The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-09-21
THIRD ANIMAL
EXHIBITION!
OF THE
Carroll County Agricultural Society,

- MINISTER Mu., ON
Tuesday, Wednesday,, Taarsdoy and
Fridoy, October Sd, All, 5h and 9Th,
1871.
The Society invites the Exhibition ofany
and everything that may be useruJ or con
venient 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 IN crit, although they may
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 Miscellaneous
Glass, No. 40, is provided, and Judges ap.
| pointed All articles aud animals for ex.
hibition must be properly entered at the
Business Office ofthe Society. The Grounds
aud Buildings will be opened on Monday,
the I'd Of October, TO receive all articles
for exhibition, and trnsty 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 Cd of Octo-
Der, 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
Jun 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.
Hay, 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 that the Society in Civ
ing premiums this year have introduced "a
new feature not heretofore acted upon, aud
which is to some extent different from the
| policy pursued by other societies, to wit
The offering Of various periodicals and re-
commanding their acceptance instead of
money, believing that the circulation and
reading of sound Agricultural journals, will
be more beneficial tc the community, than
the mere distribution of u few dollars and
cents among them each year through the
Society, While they urge oil 10 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-
bition, aud half fare tickets will be issued
at all Offices OF the Road, with Coupons
attached admitting the holder to the Fair
Grounds.
One Of the most interesting features OF
the Fair will be Steam Threshing Machine,
Separator, and Clover Huler, exhibited by
Messrs. Harbert 4 Raymond, of Phiadel-
plia, and which will be in working opera.
lion every day during the continuance OF
the Fair.
TheSociety have erectedan ample amount
of stalls and shedding for stock, suitable
building for the exhibition of such articles
as cannot be exposed 10 the weather, and
provided half mile track, Elliptical in
form, after n diagram furnished by George
W. Wilkes, Esq, Editor of the Esprit OF
the Times, second to none in the country.
For further particulars, send to the See
rotary for Premium List.
TRIALS OF SPEED.
| purse Vi SsoU.--SllO 10 the fastest
troiting Horse, Mare or Gelding, in Har.
ness; $50 to the second; S25 to the third
Mile heats, best 8 in .. Open to the world.
No premium to be paid to any horse not
making the heats in $50.
purse of $500 for the fastest running
Horse. Mare or Gelding, under the Saddle
Catch Riders, mile heats, best in g..
Open to the world. A premium on this
race of Is per cent. Not less than four to
enter aad two to start.
For Horses owned in Carroll county
prior to August LIST, 1871:
No. For Horse that never beat .. so :,
purse of 800. $50 to the fastest Irot.
ting Horse, Mare or fielding, in Harness;
S25 to the second. No premium for less
time than $40.
No2-For Horses that neverbeat Q min.
utes, purse Of sos. 5 0 to the taste 81
Trotnng Horse, Mare or Gelding, in Har.
ness, aud SIS to the second
No. 3.--For Horses that never beat 3. 80.
a purse Of $40 $50 to the fastest trottiuc
Horse, Mare or Gelding, in harness, and
$40 to the second.
No. 4.-For Horses that never beat .. 80.
purse of S35. SIS to the fastest trottinc
Horse, Mare or Gelding, in harness, and
$40 to the second.
No. ga purse of $50 for slow Mule
race, not less than four to start.
No. 6.-To the fastest Hacking Horse
Mare or Gelding, under Saddle, $50; SIS to
the second.
No. TO the fastest Pacing Horse,
Mare or Gelding, under Saddle, $50; SIS to
the second.
All trots to be mile heats, best in 5.
Running. Racking and Pacing to be mile
heats best . in 3.
In trials OF speed (except running race, J
an entrance fee of 10 per cent. will be
charged, not less than 4 to enter aud . to
start. Eatrancc TO be closed at IL o. clock
NJ, Tuesday, October Ord, the first day oil
the Fair. All entries to be kept secret until
after the hour named. Two trials of speed
TO come of each day
The expected visit of President GRAFT
and Cabinet, and other distinguished per.
sonages, makes the Society anxious to have
the Fair success in every respect, and to
that end they specially invite the people OF
the county to do their utmost to insure so
desirable result.
Gates will be open at o'clock, A. NJ,
of each day, and at that time every Officer
is expected to be at his post.
| A Band Of Mssic will be present each
day.
| Abundance 80 Cents. Children over 10
years Of ago rs Cents. Season Tickets
$l.00. Checks will be given at the Gate.
A charge Of 100 will be made at the time
of Entering the Articles, but Free Ticket,
good for the Fair, will be given TO the Ex-
hihitor.
No disorderly conduct Of any kind, gam
bling, or tho sale Of spirituous liquors will
be permitted. yhe Sheriff Of the County.
as Chief Marshal, with an ample number Of
assistants, will be upon the grounds 10
preserve order.