The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-09-30
Frog Exhibition.

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An important day for Frenchman anC
general lovers of the curious was Wednesday
which was the last day OF the not unceIebrat
ed Bull-Frog Exhibition, Wen the prize.
were duly awarded according to programme
The affair was wound up last night by the
award OF prizes by Frank Below, the inau
curator OF the exhibition, and the popular
editor and proprietor Of The Funniest OF Fun
Size the main consideration in the
awarding OF prizes and size was ddIermin
el by the length of the reptile. Ins cad o
weight; Mr.. Fitch, of the American AgrIcu
tural Society. officiating as judge.
The first prize of 800 WAS awarded to the
emperor of all the Ru>hes," contributed i,y J
| Howard, Croton Lake--a sp,.erb batrachin
ID inches long, pounds weight. OF a bright
bronze hue, aud evidently of an amiable dis
position. He had seemed stupid during the
earlier part of the day, but being arprized OF
his success by havi ga new greenbach drawn
before his eyes, he gave satisfaction lay Il
prolonged croak or chuckle, which was heard
III all parts Of the ball.
jug o Rum won the next prize; .Nic.
odemus" came third best 'Da,, - d sleel;
/ hunchbacked fellow followed, and "Motherly
| Calf closed up the list for huge frogs.
Little Corporal cont ibuted by VIM
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/ the smallest reptile on exhibition He was
Of Il bo;ile-g greeu hue, was very lively. and re-
| sembled AN amphibious cricket; the prize
( for the next nallest was go. moGore Mutt -
contributed by Herman Jones, Bergen Point,
y. J.
By far the most ludicrous and inter sting
feature, however, was the cp:nDetitinn for the
DriZe which was to be gwen 10 the IA st agil.
frog. There were only six aspraals ior this
prize.
They rcioiced in the names Of 'HuNa
baloo,' "t'ighring Joe. "Emperor Of all the
Rushes, Louis Napoleon" and "MOnroe
Doctrine
The victory was to lie determined by six
jumps. or Il sort of Il hurdle race TO a certain
poiUt. The bulI-frog is not the most arnbi-
tIJus reptile IN the world, out appliances we're
in re,.,iIiess to screw his courage To the
stickin5-poinf. The frogs were ranged line
upon q bare pine table about ~ fee; Ia length
An ingenious arrangement, consisting ut a
light wire frame, with a number of needles
p-inung downward was 80 prepared that. at
:; certain word, il won.d drop each needle
sharply Prick;ug each frog in the place where
his cuudai appeudagc was supposed to have
been. thus giving him an impulse to leap
which it was ioudly hoped, would be kept
Up TO the conclusion oLlhe req Iircd distance
lie race-course consisted of Il little artificial
jungle OF buil"ushes, with now and then
hurdle or hedge. ever which the a,piriuts
were required to leap
The race was t. commence At O'Clock in
the evening Our reporter arrived there at
=. o.ciock, bat found the chosen ground So
surrounded by Frcuchmcn that it wa, only by
the assistance oi four policemen that he was
cuabien to force his WY a. an eligible posi-
ton, The frogs we're already rtueei iu
pD+itioa, a,l.i .g... cA.ml, waiting, with rafi..
aiiIg threats aud wrii bracel legs t,r the
coming stru-Cle. The bets raa high
among the tfeu, hmcu-" NAPOLEON taking
The lead, and Max milan following: but
The Am rican spectator, put all their stamps
on Monroe Doctrine. Which were ca-cr.y
SNAPPED up b. The Gau's
At length Messrs. Cahill AMI Shaw gave "a
long loud cro;sk, III imitation O.. the bltr,ch
Ian note, which Was Tie sign for the frame OF
needles t. ta!E y silence fell upon the spec
tatJrs. GoI could have heard - pin drop:
IN fact. pitcher of icr-water DIT fall from -
table ari was audible - every one in the
rom.
Down came the needles. each one pcrrJra,-
ing irog H. the caudal Intention. and then
Syiur up aE.,in with -yriug The effect
was instantaneous. There was biuIiar
green and veilp-v fash in the gas li.,ht be-
iuAeuiug that the fio@s -,rc on the it.n.p.
The i4ryon am ~ the spectators was re, AN.
ed, aud the widest excitement prevail Ed.
Il VII oJola mine bet on NlpOltJuy -
cried one enthusiastic French nan.
"Naximi.iaa. He Will de first arrrer"
echoed another. ard Other expressions. in
cidental % the intense interest of.Le OCCASION
were heard on c,ery side.
The -suli Of the race was soon determined
III 4llnbal 90 made great spiurgc at the
outset, but bumped his nose a gaitst a bu..
rash, and did't recover his hesi,aucy til the
race was concluded.
.i'ightlng joe made one vigorous bound,
which promised .:el, but at the next w OF