The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-07
THlEp DAY.

THIID DAY.
This, rs we anticipated, was the great
day of the Fair. The weather was cool,
comfortable, and all that could be desired.
At an early hour the streets began to be
filled with people. The extra trains came
in at Q o'clock with immense loads. By
10 o clock the fair grounds began to look
decidedly lively, and the crowd kept on
swelling rapidly, until two or three o'clock,
when we have no doubt there were $1,000
people within the ring. The II tiers of
seats, nearly 1000 feet long, were COM
pletely filled, yet less than onefourth of
the multitude were thus accommodated.
| We made no doubt, it was the largest
gathering ever witnessed in Ottawa
The first thing jim order was the exhibi-
ton of stations for all purposes, of which
over dozen were entered. The display
was grand, but We have no time to par
ticularize. The award of premiums will
show which was best in the Judgment of
the committee.
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old and up, of which : had been entered
These also showed finely, and were passed
Now began the excitement. The next
called was Class Q, in which there were
quite number Of contestants. They all
had run, II. Burners Bashaw making
the best time, which was a mile in 2:46.
But the hottest contest was between Draco
and Black Douglas. AT the first heat
Douglas made the mile in 30 Draco in
2:53. This, with the delay in showing the
other horses, used up the morning and
the second heat was adjourned to after.
noon. When the horses were ca led, how
ever, the owner of Draco said his horse
was not fit TO 90; had not been fit ut any
time; protested against his performance
here being regarded rs a crIterian of his
qualities, &c, and Douglas made the heat
alone in 30.
Then came another spirited copte.t be-
tween matched trotters in harness The
entries wero Ho~ Il Abe and Shanghai
against Fox Rive" Pet and S;lkstocling
1t took three heats 10 decide il Pet and
Silkstocking winning the first in BIO; Abe
and Shanghai the second in 800, and Pet
and Siikstockins the third IN 3:25. This
properly was only finishing up the work
Of :hr morning although it was now near
ly > o clgcl. 7. VI, and the crowd were i'm.
patiently calling tor the great feature Of
the day, which was the exhibition Of lady
e4uestriansLip.
50 tie ladies were next callcG,-I4 en
trics.-aud they were all promptly Oh
hand, with thci' &c tlemcn compariI rs
making certainly Il most pleasant aud ami
mating troop. After being duly paraded
their attendants were dismissed, and the
ladies put in charge of Mr.. FasSet, of Chi
cago, Us special marshal, under whose di
rection they exhibited their qualities fol
the judgment of the committee and the
audience. They were exercised in all
ways, to exhibit ease, grace, management
OF their horses, &c. Certainly a more
pleasing spectacle it would be difficult tc
imagine. At times, rs some lady would
exhibit her powers in particular way
the audience would express their approba
ton by breaking out into cheers. Th'
exhibition occupied several hours, yet NJ
one, we imagine, was wearied 1t wa
down III the programme that the pre-
miums would be announced at the clos,
OF the exhibition, but this, as was by NJ
means surprising, was found impracticable
from the impossibility of the committee
TO decide on such short notice 50 the
Committee announced that they would b
ready to report at 10 o'clock tomorrow
4 general exhibition of animals follow
ed, but beyond presenting goodly sigh
to such as love to see in one drove abou
one hundred Of the finest horses ever &C
togetherin the West, the show possessed
no special interest 1t was again dark b
the time the programme for the day wa
finished.