The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-30
KENOSHAz COUNTY FAIR.
Ieth.AnnuaI Exhibition.

Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The
weather during the entire exhibition, with
the exception of short showers near the close
OF the third day, was all that could have
been desired, and the attendance upon the
last two davs, was much larger than ever be-
fore since the organization of the Society.
Probably there never was larger collecti on
OF people In the County than upon Thursday
last at the Fair. |
The number OF entries this year was larger
by some two hundred than that of any pre-
vious year. though we regret to say that
the show of stock Horses, sheep, and cattle
was the most meagre We have ever yet seen
at our County Fair. Especially is this true
ofsheep ana cattle, there being but two en-
tries of Devon cattle, fifteen Durham and
fourteen Grade of Merino sheep but three
entries, Cottswold, seven entries, Grade sheep
four entries. = - aa
We ares loss to account for this apparent
neglect or Indifference on the part of the stock
growers of our county Surely it cannot b.
that there is so little fine stock iii the Cou nty
Nor yet can II in any manner be attributed to
the of1icers,of the Society, fer the most lfbcr-
al premiums and every inducement was offer
ed to obtain good representation of the best
stock in the County, yet the meagcrness OF
the show was painfully apparent to all and
remarked upon by nearly all withgwhom we
conversed. We hope to seeaa greater interest
in this important branch of husbandry at our
next Fair. Financially, the Fair must have
been perfect success, as the grounds We're
flooded with pc ople on both Wednesday and
Thursday, and the amount realized from the
sale of tickets alone, must have reached
handsome sum. ~ ~~t~
The first day Of the Fair is devoted most
exclusively to making entries end the ar
rangement, Of articles for exhibition, and of
course is attended only by those who bring
the articles for exhibition. The second and
last days the crowds of visitors pour in. We
were unable to attend except upon the last
day, and as we intend to give the name of
each exhibitor and article exhibited, shall
have but1little space to give to the descrip-
tion Of even the best among the 1855 differe mt
articles put upon exhibition. BIB ts9e.afs
L, With q geodlysnumber of our citizens, we
left KeEosha at about 9 O'Clock Thursday
morning on board the special train for the
Fair. We should like to say just We I'd
about that spesiM train for it is we'll known
that it is not always that we are able to run
special train to the Fair, and, too, it is quite
q novel entertainment to those who have new
er been engaged in Railreading to be furnish
ed with special train and to be allowed to
run it themselves as in this case. By lint of
much pushing and pulling and the assistance
of small switch engine attached to the train,
we were at last under motion, and upon the
down grade portion of the road went at
fine railroad speed but presently our pace
slackens and becomes less and less rapid un-
til weare. nearly at a halt, when our co-tem-
porary of the Union jumps off and placing
his shoulder to the wheel, gives us fresh
start. Soon his noble example is followed by
others and we are presently at the summit Of
the rise. and all may jump aboard for down
hill ride. Some OF the older ones present re-
marked that it reminded them of the early
I days of raid roading when the Old strap rail
was in use and the engineer was often oblig-
ed to stop the train and run on ahead with a
Fsledge hammer and pound down the "snake
heads, F" Spikes used to fasten- down the rail)
before the train could pass; 9TH
ers that it reminded, :. them of
staging In n the pioneer days, when
each passenger was expected'to go afoot and
carry rail. All were in high glee,, however,
bound for days recreation and pleasure,
and brim full,of coed nature, the short delay
thus occasioned perhaps added rather than
detfacted from the days enjoyment. The
Railroad company must have either underes-
timated the number of people in Kenosha
and the liberal manner in which they turn
out to their County Fairs, or largely overes-
timatcd the strength of the engine which they
selected for the occasion. We were, howev-
er, landed at the, Fair Ground in very good
time and found the Fair Grounds literally
lswarming with people, the roads each
way as far as could be seen filled with teams
of those coming to the Fair. sorea
We shall not attempt to give the premiums
this week though we arein possession of a
partial list of the names of those awarded
premiums. The entire list will be published
in our next issue. In @
- ZEoo GLASS 1--STALLIoNs r+.
there were IL entries as follows heroes
G. w. Carpenter, Bristol, year old stpd
r. Horton, Brighton, 8 year old stallion. !.
| n .Adamson. Bristol, ,'' tt 2 sa i5iss ~
Jas. Stock, Racine, draft stallion. ~ I.
Gideon Truesdell. Pleasant Prairie, stallion.
/ L. FreIdeneurg. Paris, draft stallion.
+ K. 3. Udell, Salem Station-roadster
C. T: Eldridge, Randall, '--------ss
G. Adams, saliion-roadster.s . 1851 ~
| B. Stanton, Randall "
| w. b. Couch, Pleasant Prairie g
| Jas. Eddy, year old colt. -oa5r
CLASS 2-cARRIAGE AND DRAFT HORSES.