The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-09-27

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the Fair.
TRR officers and members Of Fl Dora
do County Agrit ultural Society have much
10 be proud Of. WecOngratulate them or
the successwhich has crowned their efforts
The number, variety, size and beauty o.
the articles exhibited at their Fourth An
nual Fair cannot be excelled in any county
in the State. The tables were loaded with
* = ~. =: :. ;sSI the products OS&s NAvm
vineyard, orchard and garden. I; is adj
United that the fruits and wines Of Fl Do
RADIO, in favor and quality, cannot be ex'
celled. This fact was admitted by visitors
from distance, many Of whom were pres.
ent. In the exhibit OF stock and stock
only, did the Fair fall short Of expectation
in all other respects it far exceeded it
We have shown what can be done with
limited means and no State aid-cXtenC
to the Society the latteL, and it would mol
Gall much behind the State Fair. A new
interest has been awakened; success ha'
largely increased the number Of mem
bers, and hereafter the Society will b.
able. without the fear Of embarrassment
# offering more aud larger premiums
which will Of course, increase the mum
Der al exhibitors.
The stock parade" on Wednesday ahc
Thursday" carriage horses in harness
and saddle horse" not very large
yet il was witnessed with unusual interest
Euemies Of the society predicted iailur,
and thus prevented timid persons from
entering stock until too late. After tin
entries had been closed, we areinf0rmed
the Secretary was solicited to allow new
entries, which he could not do, according
to the rules Of the Society, however much
he desired fine display of stock. TIT
parade was headed by the Band, and mar
shsIed by Messrs. Henry, Fountain, Web
ster, HoFnblOwer, Condee and Brewster
1t started from the stock grounds on Sac
Famento street, and passed through Mair
street, in front of the Pavilion, to Upper
Placerville and back.
On Thursday afternoon, at O'Clock, a
large crowd Of ladies and gentlemen as
sembled at the race course, to witness the
equestrian skill of the lady competitors
for the different prizes. The competitors
were Miss Hornblower, Miss Cary, Mrs.
Fountain, and Mrs. Hooker. Much inter
est was manifested in the result, and from
the eager and animated appearance Of the
spectators, it was plainly preceptbie that
they anticipated an exciting contest, in
which they were not disappointed Each
lady rode gracefully, and feerlessly and
handled the reins skillfully. This was one
Of the most pleasing features of the Fair
attracted most interest and gave most sat
satisfaction. Each side Of the track wa:
lined with CARR gees and buggies, tllc(
with ladies. Good order was preserved ant
not . coarse expression used. The prizes
we believe were judicionsiy awarded-n
least such is the judgment Of the specta
tors.
Ne regret state that Miss Horn
blower was thrown from her horse
While riding along rapidly, a dog rnshe'
across the track and struck her horse
causing him to shy and stumble and un
sect bic rider She was not seriously in
jured, we are glad to learn.
The horse racing did not amount t.
much. the sum being too incOnsiderabl
to make it worth contending Cor. Blu
little interest was manifested in the frs
race, it being taken for granted that til
horse the "boys" were backing woul'
take the prize, which he did by scratch
Notwithstanding. the determined efforts o
the rider Of the beaten horse to hold hin
back. Had the bride broken the beateI
horse would have distanced the winning
nag. We left the ground with the in
preston that it is dangerous sometime
to bet on :" dead thing"