River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-03
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some Devon cows that were hard 10
beat. The hornless bull or Luke Pom
eroy drew general observation, and what
the creature lacked in horny attributes
he made good in beauty and symmetry
of body. A. G. Hotchkiss' pair of work
ing oxen deserve moro than passing
notice.
The different breeds Of sheep and
lambs were especially well represented,
and the exhibition of hogs was the
largest and best we have seen in the
northwest. The mammoth boar entered
by G. II. Lewis was something smaller
than yoke Of oxen and something
60, han a hog. ::
display of farm and dairy pro-
ducts was excellent. The Junction
Mills exhibited some spring fife wheai
which cleaned and smutted, tested 641
pounds,-Spaulding had the largest
variety Of wheat including Red winter
tested 624, Fife tested 62i, Rio Grande
63, and Odessa 63l. Mr.. Spsulding
had also some oats on exhibition weigh
ing AZ pounds TO the bushel, which With
the Buckeye, Peerless, Dover, aaa Ear
ly Rose Potatoes, and Dstton Deaf
Corn, made splcndid showing - the
products Of one farm. There were but
little fruit and garden products on ex-
hibltion. An immense variety of plants
and flowers exhibited by Simon Hunt
occupied prominent place in Florsl
Hall, aud Mrs. Mary Pratt had some
tastefully arranged boquets. The fne
arts were exceedingly we'll represented.
The collection of paintings and crayon
sketches by Miss Coe, deserved especial
mention being much finer than the
pictures exhibited by most Artists.
The display Of patch aud needle-work
was large and exhausting, and so de-
serving seemed the merits Of each as
to render it difficult to select any for
premium.
The Miniature Trout Pond BY Lev
ings Brothers was the center of attrac-
lion, and the little speckled beauties
seemed to enjoy the Fair as mnch as the
bigger fishes.
4 The races commenced at 2 in the
afternoon. The first was a running race
open to all horses for purse of $40.
Pete Lewis enters Spotted Mike, Rus.
Grizzly enters Dolley Warden: Mat:
Gallery enters Lady Franklin, Robert
johnson enters Gypsy. Spotted
Mike was the universal favorite and but
few bets could be taken against him.
Gypsy drew the pole with Dolley
Warden second, Spotted hike third
and Lady FrakIin on the outside.
The first heat was closely contested be-
tween Spotted Mike and Lady
Franklin, "Mike" coming in length
ahead in 1850; Dolly Warden Sd;
"Gipsy" distanced and withdrawn. The
second heat was also won by "Mike" in
2:O7; with the "Dolly" I'd; Lady
Franklin 3D.. The third heat was tax
en- by the "Dolly" in 2:O3; with Lady
franklin I'd and "Mike" Sd. At the
conclusion Of this heat ankles" rider
was ruled from the course and Lewis
then withdrew the horse, leaving the
field to Dolly Warden aud Lady Frank
lin. 4th heat taken by dolly in 2:O4;
9th heat and race was given to dolly"
time 2:15.
The next race was for trotting horses
that had never beaten three minutes
for purse of one hundred dollars.
Frank Gridley enters bl. s. Gen.
Mcclellan, w. f. Gross enters b. g.
Bird Catcher, Pennington enters 8. q
Vibrator. Bird Catcher was entered
and trottcd under protest. Oross's
horse drew the pole with Vibrator az
and the General the outside. The nrss
heat was won by Bird Catcher in 2:54
with Nc. second and Vibrator third.
The General camo 10 an easy winner
in three subsequent heats, time 2:55--
1852 and 2:5l second money was award
ed TO Bird Catcher. The attendance
an tha ranas .v,e anita Iaro,a .nd oocaiI