The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-10-09

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land Dennis & Bush's LIE Bolt, Henry
tCohler's Harrison and DR.. J. W.
Groat's Fremont responded. Ere
mont won the pole, Harrison second
and LIE Bolt third.
FIRST HEAr.-After several times
failing to score the horses were sent
off, Fremont in the lead but break
ing badly. He, however, maintained
the lead to the close, lie Bolt second,
Harrison third,
SECOND HEAT was repetition of
the first, but was given to LIE Bolt
because of Fremont's running.
Third and Fourth heats were tax
en- by LIE Bolt, who was given the
first and Fremont the second money.
The Grand Cavalcade of Premium
Stock which took place just after
the trotting race, was one of which
the society should well be proud,
embracing as it did many of the
very finest animals to be found in
any district.
RUNNING RACE.
Promptly at 2 o'clock Nellie Bush,
Utica and Bonnie Scotland were
brought out, and at the word go went
flying over the course, Nellie in the
lead, with Bonnie Scotland second
till after passing the half mile post,
when Utica pressed to second, in
which order the horses crossed the
score. Time :538.
The second and third heats were
similarly concluded, Nellie taking
first, Utica second and Bonnie Scot
land third money. Time l 80 and
1:513.
TRoTTING.
At the bell call, Ida W., Sunrise,
Bassett, Dick Hervey and Flora re-
ported at the stand and after several
Intellectual attempts to get of, were
given the word go, with a somewhat
struggling start, Dick Hervey lead
ing. Bassett pressed him close at
half-mile. Ida W. captured second
place after passing the three e-quarter,
but breaking up Basset recSptured
the place. Sunrise broke very badly
during the entire heat and came in
fifth. Time 1858.
In the second heat the horses got
off in a rather struggling shape again,
and some of the drivers falling to
catch the word, the result was not
quite satisfactory. Hervey lead to
the close. Sunrise behaved finely
and came in second, with Bassett,
Flora and Ida W., following. Time
1852.
Third heat opened much like the
others, with Dick Harvey leading;
Sunrise broke badly before the first
quarter, and fell 10 the rear, but re-
covering his feet made noble effort
to get to the front, and the scene on
the home stretch was very exciting,
Hervey being pressed very closely
by Bassett and Bassett equally hard
pressed by Sunrise. When they
crossed the score there was scarce
half length difference between the
three. Time 2:5O2.
Dick Hervey is a fine trotter, in
admirable training, and capable we
think Of much better time than he
made.
Thus closed the races of the week. |
The results were generally satisfac-
tory, although in special cases there |
was considerable complaint.
THE STOCK DEPARTMENT,
like most others, presented a splen-
did shoWing-probably more so in
quantity, on the average, than nu-
merically-though the number of an
imsls may be reported as good. In
horses, fine servicesble brutes for |
farm purposes were of course the |
largest represented, the show of year
ling colts and entire horses being |
particularly good, our surprise being, |
in the latter class, how the judges |
were enabled to draw their line of |
preterence-but they did so, and we
believe with the completest satisfac- |
tion. In cows the Durham made q |
nice showing-the Devons not being
very largely represented-but when |
we come down to valuable farm stock !
the deficiency of pure blood breeds
was amply compensated for by a |
class of animals---young and matured
alike valuable and profitable in a |
degree to the agricultural resources
of this section. We we're particular |
ly struck with two very fine bulls, one
a short-horn and another q roam
both noble creatures and well worthy |
the distinction of the red ticket each |
bore away on its horns. OF sheep
there were over twenty pens-but of
the finest qualities of sheep and
lambs we can only recommend some
six pens as specially mentionable.
The cross with the southdowns we're
very fine, though northdowns
were scarce-the cotswold being
only sparingly represented
On the whole, however, for the
season, considering the defcientcy
of pasture, consequent upon the re
cent comparative drought, there was
no reason to complain, and farmers
generally appeared very much pleas
ed with the exhibit. There were
hogs in abundance, and for the most
part such an excellent breed that af-
forded unmistakable evidence of how
Sandusky county farmers appreciate
choice pork and plenty of it. The
Suffolk and grass breed were very
choice, while the Poland chinas, by
their piabald color afforded a pleas
ing contrast with a purity of breed
well meriting the honors conferred
upon them. A very fine Grass boar
and Suffolk SOW, together, were ex-
tensively admired,as also remarka-
bic good brood of SOW and pigs in a
pen adjoining-the latter presenting
the most profitable build of animals
we ever remember of seeing. The
Jacks, (which we had almost forgot
ten to refer tO) were well represent
ed, and especially fine, a card in
them to the public, pretty