The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-09-26

. crowd Of spectatofs, b one which b
honestly contested and close, regard
less Of the speed. 8s
The ESQ trotting race was contested
by Towns Brown George. Gen. Butler
and Nelly Grsy, and won BY the for
mer Ia thFse straight heats. Best time,
3:Ol. The same horse won the three
minute race. defeating Wapsis. aHa
The big trotting rsce. for tho $50
purse, was left to Whalebane and
Brown George. The nrst heat was
won by George, aud both the second
and third. which were won by Whale
bone, were warmly contested; but after
this George worked badly and was
easily beaten. Best time, 2:42.
The running races were excellent.
Butchers Alice Ward, Billy Simpsons
Sythian, and Argo contested the mile
race, 8 IN 5. Tho former won three
straight heats. Best time, Lao.
The race of half mile heats, s In 8.
was . good one. Five horses contested,
but II IVES easily won by Scythian in
three straight heats, the last and best
heat being made In 40, or . the judges
afterward said 10 49, seconds.
Scythian, = Cedar county horse,
owned by VIM. Simpson, performed
right here almost unnoticed feat UNI
excelled in the whole annals Of racing.
The best time on record In = half mile
race is 40 seconds, made BY . horse
carrying twelve pounds less than did
Scythian In this race. Scythian is q
beautiful bright bay, only elk years
old. He Is by Imported Scythian
out Of Lexington mare. and promis-
es to become notable racer.
The horse department was we'll filled
having 1l9 entries Ia its several class
60. The drstt horses and practical
teams made . good show; and Afdrich's
ADsel and colts attracted much atten-
attention.
IN GENERAL,
in looking over the grounds, we saw
many things well worthy remark.
Valuable implements and farm ma
chinery were shown both by McNam.
ara 4 Casad and G.. d. Evans 4 Son.
of which the list Of awards IL proof.
ID. Schooley. Of Springdale, - usual
took all the premiums in vehicles
for which he entered. His carriages
and buggies are too we'll known to
need praise.
A Cedar c0u nty invention attracted
great atten ton from the farmers, and
We think It deserved it. It was the
Improved Broadcast Seeder with 8.
row Stakeholder Attachment" This
il farming machine just patented BY
s. b. Miller, Of Stanwood. and one
which IL destined to make itself better
known In the future. The name les-
cribes the machine, but it needs to be
seen to be appreciated. The patentee
took orders for 10 OF them ct the State
Fair alone, aud has obtained many
since. A mandatory will at once BE-
started at Stan wood.
The clothes washers, farm gates, ci.
der presses, and, as the sale bills say,
"other articles too numerous to men
tion," were all on hand.
The whole number Of entries In all
classes were 1927, which looms far up
above anything In the past.
Taken altogether, the Fair was essen
TALLY y success, aud the officers who
have labored so earnestly in its behalf
may we'll be encouraged. The wealth
er was very bad except upon the last
day, when good attendance was on
the ground. In spite, however, Of all
draw backs, none ywas received to pay
up everything satisfactorily, which
has already been done. leaving fair
start FOR next year-when, with favor.
able weather. every ono feels we are
going to have = Fair that will make
Rome howl"