The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-24
WarriCk County Fair.
BooNvILLE, IND.,
Oct. Il, 1867.

Oct. Il, 1867.
Editors Journal;
Our Fair has just closed and / hasten
to give you short account of It.
The premium list announced that en-
tries would close Wednesday noon,
but the crowd about the Secretary's
Office continued to increase, each
eager to make his entries before the
books should be closed. At3 o'clock
p. IA. theeMarshal announced that en-
tries would be received up 10 Q o'clock
A. NJ, Thursday, and Immediately
ordered out all the stock en-
tered for premiums in a grand caval-
cade, But on getting the stock IN
line, II was found impossible TO crowd
them into the ring, (the ring is q
quarter Of a mile, and quite mum
Der Of stations took position in the
park inside the ring. omit
There were quite a number OF dis
tinguished strangers here from adj
Joining counties in Indiana, and from
Davies, Ohio, Henderson and Hop
kins Counties, Ky. There were also two
gentlemen from Upton, Massachu-
sets, present, ell of whom expressed
themselves we'll pleased with the dis
play 4.4s......... a.,.s
Thursday the crowd began to gather
al an early hour, Wagons, buggies,
and hacks from every direction were
constantly arriving We were forci-
by reminded Of Shamus O'BFien."
''Faster and faster the crowds gathered
boys, horses, am gingerbread. just like
And ouid ann Mulvany he made the re-
There had not been such fun and devar-
sions since tue days of Noah's Ark."
Friday was devoted to exercises in
the ring Fourteen stations were
exhibited in one ring (best stallion
Of over. four years old,) The Com
Inittee was aat no loss, however, 10
make the award, as, Messrs, A. 7. e.
p. b. Seely had their Sultan" in the
ring. This horse has taken the red
ribbon at the State Fairs of Indiana
and Illinois. He is brown horse,
sixteen hands and one inch high, and
is as near perfect as any horse ever
exhibited in Southern Indiana. Mr..
Hub Boner tack the blue ribbon with
his brown Monarch"
At9 o'clock the entries were closed
except in the Flowing Match add
Equestrianship, in which entries were
received up till noon Saturday, 81
The principal part Of the day was
consumed in Judging cattle, young
horses, &c. t.lr.as
In the afternoon Mr.. Paul Barley,
Of Henderson, Kentucky, brought out
his beautiful trotting stallion, and
allowed him to dart round the ring
like he was shot out Of gun. Our
two Massachusetts, friends made n 4
thorough inspection of the various
sheds, aud could scarcely believe
their eyes. The yellow sweet pota-
toes, the huge pumpkins, the man
moth cabbages, ELECTED the remark |
that Indiana is a land of plenty"
Mr.. Crisp, of the Blue Grass Muir
saries, had magnificent collection of
apples and pears. Mr., james Uric,
of your city, had on exhibition two
plows Of splendid workmanship. Of
course they took premiums. IA .af !
In the ring for Tight harness." Mr..
George Hoagland took the first pre-
MUM with his iron. grey, Canaan
Lyon.p He is . horse of greatprom-
Use, and can be driven by lady with
perfect security. Mr.. Barly'strofting
stallion took the secoud premium for
light harness. Some good pacing was
done, ghut nothing better than had
been accomplished heretofore. The
Pickett tobacco house, of Louisville,
KY, offered a premium of ten dollars
on the best specimen or sample Of TO-
bacco, and a premium of five dollars
for the best sample Of bright leaf
tobacco. Twenty-four entries were
made = and ~ the Committed
consumed about two}hours i'm exam
ing the sample before. the awards werd
made. After mature deliheration,
the $40 pfeniiumA was awarded Mr.
ID. LeMiller,and the IS premium was
gieen To Mr. d. B. Madden. A gen.
terhan from Louisville, Ky. oficiated
as Chairman of the Committee, and
expfessed much surprise at the beau.
tifuL samples. of tobacco laid. before
him. But after ALI, we Individually
believe, there would be as much pro-
priety in giving a premium for the
best bottle of rife whisky, as for the
best band Of tobacco .ggD
SATURDAY.
The exercises opened with buggie
4 horses. Some twelve entIieso were