The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-09
SECOND DAY.

Yesterday morning opened up gloomy
enough, but the day kept up well, although it
was little cooler than suited the taste of the
visitors, particularly the feminine portion
thereof The attendance was much larger
than on the preceding day, and the estimate
of the number present, based on the amount
of tickets sold, was about three thousand.
The Great Western Band was in attendance
as on the previous day, and added considerably
to the attractions of the Fair
The show of stock was very good, a large
number of entrees, amounting to over three
hundred having been made during the day.
The show in the hall did not appear to much
advantage; but this may be accounted for in
asgreat measure by the size of the exhibition
roundabout four hundred feet in length. If
the same amount of goods had been crowded
into as small space as has been allotted to the
purpose in former fairs, they would have made
quite a respectable show.
In the horse department there were some
splendid animals exhibited, and some of them
attracted considerable notice.
The cattle department was very fairly repre-
sented, and although the entries were not very
large, still the qualities of the beasts on exhi-
bition were very good.
But perhaps the greatest attraction of the
fair, particularly to stock raisers, was the
sheep department, in which the number of en-
tries was larger than at any fair heretofore
held in this State. The principal varieties were
South Downs, Spanish Merinos, and French
Merinos, and it would be hard for any person,
moi good judge of sheep to decide on the
| relative merits of the animals belonging to the
various exhibitors.
| In the vegetable line good many additions
| were made to the exhibition list since yester-
| day.
In fruits and flowers there was fair show,
| considering the miserable season we have had
for such articles.
We got down some of the entries as far as
we were able to ascertain them correctly, and
first we took up the horse mans ''nOblest and
best friend" as somebody (perhaps Milton,
or ''some other man y calls him.
| HORSES.
James Archer, Hampton-Morgan Stallion,
full bred, 154 hands high warranted to trot
| $50. Valued at $1,000
Lawrence Nessell-A fine stud. Royal George,
junior, a trotting horse seven years old, out of
| Old Royal George, out of Black Warrior
brother to Toronto Chief. which he values at
$4,000. ..
Isaac Hezlett, Empire City-A bay Stallion
! Cherokee ten years old-took the premium at
the State Fair three years ago-a three-year
| old geldlng and two year-old tilly Of the
same stock. ;..
Mr. Mason, of st. Paul. exhibited his Stallion,
fine looking animal, we believe, of the Nor
gan breed. :........ .~
A. Humes, Empire City-A lot Of twenty
horses and colts (seven of them sucking), rails
ed by himself three of them out of Mr.. Ar
cher's Morgan horse-one Green Mountain
Morgan-three Morrill, Morgans; three year.
ling Messengers and one black mare of mixed
breed, but still fine looking animal Mr.
Humes is selling all his stock. being about to
remove to the mining region of Lake Superior.
William Hopkins, Bloomington-A three
year old colt, half Black Hawk
Samuel Powers, St. Paul-Two year old
colt, Minehaha; three-year old fly Sally Bar.
ton; entered for the premium for the best two
and three-year old colts; also sorrel flly by
Princeton, by imported Yorkshire, dam by
Buckshot, by Medoc dam .Woodpecker, bred
by S. g. H. Rubles; roam filly two years old by
Young St. Patrick, by imported St. Patrick
dam by Gray Eagle. bred by Powers.
john Copley, Richland-A iine-iooking two,
year old colt and splendid span of mules.
There were good many entries of working
horses not specified in the above list.
SHEEP.
. Under this head we mentioned in yesterdays
issue considerable number Of entries. W.
append a few of those which were entered
yesterday.
Mr.. Baird, of Minneapolis-A lot of Span
sh Merinos-bucks and ewes, amongst til,
finest in the exhibition.
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