Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-22


rain mist came dJwn during the rest OF the day,
rendering petulant ladies' and turbulent gentle
men cross and snappish, and putting the trothHg
track in wretched condition. Notwithstanding
this, 4 crowd of not probably not less than seven
thousand persons was on the grounds The or
der Of exercises for Thursday were as follows:
At 9 O'Clock a n, best saddle horse q any kind.
10 Single drau shi lrsos.
" 1870 stations vi colts
i0 tastes ;I5tiias Lor.es and mares IN
@sS s DO % % ss.fhss s'aiiSis. q fiySaia. Szs.
!" iit., Fr5ssiss5a .15f Ct stock on the ground
The exercises were, we are happy to say, all
carried through with punctuality, being COM
menced Just at the time advertised, for which
the officers have the thanks Of the visitors
Promptness and celerity were ;wo great features
of the day.
The Ladies equestrianism at l O'Clock was 4
great attraction, and fifteen ladies entered the
lists for the prizes, which were respectively,
$40, SIS and $40 The following are the names
of the competitors: Mrs. R. B. Cotton, Roots
town; Mrs. Sarah J. Garfield, Auburn; Mrs.
Clarissa Ingersoll, Mrs. Eliza Williams, North
field; Miss Sarah Ann Eckert, Miss Frank
Slough, Rayenna; Miss Alyira Crawford, Twins
burgh; Miss L. E. johnson, Mt Union; Miss
Cornelia Frairy, Wiudham; Miss Frank Crane,
Shalersville; Miss Harriet Demiug, franklin;
Miss Annie Coe, Shalersville.
The ladies presented bea Itiful appearance
with their various coIOred dresses and gay sad
die cloths. After their riding, the Judges,
Messrs. J. P. Ross, Cleveland; Charles Letting
well, of Ravenna, and Jas NJ. Brown, Of Massil-
lon, presented the following resolution:
ResolUed, That we, as Committee, find it DIFF
ficult, in consequence Of the large number Of en-
tries to decide correctly as to the relative merits
OF the contestants, but as we have to make de-
cision, we have concluded % award the premi-
ums as follows:-the lst Il Mrs. r. i. Cotton,
of Rootstown, and the 2l to Miss Frank Slough,
of Ravenna, and the 81 to Mrs $. J. Canfeld,
Of Auburn.
The ring was then cleared for the races for the
day. which occupied the attention until the de-
parture of the train for Cleveland We were
obliged to leave, therefore, before the mule race
which doubtless afforded an infinite amount OF
I fun.
The grounds were enlivened very much by
the presence of 4 large number of ladies, Of
whose beauty we fear to speak lest we be
thought too hlttering.
We give below the list of premiums as far as
they were rendered yesterday afternoon:
Class l. Best Stallion for aIlpurposes, 4 years
and oyer,-seareher Morgan; C. Lamb, Troy,
Geauga Co, Isl prem; Eastman Green Noun
tlin; H. Sykes, Hinekley, Medina Co, szd
prem.
Class .. Stations over years and under 4
Three year old seareher; II. Sizer, Franklin, Isl
prem; Three year old Searcher, Thos Gorby,
Randolph, 2l
Class 3. Stations under years.-Celum; c,
B. Cobb Akron, Ist prem C5l. Hale Colt; q
Judd, Ravenna, 81 prem.
Class 4 Best Brood Bare-English Blood
Mare; ThOs. Gorby. Randolph, lst prem; Jen.
ny Lind; C. B. Cobb, Akron, % prem.
Class 8 Best year old colt-YOung Pill
grim; :. E. Sanford, Vienna, lzt prem Gray
Sherman; I. c. Austin, CharlestOwn, 2l prem
Glass 6. Rest year old Fiuy.-Morgan
flley,, years; Geo. L Russell, franklin, Is
p-em. TuckahOe, o. Hamilton, Randolph, q
prem.
Class Z. Best pair Matched Carriage Horse:
Is hands high and oyer.-Bay Horses; C. II
Harte, Ravenna, lst prem; Bay Horses; Wm
Fuller, Cleveland, 2d prem; Black Mares; J
W Fitch, Cleveland, Ist prem.
Glass s. Best Single Carriage Horse.-Bay
H. Collins, Rayeuna, Is. prem; r. Manchester
Garfield, 81 prem; Carriage Mare; J. C. Dow
Hudson, Ist prem
Class 9. BestPair matched or fancy matched
j. k Curtis. Cleveland, Ist prem; II. Collins
Rayenna, 81 prem
Class 10. Best Single Horse and Mare, Road
ster.-H- n Mcleod, Cleveland, lst; J. NJ
Brown, MassiIlon, 81
Class Is. Fastest Pacing and Raeking =
Stranger, Horace Hatch, Weymouth, Medin'
Co, Ist premium of $40, making two heats ii
2;l9, 2.44-going against Frank leslie, Vol
unteer, and the GOrham pony, Buckeye, which
made the last mile in 2.f5. The track wa
new Frank Leslie made the time in 2s5l.
Class Is. Best Saddle HJrse OF any kind
J. C. Dow. Hudson, lst prem, SO.
Class Il. Best Span Draft Horsss.-A y
Allen, Newton Falls, Ist prem, SIS.
Class Is Best Single Draft Horse-Z. 3
johnson, Mt. Union, $40
At the races in the afternoon the first wa.
Class I3. Fastest tTotting geliing or mare
under years, for purse of SIS, mile heats
best . in 3. Won by o. C. Andrews Mare
ROOtstOwn, in 3;54, BAL.
Class Il. Fastest trotting gelliur or mares
over years. Purse Of $50; mile heats; best
two in three. Won by Wm. Fees " Pluck" Of
Bszetta, in 3I3. $40.
Class II. FASTEST trotting stations. Blilt
heats best two in three. Won BY J. H. Sykes
Green Mountain Morgan, OF Hinekley. Time
3.O7. 3O3.
The pleasure Of the occasion was much
heightened by the presence Of Seibers Band, o.
Shalersvile, and the Brimfield 80 Rub a-dubs >
The Ravenna people may well be proud o.
the success Of this their first Fair, which Ia.
thus been gotten Up in four weeks after the frs
formation Of the Society. The thanks Of the
Reserve are due to the officers, who have don't
their duty nobly.
A little boy named FOote was somewhat in.
jured by being run'over by hack, on Wednes
/ day No other accident banr.rad