Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-27
SHELBY COUNTY FAIR.
Pine Weather, GOOd Attendance, and
Everybody Happy-Seligman
Winner OF the Double
Team Purse.
LeWls's byron" the Victor in the Sec
end Mateh--AWards Of Premiums
LsWrence's COtt0n-Pieking Ma
chine Ruled Out.
Mondays PrOgramme-SeTenE Entries for
the Peabody Hotel Premium-The
Distribution 70 Come or Tuesday.

I
! The attendance At the Fair yesterday
was not SO large as on the two previous
days, still there were upward Of two
thousand persons present, all Of whom
seemed to enjoy themselves highly. A
large portion were ladies, and the coun-
try districts surrounding Memphis were
we'll represented. The weather was all
that could be desired sunshiny and
pleasant. During the afternoon, espe-
cially, the halls and Grand stand pre-
sented busy aspest
TIE DoUBLE-TEA0f TRoT.
The trotting match for the fastest
| double-team owned in Shelby county,
| mile heats, for a purse Of one hundred
| dollars, came off at half-past one o'clock
4 In the afternoon. There were three en-
| tries as follows: II. Brothers., A. A.
| Rogersis and Joe Seligman's.
/ First Hedt.-In the first heat Brothers
/ took the lead followed by Seligman
I with Rogers in the rear. At the first turn
/ Seligman's team took the lead, kept it
sll round and won the heat by half a
| dozen lengths, Brothers second and
| Rogers distanced. Time, 3 3.041
Second Hedt.-In the second heat
Seligman's team had it all his own way
all round, and won heat and trot easily.
Time, 2:56.
Summary. - Memphis Agricultural
Society, Saturday, October 26, 1872.
Trotting match for double teams owned
in Shelby county; mile heats, purse
one hundred and fifty dollars; one hun
dred dollars to first and fifty dollars to
second horse.
Joe Seligman entry.............. ............I l
h Brothers entry.
A. 4. Rogers entry
Time, 1895 256.
SECOND MATCH.
The second match was for a purse of
| four hundred dollars, mile heats, open
! to the world; two hundred and fifty dol
| lars to first, one hundred dollars To Sec
ond, and fifty dollars to third. The fol-
| lowing horses were entered and started:
J. Seligman's ''WagOner," A. Lewis's
byron" w. w. Abbottis "Jack,n J.
P. ROach's "Pat Ring" and NJ. COlyin's
''BOb Hunter"
First Hedt.-After a couple of false
starts the horses got away pretty well
together, with Byron in the lead, Wag-
oner second, Ring third and the Others
not placed. Ring passed Wagner at
the half-mile pole, and entered the
homs-stretch close TO Byron's wheel.
A fine trot ensued, and Byron barely
won by head, Ring second, Jack third,
Wagner fourth and Bob Hunter last.
Time, 2:34t.
Second Hedt.-Byron was now the
favorite at odds, and in this heat he had
everything his own way, winning
easily, with half a dozen lengths to
spare, Jack second, Ring third, Hunter
fourth and Wagner in the rear. Time,
2:S6.
SiimBaary.-Same Day Trotting
match for 8 purse Of four hundred dol
lars, mile heats; open 10 the world; two
hundred ard fifty dollars TO first horse,
one hundred dollars to second horse and
fifty dollars to third horse.
A. Lewis enters Byron. ...l
j. Saligman enters Wagner..............- ....-4
~. W. Abbot enters Jack -... ...----......-.-S =
T. 2. Roach enters Pat g.-...--.-....... .-. 3
NJ Calvin enters Bob Hunter. ...--.-..--.--.....5
IIme-2.3its ; 2.6.
This closed the proceedings of the day,
and the majority of visitors came into
town by the excursion train on the Mem
phis and Charleston railroad, arriving
home at five o'clock in the evening.
SIXTH DAY.
ARRNA-C. II. BRACKET, sUPERIN-
TENDENT.
The stallion and mare rings for
'sHonses of Al, WOrkn are deferred un-
til Monday.
In the gelding ring for Horses Of Ali
Work" the following awards were
made:
Gelding three years old and over
Premium, twenty-five dollars; six en-
tries; Hall & Co., premium; James Cam
ron, certificate.
Gelding one year old and under two
Premium, ten dollars; w. B. William
son, premium.
Gefdings-SweepstalZes for all ages
Premium, silver cup; four entries; Hall
& Co., premium; w. b. Williamson,
certificate.
Best Setter-H o. Williams, pre-
Best Pointer-G. F. Farrow, pre-
MUM.
Best Black and Tan-Four entries;
c. II. II. Broom, premium; Gothelf
Miller, certificate.
Bull Terrier. G. Ballentine, pre-
MUM.
Scotch Terrier-James Cowan, pre-
MUM.
FLOWING MATCH.
Best plowman of any race-Premium
FIRST class silver timekeeper; twenty-one
entries; James RenfrOe (colored) pre-
MUM.
DEPARTMENT "A-n
Best one bushel Irish pOtatoes-Pre-
MUM, five dollars; three entries; John
Morrison, premium; Mrs. Eli Rayner,
certificate.
Best one bushel sweet potatOes-Pre-
MUM, five dollars; three entries; J. NJ.
Cox, premium; Z. s Elan, certificate.
Best display Of garden vegetable, not
less than twelve varieties, by one person
Premium, silver medal and forty dol
lars; three entries; William and J. p.
Walker, premium; II. b. Cooper, GER
tifcate.
Best starch, not less than ten pounds,
home e-made-Premium, silver butter
knife; Mrs. 5. Mc(5owsn, premium.
Mr.. W. /. Carlton. Sardis, Mississippi,
deserves mention for showing the best
yield OF Indian corn.
Thomas ii. Allen had on exhibition q
sweet potato weighing fourteen pounds
aud three-quarters, which he recon-
mends worthy Of notice.