The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-06-26
THE FAIR GROUNDS.
TH III r. a III.
Fast Horses from Abroad.
'ALARGE CROWD EXPECTED


ALARGE CROWD EXPECTED
We have been at some pains to obtain
full information relative to the condition OF
the Fair Grounds, and the Fair tomorrow,
aud find that much has been done to render
everything neat aud pleasant for visitors
aud the stock that may be Oh exhibition.
A new stand for Judges has been erected
a thorough whltewashing has been done,
aud the water-works put 10 complete re-
pair. -
From the numerous entries of stock al
ready made, we have been furnished with
the following
Or, Bonaparte' celebrated double team,
Billy Crawford and Jennie Combs, from
/ Cincinnati.
elem. Beach, from Lebanon, Ohio, with
four trotting horses, among which is the
celebrated trotting stallion Joe Hooker.
IA. johnson, from Wilmington, Clinton
County. is here with three fine horses.
Jas. Rockcy, of Cincinnati, is to be In
! this evening with three line horses.
Tom Oliver, from the same city, is also
/ expected this evening with fine stock.
Several running horses are here, the
names of whose owners we did not learn
There Is one from Louisville, Kentucky
three from Troy, Ohio; two from Mason,
Ohio three from Xenia, aud three from
Middletown.
The programme for tomorrow, first day,
Is as follows: For the
MORNING.
CLASS !.
Best Brood Mare, with ioal by her side ... 10
CLASS n.
stallious for general purposes, four years aud
over ...7....... ....... ..... .... ... "
CLASS III.
Best Saddle Horse, mare or gelding ...,.... 20
CLASS ".
Fastest Trotting Horse. mare or geldiug, four
years and under this spring, mile heats, two
In three, In harness ........... ....-.. %
CLASS v--RoADsTERs.
Best Roadster, gelding or mare, to be shown
in harness ....-. .......... ..... %
CLASS vE-RoADsTERs.
Best pair Of Roadsters, regardless of age, sex
AFTERNOON.
CLASS vu-DoUBLE TEAMS.
Fastest Trotting Double Teams, mile heats,
] two in three, hrst premium. ...... . ... 100
Do SECOND premium ...... ....... ...... 70
CLASS vIH-RUNNING.
FASTEST Running Horse. mare or gelding
| thee years old, halfmile heats three in i've 20
CLASS TX.
! aStcst Pacing Horse, mare or gelding, mile
! heats, three In five, TO harness ...... ..... 80
CLASS X.
/ For Trotting Horses, mares and gediugs that .
! have never shown better than . 4O, mile
meats, threetn Ave to harness, first premium 100
po.secohd premium '.'....'''' ......-....'.-.. 20
The running-class VIIT-best three in
ilve-comes off at 3 o'clock precisely. This
will be the feature in the afternoon, and
viii no doubt draw thousands of specta-
tors.
The stock already entered is of the best
breeds, and we learn that there are horses
yet to come, whose speed and pedigrccs
rank among the first best.
How Could You ?--How could you be so
disrcspectful-so crucl-so lost to all sense
of ''loyalty"-so utterly bereft of all sense
of what il due to the memory of the late
lamented," who "shuflled off this mortal
coil" on q Good Friday night in Ford's
Theater, as to call that "sainted martyr" by
his proper name-the name he inherited
from his ancestors. Lincoln" All, Mer-
rick, you unmtigated "rebel," why so dis
loyal?" Why so perverse? Why so Cop
perish" as to call him "LincOln?" Why,
you ''rebel, you should have said Mr.. Lin
coin, even rs the judge, the jury, and wit
ncsSes, said Mr.. Brown, not Brown, nor the
! prisoner at the bar, but Mr.. Brown. Why
did you not call him Mr.. President, or those
pet names" that his very particular
friends were wont to delight in; "Old
! Abe" Uncle Abe" "IIonest Old Abe
and such other euphonious appellations as
did most abound when the "late lamented''
was yet IN the flesh. Lincoln" fie! Mr.
Merrick, unreconstructed cuss, how could
You? .... ........
And thus we give vent to our indgna-
ton at the course of Mr.. Merrick, in con.
nection with the following in the JoEaa,
this morning:
Mr.. Merrick, the rebel counsel for Sur
ratt habitually refers to EX-President Lin
coln, as "Lincoln.n lie has not once allud-
ed to him rs President, or deigned to style
him M. lincoln.
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