The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-10-01
Premiums Awarded at the
Twenty-Fifth Annual Fair
of kenosha County
Agricultural So
ciety.

The Kenosha County Agricultural
Society held the Annual Fair of the So
ciety on the Driving PARK of Mr.. A. P.
Read, near the City of Kenosha, on the
10Th, 10th and l7th days of September,
1874 The FIRST Cay was beautiful and
the entries large in comparison to former
years. The heavy rain of the day before
was somewhat 'dlscouraging to the sue
cess Of the fair, but the weather through
first and second days was propitious.
Exhibitors and visitors came in rapidly
and notwithstanding the heavy roads
q crowd of people was in attendance on
the second day. llhewho number of
entries was 9S4 being more than three
times that of some years heretofore.
In class No. 2 the Dumber of entries was
not large only those who intended to
exhibit for premium entered their
horse Lr team for exhibition. As the
Society at their quarterly meeting in
June voted thar all teams entering the
FAIR grounds TO pay an entrance fee
Whether competitors or not, and in con-
s. querce the entries for competition
Were but about 40. The third day morn
ing wa. more unfavorable being some
what rainy, bat soon cleared away anG
visitors and members rapidly arriving
the crowd exceeded the second day,
some estimated the crowd lat 5000. Ev-
erythiDg in the way of exhibition passed
off smoothly, no unpleasant feelings
were manifested. ell were satisfied with
our Fair. It proved success in every
particular: aud one thing was gratifying
to all in attendance. No intoX eating
drink could be had on the ground, and
III consequence no drunkenness was SEN
No accident occurred, and everything
passed off pleasantly, and the general
remark was that it was splendid. The
friends of the Society are invited as well
as requested to Immediately commence
to prepare their articles for exhibition
at the next annual Fair. Dc net let the
next fair fail in consequence of apathy,
you who have not had experience in ex-
hlbiting at the fair years befGe now
take hold with those who have aad more
than double our show another wear.
II there is any blame on any, it must
be on those judges who were appointed
10 act that they were not more prompt:
some OF the appointed ones were ON the
gr"und and refused 80 act. We hope
that at our next Fair all will take hold
In the several departments and examine
thoroughly and make up their award on
merit We find that some of the commit
tee did not report on articles where there
was but a single entry or no competi-
ton. This for this year must be over
looked, some Of the judges were mex
perieL cedln that business, but done well
as far as they judged on articles in COM
petition.
The judges in division A and B, Glass
report IA entries Messrs. G. G. Parks
& Co., of Waukegan, exhibited Az m
ported Clydesdale stallion, fine animal.
Committee consider him worthy a pre-
MUM but not being entered in either di~
vision OF this class We cannot award one,
but recommend discretionary one. Mr..
Richard Richards, of Racine county, had
Oh exhibition his stallion Sweigert-one
OF the best stock animals in the country
and z of his colts and recommend that
farmers and horse men examine this stock
and breed Of horses. J. FL. and John
Kearnes exhibited t-.eir two Norman
horses which are too we'll known in this
county to need any praise from us as they
are among the firstscass Of Stock Horses
n the west.
Yonr committee award
To Richard Richards, of Racine
County,fo best Roadster Stallion
the 1st premium of S12 DOL
ToJ. E. Bush, of Racine Co. the I'd 6 COL
To j. Fl. & John Kearnes for best
stallion Of all work tie 1st pre-
MUM 70 DOL
To j. Fl. & John Kearnes the Cd 6 DOL
To Richard Richards Tor best 3
year old stallion of all work the
1st premium of 8 COL
To Richard Richards for best 2
year old do do 5 500
To Peter Bushnell, of Somers, the % COL
Signed j. w. RHODES, Chm.
CLASS 2--CARRIAGE AND DRAFT HORSES.