Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-07
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL FAIR
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SCOTT CO. aGRICUlTUHAL SOCIETY
sireas Prospects.


Great Prospects.
BfRsf DAT.
Take fifteen years o6 from the age Of our
city and 1t reduces Il to infancy, and brings
US back to the time when there were but .
few thousand people in all the country. The
farming interests then occupied less than
one half Of the available land Of the coun-
,y. and bat l,.e spirit of competition had
yet arisen either in farms, crops, horses.
clt,ls, sheep, or products, either animal or
vegetable. Of any kind.
Fifteen years ago some Of the more en-
terprsng Of our Scott county farmers and
business men Of The city conceived the plan
Of organizing a society for the encourage
ment Of farmers, stock growers. msnuiac-
ture!s, fruit growers, and every body gen
erally who had any thing they might desire
to exhibit to the public. That same year
the project was put into organized shape,
and in the fall Of 1853 the rst Fair Of the
Society was held. A small affair, indeed,
with but few entries and meagre income,
but i, was a good beginning in its way,
and every body Was thoroughly astonished
at the great and unexpected success OF
the undertaking. The second, third and
fourth year showed a gradual improve
ment, and as time progressed, the Society
in the hands of snterprising men became
noted am ong the counties around, and IS
No como along up to the last few years
it has come to bs recognized IS one Of
the leading features Of the Fair reason in
the Northwest. Several years ago il had
outstripped the lows State Fair in popu-
larity and enterprise, and is still contnu
ing to push fcrward-svery succeeding
Fair being > little moro prosperous and
attractive than its predecessor.
TIE GROUNDS
are spacious, comprising nearly forty acres.
They belong to the society and are the
most completely improved Of any in the
northwest. The stabling is extensive, the
halls spacious and airy. and the track
which is unsurpassed, is frsntsd by vast
and substantial Amphitheatrs, for the COM
Portable accommodation Of seven thousand
persons, every one Of whom comfortably
seated has full view Of every inch Of the
trotting park and course. The dining halls
out kcusss, and rsfreshment booths are
numerous, and fitted up for any number OF
persons ths. msy assemble upon the broad
grounds.
Visiting the ground. early this morning
We found = large number OF exhibitors
gathering in to say nothing Of those al
ready arrived. The weather propi'ious,
and every prospect encouraging. The long
line Of stablss on the west side were o.
ready full, representing in the entries, soms
Of the fneet bits Of horse flesh in the coun-
try.among which may be mentioned Green's
Old Bashsw, tho sire Of soma Of the best
roadstsrs in America Bashaw Jr., or
" Bull Of the Woods who within the past
few years has won a noticnal reputation a.
a trottsr Sam Kirkwood, another Basbaw
horse, owned by Harry Compton and known
oil over the country 90 second only, if not
equal, to his half brother, Bashaw, Jr.,
upon the track Mat Calvin's Pilot Tenn.
pie, famous trotter, appearing for the 6rst
time on this track Fanny kemble, owned
by the same, famous trotting mare !;
Roches Louisville, Ky, horses, W. K.
Thomas, Idol, and tho famous PAGER Dan
voorhees,; P. Gavin's Tom Brady; Ham,
ilton's S. A. Douglas and the PAGER. Mig
ger Boy; Pcrry's Roam jack and Logan !;
j. A. Green's James, = trotter Of great pro-
mise; Vosburg's three tret,ing horses.
Blackbird, Chainshot and vosburs; Beard
sley's Naomi, and Why Not, and his "a
nous running horse Abubekcr; Grants
Hunksdora, iIom Cordova; Esps's Loaf.r,
from Moline; J. S. Smiths Emigrant !;
Wcbb's Bay Bsshew, and numerous others
of good reputation upon tho track.
The famous tro.ting horse Jim Rockey,
who has attracted so much attention Of late
is also sn.ersd, and will arrive this after
noon or tomorrow morning. From this
it will be seen that there is fun ahead and
ne mistake. At previous fairs We have
had magnificent displays Of livsley horse.
fe.h, sent in addition tc the best stables
Of former years, thsrs will be Rocksy and
Pilot Ten plo. which will n.ke the present
exhibition more attractive than ever.
Our Galesburg friends will be numerous
y represented. johnson 4 Downey, have
q stable Of eight Gns horses on the sas,
side, and Carssn's stock will 10 on hand
without fail. Tho former has Lady Bach.
aw, Riddlscome, Nicodsmus, Buckskin,
Brown Dick, U. Hadley- Draco and LADY
kellogg. Predmore, Of this county has =
fns large stallion and two young horses Of
6ne growth
In short, and without any brsgginG 1t
all. the display Of fine horses will far sur
pass any thing ever seen in one enclosure
on lows soil. Nothing but . continuance
Of COED weather ie required to furaish .
brilliant season. Come right along to the
Fair and yen cannot be d,sspointsd.
fau aaAHp nALi.
Of exhibition Of fine goods, wares and mer-
chandiss, flowers, plants, pictures, and
works OF art and fine taste generally, 10
filling up rapidly. Our worthy friend,
Westphal, has taken charge Of the Floral
Departms Mt, and hes fitted it up with
magnificent wrsaths, plants and . neat
little rustic fountain, very ingsniously de-
vised, and which will form the leading At.
traction in the central department Of the
Hall.
All the room has been chartered, and
more than as much sgain will bs in do
mand, but it can't be helped this year
Charley Krum has it in charge and will
afford every fs cility possible.
TuE AGarcuLrrIAL DKPARrHRSr
will b numereusly rspresentsd-twiee ~
large as ever before, ~ We are informed BY
those who know. The goods are not yet
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