Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-10-20
rF.m-Took place hast week somewhat ac-

THE FArR-Took place hast week somewhat
corling to the programme. The first day-very
pleasaat--was spent in arranging articles for
hibisors. In the afternoon Of the second day
heavy rain dispersed the gathering crowd and sent
home many exhibitors
No department was as fully represented as last
year. or rs we'll as we had right to expect Ev-
erything on exhibition, however. was crcditabie to
che fair. Amongst other things We might mention
~ the most attractive. splenddy finished wagon,
ironcd by Haslanger g. Bro, of the value of 500
Carbutts gallery of pictures of all sorts very
attractive part of the exhibition. Amongst his Sc
lection Of smbrotypcs VIC noticed very fine like
ness Of John Seybold. aged il years. of whom we
I'M slc mention last week. beautiful set of hir
ness. &c. :, &c.. were exhibited by David Hartm m
& Co. M,ny other articles worthy of favorable
mention. the owners of which we DO not know, were
to be seen at the Fair. Most of them took prcm
un,s a list Of which will be published next week.
therefore IL Is unnecessary to mske any note of
them now.
On Friday ladies riding match took place.
Miss Mary How. Mrs. Joseph and the Misses Cum
INNS we're the competitors. Miss How was the sue
cessfui equestrian. We arc much of a judge
ofriding sideways and therefore me not prepared
20 differ with the decision of the nmpirr. There
-wa- 80 great a difference in the tr.,ctry of the
stcc.is on which they were mounted that il was al
most impossible for miny to arrive at any conclu-
sion.
The Fair was continued tlrou.h SATURDAY for a
lsdie. riding match. trottins match and slow
Pace
In the riding match the same ladies who rode the
d,s p~cvious. cxccp, Miss How AMI Miss Pmrroy.
wrr- the CON .,ctit.,s The premium WIS awarded
{, VIZ. J">cph-
Ii ,hr horses were cutc-ei for trutsin,- NJ. y
IA <rr> h,rsc S,> the successful one, king hi
mn e in 32S The other l,orscs' time ranges, from
, L,to a little over IN nuies.
Ghe IN - exciting a well a. Interesting feature
of the ,isy was the slow race Eight horses, from
the lean isnk. lIf-strvc,i. onccyc,i gray. to the
..fst and forty" blue, entered for fifteen dol
lar prize. The owner of each nag placed ON
som-bpiy else'. animal. furnished with switch.
aa.i away they went. all THREE times around the
ol,long thrl OF mile track in les than minutes
The contest W.T. >srI est betwrcn the aforesaid
grey and blue. anil eicits-l nsurll interest, well
~ an unmcrcif plenty ct elbow OIL from the riders.
b. Jus OF uuriring whipping OF the blue the grey
a. declared himlmost and winner by the crowd
hut the Judges failed Ia IN &c any decision.
The ne xt thing under the r,St rIce
once rounl the track. Five fine horses. started of
a, the word. ami she Last one, colt with boy on
il. hsvin. passed all but when one third way
'reand few the truck. and gained the ''home
stretch" and again flew the track and threw his ri
der against board and dislocated his ankle joint.
Hazlcton's horse the winner Thus en-ied
Msrshall County Fair fur the year 1889.
The exhibitors would undoubtedly have been
much larger hut for he sickness prevailing through
Out the county at the time.