The Montana post., 1868-10-16
TERRITORIAL FAIR.
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

hung threateningly over our beautiful
valley yesterday morning would, 10 any
ordinary people. nave Indicated coming
storm, and have caused an indispOsition
to participate in the various duties and
pleasures Of our Fair, but at an early
hour the tide Of humanity turned out
and toward the grounds. aud never
ceased its flow till rbe MONDAY saw over
two thousand people, ot all ages. sexes,
conditions and cOlors wandering about
the lawns and through the various
halls. The forenoon WAS devoted by
the Directors and Committee 20 busi-
ness-by our citizens In general diver
sion. We took occasion 10 stroll through
the floral hall. aud found many addi-
-tions to the collection mentioned yester.
day Mrs. Wilcox had placed on exhi-
,5itiOn a white counterpane Mrs. Grant,
III rec domestic mats, made entirely of
rags Mrs l.. NJ GrisWold, a seed bO-
quei. made entirely Of seeds, which
was very fine Mrs b. Stein,
an alapaca quilt f; Mrs. ). +. Molitor
two specimens of wax flowers and
wOrsted cushions; Mrs. III. B. Truett.
four carte de visites. with fancy frames
made of thread: Mrs J. J. Lyon, mine
raI picture frame Mrs +. Allen, a pair
Of worsted slippers; Mrs f.. II. Wilson,
a worsted opera cloak; Mrs. Ann Eckart,
beautiful crayon drawing of "Scott's
Monument" Mr.. Geo. Il. Foote, some
beautiful specimens of typographical
and mechanical drafting. Judge w. Y.
Lowell, son.e rare specimens of Montana
fossils A. Lavenberg was represented by
a splendid assortment of laces, delicate
fabrics of silk, lawns, etc.-also, some
beautiful French flowers; Mrs. David
l. 4 L Il
& Stephens, specimens of free gold
also, 160 ounces of gold retort, (all from
Only Chance lode.) and 80 ounces of
gold retort, from the Nevin's lode,
Highland district. In the lower room
we noticed beautiful picture, in water
colors, of the Falls of the Rhine at
Shaffhauser, Switzerland also, four
photographs. as follows: Castle of St.
Angelo Rome, Italy, Mosque of
Omar built on the site of King Solo
mons Temple, on the summit of Mount
Moriah, at Jerusalem, Arch of Constan-
tine" Rome, Italy, built by Constautines
the Great-all contributed by J. Sidney
Osborne. While We are not disposed to
find fault with any of the arrangements
or disposition of affairs in this depart
ment, vet, as lovers Of art. and not
thinking ourselves altogether iucompe-
tent TO Judge of the merits of such
works, we must express our deep sur
prise AT seeing these last specimens in
this place. In this lower room, dark
and dusty, resting place for the weary,
n refuge from the dusty wind, are hung
upon bare walls, almost solitary and
alone, five gems of art, culled by the
owner and contributor from the finest
collections of Europe. Why these. the
OF ART on the ground. executed by the
first photograph artists of Rome should
be conveyed to To tLis obscure place and
at least third of the Art room proper
be devoted 10 a COLLECTION OF furniture
and fancy articles, placed there for the
purpose of advertisement, we are unable
10 state however, we recommend all
lovers of beauty 10 search ont these
gems and examine them with care. for
Which trouble they will receive pleasure.
We paid some little attention to the
other departments, but our time will not
permit us 10 devote any space TO them. In
our next we will speak of articles hav.
ing special merit.
According To the programme, the va
rious Committees were appointed and
announced from the central stand at II
o'clock. After the usual amount of dill
story proceedings. time was called tor
the FIRST race of the day. for which only
one horse was entered. Mr.. Mckenzie's
stallion stone wall, who trotted very
finely, making his mile in 3.27. Some
time was spent In waiting Tor a private
race for one thousand dollars but. ow~
ing 20 the great length of time spent in
getting start. it was postponed until
to- day. at ten o'clock. when il will posi-
lively take place.
The Committees inspected the cattle.
which We're now driven into the enclo-
sure, and the beauty of these noble ami
mails attracted large and interested
assembly.
Time was then called for the great
race of the day. Trotting mare or geld
ing; best two in three for $50. Much
time was spent in arranging the pre-
liminaries and deciding the various dell
icate questions which enter INTO a genu-
inc sQuaF trOt. The dust drove
across the ground in clouds binding
and brOnzing everyb body. The vast
crowd insisted upon getting on the
track, Tor the purpose of seeing the
race, ana attending each consultation
OF the racing judges. The policemen.
anxious 10 see every thing except where
the people were going-attending TO
everything except what they were paid
for doing-expedited affairs but little.
AT last the horses were called up to the
stand, and the rules and regulations
stated 20 the contestants, and positions
chosen Three entries were made. w.
= Travis sOrrVl. Rather" James Kings
bay bCrse, ''Madge," and Travis & Bro :
brown horse, Rock Alter the usual
tOilet operations, such as removing
blankets, spunging. &e-. so interesting
20 horsemen were performed. they took
their stations. and coming up were go.
went and gone by the judges The
crowd, who were all cOngregated around
the judges stand now broke for the other
side Of the track, and reached there Just
as Rather came home. bearing che
little tuft of 2s54 as evidence OF his
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