Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-10-23
Shelby County Fair.
Am.Rns OF TIE JUDGES.
,ADIEs,
AccIpENTs 40 MCIDENTs.

ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS
THIRD DAY.
In consequence Of a cloudy sky and The fall
Of a slight drizzIing rain yesterday morning.
about the time Of going to the Fair, the al
tendance was not quite equal to the tremsn-
aous crowding Of Wednesday It must noS
however. be suspected from this that there
was a slim attendance, quite the contrary
The ladies especially braved all risks Of ram
and storm-they were present IN strong
force. The ladies have taken the second
annual Faif Of shelby county under tneH
particular care and patronage, and what the
Tennessee ladies' take in band to DO they &C
,omnlisb. Tksy know no such word as fail,
and 50 every visitor at the Fair will &C
knowlsdge. Bot we are depressing from our
sBbiset. he reader would excuse the error, II
il IS one. had be beheld the array Of beauty,
tbs kindly, genial cOunteEsness thar glow with
srdor and sweet good humoE at the Fair as
we have.
BUSINESS \ WEATHER
The dav was a business day. Very much
important business was dispatched, as our re-
port viii show. The judges had onsrous duties
70 perfurm. bat they laboTed hard and accom-
plishsd much. Their awards were generally
scouiescsdf in with entire satisfaction.
The weather was the most pleasant Of any
day during the Fair. The heat Of the sun was
tempered By the prevalence Of light clouds, but
the temperature was higher and more steady
taan on the previous days. The occasion was
msrred By no unPleasantnsss, all passed OF
agresably and smiesbly. Among the disun-
guished visitors present we noticed Ex-Gover-
nor JONES, who appeared much Interested IN
the proceedings.
SHOW OF HORSES.
The first part Of the days exhibition was
the awarding Of prizes to horses not thorough
bred. We append the aEsr:s Of the judges;
Best aged stallion Of this county }. NJ
SHELBY was the only competitor, and took the
first premium.
stations three years old competitors, Gao
D. BLAIR and {. 81. T~ALLET, both OF thi'
county. First premium awarded to E. NJ
TALLEY; to Mr. BLkrE was ~adjaiged the GER
tihcate.
Stations one year old; entries BY 7 J. COG
Bill and Wx.-L HoINEs, Of Shelby county
premium awarded to The latter, and certificate
ALTO COLTS.
Entersrs, I. c. REMBEET and Dr. WASH
BoxD. both Of this County. Dr.. BOND received
the premium and Mr. RENBER, the certificate
BEsT AGED A
The eutersrs were ALLEN GoDwIS, Jos. W
RABBIT, 4. BLAND, I'M sAwTER, G. M
BARTLETT, who took the certificate the pre-
mum was taken By W. LEAKK, Other en-
tersrs were F. ". RoTsrEE, J. F. ROsERs
JAMES & BROTHER, R. W. LAKE, RICE Bonn
1.-TWO ent1iss), J. W. LEFTwIcK, J W. Ed
MoSDsox, and E. D. RAsLAsD.
rEo YEAR OLD srLLLIoSs-
Psmium to D. FEzEELL, Of this county, th'
only competitor.
FHEEE TEAR OLD MARES.
Premium, X. W LEAKE; certificate, W. A
AsDzEws, both Of this county and the OnJ
competitors.
TWO TEAR OLD MARES
Premium to Jxo. BoSD; certificate to F. N
JoxEs, both Of this county and the only CON.
Pstitor.
WA4 A14A 40
Premium to KEsEETH GARRETT eertihest'
to RICE BoxD, both of this county the only
other composition was WH. CAETEA-
KARE COILS.
Jos. W. RrDDrTT, certificate; premium Il
Jas. E. FEITs.
-Four year old mare, premium 70 WN- Can
ADA, certificate 70 J. W. REDDrrT. The Othe
competitions were VS.. J. POIK and VILLAS
WARD.
A Brahnin Bull, avery hus animal, owned b
A. Z. ~srzArTOs, took the premium for fE
year old bulls.
One year Old bulls; first premium to JANE
7. LzATHs and second premium to J. ". LEFT
wIcH.
Bull calf first premium TO JOHS MOszIsoS
sssonl psemian TO a. Z STATION.
Bsst COW two years old premium to jon
HAkDISs-
Hsifer one year old premium tOL VI LEFT
HORSES n HARNESS.
Pair horses in harness competitors, Messr'
Jas. c. JoxEs, GEO. FLAHEsrr& BEo JANE
& Bao. MADDOX & GRAvEs, r. WHIrSEF,
". LErrwIcH, o. P. NEwBT. Premium
r WH1rSET, csrtifsats to J. ". LEFT~IoH.
Ex-IrIK5 CONTEST.
The next display attracted great sttehtio
from the aud eacs. II was the show Of singI
horses in harness. Eleven gentlemen aPPeare
in tie ring ia their buggies. showing 10 sHxiou
rivalry the PAGES Of their horses The lsdie
especially manifested strong %intersst IN thi
contest, and encouraged the g~sniiensu BY Law
fsbing upon them showers Of beautiful oOqsst
Tae Interest deepensd IS two Of the com?sti
tors singled out each other aud stTogs By ever.
art 70 sbo~ their animals to the best advaE
tsgs, ana at ne same time todisPisy their OK
accomplishments as drivers Eathasissti
shouts manifested the sympathy o; ne sPscta
tors with heir desire for victory.
As ACCIDENT.
sin more strongly was the attention Of a
within D Ampaithssirs attracted 70 hi
CONTEXT b. an accident that occurred to Nj
E. D. RAGLkE He made a sorh, sOnsNha
too Sharp from the rrg toEards he juags
stand, ~hsn BIS buggy was upset With id
mirable agility snd GOODNESS be sprung fros
the faiingivehicls, slighting uPoa his feet an
retaining The reins In his halds. TIE hOrs
bscams FESTIVE. The buggy vas lifted up b
bys.an5sEs, but 50 huIFiedly that il fell oYsL-o
the other side. This frightened he horse sdi
more than before. He kicked himself ioos
from the buggy, breaking tas shafts still ah
driver hell the rsiDs, and 90 admirably retaius
his power over the animal that It was s%ntirel
sabdued. 70 show Of horsemanship during D
fair exceeded this feat which commands
universal admiration.
The 6rss premium was awarded to Nj
WHITNEY, the second to Mr. RoBr. E. CATer
Loud applause rung through The aFsaa Whe
the Judges tied on ths blue and red rib5oI
upon The horses taking The premiums
The contest Of geldirgs for the seventy 90.
lar cup brought mo The IN : the f~o!l9Eing ger
tlemen
j. WoEsaAs, A. WooDwARD, R. TP;
assess. JEo. H. EnNoEsOE. The eDtreS,
ice for tAs was SO, he winner Psyir
SO sxsrs. Thssbow Of animals IN this exh
biion was very has, and 50 greatly interests
were ne ladies IS Ire ~eontest, that bcqae'
mere sso-s8ed dean in profusion. Lou
cheers burst from tie assembly when ne bssi
sifal snp vas preseusedso Dir. EBnosps0E,
whsn agss, after eousidersbs asaasEi
ton e5
tsEs II HARNsss.