The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-09-28
THIRD ANIMAL
EXHIBITION!
OF THE
Carroll County Agricultural Society,

and everything that may be useful or con
yenient in the business of Agriculture or
Horticulture, or to be the product of either;
of all Articles and Implements of conve.
nience or use in domestic or social life, and
OF the products of art and skill; and for all
all such things of merit, although they NAV
not be specially enumerated in the Premium
Lists published and circulated by the So.
ciety, Premiums or Diplomas will be
awarded, and to this end "a Miscellaneous
Glass, No. 40, is provided, and Judges ap.
pointed. All articles and animals for ex.
hibtion must be properly cntere,, at the
Business Office of the Society. The Grounds
aud Buildings will be opened on Monday,
the I'd of October, to receive all articles
for exhibition, and trusty persons employ.
ed by the Society will assign them places
and guard the grounds. Articles shipped
beforehand will be properly cared for. No
entry for competition will be made after 10
o clock, A. NJ. of Tuesday, the Sd of Octo.
ber, except by special permission; nor can
anything entered be removed from the
grounds until the close of the Fair without
permission from the President. No Prem.
iUm will be awarded when the article or
animal is not worthy. Articles and Ami.
mails can only be entered to compete in one
class, and no one can have two premiums
awarded TO it except horses which take any
OF the regular premiums of the Society may
likewise compete in the Trials OF Speed.
llay, Straw and Water will be supplied,
free of charge, for all animals entered for
Premiums; aud Grain will be provided at
the lowest cost price for those who desire it
1t will be noticed thai the Society in Civ
ing premiums this wear have introduced
new feature not heretofore acted upon, and
which is to some extent different from the
policy pursued by other societies, to wit
The Offering OF various periodicals and re.
commenting their acceptance instead of
money, believing that the circulation and
reading of sound Agricultural journals, will
be more beneficial to the community, than
the mere distribution of few dollars and
cents among them each year through the
Society. While they urge all to accept
some one of the journals named, leave it TO
the successful exhibitors for the article or
articles on which they are awarded prem.
iums, TO say whether they will elect to tax.
such periodicals or the money, and give
them the further privilege to select from
among any of the papers or magazines
named, according TO price and amount of
premium awarded.
Liberal arrangements have been made
with the Western Maryland Railroad for
the Shipment of Goods intended Tor Exhi-
btion, and half fare tickets will be issued
at all Offices of the Road, with Conpons
attached admitting the holder to the Fair
Grounds.
One of the most interesting features of
the Fair will be Steam fhreShing Machine,
separator, and Clover Huler, exhibited by
Messrs. Harbert x Raymond, of Philadel.
pha, and which will be in working opera.
lon every day during the continuance OF
the Fair.
TheSociety have erectedan ample amount
Of stalls and shedding for stock, u suitable
building for the exhibition of such articles
as cannot be exposed 10 the weather. and
provided half mile track, Elliptical in
form, after diagram furnished by George
W. Wilkes, Esq, Editor of the 'Spirit Of
the Times" second to none in the country.
For further particulars. send to the Sec.
retary for a Premium List.
TRIALS OF SPEED.
A purse of S250.--Sl75 to the fastest
trotting Horse, Mare or Gelding, in Har.
ness; $50 to the second; S25 to the third
Mile heats, best 3 in 5. Open to the world.
No premium TO be paid to any horse not
making the heats in $50.
A purse of $500 for the fastest running
Horse. Mare or Gelding, under the Saddle.
Catch Riders, mile heats, best . in 8.
Open to the world A premium on this
race of 10 per cent Not less than four to
enter AID two 10 start.
For Horses owned in Carroll couu ty
prior to August lst, 1871:
No. 1.-For Horse that never beat z. so
purse Of Sl00. SIS to the fastest Trot.
ting Horse, Mare or Gelding, in Harness;
SIS to the second. No premium for less
time than $40.
No.2-For Horses that never beat min.
utes, purse Of S65. S 0 to the fastest
Trotung Horse, Mare or Gelding, in Har.
ness, and Sl5 to the second.
No. 3.-For Horses that never beat 8. 80,
purse of $40 $50 to the fastest trottine
Horse, Mare or Gelding, in harness, and
$40 to the second.
No. 4.-For Horses that never beat 3. so,
purse of $35. S25to tho fastest trotting
Horse, Mare. or Gelding, in harness, and
$40 to the second.
No. 5-A purse of $50 for a slow Mule
race, not less than four to start.
No. 6.-To the fastest Racxing Horse
Mare or Gclding, under Saddle, so; SIS to
the second.
No. TO the fastest Pacing Horse,
Mare or Gelding, under Saddle, so; So to
the second.
All trots to be mile heats, best in 5.
Running. Racking and Pacing to be mile
heats best = in 8.
In trials OF speed Except running race,
an entrance fee of 10 per cent. will be
charged, not less than 4 to enter and 2 to
start. Entrance TO be closed at II o'clock
NJ, Tuesday, October 3rd, the first day of
the Fair. Allentries to be kept secret until
after the hour named. Two trials of speed
to come off each day
The expected visit of President Grant
and Cabinet, and other distinguished per-
sonages, makes the Society anxious to have
the Fair success in every respect, and 10
that end they specially invite the people OF
the county to do their utmost to insure SO
desirable a result.
Gates will be open at 8 o'clock, A. NJ,
Of each day, and at that time every Officer
is expected to be at his post.
A Band of Music viii be present each
day.
Admttance SO Cents. Children over 10
years of age % Cents. Season Tickets
$l.00. Checks win be given at the Gate.
A charge of Sl.00 will be made at the time
of Entering the Articles, but Free Ticket,
good for the Fair, will be given to the Elk.
h,bitor.
No disorderly conduct of any kind, gam
bling, or the sale of spirituous liquors will
be permitted. The Sheriff of the County.
as Chief Marshal with an annie nutnher of