Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-07
THE CITY.
SECOND ANNUAL FAIR
Fourth Day.
Another Immense Crowd.


The day dawned brightly, andthe weathe
was all that the friends of the Fair collt
ask for. At an early hour, there was tn,
same stir and hustle upon our streets ths
that was observed on the day previous
The trains from the Nashville and Chatta
nooga and Louisville and Nashville depot
commenced making regular trips at the
usual hour, and they were well filed from
the beginning, and the number of pas
sengers increased as the day advanced.
The street cars, too, presented the same
crowded appearance. It was about noon
when the rush seemed to be greatest, and
between half past twelve and two o'clock,
it is estimated that four thousand persons
entered the gates The crowd all told was
not as large as on Wednesday, but was a
| very creditabIe turnout, and the lowest
estimate of the persons on the ground dur
ing the day was eight thousand, large
proportion of whom were from the adioin-
| ing counties.
THE cHILDRENs GALA DAY.
A feature in the laIge crowd at the Fail
Ground yesterday was the attendance of
| the pupils of the public schools. They
were present in great numbers, many OF
| them being accompanied by their parents.
| We noticed some of the supeIintendents
also on the grounds. II was real gala
day for the young folks, and they enjoyed
it we'll They behaved as young misses
and boys should, and their presence was an
agreeable feature of the day.
THE EXHIBITION IN THE ARENA.
The programme yesterday was one OF
the most interesting of the week, and at
tracted general interest. The exhibition
opened with roadsters or trotting horses,
commencing with the best stallion, four
years and over. In this class here were
ten contestants, to-wit A B Pratt, Of
Davidson county; G W Stewart, of Shelby
county, Ky; Flounoy, Clark & Co., Giles
county, ebay Woodford;" r N Miers, of
Sumner county, Tornado" Charles Fig
gins, Bracken county, KY, "John Nor
gam" 81 P Wilkinson, of Davidson county,
F'StonewaIl;" II Graves, Davidson
county, ''Gray Eagle" r II Hill John
Roberts and Il 81 Collier, of Davidson
After protracted contest on the part Of
the judges, the premium was awarded to
John Morgan, the property of Charles Fig
gins, of Bracken County, Ky.
In the three year old class entries we're
made by John Harding, G. W Stewart, of
Shelby county, Cy., John Overton, Doug
lass and Pierce, of Sumner county, and Z
B Elliston. I
In the two year old class entries wore
made by McClaugherty & Craig, Davidson
county; Frank Foulks, Montgomery coun-
ty; z II Shivers, Davidson county; s. A.
Gordon, Giles county; Matthew McGough,
Davidson county; James 2 johnson,
Williamson county, and Mrs. Kate Kahn,
Davidson county. 1t was very handsome
ring, and rather difficult to come to de-
cision.
There were ten sucking colts In the
roadster class, with entries by DIR. W A
Cheatham who had four, DIR. E Her
man, H W O'Neal, John Harding, Thomas
B johnson, all of Davidson county, and
Mrs. Mary Calgy, of Sumner county, and
A NJ Waddeli, of Louisville, Ky. The
blue ribbon in this ring was carried of by
Sumner county.
Of aged mares there were twelve contest
ants to-wit: H w O'Neal, Nashville; DIR r
NJ Lyle. Edgefeld, James T Odom, Sum
ner county; w Eubapks, Warren county,
Ky; Joseph Whitaker, Jr, Sumner county;
Crouch Il Elder, Nash vile; E B EllistoD,
Nashville; ) B Scoby, Wilson county;
James Franklin, Sumner county; Thomas
Goss and HOLSTER Brothers, Nashville, and
Z W Bowman, Braoken county, KY. The
premium in this class was awarded to
Tennessee" the mare which trotted on
Tuesday in 2:31t.
In the one year old class, entries we're
made by W B Sanders, of Sumner county,
HW O'Neal, Nashville, A ] McKimmon,
Giles county, NJ Cockrill, Nashville, Mas
ter Tommy White, Nashville, o B Jenkins,
Sumner county, and B Rozell, William
son county.
There were ten sucking FLIES entered,
and the ring was very attractive. The
contestants were G. w Hendershott, John
Harding, NJ E McOlaughertY, H G Scales,
? 3 count, N s OockriD, s w Childress,
of Davidson, James F Odom and o B
Jenkins, Of Sumner county, and James P
johnson, OF Williamson.
From the above details some idea can be
formed of the competition. The awards
will be found in the regular list of pre-
miums.
idol AND HIS PROGENY.
DIR W A Cheatham, the owner of the
celebrated trotting stallion idol, offered
a premium of $50 for the best ''Idoi" suck
ling. There were eleven contestants for
this premium, and a finer looking young
family is rarely seen within the ring
While this exhibition was under way old
Idol was let out on the turf for a trial of
speed, and made very creditsble time. The
time was: First quarter SO; half mile 1:1G,
three-quarters 1850: mile PAL This may
be considered very good for an unprsctised
trotter.
PREMPGM TO THE BUCKEYE STATE.
For the best model gelding in harness,
the blue ribbon was tied on Dart, the
property of ] S Biggs, Of Cincinnati. He
is promising animal, and with a little
more age will be able to make record be-
low "thirty."
RING WORTHY OF MENTION.
The premium for the best model mare
in harness brought out seven of the hand
soonest animals to be found in seven States,
among which were two representatives
from Kentucky, which, however, could not
&C mpete with the little beauty owned in
this city, which bore off the blue ribbon.
DOUBLE TEAM RACE.
The double team race was interesting
and exciting There were only two en-
tries. Al McKimmon's famous old George
Spauldiug, Eubank's mare as mate, and
Capt Wideners beautiful Orphan Boy,
with his dun horse. The contest was very
close, and resulted in favor of Widener IN
two straight heats, Time, 2:55, 2:52.
THE HURDLE RACE.
There was a special premium offered
yesterday for hurdle race, and four ad-
venturous gentlemen contested for the
prize. There were two heats, and Mart N.
Brown, the handsome assistant in the Sec
retary's Office was pronounced the winner,
and Marshal Pinkard acknowledged the de-
cision by tieing the blue around his neck.
MAXWELL HOUSE IN LUCK.
AlfDouglass, who received the premium
for the best display of vegetables, and Dr..
Blackman, who was awarded the premium
for the best butter, after the decision was
made turned over the articles on exhi-
bition TO the proprietor Of the Maxwell
House.
AN ACCIDENT.
There has only been ono accident at the
Fair during the week, and that occurred
Yesterday, but it was harmless In its char
scter. One of the barrels of ale on exhi-
hilton at the State Fair bursted cut the
faucet, allowing a great quantity of the
creamy liquid to be wasted, and creating
great deal of excitement for a short time.
Such strength as that ale possessed is
characteristic of our friend Mccormack.
So said an enthusiastic and leading
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