Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-10-15
THE B0sO0BEL FAIR.
Large Crowd OF Visitors and . Successful
Exhibition.


society in Boscobel, Wednesday
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 2, 8 and o
At great cost of money and time the
Association had provided beautiful
ground with buildings, booths. stalls
etc., sufficient, as was supposed, for all
purposes, and which were deemed
OF sufficient dimensions to accommo
date all who would be in attendance.
However, the favorable locality and
beautiful October weather brought
forth a crowd of exhibitors that soon
tiled every available space. At best
the movement was an experiment, the
officers inexperienced; judges chosen
promiscuously from the masses; the
Regulations but imperfectly understood
by the committees or the people,
yet all who were there join in pro.
nouncing the entire Fair a most Won
derful success. The buildings, track,
etc., were in fine order, the track es
pecially attracting the wonder and ad-
miration OF all who saw it. Being of
the latest improved style, and graded
with that precision and exactness that
at once won for itself the merit of be
ing the best half mile track in Wiscon-
sin. Horsemen, with years of expert
ence in the business, and who had
driven over the noted tracks of the
West, pronounce it perfection.
The Fine Art Hall being found too
small for the purpose for which it was
designed, additional provisions had to
be made for exhibitors of goods, and
shed running the entire length OF
the west side of the building was
erected, wherein entries of stoves,
hardware, shelf goods, vegetables,
grain, fruits, ETC.: were displayed. In
the Art Hall were arranged many
hundred articles of usefulness, besides
the numberless ornamental and in
structive articles. The case of ancient
and foreign coin displayed by Mrs.
Pauline Kronshage attracted more
visitors than any other entry in the
building. There was collected coins
of gold, silver and copper, dating from
the year 9, A. D., to l847. The gen
eral display in the building was the
best ever made in the county.
The exhibit of stock was excellent
and commanded great praise. The
fine herds shown by Thos. Tormey
and j. T. Howdle were the centre of
attraction to farmers and other ad-
mirers. The exhibition of horses was
indeed fine and those that carried off
red ribbons were noble specimens of
their kind. In sheep, all who have
attended the various Fairs, proclaim
there was the best display ever made
in the county. In the Hog depart
ment the Berkshire predominated, al
though the Poland China, Essex and
Maltese were we'll represented. The
Poultry department had large num-
Der of entries. The vegetable king.
dom was also well represented, and
the variety of articles and their splend-
id appearance attracted universal at
tention; while the fruit department,
other than apples, had few entries
The showing of apples made by J. r.
Hurlburt Of Crawford county, would
compare favorably with those on ex
hibition at the State Fairs-in fact,
Crawford county took away the pre-
MUM at Milwaukee this year. A
large and beautiful display of wheat,
oats, corn and other grain greeted the
vision of visitors.
The crowd of people in attendance
each successive day spoke volumes of
praise for the Association, and was a
sure indication that the work of the
Society was we'll received by an APP
preciative multitude. Usually the at
tendance at county and local Fairs is
very mesgre, and of late years it has
become the rule to throw open the
gates on tie 6rst day. There, howev-
ever, things were different. 1t was
manifest on the morning of Wednes :.
day that rush would be made for the
grounds and the ticket Office was
opened, the receipts showing that
about 1900 people were there. The
second day the attendance was doubl
ed, aud on the third day not less than
5000 people were on the ground. OF
course, the races were the attraction
OF the Fair. and the Society had am
{ ply provided for splendid entertain
ment. Horses of well known turf
ability were there which added large
Iy TO the interest. The following is
the programme for the several days.
FIRST DAY
Entries of stock and articles for exhibition
AT 2 o'clock NJ. the race for horses that
had never trotted COR money (best two in
: shree) was announced, with the following
SUMMARY:
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Time-3:l?1s; socs4; SoOs:
Between the heats Of this race trot for ;
side purse. best two in three, was made be
tween the Pascoe colt and Mollie 0'Neil, anC
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