Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-09-20
Berkeley County Agricultural Fair.

tory of that county, which will hereaf-
ter lead to most important and benefi-
results, and we congratulate the mana
gers and all connected herewith upon
their triumphant achievement. Every
thing upon exhibition was OF a h'gh
order and speaks in the highest terms
for the products of the County OF berk-
cley and adjoining counties 1t was
attended by thousands OF persons from
all sections. Pennsylvania poured into
the county her thousands of respectable
farmers and mechanics single tram
by the Martiusburg and Potomac l'al-
road at one time, having brought TWEEN
,vse,ep hundred visitors. The receipts
of the Fair amounted to nearly eiSht
Thousand dollars. We are indebted 10
the Martinsburg Mdrpe"dem Tor The
following extracts =
Tbe first DAYS exercises opened with
. Tournament. The first prlze,a riding
s,Jdlc was won by VIM. Lcwis,of JEFF
rrson; the Sccond-a riding Bride
was taken to Frederick county by John
NJ. Silver.and the third-a pair of spurs
was kept in Berkeley by {. Tablcr.
A trotting race was made up between
sorrel horse, Harry Patterson, and
Gray Sam, two best in three. Harry
=. won in three strait heats; time 300.
The days exercise closed with run
nine race. w. F. Cunningham entered
bav maze; G. Keefer, bay mare and John
Leoc dunn mare. Dun mare won first
heat, Keefer mare second and third, III
very close contest.
The time track was in splendid con
ton, and the 2:40 trot between Lady
Alice" 'IIarry I" and Gray Sam,
was as pretty and exciting trot rs we
have seen in a long time. The horses
seemed well matched as to speed, and
the contest was closely ard exciting.
Lady Alice won the fiready money;
Harry Z. the second, and Gray Sam
the third. Time 2.52.
The Trotting race for $40, open to
horses under five years old, which had
been kept in tho county for three
months previous to the Fair, was aspir-
tied contest, there were three entries, L.
Strausner's nelly Black, {. kceiers
bay billy" aud G. Rupert's Lady
Acnes." Bay Billy was withdrawn
after the first heat, and the contest was
between Nellie Black and Lady Agnes,
and won by Nellie Black.
The sack race was an amusing affair
Six bows encased in wool sacks, started
in the race, and such tumbling and roll
inc over is rarely seen outside circus
rino The race was won by VIM. Sny
der in three strait heats.
At the close of the address, the trot
TING race for county horses-purse $l2l
was called, there were three entries
Honest Buck" "Bay Charley and
Mavor SHUTS horse. The race was won
in three straight heats by Honest Buck.
The mule race followed. There Were
seven entries and the contest was splr-
lied. and afforded fund Of amusement,
rs did also the sack race, which was re-
pcated from the day before.
The running purse was contested Tor
by "Irish Girl, J. Crones soTel mare
AMI c. Kccttr's bay mare, and won by
Irish Girl
Among the noticeable stock on cXhl
bition are the Durhams Of DIR, |. ,
Tanner. of Shepherdstown, &. }. Faux
ucr. VIM Kimcr, Jacob Miller, Capt
IL. Riggs, Mrs. NJ. J. Peters and W: )
Cunningham, and the DcvOns OF DIR
Tanner. VI. Grady and others as well aF
the Attorneys of &. i. llarIand' VIM
SNYDER and George f. Showers, the lat
ter find herds. and the Ayrshircs OF g.
Is. Harlan. Though not large the dis,
play was more creditablc to the sevcra
stock raiscrS
The ladies' department is admitted
on all sides to have been the most at
tractivc feature of exhibition. The dis
play of ncedlework, flowers, DC, did
credit to the ladies who sought to make
the fair success We have not time
or space for the many articles OF Wo-
mans handiwork-th many beautiful
bouquets, moss ornaments, &c, arrang-
ed by fair hands-and last but not least,
the many evidences of Il proficiency in
the department of the cuisine, OF which
we made memorandum, but we cannot
notice all, and to name few would APP
pear invidious, so we will cndeavor to
retain the good opinion held of us by
all the ladies, and will therefore ''keep
mum.
The turnout of the fairer portion OF
creation exceed chr most sanguine OK
rectations. Young and old were there
some dressed in magnificent MORE
antiques and some i'll four-penny calico;
some were pretty and some were not,
though we think that the prcponder-
ance was greatly in favor of the former.
Indeed, we thing the States represented
might contend for the first premium
with big show of success-cstimate
the various attractions, viz: physical
beauty domestic qualifications and
solid charms.
The afternoon exercises were opened
with the exhibition of thoroughbred
horses and roadstcrs in harness.
At about three o'clock in the after
noon the exercises on the trotting track
commenced with pacing race be
tween Polly Ann, Billy French and
Captain Jack. A fourth horse by the
name of George Washington was en-