The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-09-10
For the anderson Hatell'gencer'
Trottine and Flowing Matches at Agricui'
.sF, turaI Fairs.

tUrll TIuSs
Mn EDITOR: I find in the last August
number of the american Farmer not read,
probably, by one-tenth Of your subscribers,
but which should be read by every farmer and
planter, which they can we'll afford at the low
price of one dollar year) two articles headed,
the first, Agricultural Fairs, and Trottlng and
Flowing Matches" The second, "Agricultu-
raj Fairs" which many of your readers would
be pleased to see come out in your columns;
for there are a very many persons who do at
tend our Fairs, and many others that do not,
for the very reasons alluded to in those articles,
chat, with your correspondent, fully agree with
and subscribe to the appropriate and sensible
views therein set forth. We, MIR. Editor, have
no objections to horse racing or trottlng
matches on their proper, legitimate grounds
the turf, prepared expressly for such purposes
The writer is fond of interesting, we'll conduc-
ted horse racing, and has attended many races
and trotting matches on their own proper
tracks; but has never attended an Agricultural
Fair for the paramount purpose of seeing races
and trotting matches, which, probably, in this
our day, many do. We have always considered
such sport out of order, and an Infringement on
the legitimate business of Fair, according to
its original intentions-almost as much so as
gambling saloons Not so Of blowing matches
which are, or should be, one of if not the most
attractive exhibitions; yet how many farmers
attend them when compared to horse race or
trotting match? If gentlemen desire to have
and witness horse racing and trotting matches,
OR other sports, let them get up Jockey CLUBS
such as was in existence for many years at
Pendleton, composed of a high minded and
honorable union of gentlemen. l attended
their races before removing to this place, and
when was young man, from which you Will
conclude was long time ago; SO it was, but
enioyed the sport, and have continued to ENJOY
it in its proper place. can to-day trace OUT
the old "Cherry Track" in field now own.
There was another track near the Village.
Before the last Club dissolved, it literally do
mated its track and hall to the Farmers Socie-
ty, of which many of the Club were members,
and which enabled the Society, out of the old
material, with some additions to build one OF
the first farmers halls in the State, which hall
we now own, but almost nominally only. The
work and usefulness of the Society cannot be
compared with what it was when first became
o member, some thirty odd years since, and
mores the pity for our farming interests, and
we should be distressed to see our Anderson
Society pale as ours has done, not on account
of horse racing, trotting matches or gambling
saloons, but for the want of that spirit and
enterprise that first got up and kept up the
Society for many years. That noble spirit that
actuated our former members to work for the
good of others, and not altogether for self, IN
great degree forsook US when our low-country
friends broke up and returned to their former
homes. The Anderson Society has been we'll
gotten up and sustained, and we hope and trust
that no unpopular course or procedure will IN
apy degree tend to mar its popularity aud use
fulness. We have heard many complaints OF
the racing and trotting part of the programme
of cur otherwise we'll conducted Society.
We do not desire to dictate, but only to offer
the views set forth in the article referred to- as
we'll as our own, for the consideration of Others,
as much fprobably more) interested than our
selves.
- T1,.1J,J,x 1youef 90 1874