Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-21
THE COUNTY FAIR.


To-day the fourth annual fair of til
Shelby County Agricultural and Nc
chanical Association opened up in fin
style. The Directors have made ever
arrangement to receive visitors and ex
hibitor, and properly locate articles in
tended to be exhibited. Already tn
different halls are filing up, and tn
goods are being tastefully arranged 70
proper display The entries alread.
number nearly six hundred. The dis
play of stock will be most attractive
especially in horses, many of the fines
aud best blooded horses in the STATE
having arrived at the stables.
THE HORSE TRoTs.
To-day there WILDE match for horse,
owned in Shelby county that have
beaten three minutes in public. Best
two in three. Premium $3.50; 5000 to
first horse, aud $50 to second.
On Tuesday the match will be open to
all horses that have never beaten 1850.
Best three in five. Fastest trotting horse,
mare or gelding, premium $500; $500
to the first horse, $3.50 to the second,
and $50 TO the third. gTla1f
! On Wednesday there win be grand
match, mile heats, best three in FIVE,
open to the world, for the fastest trotting
horse, mare or gelding. Premium,
SlOOO-S700 to first horse, 5000 to sec
ond and 500 to third.
On Thursday the match will be mile
heats best three in five, for horses owned
in Shelby county, forAhe fastest trotting
horse, mare or gelding Premium, $500
$3.50 to first horse, 800 to second and
$50 to third.
On Friday the match will be mile
heats, open to the world. Premium,
s4OO-S25O to frst horse, 500 to second
and $50 to third.
On Saturday the match will be for the
fastest double team found in Shelby
county mile heats. One hundred dol
lars to first horse and $50 to second.
TUE JUDGES
will be Colonel John Donovan, Major
J. J. Busby, Major George Gibson, Pres
dent j. 6, Ballentine and Vice Presi-
dent Ensley.
Tomorrow a pigeon-shooting match
will take place for prize of breech-
loading shotgun valued at one hundred
and fifty dollars.
BABIES TO THE FRONT.
Saturday next les enfdnts terrible will
engage in gladiatorial contest for SUI
premacy. The prizes for the best girl
baby is three hundred dollar diamond
and ruby necklace, and for the best boy
baby solid silver cup valued at fifty
dollars. I'm the prize ring" boys seem
TO be at discount
On the same day the Association cash
of $4,000 will take place.
A large number OF the tickets have al
ready been sold. Buy ticket at once;
you may win the great ten thousand dol
lar premium.
CHRISTIANITY AND RESTAURANTS.
Booths have been erected on the
grounds by the managers of the Leath
Orphan Asylum, Central Baptist Church,
Church Home and Alabama Street Pres
by terrain Church. The object of these
movements is most charitable--to feed
the hungry and create o fund for the
benefit of the little orphans. Young
ladies will wait upon all visitors, and
spread before them the most delicious
things, edibles that would tempt the APP
petite of an anohorite. Trains will run
every hour over the Charleston railroad
to and from the Fair Grounds, commenc-
ing at nine o'clock a IN. and winding up
at six pm. The palace cars of the JEFF
ferson street railway. will make close
connections with each train atthe depot.