Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-10-18

1t certainly was. In the afternoon of
Thursday the prize Of fifty dollars was
trotted for by the horse owned by Mr..
Kinney, of Waverly, and III. Clark of
Independence. best three In Ave. Mr..
Clark's horse, Sleepy John" winning
the purse In three straight heats, time
Eat, 2:45 and 2:41. A purse of $25 was
won by horse owned by John Elwell,
of Waterloo, and the premium Of SOS
for best team, fast and far, was award
ed to I'll. G. Kinney, of Waver1y.
The contest for the two base ball
premiums of $40 and $50 commenced
on Thursday. The competitors We're
the Tigers" of Charles City, and the
/" Wide Awakes, Of Cedar Falls. The
/" Tigers were the victors In best two
games In three.
The interest Of the people in the fair
continued until its close. Friday, the
fourth and list day the number Of
people In attendance was nearly equal
to the crowd of Thursday. In the
morning purse Of SIS, best two I'D
three, was trotted for between the Kin
ney horse of Waverly, and the Holling-
worth horse, of Newton, Jasper Co.
On the first heat the Newton horse was
distanced and ruled off, and the purse
was won by the Waverly horse in 2:4s
and 2:45. The premium for the best
saddle horse was awarded to J. M. Over.
man, of Cedar Falls. The grand pro-
cession Of winning animals, machinery
&c., formed-at p. M, and marched
around the track with the Iowa Gen.
trail band in advance, making a very
handsome display.
The second contest for the premiums
on base ball was played by the Charles
City club, and the Iowa Central, of
Cedar Falls. At the end of the second
game the clubsstood tie, and on account
Of the late hour in the day and over
exertion of the boys, compromise was
effected, and the premiums were di-
vided equally between the two clubs.
The afternoon exercises were some
what varied by an incident which re-
suited in serious accident, and created
no little sensation for time among the
people. Mrs. Ct. w. Clark and Frank
Wallace of this city were riding around
the track exercising the team to be
driven by Mrs. Clark in the contest for
premium on ladies driving. 1t being
but skeleton buggy and no protection
around the seat, in turning very sud-
denly Mrs. Clark, who was driving,
fell out. This frightened the team,
setting one of the horses to kicking
and in attempting to get possession Of
the-iines Mr.. Wallace was kicked twice
in the breast, injuring him quite
seriously. The horses ran furiously
part way round the track, aud then
turned in among carriages, wagons
and dense crowd of people, but were
finally stopped with no injury occur
ring to any one except Mr.. Wallace.
The first premium on Ladies' driv
ing was awarded Miss Julia Crittendon
of Waterloo. The days exercises ant
the fair closed with the trot for til,
purse Of uite hundred dollars, between
the Kinney horse Of Waverly and
Sleepy John, of Independence. The
former took the purse in three straight
heats. Time 2:42 and 2:4la, last TIVE
heats.
Taken all in all, the exhibition has
been a grand success. The weather
continued during the four days warn
and pleasant, the attendance was quits
large, the receipts encouraging to tn,
Society, and the exhibitions in this
several departments were creditable tt
the people of the Cedar Valley.
The Iowa Central Band werc pres
ent during the fair and contributed
much to the interest of the exercises.
Great praise is due Supt. Farley, Of
the ID. & =. G. r.. r., for favors shown
the officers of the Society and the
people generally wishing to attend the
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