, 1861-09-05
THE HORSE FAIR AT OTTAWA.


OTTAWA, Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Tie calculations Of The Executive Commit
ice were sadly at fault yesterday, and instead
Ct the great features advertised for the fore
neon Of Tuesday, your correspondent waited
for four m1rta1 hours s'o2e npon the pagoda.
in the vain expectation Of witnessing some
thing worthy Of record, hut saw only beg
garry array Of empty boxes, and the track as
deserted IS chu1chyard. In the afternoon,
were concentrated, ard I could not complain
Of the lack OF variety and interest. Precisely
at cne o'clock T. NJ the Marshal rode into
the ring opposite the pasoaa set apart for the
Committee, and Reporters, aid with = -four
i6h Of his baton announced to the gaping mul-
:itude that opened Tas the Seventh Annual
Exhibition OF the Grand National Horse Show
and Ladies' Equestrian Fair, and declared that
the first in the order Of exercises vas
c1AssH-saooD MARE s. w1rusAArLs or sTocK.
Awarding Committee a. D. Butterdeld. Nathan
Hardy, and F1ark1iu Bruuer. PEemiuns s-1st,
En:lies~ May" By J. J. Moore, Canton, H.;
wEitey, y y r w. ePs Pstfy. fontise S anu 1 AA0
Owing to the stupid decision Of the Execu-
tive Committee, am unable to give the award
until Friday. The Other exercises followed
in the order named below:
Awarding Committee Samuel Miuikeu, j. D.
Barnes and A. D. Bottcrfeld.
PEsmiune14at :. i r.; see9nd; $1Si u,., a.
tawa: Fan, - b D. Letta. Fran ktort Coburg,"
By II. q. Warren, Pontiac; "NeG,' by John
Hughes, Ottawa.
Awarding Comn1itteeJ, L. 7. Ashton, jackson
Shaver and Elias T1umbulL
Preminms-1st, SIS; ID. $10-
|, Entries" ToFEy.' by Benson Gree1, Mendoza
/ Awarding Conn1fstee-Jerry Wood, Gilbert N.
| Steyer, ard Sam: C: Collins.
FFssm}ss; 5Is:o so Il g. Stokes cn;c,co
m. A Honest Xbz' By 4. G. Honsins, osweso' So
nd nd six stoeking,' b; thomas Goiley, $l; % Uaca,
The match was / mile heat and repeat,
"Fcx River Pet" bad the choice and took the
inside Af.er several false starts the animals
king the lead, and, although hard pressed by
"Sl1k Stocking" and t.'Fox River Pet" he
maints'ned his ground sud won the heat by
about 2:55, IN the second heat " Black Doug
iass" took the inside, and at the word "go,"
shot aLead Of bis competitors about thirty
the heat and the race in 2:52. He was ridden
By the son OF the owner, en- Intelligent boy
| about thirteen years old. Previous to the fist
neat D1aco" was the fa7o1ite at large odds,
ena nGs ~efe iTset5 9nern tTo . 70 2ne e fonis
ont ,sferF .S tame y 1ro waen;ns s o, ts
eon1e 1 ene eut saea the little ieq poagss to-
ruIch for him. Both horses are to be in Chi
ego next week, and knowing ones say thai
rare sport Way De expecIed. snk etocking
WIS tne second one ~ a9n q & eoafsi ~ ss e.
withdrawn after the first heat. Thetrack Wal
IN eooo eono1tlon, ano LIE saee MAS al Hones
ore. ....
sess ITO 1EAR OLD cKln5Sas OF Raha ts. Mis.b
eli ana Fraggk11n BrerarT PreTnfnms.~1st lit IL :,
SIS 7.
Eutries-"Jerpy L1ud,n by A. r. Amey, Men
t dcta, Ill.
cLAes 1-rHnEE TEAR OLD GEL olSns OR r1rL1ts.
Dennsh1 d aGd Henrv T. BUSH. au Pren9umsNist 9 n;
$25: I'd, SIS.
| hnt17ee-'Iemple, by T. barthtL: teoseo. III
'Lucy, by Nm Mitchell, La Sale: I'LL.
Il CLASS S-osE TEAR o1D sTA!HoEs; r. .,.
Awarding Comnittee-L Mower, G. w. Eelt
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NEDAEaDA3-
3 The dsy opeEs auspicioueIE. Crowds .
d / collecting within the enclosure. The day
deliphtful-the weather all that the most Il
tidious could desire The track is ju exc
lent condition, and the prospect for dsy
aaHas 1ooas the4 psees
u tie tie vel eli beaten tr acE, and ID are anticipath