The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-07-30
The Indianapolis Fair.


The Superintendent of the Indi-
annapolis Fair Association received
the following letter from Evans
vile, yesterday:
EvANsvILL., July IL, 1870.
GENTLEMEN: If nothing prevents
will be at your Fair September
$40, and will bring friends along.
Your list Of premiums is large
enough to attract large gathering
of people. We had over three
thousand present on the 4th in
stant, to witness "trials of speed,
blood and bottom OF American
trotters and pacers," for some
purses. We cleared between six
and seven hundred dollars, which
put our society out Of debt and
left a trifie in the treasury. We
went to rules, (American Turf
Congress) except as to weighing.
which was waived. We gave q
horse the heat who came out Sec
ond. and ruled one driver off the
track and distanced his horse, for
foul driving. He had the pole and
pulled out to the outside and ran
into a sulky, to keep from being
passed. The other case, the horse
trotted fair and square, and the
other gained by running, and when
he broke, was not brought TO his
gait quick enough, and was set
back double the distance he gained
which placed him second instead
Of first. l am doing all / can to
add to the respectability and NOR
ality of the turf. or to the trials of
speed Of American trotters and
PAGERS, believing the practical re-
suits of such trials to lead directly
to the improvement Of the equine
race, and thereby adding greatly
to tue nations wealth and strength
of defense. In my article to the
Turf, Field and Farm. last winter,
and during the pending of the
Congress, In New York. used this
paragraph II appreciate the
horse; the place he holds in the
nations defense, and recognize the
impol tant pars Of his worth, and
wish success to every effort put
forth to add to the respectability
and morality of the turf. or trials
of speed of trotters Col. Bruce.
the editor, went his whole length,
both from his generous nature and
love of the horse, as we'll as the
general encouragement be received
from all quarters, to arouse the
people TO the importance Of msk>
ing rules and regulations for the
trials of speed, which, if carried
out, would make our exhibitions in
that line on par with those OF
England, 80 far as good order and
responsibility are concerned. Col.
Bruce says in an article, "o5sceni
ty on the course is unpardonable."
If all the associations in the States
adopt the rules of the National
Turf Congress we will soon have
good order, fair dealing, square
trotting, good feeling, and plea
SAINT time generally at our annual
gatherings to witness the trials of
speed of Indiana's famous horses,
to say nothing about the great ex-
hibitions of mechanical and agri-
cultural products I think the re-
creation, pleasure, amusement and
satisfaction, to say nothing about
the instruction that q person ex-
periences in attending a first class
fair makes it the most agreeable,
most varied, most extensive and
cheapest amusement to be had in
the United States at the same price.
wish you success. and have no
doubt if the weather should be
favorable, the good people will roll
out by thousands and tens of thou
sands to greet your First Annual
Fair, Sept. $40, 1870.
YOdrs, truly,
Isaac KEEN