Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-10-12
WA STATE FAIR.

+ IOWA STATE FAIR,
e THIRD DAY. .
10000 People o.. the Grounds
Exciting Trial of Speed..-Th
WusratiIlc Horse Triumphant !
| Yesterday morning we paid our first visi
to the Seventh Annual Exhibition of th
Iowa State Agricultural Society, now hold
ing at Iowa City. The train on which W,
went out (the o'clock extra) consisted o
three cars well filed, mostly by our citizens
very few having come from Washington
At Wilton six more cars were added by the
Davenport train, though the number o.
people on board was not greater than or
the Muscatiue train. py accessions at Mos
COW, Atalissa and West Liberty, all the cars
were crowded before reaching Iowa City.
We paid hasty visit to the grounds be.
fore dinner, and found large crowd assem-
bled. Having already given an outline Of
the articles on exhibition, we will not go into
tedious repetition at present. Suffice it to
say that the display was very creditable.
After ride into the city behind $40
nag with ''Link, ,''of the Reporter, holding the
ribbons and alter asubstantial anl satisfactory
repast at the Crummey, of which our old
friend and former fellow-citizen Jas. Borland
Is host, we returned to the grounds about 2
o'clock. -.
At that hour an unusually exciting trial OF
speed commenced on the track for the prem
ium of $40 for best stallion Of four years
old and upwards. Among the entries were !:
"Tom Hyer," owned by Mr.. Wolf, of Cedar
Rapids, "Young Bashaw," owned by J. A.
Green, of Muscatine, and "Dan Rice," owned
by Moses Hanley, of Desmoines. ia
On the first heat Dan Rice broke and was
withdrawn. The time made by Tom Hyer
was 2:4e and by Bashaw 2:473. Both horses
broke and lost time by it. On the sue
ceeding three heats Young Bashaw's time
was 2:45-2:44-2:43. Tom Hyer's time
was not taken. He crowded Bashaw from
the track two or three times by breaking and
running ahead. We never saw fairer,
squarer and more honest trotter than Bashaw.
He broke only once or twice, whilst his COM
petitor was almost constantly breaking
Bashaw passed him once, however, on fair
trot coming up the home-stretch, and it was
conceded that he was the better
horse. The sympathies of the crowd were
all with Bashaw. As he led off nobly each
time, it was impossible for the Marshsls to
restrain the shouts of applause which went
up from the vast concourse encircling the
ring. Once when Tom Hyer fell wofully
behind the multitude cried, Take him out!'
"Take him out ~
1t will be remembered that Tom Hyer is
a brag horse, having taken the premium at
three preceding State Fairs. He is nine
years old, and has had long practice on the
track. Bashaw is only five years old, with
but very little training. His triumph is,
one that his owner may we'll be
proud Of.
In our hasty round through the exhibition
halls we noticed the following articles from
Muscasine:
A large-sized oil painting by Miss Mary
Sinnett, representing "Youth," in the second
part of "Cole's Voyage of Life"
A splendid case of millinery by Mrs.
White. She took premium over three
other exhibitors.
An elegant pair of lady's shoes from W.
II. Stewards establishment, which took the
first premium.
A specimen Of sign painting by our young
friends McGreer & Jackeon, which also took
the premium.
Among the vast variety of specimens Of
needle work from different parts of the State,
we were shown dress cut and fitted by a
blind girl, and a quilt made by lady with
only one hand.
The Fair, on the whole, is pronounced
rather better than any preceding one. The
number of tickets sold yesterday was ab0t
5000. The crowd on the grounds in the
afternoon was yariously estimated at from
5000 to 10000 Daily, 5th.
FOURTH AND LAST DAY.
We learn from those of our citizens who
returned from Iowa City last evening that
the attendance at the Fair yesterday was
not over half as large as on Thursday.
king Cyrus" owned by T. G. Stuart, of
Lee county, was awarded the Sweepstakes
premium of $50 for best bull Of any age,
and "Daphney," owned by V. Chambers. Of
Muscatine county, received the sweepstakes
premium of the same amount for best COW.
Both these animals are thoroughbred short
horn Durhams. Mr.. Chambers sold one of
his calves, three months old. for seventy-6ve
dollars on the grounds.
There was no trial of speed on the track
yesterday. 1t is said that Tom Hyer was SO
exhausted by his effort Thursday that fears
we're felt for his recovery.
We learn that Muscatine county took all
the best premiums and more of them than
any two other counties in the State. We
will publish the list as soon as we can OBJ.
tain it.
The receipts of the Treasurer were over
$4,000 1t appears to have been satisfac.
tory exhibition all round.-Daily, 9Th.
PREMIUMS ON PRINTING AND BIND1Na.-We
observe that Sanders & Bro, of the Daven.