Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-29
Ohio State Fair
THE CLOSING SCENES.

of the State Board, the Fair closed last night
When the announcement was mndo on Thurs
day morning appearances indicated that the
fair would DO washed out for that day al
least and hoping TO have passable weather
the next day, and desiring to give the fonr
Gays OF exhibition, its continuance was un-
nounced. The weather having Unexpectedly
cleared and the attedance Of visitors Icing a
great deal larger than was expected-as large,
indeed, as could have been looked for had the
day been fne--the original intention was
carried out
The receipts yesterday were over 81, 200,
about 5000 less than on Thursday. II is esti-
mated that there we're about the same number
Of people on the ground, however; amatter
that is accounted for in great degree, by ex-
hibitors giving out the tickets they had not
used heretofore and n great many dead
head" we're doubtless present who always
manage TO get in shows at the llth hour,
About $4,000 people were on the grounds
yesterday at clock.
The greatest display Of the day was the
grand march--or rather, conference.-the
the premium horses, cattle, stock, &c, in the
Horse Ring. They were started from COM
mon point--a band at the head Of the horses,
and another at the head of the cattle, &c.--
and passed each other at an opposite point
the music floating in magic strains about the
heads Of the vast concourse of people sur
rounding the place; the premium ribbons float
| ing in the wind; and the steady, stately tramp,
tramp, tramp of the noble brutes whose con
diton, blood, bone and muscle, we're the Rd-
miration of thousands; the murmur Of applause
first, then the explosive cheers of delight
altogether, we say, made the finest effect Of
the kind we ever witnessed The animals
seemed conscious of their importance, and the
grand part they played in the programme.
The premium procession over the ring soon
became the scene of troiting encounters; and
horses ruled the hour, Those who have a
weakness for the turf (and here in this paren-
thesis let us deprecate the use of the word, when
every particle Of tl,rf'is scraped from horse
ring, );was gratiied with all styles Of horse mo-
tion1or some time, when the thing degenerated
into an auction of stoga nagsl This was
looked upon by the people as a desecration
of the place. and the great mass of humanity
that remained to witness an exhibition of mus
Gle, retired in disgust
And Just at this point the institution exhibi
ted strong symptoms of dissolution. 1t was
early in the afternoon, but the word had gone
forth that the show was over for good; and the
practical confirmation of the rumor was seen
in the taking down and hauling away numer-
Gus articles on exhibition, the dismantling of
the halls, and the driving away of premium
stock. The report that the ladies is goin' to
ride y did not have the effect Of staying the
tide toward the gates, although sundey cred
ulous people tarried in the vicinity of the Ring,
with the hope that the report would prove true
The rush TO the gates, however was kept
up in a steady, excited current, threatening to
be serious in the way of damaging crinoline,
crushing bonnets, and squeezing the children,
who are strangely enough always found in
such places and the last places for children to
be found in. Such confusion we never saw
at fair Every one of the mass of humans
seemed to be taken with frenzy to get out
1t seemed as though some dreaded pestilonce
or scourge, or confagratlon, had broken out
inside, and every one was struggling to get
away from impending death.
Andthen the. clamor and pull-hauling of the
bus-drummers outside was, If possible the
greater annoyance of the legion about the
gates. The smaller the vehicle, and the less
of accommodation they had TO offer, the more
noisy and impertinent the drummers, and the
more the crowd of ladies, and gentlemen we're
jammed about The police were powerless to
accomplish any thing in such stampede of
determined thousands.
On the Hill and away down the grounds to-
wards the seats which overlook the ring, we're
large crowds Of people remaining about in
groups, where any thing was left on exhibition,
and very many were purchasing articles which |
had been in the place on exhibition. Zone
gentleman who had very large collection of
pears apples, peaches, grapes, &c, on cxhibi- |
honi and when one OF our corps had mem |
toned him prominently two or three times du |
ring the Fair, seeing him while gathering to- !
gether his fruit picked out and presented him |
small apple y Notwithstanding the vast ex-
odus, then, quite large number of people re-
mained on the grounds after the stampede |
which one outside would have supposed had |
depopulated the place And quite a number |
Of folks remained inside up to 6 o'clock in |
the evening. All this time the work of dis
mantling the place was going on, and gloomier |
looks the grounds never put on. All the after
noon the question could be heard in every di- |
rection--"Will the Fair be continued to-mor-
rowY and answered variously as the par
ties were posted. Before six o'clock, how
ever, every doubt about the matter was proba-
bly, dissipated to those who remained about
the grounds, for nearly every article on exhi-
bition was either removed, being taken down,
or laying about in heaps awaiting transporta-
ton How long people will hnger about such
a place
Well, the Fair is over, and it has been sue
cess in every way. The institution, in all re-
spects, gave very general satisfaction Over
$lS, 900 was taken in for tickets at the Offices,
and we take leave of the subject to-day with
the remark that we will give, as soon as pos
sible all the awards which will be interesting
to our readers at home.