The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-09-29
SECOND ANNUAL
EXHIBITION
OF THE
CARROLL COUNTY AGRICUL-
TURAL SOCIETY,
vHNO be held on the Show Grounds, in
IL Westminster, Nd,
Tuesiay, lEcdnc@l,y, Nars7oy and
Frd'ay, An, 5th, Gh and III of
Oct0Jcr, 1870.
TRIALS OF SPEED.

TRIALS OF SPEED.
A purse of S2j0-Sl5O to the fastest
trotting horse, mare or gelding in harness.
S7j to the second, SIS to the third, mile
heats, best in 5--open to all.
FOH HorsEs OWNED ~ CARROLL C0uNTY
PRIOR TO July LIST, lS70.-No. l.-For
| horses that never beat 30 minutes, purse
OF 500; S7j to the fastest trotting horse,
mare or gelding in harness; S25 to the
second. No. 2.-For horses that never
beat minutes, a purse of S65; $50 to the
fastest trottlng horse, mare or gelding in
harness, and Slj to the second. No. g.
For horses that never beat 3. 80 minutes, u
| purse of $40; $50 to the fastest troiting
horse, mare or gelding in harness, and $40
to the second. No. I.-For horses that
never beat $50 minutes, purse of $50;
| S25 to the fastest trOttimg horse, mare or
| gciding in harness, and $40 to the second.
| No. 5.-For horses that never beat 3. 80
minutes, a purse of $50 to the fastest trot-
| ting horse, mare Of gclding in harness, and
| $40 to the second. No. 6,.-To the fastest
racking horse mare or gelding, under sad.
| die, so, and So to the second. No. T.
To the fastest pacing horse, mare or geld.
ing, under saddle, so, and So to tho
second.
All trots to be mile heats, best in 5.
Racking aud Pacing to be mile heats, bests,
best : in 3.
An entrance fee of 10 per cent. will be
charged on each Of the fbove races. No
less than to enter aud TO start.
Entrance to be closed Nt II O'Clock NJ,
Tuesday, October ith, the first day Of the
Fair.
Two trials of speed to come off each day.
The racing will be under the exclusive
control of competent Judges, to be appoint,
cd .or that purpose, and will be called
promptly at O'Clock, 7. NJ. of each day.
The Society invites the exhibition Of any
and every tling that may lie useful or con
venent in the business of Agriculture or
Horticulture, or to be the product Of either;
Of all articles and implements of convent
| cnce or use in domestic or social life, and
OF the products Of art and skill and for all
such things of merit, although they may not
be specially enumerated in the Premium
Lists publishcdamd circulated by the Society,
Premiums or Diplomas will be awarded,
and to this end Miscellaneous Class, No.
fl. is provided, and judges appointed.
| All articles aud animals for exhibition
must be properly entered at the Business
Office Of the Society. The grounds and
buildings will he opened on Monday, the
3rd of October, to receive all articles for eX.
hibition, and trusty persons employed by
the Society will assign them places and
guard the grounds. Articles shipped be-
forehand will be properly cared for. No
entry for competition will be made after 10
o'clock, a. NJ. Of Tuesday, 4th of October,
except by special permission nor can any
thing entered be removed from the grounds
! Al Al.
zion from the President. No premium will
be awarded when the article or animal is
not worthy. Articles and animals can only
be entered to compete in one class, aud no
one can have two premiums awarded to 1t
except horses which take any of the regular
premiums of the Society may likewise com.
pete in the trials of speed.
Hay, straw aud water, will be supplied.
free Of charge, for all animals entered for
premums and grain will be provided at
the lowest cost price for those who desire
to purchase. Those who intend to become
exhibitors are requested, as far as possible,
to inform the Secretary, before the 18th
day OF September, OF the kind and quantity
of articles stock, &c, they will exhibit, so
that suitable arrangements may be made for
their reception.
No disorderly conduct of any kind, samb,
ling, or the sale of spirituous liquors will
be permitted. The Sheriff of the County,
as Chief Marshal, with an ample number of
assistants, will be upon the grounds to pre-
serve order
Arrangements have been made with the
Western Maryland Railroad for the ship
ment Of goods at the most liberal rates.
Three trains leave Baltimore daily for
Westminster, to wit: at 1.55 O'Clock, A.
NJ, $3.50 o'clock and $50 o'clock p. NJ. /;
leave Westminster for Baltimore at $50 A.
NJ, 10 A. NJ. and 4.3O p. NJ.
IsB" Gates will be open at 8 o'clock A.
NJ. o each day, and at that time every Off.
Ger is required to be at his post.
Adm;ttance % cents. Children l5 cents.
No Checks or Season Tickets will be is.
sued. An Additional Charge of 25 Cents
will be made for Each Horse entering the
Grounds.
All Articles entered for Exhibition will
be received free. The Society have erected
an ample amount of stalls and shedding for
stock, suitable building for the exhibition
of sucL articles that cannot be exposed to
the weather, and provided half mile track,
ellin ical in form, after diagram furnished
by George W. Wilkes, Esq, Editor of the
esprit of the Times, second to none in
! tne country.
Dsf" For further particulars, send to the
Secretary for Premium List.
bz5~ A Band Of Music wW be present
during the Fair
Booths, granting the privilege of selling
on the grounds dring the Fair, will be
disposed of at Public Apc,on AZ the Socie-
ty's Office on he Fac ounds. on SArUR.
DAY, the 9th ,-y o; SsrrEMEa, at
O'Clock, p. N.
President, John L. Smi'. Vice Presi
dent, Je' eniah l.ipehart. Secretary VIM.
A. Mckellip. Ireasurer, Richard Man
ming
CHIEF MARsHAL,-J0HN TRACEY.
ASSISTANT MARsHALs.- Samuel Everhart,
William j. Morelock, Capt. George W.
Shull, Capt. Albert Eilliusslea, David A.
0wings, Louis p. Slinslunn, George Prugh,
David u. Byers, Joseph Shaeiler, Noah
Shaefler, Elias Yingling, Edward I. Smith.
BOARD OF GERs.-Josephus II.
Hoppe, Edward Lynch, William q. Rine.
hart, Hashabiah Haines, David Fowble.
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