The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-10-06

G. Jones' trotting Stations were also on
the ground. Jesse Merrill showed
good yearling Stallion.
j. NJ. Miller and John Neidy showed
q couple of nice brood mares.
FARM AND DRAFT HORSES.
A j. Eddy showed nice pair Of
Farm mares. and Mr.. Pashley and V. |
Klotzbaeh two good spans of draft horses.
SADDLE HoRsEs.
James Spear entered nice riding
mare. John Smyser good horse. James
Rankin another, and VIM. A Jones a
good pony.
CARRIAGE HORSES.
There was quite competition in this
class. E. Ross showed fine animal.
G. L Patrick, E. Hale and John Neidv,
others.
In double teams there were a number
Of entries. Robert Plane exhibited
finely matched pair Of Blackhawk Nor.
gans, P. G. Wilcox. a pair Of good
Stepping sorrels; Dan. Smvzer a first
rate pair of four year olds; and Messrs
George Brooks. Frank Hathaway, and
D. A. Long, others.
TRoTT,Na.
The trotling did not amount to much.
There were four entries, and the horses
were sent off in pairs, and, as it proved,
the two siowast against the two fastest,
making unequal races out Of both Pat
rick's stallion trot'ed The mile in 3:32 :;
Foot's stallion in 3:38; Rich's g4lding
in SAT land Hale's gelding in something
over 4 minutes.
EQuEsrRIANIsM.
The main interest was centred in the
exhibition of Equestriansm by the ladies'.
The ladies were dressed with much taste,
and looked charming, of course. The
competitors were Mrs. WALLACE, Mrs.
Few, Miss HALE, Miss SMITH, Miss
WATTLEs and Miss BRowN The uni
versal testimony is that all rode with ex.
reeding grace and excellence. and we
are certainly thank ui that we were not
part of the committee called to decide
b. tween them. That committee consist.
ed OF Messrs P. G. Wilcox, r. CAMP.
BELL. j. II. MORGAN, A j. BowLEY aud
+. LEACH" grave and reverend seig
nors,' every one Of them-gentlemen
OF undoubted judgment, taste, and dis.
cernment in all matters relating to the
ladles--and un9ueslionably impartial
and unprejudiced. They freely ac
knowledged themselves puzzled 10 de
eide as 10 the respective claims of the
riders, declaring that all excelled, as
certainly all did. They finally, howev
er, awarded the first premium Of So 10
Mrs. WALLACE, the second of 81 10 Miss
HALE, the third OF So % Mrs Few, the
4h of So 10 Miss Smith, and recon
mended "a diocr-tior AIRY remlum SO to
both Miss WArTLEs and Miss BRoNN
As is very natural where there was no
marked excellence Of one over the ether,
there has been much lault found with
the decision, but you can hardly fud
two OF the dissentent5 who agree as To
what the decision ought to have been.
Certainly no one t:ed harder than each
membe; OF the committee TO make an
impartial decision
And thus ended the F4ir. Ii WAS a
decided success, considering all he cir
cum stances, and yet might have been
made largely more interesting, il every
body would have laken a lilgie troaDle
10 b.'ag VIA; thy bal 10 e2aib4. We
head plenty Of persons say lIat they
could b'al this an lha E., and doubtless
they could. Blu why dldn't llry bring
their articles ? Certainly il is their ia
~ to help sustain these ans, because
t ey at least give a day OF recrea' ion and
ENJOY ment 10 the people. each year. We
trust that hereafter every one-!armer
and mechanic-who has an extra good
article Of any KIDD, or can raise or
make one, will De on hand
1t would be unjust, If we failed TO
give due credit to President Books and
Secretary HART. OF the Society, Tor the
courtesy. industry and energy which
they manifested in their perpl-xing du
ties. VIM. A. JONES was efficient and
useful "a Marshal The Brass Band,
TOO, deserves the hea'ty thanks OF the
county, for enlvening the occasion with
excellent music. They certainly play
well, and, or their opportunities, admira.
bly,, and we trust that the Society will
be enabled to award them good big
premium.
We are requested. also, TO mention
the many and Kind services lent 10 the
Society by Mr.. SAMUEL PARKER.
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