The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-09-27
EIGHTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE
LINN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
ASSOCIATION.
FIRST DAY,

FIRST DAY.
The weather, which was unpropi-
tious yesterday, gave tokens of a fairer
sky to-day. The morning was foggy,
but by o'clock the sun shown out in
all it's resplendant beauty. AT an ear
ly hour hacks and every other manner
of vehicle began conveying persons
from town to the Fair Ground. AT 10
o'clock we visited the grounds and
found sparse crowd, but a hopeful
one, making preparations for those ex-
pected at q later hour. Restaurants,
refreshment stands, and every other
conceivable establishment for the ac-
comnodation of that portion of the
public who "spend their money free"
were in full blast in all respects except
so far as a paying number of guests
were concerned. But few articles were
yet entered at the pavilion. We found
but two ladies and the entry clerk at
that establishment and the place look
ed so intensely lonesome that we lin
stalls for stock, except fast horses, were
generally empty. Mr.. J. r. Ralston
of this county had lot of three-fourth
blood Angora goats, and Ar. Thos.
Butterfield & Son had a lot of pure
bloods, and second and third cross with
the common goat of the same animal.
These woody creatures were the main
attraction in the stock line aside from
the race horses.
at II P. N. according TO programme
the race of single dash of half mile
was run. Geo. Ross entered Hiram
Abiff years old; L. Cecil entered
Sleepy John years old an VIM. Gird
entered Plowboy. At the appointed
hour the horses were brought upon the
track. Cecil's horse Sleepy John, won
the inside track; Girds Plowboy second
and Ross Hiram Abiff was left the
outside. The horses had good start
and for the first quarter the race was
close. Upon entering the second quar-
ter Hiram took the lead and won the
race handsomely, time: 4S2 seconds;
Plowboy come in second. Time: 500
seconds.
At O'Clock P. NJ. the trotting race
of the day came off. This was for hor
ses that never beat 3 minutes, in 8
heats, 8 to enter and 2 to go, purse
$500; first premium 500; second pre-
MUM, 500; Paul, jr." was entered
by Jimmy Bates; Welch entered $40.
Teal,n and John Crawford entered
candy" "Paul Jr." and "Jo. Teap'
were the only horses that appeared,
and at the proper time they were let
go. '-Jo. Teal' took the lead at the
start and kept it to the out come, dis
tancing his competitor and preeiuding
the necessity of second heat.
This ended the races of the day, and
the crowd that had gathered about the
stand began to disperse, some return
ing to town, while others repaired to
their tents and places of business on
the ground. The crowd to-day was
equal to that of the first day of the Fair
last year, and those who assume to be
good guessers say the rushing multi
tude may be expected tomorrow.
SECOND DAY.
The ground presents much liyelier
appearance this morning than it did
yesterday. Large accessions have ar
rived and new corners are increasing
in number continually. Everywhere
may be seen busy preparations for the
exhibition which now promises to be a
success. Entry clerks, committees,
and officers are busy at work in their
various departments, while exhibitors
rush about in fever of excitement,
each seeming to believe his chances
best for premium. The crowd which
yesterday had the appearance of a
mining camp in '49, being composed
entirely of the whiskered lords of crea-
tion, has assumed more civilized as
pect in the accessions it has received
from the fairsr portion of our popula-
ton Stately matrons with their
promising progeny prattling around
them may be seen moving from one
place Of interest to another, answering
the thousand questions propounded by
the juvenile throng. Maidens still in
in their teens, by the score; some with
their beaus and others in bevies-or
alone, GO fitting about like angels
minus the wiags-while focks of little
ten year-olds with short dress and
pantlet keep the air vocal with their
chatter and laugh, altogether making
the Fair Ground at this hour-l0, A. N.
attractive to all save perhaps here
and there chronic old bachelor. The
number of small shows and other
catch-penny establishments is still on
the increase, and the usual crowd OF
sight-loving people are rushing in to
see the great national curiosity so
loudly proclaimed by brawlers, whose
profession is to shock sensitive nerves
by screaming out fright this way, Ia
dies and gentlemen" in voice which
would do credit to castigated canine.
The hour of IL o. o'clock, A. NJ to-day
was the time announced in the pro-
gramme for the delivery of the Open
ing Address, by NJ. C. George, ESQ.,
Owing to the fact that thee rowd is still
comparatively small and that it is like
1y to be much larger, the address has
been postponed until O'Clock to-fnor-
row, and the Agricultural Address
ruhich was announced for IL O'Clock