Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-05

Snorily afterwards, and IN coming dow
the home-stretch, she breaks, and Thomi
locks his rival, gets nose ahead, and fro
the distance stand to the string the conte
was exciting, but Thomas managed {
reach the coveted point head in advanc,
and was declared the winner of the hea
Time, 2:36.
Preparations we're then made for anothe
heat, but it had grown so dark that th
judges announced that the race would b
concluded to-day, and so ended the spori
Much interest is felt in the result. Ga
nome entry, Tennessee, certainly made
wonderful race for one so young, and he
most Jealous friends believe she will TAX
the purse to-day. She is out of Dair
Maid, and she by Vermont Black Hawk
out OF double Messenger mare The sir
OF Tennessee Is old Commodore, and b.
by Boston. The blood of the great Diomed
courses through her veins, and if she wins
she will have succeeded in beating one O
the most noted trotters in the South.
Below we give the premiums of the day
Programme of the Day
| SHEEP.
No. l, Merinos-Best Eve, over tw,
Years, 1000, B CockriIl, premium.
Best eve under two years, 1000, B +
Cockrill, premium.
Best lamb, 90, B Cockrill, premium.
No. 2, Silesian-Best buck over two
years, diploma and $500, NJ S Cockrin.
premium.
Best buck under two years, 1000, Ms
| Cockrill, premium.
Best eve, over two years, 1000, NJ S
Cockrill, premium.
Best eve, under two years, 1000, BIZ
Cockrill, premium.
Best lamb, 800, B F COckriIl, premium.
No. ), Long Wool Lsicesters. Best
buck over two years, diploma and 800, S
L Drane u Son, Shelby county, Ky.
Best buck, under two years, 1000, S t
Drane 81 Son, Shelby county, KY, pre-
MUM.
Best lamb, 90, NJ S Cockrill, premium.
Best eve, over two years, 1000, NJ S
Cockrill, premium.
Best eve, under two years; 1000, S T
Drane Il Son, premium.
No, 4, COtswold Best buck over two
years, diploma and 1900, P B Potter,
Warren county, KY.
Best buck, under two years, 10 90, S 7
Drane Il Son, Shelby county, XIV, pre-
MUM.
Best lamb, 800, B Potter, premium.
Best eve, over two years, 1000, S 7
Drane Il Co, premium.
Best eve, under two years, 1000. PB
Potter
Best lamb, 800 II H stratton, premium.
No. 5, South Down.-Best buck, over
two years, diploma and 1900, DR. LIE
Brown, Shelby county, Ky.
Best buck, under two years, 1000, RG
Gillespie, Sumner county, premium.
Best lamb, 800, P B Potter, premium.
Best eve, over two years 1000, DIR L E
Brown, premium
Best eve, under two years, 1000, Gen
r S Ewell, premium.
Best lamb, 500, DR. l. E Brown.
SWINE
No. 1, Chester White.-Best boar. under
two years, 1000, T B johnson, premium.
Best boar, under SIX months, 8 90. DR.
W G Blackman, premium.
Best SOW, two years or over, 1000, JB
Johnson, premium.
No 2, Berkshire Best boar, two wears
or over, diploma and u 90, NJ H Stratton,
of Sumner
Best boar, under two years, 1000, BID
Hudson, Bowling Green, Ky.
Best boar, under six months, 100, W G.
Harding.
Best SOW, two years or over, 1000, VIC
Harding.
Best SOW, under two years, 10 90, Chas
Poston, Sumner.
Best SOW, under six months, 500, John
Overton
No. 3, Sufolk-Best boar, under six
months, W Z Cornelius, premium, 500.
No. 4, Essex-Best boar under two years,
Cleveland Scott, premium, 1000.
Best boar, under six months, Columbus
Scott, premium, ; 90.
Best SOW, two years or over, Cleveland
Scott, premium, 10 90.
Best SOW, under six months, Thomas
Malone, premium, 800.
CATTLE.
Bulls, Alderneys-Best hull, four wears
and over, diploma and 2O.OO. Gen r S
Ewell, premium.
Cows, Attorneys COW, four years
and over, 20 90, Gen K S Ewell. premium.
Best COW, one year and under two,
800, Gen Il S Ewell, premium.
FAT CATTLE.
Best bullock, four years and over, $500. |
Ben Hsrland, Maury county.
Best free martrix or spayed heifer. |
800, Ben Harland, Maury county.
Best herd of three fat cattle, of any age
DIT sex, fed by one exhibitor, 5000, Ben /
Harland, Maury county.
S1IsCELLANEoUs
Best saddle gelding, 1000, W G Ewin,
Of Davidson county, premium.
Best saddle mare, 1000, Henry Smith, |
Of Kentucky, premium.
Fastest trotting mare to harness, mile |
heats, 5000, J W Eubsnks, Warren county,
Ky; time, PA.
THE EXHIBITION TO-DAY.
This is to be the day of the week. The
exhibition will consist of blood horses, a
premium of $50 by the Association to the
best and fastest trotting horse, mare or
gelding, and a special premium of 5000 to
bestsand fastest trotting mare, horse or
gelding, open to all except the animal tax |
.ng the $50 premium on Monday, and the |
one which will receive the premium in the |
match to-day. One of the at
fractions to-day will be a cavalcade of all /
he blOOded horses entered for the races
next week.
The Mayors proclamation calling upon
he citizens to close their business houses,
We understand, will be responded to in a
proper manner, and rousing crowd will
40 doubt be in attendance. In accordance
With the Mayors proclamation, the banks
will be closed, and the following notice
vas tackled on the doors of the respective
banking houses yesterday:
''In accordance with he proclamation
If the Mayor, we respectfully request that
hose having notes or acceptancss in Bank
iue on "Wednesday, Oct. 5, pay on Tues
lay, the 4th inst as we wish to close our
offices on Wednesday to attend the Fair,
EDGAE JONES, Cashier,
K. G. JAMESON, Cashier,
W b. DoRTCH, Cashier,
JOHN POBTERFIELD, Cashier,
l.. G. TARBox, Cashier,
f. r. SAMPLE, Cashier,
J. G. OGDEN, President,
III. SAX, Cashier.
We hope TO see ten thousand persons on
he grounds to-day. With favorable
weather., we think we will not be mistaken.
Praise to whom it il Due.
We are glad to know that our fellow citi-
zen, Isaac Levy, of the drygoods house of
/. Rice q Co., by his energy and persever-
lnce was specially instrumental in getting
III the business houses of our city closed
o-dsy, instead of yesterday, as previously
Igreed upon among q majority of our