, 1865-08-25

dies Eaucstrfcrnc Contest-Tie yIc-
tors.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Trilunc.l
Spn1Sor1ELD, Aug. II.
Tic horse fuir reached its cllnax to-day. The
attendance VIE more than double that of any pre-
ccd;ng day, and embraced Mrge representation Of
the elite ofihc county. On the Judges etald were
Cor. 0gl1hs, Maj. Gers. ]. A. Logan md ]. A.
alcClcruml, Gen. Rowett, Gen. Haynie, and many
other distinguished military and civil gentlemen,
together tt yery nc representation o5the gept1er
sex, which gasc touc and diguiy to the occasion,
Ilrgc sud important additions werc natlc to the
stock during the Inst evening and this forenoon.
The first business OF The programme shls morning
was IN exhibition in class L, draft borses strength
and tloci.y icing lhe tcst. En1tes-Petc and
Cap, hy r. Hewlett. Sanganon Co; john and
FRINGE BY II. Taylor, Sangarapn Co.; Jim and Cen
etal, by j. T. Newman, Morgan Co.; Pete md Cap
cerEed or the hrtt prize, SC, nnd Jim and General
the second prize, SO. The ncxt was an exhibition
In class D, fastest walking horses, geldtnga or
marca, 10 saddle or harness. First premium SIS;
second premium SIS. Entrtes-GreJ Eagle, by G.
n. Fassctt, Cook Co., and Gsaeic, by J. scho-
field, Sansanon Co. Tue blue ribbon was taken by
Oracle; TINE 1t::o.
The nest E:s an exhibition IN elasa II, fastest
tracing" Or pacing horse, selding or '*u,aze," to
saddle Of harness; mile heats; first premium, zl00
tecond do, $40. Entries-A1jcc, by T. Smith; LazY
Bji, by Ferry; A7cck Douglas, BY Turner; Rock,
by $. j. Brown; Ben Bolt, BY Waits; Barney, by
). s1ravn. The first premium wps taken by ALICE;
time, s:55, 2s::SG.
In the afternoon the exercise. were unueunl1y ID
tc1essing, and the crowd bad greatly increased to
witness the exhibition Of tady equeatrians in cass
E, for tho following przca first premium, extra
fnc craElcllcd hurting eaEeI gold watch, set with
diamonds, SaC0; second premium, extra fine en-
amelled lunti1g cascl gold watch $50; third pre-
mIuu1, bunting caEtd gold watch, $l00 fourth pre-
1ninn, fre goli watch s73; fifrh premium, due si1
Eer lea eet l}pls ware, SIS; sixth PREMIUM silver
plate, $5; seventh PREMIUM etlEcr platc 80. En-
lrics-Siss Jnlia White, Miss II. Willie, BluG City;
Mrs. G. II. Fassctt, Chicayo; Miss J. A. 3tle, Lin
cola Grove; Miss Sarah woriiy, md Mtss Caro-
linz Tfa.lcr, Chrietinn county; Mrs. II. c. Bond,
Bloomington; Mrs. ]. Rea, Miss r. Kclly, OF Sam
canon county. The exhibition w'as In the highest
degree c1edl!ab9e The ladies' were most richly md
tasttinliy drrsscd, and without exception 'snc-
quilted" theuselses IN manner which dc1nonstra-
ted very advanced state proficiency In the ast Of
cqnestrtshIsm The first premium was asyar1led by
The Committee Of Judges, OF which Gov. Og1esby
vus chairman, to Mrs. 6. N. Fassctt, Of Chicago,
Much dissatisfaction, however, was expressed at
the result Of this decision on the gro1nd that al-
though Mrs. FaFsctt was unQuettfunnbty the best
cqncetsicnue, .ct having already carried off num-
Der Of medals 1t was hardly fair to bring hcr In con1-
petition with country girls "ao had ns'er
tetore bcen on the turf. The second
premium wns awarded to 3!iss Trayfer; The
I'd 10 Mles Worthy; the It'll to Miss n. A. White;
the Eth to Mrs. r. G. Dond; The 9Th to Mfss j. 4.
Mills. and the 9Th to Miss JrtlIa a. White. Where
all nctel 20 noby IT 1ns diIcnlt afair on the part
of The Committee 10 discriminate, and 1t would
have been very great relefto that august boa5 II
they had had ten instead Of seTen prizes to distt
bnte.
The afternoons performance wound up with
very spirited t.nting match, In c1ass o, trottins
Btallions 10 harness saddle, for pure Of Sa39'
Eu,rics-Cll6ord, md Gen. Joe. Hooker, the latter
taking Tie rrize. Time a41aaf, rs and Lii.