Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-18
RoBrRrsox COUNTY FAIR.
fifth and Last Day.


yesterday, variousIy estimated at between
four and five thousand persons. The trains
from Nashville and Clarksyille were both
well filled, while Robertson turned cut in
her full strength.
The same interest was manifested in the
exhibition as on the days previous, and
everybody seemed to be satisfied.
Below we give list of the premiums
awarded:
Harness stock, 10 be shown in harness, |
two entries, $40, VIM McCurley, Logan
county, premium r p Madison, Todd |
county, certificate.
Best mare three years old or over, three |
entries, $40, J. C Dickinson, Todd county, |
premium; Roach & Dick, Montgomery
county, certificate. 'f
SWEEPSTAKES.
Five entries. $50, r p Madison, Todd
county, premium; Roach D1ck, Mont
gomery county, certificate.
Best pair geldiDgs, three entries, $50, W
A Bunting, premium j u Blair, DAVID
son county, certificate.
Best pair mares, three entrses, $50, Z
Dickinson, Todd county, premium; w +
Copeland, certificate.
Fancy team, four entries, $50, w A Bunt-
ing, premium w f Copeland, certificate.
Best pump, one entry, 50, J w Boyd,
premium.
Best horse rake, one entry, S., Green 6
Payne, agents, premium.
Best buggy horse, five entries, Z B Burr,
of Logan county, Kentucky, premium
] q Blair, Davidson county, certificate.
Best buggy mare two entries, SO, Q
Dickinson, Todd county, Kentucky, pre-
MUM; w P Dickinson, Todd county,
Kentucky, certificate.
Fastest PAGER, six entries, $40, X Madi-
son, Todd county, Kentucky, premium
B H Boone, certificate.
Fastest trotter, three entries, $40, ID ID
Powell, Robertson county, and W Craig,
Davidson county, premium; II Blair,
Davidson county, certificate.
Best graceful gentleman rider, seventeen
entrie5, $40, J G Willis, Christian county,
Kentucky, premium; NJ B Stoval, certiti-
cate.
Tournament, five entries, SI0O, and
wreath Cf flowers.
TOURNAMENT.
The next thing on the programme was
tournament, in which FIVE Knights en-
tered the lists, as follows;
W. Fl. MCGEE, knight of Tomorrow
Night, of Sumner county.
]. w. Stringer, Knight of Dixie, of Rob
erlson county.
f. Farris, knight of the South, of Sum
ner county.
L. T. Durham, knight ,f Tennessee
of Warren county, Ky.
Jas. Collier, Knight Wild Bill, Of Mont,
gomery county.
The contest was very exciting, each
knight displaying great skill and gal
lanlry. % the first tilt the scoring was as
follows: MCGEE 9, Stringer 8, Durham 8,
Collier 9, Farris 8.
Second tilt-McGee 9, Stringer $, Far
ris 8, Durham 9, Collier s.
Third tilt-McGee 9, Siriuger 9, Dun
ham 9, Collier 3.
Fourth tilt-McGee s, Stringer 9, Dun-
ham 9, Collier 9.
Fifth tiIt-Stringer S, Dunham 8, Col
| lier 9.
There being a lie between Dnnham and
| Collier, the only contestants left, through
the interposition of friends, they agreed 10
divide the first and second premiums
equally between them, and to put mp small
insteads of large rings, and make one tilt
each for the honor of GROWING the Queen,
which resulted thus: l.. T. Durham,
rings in 124 seconds; James Collier, after
taking several rings, missed one, when he
threw down his lance, giving up the con-
test to his opponent.
The Knight Of Tennessee then selected
| Miss J L. MooTman, Of Davidson county,
to be crowned Queen Of Love and Beauty
who, together with her maids Of escort, ac-
companied by gentlemen, proceeded TO the
stand, where the wreath was presented to
the successful knight by W. r. Sadler,
Esq, of Fort Station, in a beautiful, elo-
Queul anu dl'pIp lac oPSC'-i'
ceiving the wreath, the Knight then
crowned the selected Queen, accompanying
the same inappropriate remarks.
At the earnest solicitation of the directors
and managers, the representative OF the
UNION AND AMERICAN was prevailed upon
Ia make some closing remarLs touching the
fair, in which he congratulated the manage
meul, enterprise and public spirit a;
evinced in the exhibition which has proved
50 successful; anti cipating a brilliant fn
ture for the noble old county Of Robertson
| in all her material interests.
The barrel of -four made by ". r. Sadler
which took the premium on Tuesday, wa
sold at auction to NJ. L. Alexander, o.
Louisville, KY, Tor $50.
Our special Acknowledgements are due tC
the officers ana managers Of the fair, and Il
Messrs. Lowe and Ingram, fer very kind
attention and aid; aud to the citizens gene
rally for the liberal encouragement ex'
tended to our paper during the fair and
to the Eigeaeld and Kentucky railroad
and its obligihg conductors.