Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-09-30

with fine effect She wore pea green
habit, relieved with broad perpendicular
stripes of black velvet, with light brown
hat and black feather.
Miss Mary Seaman, of Fremont, q tall
trinity formed, graceful lady, with come
ly, though serious counteuance, wore 8
drab habit trimmed with purple velvet
strips, with a light brown hat and purple
feather. Her steed was fiery bay filly,
Her equestrianism was markedly good.
Miss Ann Rodgerson, Of Cleveland. rode
bay mare, and wore black bombazine
habit, black cloth basque, snowy Grape
bosom and lace collar, black hat with feath-
ers aud veil. 8. Es
Miss Sarah Sprague, of Huron, rode a
bay PAGER. She was attired in an ash
gray skirt and purple cloth basque, pale
brown straw hat with purple trimmings.
Miss. A. Terrell, of Ridgeville, Lorain
county, damsel with sweet youthful
face and Yoluptuous figure, rode brown
pony. Her habit was olive, with black
basque, the bosom of which made charm
ing revelations bewilchingly mysti6ed by
cloud of snow-white gauze. Her pretty
features and flashing eyes were half con-
eealed by black hat and feather envelop-
ed in thin Grape veil. She rode charm
ingly-an animated picture agreeable to
contemplate.
Miss Margaret Ainslie, of Castillo, Erie
county, aged about fourteen years, plump
as a partridge, and serious as a stately mat
ron, backed grey pony as if it was an
every day matter. Her skirt was of plain
material, dark ash-hued, purple bodice, with
a brown. straw hat and ribbons. She
managed her pony well. --.e
Mrs. S. S. Oldridge, Of Cleveland, rode
a bay horse Her habit was black cloth,
with black silk basque and brown straw
hat. She rode brown horse, but took
the track too late TO compete for premiums.
Mrs. R. DUNN, Of Upper S ndusky, a
tall woman Of good proportions, wore a
heavy black silk velvet skirt, trimmed
with broad glittering stripes of gold, with
black hat and loug gay feather, and trim
med with white ribbons nicely twisted into
rosetts and fanciful bows. She rode o
black horse, and subsequently, exchanged
for sorrel. -sy
The fair eques,riennes aud their statel,
equerrias ambled about the arena in gay
tournament, executing graceful evoiutions
aud dashing into classic groupings; Mar
shals, mounted on fiery steeds, plunged
with commanding speed among the en-
croacbing people, and BY sharp persua-
sions forced them into line. The amphi-
theater was now a superb spectacle. Dense
masses of stalwart men eneircied the great
arena. Thousands of fair featured women,
atiired in brilliant robes more beautiful
and in gayer diversity than the rich tints
Of Autumn, rested III expectant repose up
OH tires of seats rising III the back ground
high above the le,cl-a perspective of
lIIatchless attractiveuess. Groups of gem
tlernen were scattered in observing array
upon the verdant sward of the arena; the
stars and stripes foated proudly from lofty
standards; fleets of variegated clouds, sun
tinted, foated through ETHEREAL space, like
great aerial squadrons with sunwhite sails
in falhomless seas, and emusic with its vo-
luptuous SWELL" chlmed in stirring harno-
nv, with the chorus swelling enthusiastic
cally from excited human throats.
Shortly the 'Squircs retired to the cen
ter, and tLeir ladies, queens of the tourney
transformed for the nonce to contendlng
Knigh,s-plunged into the peaceful fray,
and essayed gay tilts with harmless adver-
saries, each and all winning golden opinions
from all sorts of men. Each fair rider dis
played admirable skill and grace. Mrs.
KIRBY, however, seemed to command most
from the spectators. She rode fast troi-
ting horse-which she had never backed
before-rising in the saddles as English
men do, and doing it with a grace and
skill exciting TO The obserber. Miss Wight
man was su ssequently transferred 20 the
same horse, Mrs. X. taking another. The
former proved herself as skillful upon a
trotter as upon q cantering nag. After
an hours diversion, Mrs. Kirby, Miss
Wighlman, Mrs, Bennet, and Miss Ellen
Sprague, were transferred 10 The widest
and most unnauagabe steeds, in order to
test their relative merits; and the choice
of the Judges was finally reduced 10 first
three, who were again ''trotted out" At
ter long deliberation the judges-Gen.
]. w. Fitch, of Cleveland, Isaac ! aist, OF
White Sulphur, A. c. Jennings, Of Nut
wood Farm, Urbana, VIM. S. Pierson, I.
H. Goodman, F. w. Coggswell, and W,
Fl. Martin, of Sandusky, decided unanl-
mously as follows:
First premium. handsome double.
horned ornamental Saddle, valued at SIS,
to Mrs. Z. B. Kirby of North Ridges;lls
Lorraine county. '- is 1-i' -:
Second premium, prettey gold watch,
chain and Atlantic telegraph cable charm,
to the captivating Miss Lucy c. Wightmar
Of Cleveland. .1@ ra.a r ,r--
Third premium, to Mrs. E. NJ. Bennett
of Woodstock Champaign county silvel
goblet. G'i e" sf
The Judges were locked for some tint
upon the relative merits of the first two
and regretted they had not premiums TO
all the ladies. - % ~- ''-s
Meantime, daguerrean artist appeared
on the ground, aud took the people upol
gIass-ge,ti,,g We understand, very I'm.
picture, first Of the ladies upon the amphl
thsa,sr, and subsequently the fair eques
triennes-but much to the distress OF thel
grand commander, Col. Harris, leaving ou
his hirsu,e physiogomy. All in all, thi
was a beautiful pageant, and 1t was
splended finale of the Ninth Annual OH
State Fair. In a half hour afterwards IN