The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-10-21
(From our own Reporterl
Geauga County Horse Fair.

w q ulUSl COUicoS tuul Nllc hhNN'hI''' oN"'"
and opon spaces along tho crclo guards. al. ,
most made us feel that tho glory of"Old
Geauga" had departed; but We said wait,
and SEQ what tho morrow will bring forth.
Coming to tho stables whcro was locked.
the pridP of many a horsemdn, wo found
u we'll filled stable. and noted that one was
occupied by tho stranger" once or We re-
member right sold for thirty dollars, aud
but fuw weeks since sold to his present
owners Waterman & Collins. for thirty hun
dred, and BY reason Of his great spcod az
PAGER, becoming tho grent wonder OF this
part of tho state In another stood the
Searchur, his glossy coat and full veins tell.
lug of high blood, whilo beyond him was the
sykes Horse" that combination o. power
aud motion, hi9 strong limbs, full chest, hnc
hold, bright eye. thin nostrii, 90 widely uls.
tended. when on tho course, sure marks OF
| high metal Ills half brother, Green Noun.
tain Jr, thnt perfect Morgan horse, doneuP
in Il nutshell always dressed in rich chestnut
! color. and stepping rs though his feet were
! too good to touch tho ground, was vol
stabbed and wo doubt not with the many
other horses did good Justice to tho torago
and grain, SO amply provided By tho Society. /
| The Kunnubcck of white name and tail md
! long strdcs in tho fast trot,' had found
place, and we'll "quartorcd' was the Gray
Eagle. owned by Mr.. King, the President OF
tho Western Reserve Horse Breeders As
sn,i,,ion This horso ia a lioht pray. large
",,J ,s,II for,nnJ bis cnrrinoe Of tho most
Inr,l, at,Io and IN our mind no il about
tho best Scarchcr colt wo saw Iot the
I Gorby colt of Randolph, and tho Critteudon
of Franklin. both Searchcrs, AFRO not easily
bcat There wore n rood number of trotting
and pncing horses and mares in the Stables
but "o dld not get the names o' any
largo number OF ono, Two ana tnreo y'Hr wa
colts, Us vol MS many orood mares ana c"',s
were EXHIBITED, but n' them Wo cahno' i'c'A'
not telng on the ground III 'I'hH 70 SEQ lne"''
Il. II .es year oil mare P',''c' p'''Si
Ct tho Morgan AorsG C"'o'Io"n, Vs.
premium As Sing'o "orsS'E; ,'i u &C. u, au
burn. stonh lSl; year ora "'o','o"s, - @ e",'o
cot INIT '""k Isl. premium ~, AZ at' ,ao J a.onJJ
r"'r. oWHH'. ny n'o''"'u' " 'r ,r,,
Ia'' D"ly oahc'' uN,S to" E%"!
hho "'"''o'i "",'o, Wy -, n w ;i y,,',n
tooE second a strong INV "'o''"''o"' I'"so
9u',,' yea, ] n'u N'o' "a" rb;s'i,oT nIi .howi"a
H. h"sSc' "' hu' 'o',: wa" tA','p.,'' I'.
n'uHy y, III" puma 49, W &c ''' - III .,''.
morse E'nr''"I' '''lto so", Va , '
sirGn oy Hea'cner' "Snta os w. ,n,i,
OF la'hhugo' l" WV ''' . So"' V1' t"..o S,' wv"
ISL Pro"',u"mn; ~ s''"s ~ - r,,,I l.,
Iet us go 10 lea ""' e"o" 10 ""'
ne grocery wGe'" '"o wa" '"''"s "'o ""
TEAPOT, P"ur'u II "u, " "''.u cup 49," w.,
ing u gooa io""g nySo"' ""''" " rl pD'''
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Soc"' emp, !" ono w ~" ".s' ",,u"uS ~ i'n, 81
ION an" 10 o,'';"' '',.'I '"o. ~. WV ''s
awaiting 'no coth''s u '"o '''o''o"'
; Thursday, Oct. 18Th.
81 fair dav overhead and n c,,an. hard
= track under foot, tho fast horses ought tn
= do GOOD work to-day. At 9 o'clock this
;. moruing. tho seats aro fast filing up. silks
and ribbons. br:ph ewes and smiling faces
'ur,ynilinp though around tho circle tall hats
and black coats tell that tho stronger scz
, nrc mos, numerous 70 enh,cn tho scont
- TO day tho Charlon B md wcrn on hand. and
u ,hov did not fail To nut the soni stirring
u .pifii of music into oyery pirca they touch
" cd: nvon tho honvy.,lrait horses clino step
=. ping around tho ring keeping timn to thoir
swrIliuo strains. J. 4. Muyriman's horsct
. were with other pairs put on trial Mt draft
" A storo boat weighing, with its load OF ston,
y 250sbs.. was drawn IN upon tho dry track
: and upon this stood 26 mon, wcighint
~ 3997bs. making tho total weight of draf
6595bs. ID l.. Popu's mules drew the same
n load with "a men standing upon it, aud on
,e cf his mules the 'amo with mon standing
IN upon it. weight dratt 3O4S bs single horst
ar drew thp Same with three men standing
upon it. Merrimans horses weigh l2O0hs
n each and took lst, premium rs 'fatt, al,
to 2i premium in class, "liorscs i"r all work
RS f. Tuttlc's Of Munson. hoaVy pair o
So sorrols standing lst. in this last class. Th'
y, mules stood 2d. on draft. There arc 81
many classes to be exhibited to day, that j
h tho officers manage to get thom all on. ant
n through in time, they will do themselves
in great credit. In order that this may b'
m done, two and three cIassos Will be exhibit
cd at tho same time, and as We cannot SEE
tho classes separately there viii many thing,
M pass unnoted. Tho first trotting came oil
i Abbot;s horso"liptoe OF PAlneSVlIIc, m htch
20 ed against Watcrmans OF Troy, heats, bcs
ul two in ,hroo lst, heat won by IiPtoc
,y time, 2.46; I'd won by Wacrmans horses
time 2:41 81 dead heat, timo 2;49; Wa
tcrman S horse going. the 4th heat alone
took tho LIST. premium, pacing hors
owned by Hickox OF Burton was on'oro'
II, against tho Stranger, ana went III GOO
o. style, showing srong motion making h
n. host tlmo on tho "a neat, Zo9' "'houg,
ne tho Stranger WAS seen TO keep lar eUougl