The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-10-14

about ~ many people IN attendance IRON
abroad a. there were at Fairfield, and il any
greater number was observed % the gresad At
sny time, il may be Get down - The crs4it OF
the larger populatien q MussaIine. We
have neither time ser room for afnll aeeount
Of the Fair, and csa only aaofd : t1npss
of such matters = more particularly At
tracted our own aakentfee.
There we're shout one hundred and fifty
horses Of all kinds on exhibition, amongst
which we noticed a goodly number OF fine
specimens Of young thorough breds, ~ well
~ very considerable addition to the old
stock Of last year.
The trot.ing exhibition which came on the
las, day OF the Fair excited great deal OF IN
terest, and although there were no too forty
horses on the track, it was generally cones-
ded that there was considerable fast trotting
The three fast horses on the course ~ de-
monsts~ted against time was mare owned
by Kelly Of Iowa City, who made her mile
in three minutes and two seconds. I. w.
Clagge.t's marc, whose time was three min
utes and six seconds, and A. B. Porter's
horse, time three minutes and fourteen Sc
conds. After these three had beat the field
they trotted fair race OF mile, Kelly
starting on the outside track and coming in
handsomely just ahead Of Claggetts' mare
at the winning post.
After the close Of this performance, the
equestrian exhibition by the Ladies was an
nounced, and half dozen ladies made the
appearance on horseback. The display was
not we'll managed, and was generally pro-
nounced altogether inferior to that OF last
year. The first prize was awarded to Miss
E. NJ. Psase Of Oskaloosa, the second TO
Mrs, NJ. J. Wheeler of Iowa City, and the
third to Miss Belle Brown of Fairfield.
The old sf6cers we're re- elected and Musca-
tine was fixed upon, Is the point for the
Fair next year. The Address was then dsliv-
cred, which We did not hear, and the society
dispersed jus. in time to escape drenching
storm. S
luU0Ru VIC uhSo uot tAkue w &AsV soV ~ a
particulsrs Of tho Fair we cannot refrain
from special notice, Of the very distinguish
ed part played in the exhibition, BY tho stock
from the Empire County. We had the
pleasure Of going up to Mascatine, with the
Lee county delegation, on board the Jenny
Lind and returning with them on the Der
Campbell, and we take pleasure in express
for them as we'll as ourself our high appre
eiation Of the gentlemauly and accommods
ting treatment Of the oiicsrs Of those Boat
during our passage. Stuart, Mills, Crime
and Clswson Of our couaty bore oG the hon
ors for Short Horns, taking nine cut OF elsv
on FIRST premiums awarded on that class ant
pocketing therefor the sum of $l4s.00.
| OF the FIVE horses exhibited from lie
county, four took premiums. And abou
half the good Hogs on the Fair ground
were from Lee county, and every one Of theI
bore OF Premiums, amounting to forty 6v
dollars, the chief portion Of which was pock
eted BY our friend w. G. Pitsman of We.
Point. Besides the above, Lee county cam
IN for very handsome share of premium
on Agricultural Implements of the particu
lars in this department however we are NJ
sufficiently posted to venture any definite r.
port.