The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-10-20
The County Fair.


city on Tuesday and Wednesday, Many ar.
ticles on exhibition, we are well aware, de-
served fuller notice than is here given them,
but their owners must take the will for the
deed. In every point Of view, the fair was
decided improvement on any previous ex-
hibtion Of the society. More departments
were represented, and they were fuller. The
grounds were also new and important fea.
ture. Though but partially fitted up, they
furnished good accommodations for all the
stock and articles on exhibition, and enabled
them to be displayed to the best advantage.
The number Of spectators was also immense
ly greater than ever before. Judging from
the receipts at the door, there must have
been at least six or seven thousand people
within the enclosure. Hitherto the court
room had accommodated the crowd, which
holds less than five hundred And lastly,
what is most gratifying, the receipts were
greatly augmented. Last year We believe
they were under two hundred dollars. This
year they foot up s56s.37 during the fair
days alone.
Considering that the fair was damaged by
its unavoidable postponement after day had
been fixed, and further by its coming so late
in the season and SO closely on the heels Of
the great Chicago exposition, the result was
certainly gratifying and encouraging.
In one thing alone the fair was lame,
but that was no fault of the Society. There
was no adequate force in the way of rcstau-
ratcurs and huckstcrs on the ground to feed
the multitude. Our friend IIoliker was the
only one who did duty in this line, and he
was nearly eaten up. As he made hand
some thing of it in the way of cash, we hope
his success will sti nulatc competition at the
next fair
We had intended to publish full list Of
the entries, but find that imprac ticable. We
therefore proceed at once to notice the differ.
cnt departments, giving abstracts of the re.
ports Of the different viewing committees
and their awards in their order. But first in
order came
THE ADDRESS
The address was delivered by BRoNsoY
MURRAY, Esq 1t was conceived in admra.
bic good taste, and well delivered. 1t ap.
pcalcd directly to the farmer and artisan,
reminded them of the dignity Of their calling,
and of their duty, by availing themselves of
every means which science or experience can
place within their reach, to assert and ceva.
vate that calling; and appropriately closed
with an appeal in behalf of a state Industrial
University, as the right Of the industrial elias
ses, and the only sure means of securing for
the industrial masses that high culture which
compels prc-emincnce in their calling.
REPORTS OF TIE COMMITTEES.
HORSES.
COmmiee-Rich. Thornc, c. NJ Van
Doren, Joseph Grove, Vim. l.. Dunavan,
and David Strawn.
The number of horses entered was 90,
embracing all kinds from stations to suck.
ing colts. The animals, with scarce an ex.
ception, were very superior, and with the
exception of brood mares with their colts,
Of which but three were exhibited, every
division was well represented, so that as
well in number as quality, the display was
quite creditable. In performing the difficult
task Of deciding upon their various merits,
the committee at the outset encountered diff.
ficnltics. The society, in arranging the pre-
MUM lists, had made no distinction between
two and three year old stations, although it
seemed impossible to confound the two
Then, many Of the stations presented were
valuable mainly on the score of speed, 9th.
trs, less for speed and more for draught !;
but the society, again, had made 10 such
distinction, and the committee were at loss
TO which class to award the highest merit
They avoided the difficulties by adding two
classes, and awarding premiums to each
Premiums were then awarded as follows
On RoaisterS-lst premium to "Ilighlan.
der" brown stallion entered by James
Kelly; I'd to "lilackhawk Morgan" entered
by A. ID. Warner; ID to "Vcrmont Nor.
gan" entered by Lorenzo Howe.
Drdught UorSes-lst prem. to "Plough-
boy" sorrel horse, entered by Peter lIaver.
ty; ID, Jasper" by Jairus Lawrence; Sd,
"Duroc," by David Loring.
Three gear old StaHioas-lst prem, a
roam, entered by Jacob Fshburn; ID,
"prince Albert" by Josiah Shaver; 3D.,
civilian Wallace" by Eph. Wcmplc.
Trio gear old aaIiioHs.-lst prem, "Dio.
medc," entered by c. Wisner; ID, "Jacli,
by Riehd. Ricolson; Sd, "Murat," by 10.
eeph Woodward.
B'o0d mares aad CO'ts.--lst prem, bay
mare and colt, entered by f. Bruner; I'd
white mare and black colt, by Roswell Dick.
inson; 3D., bay mare and colt, by C. NJ
Van Dorcn.
BROOD mdres-lst prem, bay mare, entc.
rcd by Nathan Hardy; ID, brown mare, by
josiah Shaver; Sd, gray mare, by Robt
CONFESS
SGeti"g co''s-lst prem, colt entered by
W. L. +. Jones ID, colt entered by John
b. Naudicr.
.Ndtched carriage Horcs-lst prem, pair
sorrcls, by Archibald Long ID pair brown
horses, by Franklin Bruner; Sd, pair sor.
rels, by A. Gubor
lhrec gear oM ma'chcd horsts.-lst
prem, y. W. Magil Cd, pair of bays, by
Eden Brock.
Drdught match ho,ss-.lst prem, pair
grcys, by Patrick Conlin I'd, pair bay mares
w Enoch vcrme,t
Buggy hoyscs---lst prem. TO black horse
entered by John Douglas I'd, grey horse, by
A. b. Hitchcock ; ID, to horse by DR.. II. W.
Hopkins.
Riding horscs--1st prem, grey mare On.
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