The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-14
sOUrHWEsrERN DISTRICT FAIR.
Fifth and Closing Day.

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as on the previous two days. After
noon, or about the time for the fast
trotting match, the number increased
to rather a respectable crowd. A
great deal of business was transacted
in the ring during the forenoon, and
some very fine stock was exhibited.
In the ring for thoroughbred horses,
and in the sweepstakes for all horses,
j. III. Morgan's Silverthorn" took
both first premiums. He was univer
sally pronounced the handsomest
horse the spectators had ever seen.
One of his colts took the first pre-
MUM in the colt ring.
The first time match on Saturday
was in ring j j, class H. Premium
$15 to the fastest trotting mare or
gelding to buggy, mile heats, best two
in three, owner to drive; open to all
horses that had not won a $75, $50 or
$25 premium. There were three en-
tries, and the first premium was
awarded to George Viele's Morgan,
who took two straight heats. Time
1902, 2:59. In the ring for matched
carriage horses there were but two
entries, both magnificent spans, with
scarce shadow of difference in quail
ity. One span is owned by Mr.. Geo.
Il. Preston, of this city; the other
was owned by Mr.. ID. M. Porter, of
Roland, Illinois.
Preston's horses are little larger
than the others-dark iron -greys, and
admirably matched. Porter's span
are light iron-grey's, scarcely so we'll
matched, but most thoroughly trained.
Both spans were greatly admired, and
public sentiment was, we think, pretty
equally divided between the two
teams. The first premium was award
ed to Preston's horses, on the ground
of being the best matched, while they
commended highly the superior train
ing of the others. 4ag
immediately after the premiums
were award ed, Mr.. Porter's team was
purchased by DIR. Morgan, of this
city, and will be justly esteemed as
among the finest horses in the city.
Next came pacing match under
saddle, in which there were but two
entries: Boyd & Albright's b. G.
+" Billy" 1, IL Col. y Bates's b. g.
" Bill Akin" 2, 2. Time 2;374;
2:40. There was much dissatisfsc-
ton at the result of this match, and
at the end of the first heat demand
was made by many for new rider,
on the ground that Col Bates's horse
had been held back, and many ex-
pressing the belief that there was
collision between the riders. The
same riders, however, finished the
race, but the result increased the dis
satisfaction. 1t is due to the rider Of
" Bill Akin" to say that he stoutly
denied any collision.
The great object of attraction-the
trotting match for the citizens purses,
5000 and $50-came next, and every
body clustered around the ring.
There were four entries, as follows:
HI. /. Dexter enters Jno. A. Logan,
1 L; j, FL. Morgan enters Ellen
Douglas, 3 2 2; Tom Denny enters
Shakespeare, 3; III. W. Howard en-
tiers Tanglefoot, 2 4 4. Time, 2:361,
2:373, 2::333.
The horses were sent off two at a
time, Tanglefoot and Shakespeare
going first. Tanglefoot took the lead,
and trotted squarely and honestly
throughout the entire heat Shaks-
peare made many bad movements,
looping and bullying as if he desired to
leap from his harness, in all of which
he lost time and came in fully six
seconds behind Logan and Ellen
Douglas. next took the track, and
were sent off square together Both
did square, honest trotting. Logan
gradually drew ahead, and as both
came in they were loudly cheered. u
In the second heat, between Tan
.gfefoot and Shakespeare, the latter be-
hayed much better, tfotting squarely
throughout the heat, with scarce a
-lep, while Tanglefoot broke badly,
starting to run whenever Shakespeare
got alongside. Shakespeare great
strides, far reaching, was greatly ad-
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