Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-09-21

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verance, and liberality they ons,and all hav
displayed in their untiring forts to advanc
the association in interest and profit. Ma.
they reap their reward. D
Immediately after the election OF officers tn
trial Of ladies' Craftsmanship took place, 81,
ladies competing for the premiums. With ou
inexperienced eye. We would have been at
loss to determine to whom to award the pre-
miums, for the equestrianism ofall, was sucl
as to merit the premiums offered. We coult
not but admire the craftsmanship shown b,
one young lady in particular, whose name WI
did not learn, but understood she was from
Bremen Co., who rode her horse without {
saddle, and with merely blanket thrown
over the back Of the horse for the purpose o.
protecting the riding skirt from being soiled
for she, not anticipating taking any part in
this exercise. had made no provisions for the
occasion. ta5 fIge e ilj glsl-fH rtH .
After the trial of Workmanship by the la
dies, came the trotting, the stations,
for which premium Of $1,000 was offered
for the best two in three, the
the geldings and mares, for which the same
premium was offered. There were three
stations which competed for the former pre-.
MUM, and some half dozen geldings and
mares for the latter. The trotting was atten.
ded with good deal Of interest, and we are
Of the opinion, resulted in the satisfaction Of
ALL The best time made, we believe, was
made by stallion owned by gentleman re-
siding in Waverly, Bremen Co., which was
3.l5. But the time made upon this course
was no criterion by which to judge of the
speed which horse might be capable of, for
as the track was but third of a mile in cir
conference and necessarially the turns very
short, it was most impossible to prevent the
animal from breaking up, or keep him down
to his work. ',- ''...
On account of the lateness of the hour the
grand parade Of all premium stock around the
ring was dispensed with. '.r.5- "T.
This exhibition exceeded the expectations
and in fact met the hopes of the most conf
dent The display Of stock was large, and
we heard it frequently remarked that the
quality was extremely difficult to excel. We
never attended fair in our life, where bet
tex display Of vegetables was made; beets
measuring three feet in length, and half that
in circumference; squashes weighing over
seventy-five pounds; potatoes in size resem-
bling turnips more than potatoes; and so we
might so on, but forbear. We heard the re-
mark from strangers, that they never saw so
large and SO fine collection of vegetables at
any Fair they had ever before attended. Mr..
B. KNAPP alone had three wagon loads Of
vegetables on exhibition If all the mem
bers of that Association would do their duty
as Mr.. BENJAMIN KNAPP, Esq, does his, the
Cedar Valley Agricultural and Mechanical
Association would be formidable rival of our
State Fair. "Go yc and do likewise. -
There are many others who deserve great
credit, but we cannot extend this abstract
to length to give them all their dues.
The Floral Hall was the center of attrac-
ton for the ladies, and it seemed to us as if
their eyes would never weary by looking up
on the almost endless variety ofarticles there
exhibited We cannot particularize this
week. ........
The Marshal and his assistants, together
with the Police and Superintendent deserve
much credit for their strict attention to bust
ness, and the faithful performance of the
many duties assigned them. BY another year
the Stockholders will have the ground en-
tirely completed, and thus render 1t much
more pleasant both to exhibitors and specta-
tors. Now let all interest themselves in this
great work, and with their individual Shout
ders to the wheel, roll on the car of Agricul-
tural and Mechanical improvement.
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