Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-09
THE FAIR.
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF THE
Scott County Agricultural EssIety


FIRST DAY.
Tie long expected occasion 10 q hand
The people Of this county have come to
ook upon the Fair Of the Scott County AR-
Ficultural Society with great prids-as one
Df the great institutions Of the Northwest.
The owners Of fnc stock -horses, cattle,
sheep and swinc all through the north west
have come TO regard these fairs 40 the mos,
popular and have long since noted them
down as among the exhibitions tha. must
30 visited in their stated rounds. Premi
ums and diplomas of these fairs are regard
ed as equal IN value with those Of The nc ost
popular State fairs, from the very fact tha,
here is always ~ extensive and
As close as ~ the State exhibitions.
SEw GROUNDS.
For the past en- or twelve years the So.
cicly has been occupying the leased grounds
between Perry and Iowa streets, near Lo
Gust. but desiring to be permanently loea-
ted. and not knowing how long these
grounds could be retained, she necessary
steps towards moving were made three
years ago, by Purchasing thirty five acres
Of choice land from the Adam Noel farm,
located between Br,dy and Harrison streets
enc street north from Locust, one mile and
q quarter from the rivef, and accessible by
shrso cf the best streets in the city.
Improvements we're promptly commenced
on these grounds-trees were planted, and
a substantial fence was erected. Last spring
he I'D grounds were purchased
by Messrs. Smith & Kelly, ano
the Society was notified 10 vacatc the pre-
misses.
The Board of Directors immed iately took
action and placed our well known fellt~
citizen, Cheuncey krum, in charge Of the
improvements. Mr.. Krum, with q large
corps OF workmep, commenced work early
in May. and, with the exception Of week
or two, he has been hard at work up e
the present day. Mr.. Krum has been ably
aided in his labors BY Mes,rs. E. Smith,
W. A. Remington, J. A. LeClalre, W. K
uaight, John Lambert, and oihers, and the
result shows for itself. We are not going
to waste ink TO-DAY TO brsg on these grounds
oil We have to say to the great and good
public is: Go and zee fer yourselves. Il
there is a better half mile track, q more
commodious smphitheatre, Exhibition Hall
etc, on any Fair Grounds in the
Northwest, We should be glad to know
where they Ale located.
Upon these grounds the Society has sx,
pended over fifteen thousand dollars, and
intend to spend as much more Just as soon
as they can accumulate it. All the nett
earnings 90 IN this direction, and will con
tinue to until there is no farther room for
THE PROSPECT.
Are We going TO have good fair! Yes,
tho best ever he'd here, provided the
weather permits. How about the horses ,
Horses Why the stables were filled with
the best stock in the country before the
gates were opened. The Society folks flats
tered themselves tha. they had stable room
enough 70 accommodate ell that might
come and more too, but there never was
greater mistake. Every stable was tax en-
last week, and the demand for more 10 very
urgent.
THE HORSES
number some Of the best in the business.
Among these are Bsshaw, Jr., who has
been over to Chicago cleaning out every
'ning but Dexter, and capturing nearly
- 800 in cash; Sam kirkwood, who
held Basbaw 60 closely to his work las,
Fail, AMI whose principal business this
Fair viii be to beat his cd antagonist. il
there any such thing in the book. De-
pend upon il these two horses are here to
settle an interesting dispute, and when the
trial comes off there will be something
worth seeing
TACKEY AND PILOT,
the two famous 81. Louis horses tha. were
recently beaten ty Bashaw, Jr., in Chicago,
baye followed him down h,r for another
trial. SD Tom Best, the plucky groom il
bound TO haci Perry over the Goals, or PER-
sh in tho attempt They have got 10 get
down below 2s this ,ime-f thsv win. We
shall all sec
YovSG BAsUAw,
himself the sire Of Bsshaw .lr, Sam. Kirk
wood, and Z hundred other Aeet horses in
his Secton, IS slso among he no,ables and
fom Eyer il here again, or will be, to cons
est the track-every inch OF it. ihose are
ilso several celebrated
RUNNING AND PACING HoRsE,
here from different points, that come espc>
,ially fer the premiums ciered. In running
here will lie the best exhibition ever wit,
,essed in the State
We can't begin t. tel. how many horses
here are on ths ground, but We give u
Ilna,l list herewith.
Judge Grant, Davenport, occupies six
tails, and will have dozen or 40 on exbi.
,ision, among which are Early Bird. Red
Bird, Rose Bud and others.
Vim. Schlecting, Blue Grass, Stallion,
iowa Bay.
S. II. Perry, Muscstins, Bashaw, Jr.,
Iattie Swift, Bob Lee.
II. @. Mosier, Galesbusg, H., running
lorsc, Van Wagner.
Geo. Crawford, Des Moines, enters j. D.
" hite and u. +. Allen.
s. B. Cobb, Goshen, Iud.. enters SLEEPY
Bill, running horse
Carson 4 Snyder, Galesburg, Ill.,, Gray
iagls. Lady Gay, Sleepy Bill, Lady Ba.haw,
}iddlscome, Brown Dick, Billy Pearce,
donitor, N,codemus-nine ia all-embra
ing trottiug. pacing and matched horses
E A Farr. Galesburg, Boxer aad Prince
= fine matched pair.
S. A. Msddox-Des Moines,- One Eye
'om--a pacing horse.
II. c. Compton, Davenport, enters Sam
,rk eood ynn0O Gar, n.v R.shc. rnr.l