The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-10
TERnINITION oP FnE HORSE
FAIR.
LAuGE. ATTnDnAnUE re-
TGDDAY.
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THs Sostbsss sf ysssiids5 xss cloudy and
sni thsrs ~ small attsndAacs
Il The sronsds. The raess were 70 - ~
ssseoSS6on, asd 49, wav not to soms ~
ustil shs sftsnooa. With the aftsrnoou
osus The races and the crowd. The rnads
70 the grounds we're lined viii oarriagss new
and handsome, and carriages sntiquatsd and.
Of past grandeur; lined With
bpsgies and wagons, and horsemsn asd foot
men-whassvsr and whoever WIS there the
previous days, and more. II Vas Holy
Fair that Barns says:
Hsfs faflnsr eash, il sidis ersith
6ssd hoAdsa By their sotssrs:
Thsrs, svaakiss youas, In bfaw braid claith,
Are spYingiA o'ee Tie cutters.
The lssSss, skelpia taee0t, thFaae
In silks - ooaslee GIlltse,
WI swsst nilk shssss n mopy whsng,
And fsris baksd VI BITTER
Fu' erunp tAaa dAy.
To our uaworshipfbl American, mAnmon-s
worsiakippius, - Holy Mir y suaid havs NO
attraction. We substitute Horse Fairs in
stead and 'tis toward those nscess bur- nm
dsvout pilgrims 70 in unpilgrimly style.
" Bersdt lasses" fcesooth; i 10 one Of the
bssntiss Of our prosperous and Republican
American, s1at soa can only distinguish the
e help from the mistress BY tho superior,
splendid and gorgeous style Of tho former.
Z. 10 our hes.t Of hearts No sArs glad when
sonas Catholic 3eeohsr sosss alsas aadislls
~ that lave Of horse-aesh isn't ersofirfefrss>
ible Of the total deprnvity-s u, the human
heart. Because you know that love, like
hope, springs eternal in the human breast. :
A horse race is one Of the enthusiasms Of
humanity. It takes the crowd and the elite
Of ii. The old lady was afraid to 90 upon )
steamboat for fear of racing. But when she
did ret aboard, and the boat did get into :
race, she yoluntasily offered her key Of lard
for fuel il thersby she could help the boat
she was aboard to beat. II proves to Be sure,
with Widow Bedott that " are, but We can
only regret that those Of rs whoput the ethical
arguments sgaints horss.racing with most
fulnsss cant rspress very decided wish that
be horse We have taken . fancy to may
come out at least full length ahead.
Bat Ne doa't ist6hd 10 give hpss aenaeal
prslsesion. The fact that ooscans y hsrs
and over which We indulge in graduation, il
that the 6rst Keokuk Horse Fair has besn I
gratifying success. and that yesterday was
the most sseesssfal day Of the exhibition.
The afternoon was superbly genial and pleas.
ant tho track was n 6ne condition, the time
made was good, but not the best. The crowd
present, however, we're we'll pleased, and this
first exhibition closes with our people ia good
feeling and revolution for making the Fair
next year one of the best things in the West.
With the excellent and ample grounds that
the Association have fitted up, We hope that
the Board Of The State Agricultural Society
will favoraby consider an application to
bring here the State Fair for the next two
years.
The following list of premiums were award
ed in the forenoon: Best pair matched horn
aes, James F. Cox, KseksAa hsst pAir car.
siags horses, ". 8. lvies. Ksehsk bess pair
draft horses, Van Dyke Martha Z Co, Of
the Transfer Company 4
rHs raorrIx0snArcx
for purse Of $500 $50 iUf tho f1sl1st and
$50 for tbs second-cams - - 3 o'cluck.
The race Wa mile heats, - 0soo r. i've
The competing horses for this paspe wert
's,onewsll,. entered " G. Phillips, ofshi'
city; Troublesome, ~ c. Fairchild. o
Quincy, and "Jo Hooker BY j. s. Wolf
of Ottumwa: The Judges we're Msj. Down
ing. Of Oskaloosa, Judge Caldwell, Of Clarl
Co., Mo-, and Judge Ladd, of Ottnmwa. "Jt
Hooker won the race in three straigh
heats. Time-2;45, 2:4li, aud 2:44l
Troublesome was Withdrawn after the sec
ond heat, and Stenewal took the ESQ pre-
MUM.
THE RUNNING RATE
| for the Presidents purse of 500, mile heats
best two in three, came of next. The entrie
| for this race were by. b. ''Chevron," BY A
Updegrah, Of Macomb, and br. c. 'Seisler,
| by Judge BAnnon, Of Sand Prairie. Chevro
| won the fret heat in 2:lo3, after which Seie
| Ter Was Withdrawn and Chevron declared th
winner. His time on Vie hast half mile "
| 1;0l.
TnH MULE RACES
excited much merriment. The first rae
was fast one for purse Of $25, half mil
heats, best two in three. Three entries wsr
made. Two Of the animals acted out til
"6rst nature" Of the brute by flying the trac
and baking, alternately and At intervals
The animals which were entered for the slo
race mutually exhibited to greater degre
the s'cusssdness'' of which the mule partake
abundantly. When We left tho judges ha
! not passed their decision on the race, two
the riders having been unable to get their II
finals past the line.
!, THE TRoTTIHG RACE,
for purse Of $275-$l5O for the first, ST
) the second, and 500 for the third, was the
announced.
The race was for mile heats, beat three
] five. The entries were "Jo Hooker by
/ 8. Wolf, Of Ottumwa: Lance" by A. Or
dekrafI, and ,iKirkwood,n BY H. s. Com
. ton, Of Rock Island. "Kirkwood' won Il
race IN three straight heAts--time 2:354, g:
and 1891. Glance" nook the a75 preri,
, nm, and lilo Hooker the $50 premium.
MeCrary At Brighton.
: BRIGHTON, Oct. !, 1868.
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