Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-09-28

the comb of each of the offices streamer is
flung to the breeze. - Es ga aaa .s
We now repair to the ticket Office to secure
ticket, and then rush for the entrance
Getting inside we behold on turning around
the .. ...-.-.. ..,.......'.s .s..sr a.
sa@gT4 sEcRErARY's OFFICE. .E
Where chief Tracy holds forth, assisted by
Capt. LAMAN Here we also find the gem
|tlcmanly and affable Treasurer, G. G. DEAN.
We now turn and find ourselves in broad
avenue, with railing on each side,. running
into the. trotting ring. About eight rods from
the entrance the avenue forks, and in the tri-
angle the Stock Co., will construct large
Ebasin, for fountain. The surplus water
will be conveyed to the stables and pens, for
watering the stock. The water will be
brought from the river by Hydraulic Ram,
and the Pond will be surrounded by shrub
berry, and laid out in flower plots. We now
find ourselves in the 2A r..
2 ys1G'taW TIoTrING RrNo. 7 f2ara q
Which is two rods in width and one third
Of a mile around. When it is a. shed it
will be fine track. A railing will encircle
the entire track, and shade trees will also be
set around it. nd 81 &
JUDGES STAND. g.
On the inside Of the track, and opposite to
the main avenue, is the Judges stand, two
stories high and ten feet square,--thc lower
story for the use Of the Judges, and the up
per for the Band. A fine Flag floats from q
pole running through the centre ofthe stand
We then turn back, and find to our right
FLORAL AND DOMESTIC HALLS.
This Pavilion is 60 by 80 feet. In one end
is Floral Hall, and the other is used for Do
nestle Manufactures. This Hall is also used
for Fine Arts, Pantry and Dairy products
In this Hall there are nearly 800 feet of table,
and it is beautifully decorated, We now
turn to the left and find .g
MECHANICAL AND VEGETABLE HALL.
This is also canvass Pavilion, 60 by 80
feet, and contains $50 feet of table Here we
find the Vegetables, Grain and Mechanical
productions. Around this Hall we find the
Farm Implements, s,-Fam Wagons, Buggics,
Threshing Machines, &c. Now we turn to
the north al ,ng the fence, and find the
moo AND SHEEP PENS.
There are some 40 or so pens filled with
Swine and Sheep. We then go east and
come to the tables filled with e..E ' F.
.....-..,. POULTRY. 0H
We then cr,ss the main avenue, and direct
our steps still further east, ard we c, me to
the ................... ....-agD l.n
| Z .,.. HORSE AND CATTLE STABLES
There are near 100 stalls, 6 feet wide and
II feet deep. These stalls are not all finish
cd, but will be completed with good doors and
shinglcd roofs. These stalls are all full, and
thirty head are fastened to the fence Two
hundred stalls will be finished next Sumner.
In front Of the stables is a Ring in which to
show Cattle and Horses by the bride. " But
now to where we leftthe Judges, and we find
them hard at work VI .s7s@ .7l.. 2l-L
I =. ~ CATTLE. f.......g 10
| We will look at the Cattle Ring. q \ fine
show Of Thorough Brcls and Short Horns
were on exhibition, and the display of Cattle
I'VE think was very creditablc. There was q
goodly number Of Grades, Native Mich Cows
and Fat. Cattle. There were rs entries Of
Neat Stock ,--much larger than last year
Those shown were from the herds Of A. Null
larky, VIM. Briden, Geo. Sprague, VIM. Peck
land Geo. Clark The fine thoroughbred
Bull, Champion, was on hand, and attracted
much admiration, The Cattle attracted
great deal Of attention from the congregatcd
hundreds on the grounds, and, as whole,
were superior to those of any previous Fair.
1S % H 80 .72E HORSES.
This part Of the exhibition would compare
very favorably with the previous fairs. There
were larger number entered tLan ever be-
fore; the entries were over l4O. There were
larger number of stations, and with very
few exceptions they were decidedly fine,
soiuc VI ltiCul uuiy cACciicut. i uc morgan
Horse owned at Spring Creek, by Mr.. Brew
sTER, years old, excited universal admra.g
ton. He approached as near the beau ideal
of handsome animal as anything We have
seen. Several fine young horses Of the A.
fred stock, were much admired Judge Con-.
VERSES Romeo was on hand in his glory
But in SO fine and numerous q collection it
is impossible to point out within our brief
limits, all that are worthy Of attention. Some
of the matched teams were excellent.
s gE II SHEEP. Tg
Some fine specimens were exhibited; the
number Of the exhibitors was not large
about 25 entries. The specimens Of the dif.
fsrent grades were good Much interest was
manifested in this department. by visitors,
We trust that il will increase,
HOGS.
! The show Of Hogs cannot be bent ip the.
State or Vest and they were all that could
he desired in the Hog line. Quite q contrast
with this show, and the first Fair, in regard
to the number and the quality. TIE long