lug fever very common here) at the age
of seventeen. Lexington. the greatest racer Of.
this OF any olber age, by Boston out of blOolel
mare, was raised in This county by Dr.. WarfeId.
who gave him while colt 10 his negro, 50 poorly
did hethink Of lis promise as a racer. You. ure
aware thai in his great race at New Orleans
against LIE Complies time he ran four miles in
1884. being by six seconds the quickest time on
record in this VI any other country. The Ken
tucsiansin this vicinity seem to have looked ex
cusiveIy to pure blood in their horses, and tie
result Is that while they have as fine bIooded and
as fine looking horses as can be found anywhere,
yet they are decidedly inerior TO US in performing
horses or the saddle and light draf. The prem
UNI horse for the saddle, while superior in appear
ance to our best horses is decidedly their inferior
IN speed and gait the short reach being the failing
of alIlhe LorSes here. Indeed think our tenth
premium horse last fair would be found a better
horse, combining walk, pace, trot and speed, than
the hest saddle horse on exhibition here to-day.
This is easily accounted rby the simple fact ttut
the foTm of the Taceris essentially different from
that of the saddle and light draught horse. The
long pasleTn, so essential to give Leverage to the
racer is out Of place, and produces incapacity in
the harness and saddle horse, and hence, howev-
er superior the Kentucky FLOODED stock is to ours
in appearance, yet am satisfied that in speed
and good performance we can produce better hor-
ses forboIh saddle and light harness. The display
OF pure bIools was excellent, indeed we never
witnessed better of all ages and SexeSi& In the
list Of blooded brood mares appeared the mother
of LexinI ton, owned by DR.. Warfell, and the blue
Eibband, (the badge OF premium) was awarded her
by acclamation. | may here remark that the
practice here is TO tie blue ribband on the first pre-
MUM article or animal, and red ribband on the
second premium at once, in order that the behold
eTs may at once know the opinion aud decision of
the judges. This, think good plan, as the
audience are thus informed at once Cf the result,
instead ofhaving TO wait the final award of pre-
mums at the close of the Fair, as is done at Whee-
ling. would be gladto see this change at Wheel
ing. They also have sweepstake premiums,
which are competed for by ullof kind, irrespec-
tive Of age. This is well, and excites more gen.
eral aud animated competition. The most excl
ting rather interesting portion Of the perform
onces was the entree Of some twenty or thirty
colts, not weaned, each led by the halter, aud
performing, as actively at least, as any OIL the
ground. Much difficulty was experienced in a.
wardng the premiums III this class, as tLey were
so numerous and so nearly equal.
All4the stock here, cattle, horses mules and
sheep, of all ages, are broke 10 The AaIte1. They
are gentled thus from the start, and not the frs
animal is permitted loose in the ring. You may
go out to the farms in this vicinity tand you will
find nearly all the stock stabbed and much oft COW
cred with cloth 10 give gloss aud character to the
hair. Many of the farmers raise their mules with
out ever grazing them, cutting grass for them in
summer and graining them in the winter, and thus
they ale made all that gram, care and attention
can produce. Tomorrow is the mule day, but
cannot stay 10 see them. Here every class hasits
day, andthey ATE taken away IN the evening 10
give place tor their successors on the next day.
have before stated that everybody attends the
Fair LadieSc crowd the Theatre, families are there
and the talent aud intellect of Kentucky is clus.
tered around. Gov. Morehe: d, Sena or Cri:tenden,
MI. Preston. the Disadvantages, Ex-Gov. Powell
and others too numerous 10 mention, were on the
grounds to day, manifesing by their presence, the
lively generous aud proper interest which all
classes feel in these annual Eetes.
We cen cordially commend their t ample 10 our
ownropulaton, and exlolt them all to come 10
gether and aid by their example and eo1ts at home
the great cause OF agriculture and manu- features.
hone hat our n,4yt Fnr NAV vitnsSv al ~, ~,
Eens on the Fair grounds, all our artisans exhibit.
ing their products, all our farmers showing their
stock, all ladies' exhibiting the works of their
hands, and that al.wlI come prepared 10 aid en-
ecurasesand assist. ls2ei ..'7N.
lands in this vicinity are unsurpassed for
fertility and beauty. The corn crop is The finest L
ever saw anywhere, though some OF the Ohio
county crops but little inferior. Stock raising,
stick trading and stock selling the essential bus
mess of the community. Farmers buy mules and
cattle young. feed, and atten, and sell as fast as
possible, aud they are thus ever changing and
turning over their capital. The population is one
OF the 4hnestl ever saw, Eand give unmistakea BILE
evidence of the richness of the soil in their own
dimensions. Their manners are free, easy and
cordial and the stranger feels at once that he is at
home. Icannot close this without expressing MY
thanks to the gentlemanly managers for the court.
esywhch our party received;nt their hands, and
expressing the hope that future yisitanls to the
Lexington Fair may enjoy themselves as we did.
G.Elas-l 90 a.Ff7fI tl P.
-gt77.ss
1--WE take pleasure in inserting the following
card. voluntarily rendered by residents of Bal
tmore, on the subject Of yellow fever in that ci.y
NI,nfg