The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-10-01
THE FAIR.
Nag Crowd fn Attendance Yesterday
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Nag Crowd I'm Attendance Yesterday
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The sixth Fair at Somerset, and the
second day, Is crowned with good re
suits. The weather il not as propitiou:
as could be desired, but not less thar
1900 to 2000 persons we're in attendance
on Thursday.
The display in Floral Hall is gaudy
and brilliant, and excels, if possible, any
preceding year The Hall is enlarged
one-third to make room for the growth
of the display, which in beauty, il moi
in extent, rivals the last State Fair al
Columbus. While it affords us pride
and pleasure to say thus much of Floral
Hall, we gaze in wonder at the display
of vegetables, including apples, grapes,
beans, pumpkins, corn, potatoes, and the
exuberant show Of canned fruits, jellies,
Al i hundred other articles equal to the
best, and in many respects superior to
the giant exhibition at Columbus in
1873.
Nichols j. there with harness, Mohler
with furniture, Mrs. Doubleday with a
score of entries. and half a hundred 9th
er enterprising patrons Of the Fair with
articles too numerous TO mention, and
which must be seen to form any concep-
tiOn of their merits or their effects upon
the delighted beholder.
There are fifteen pens of sheep, and as
many of cattle, and double as many
stalls of horses and hogs.
The oldest and most careful breeders
of these varieties of animals we're there,
and it is pleasing to note while some of
the most eminent of these like Trout of
Hopewell, and Leroy Robinson Of Mus
kingum, took no premiums, these gen.
tlemen feel self assured that for Delaine
woods and fabrics, they have the sheep
that must yield the fleece for the Amer
lean factories, while for coarser cloths,
California is furnishing the market.
Mr.. Robinson could not compete because
of non-residence in the county, ,..and there
are no finer sheep than his or Trout's for
Delaine cloths.
Woodcock's corn crusher is fine,
strong and useful article for the feeder
of stock, and will save its cost each year
on every 100 acre farm in Perry county.
II il made in New Lexington.
The Studebaker wagon, sold by Koch
ensperger Of Thornville, is a strong,
well-made vehicle.
There are fourteen coops of chickens,
two of turkeys, one of pigeons, twos Of
ducks. and, most curious of all, one of
white rabbits.
There is a hay loader on exhibition
which gathers the hay from the ground
and rolls it up by an endless chain on
to the wagon. See John Yost, agent for
Perry county.
Grimm & CALM surpass themselves,
and everything ever exhibited in Perry
county, in the line of buggies, both
single and double-seated Phaetons of the
latest styles, and most perfect beauty of
finish and proportion.
THE RACES
were fully equal, il not superior, to any
hitherto witnessed on our Fair Ground
track. The first was 4 trot between J.
NJ Browns bay mare and Samuel
Ream's bay horse The first heat was
won by Ream's horse, half mile, in 1:30.
Brown then took the lines. and his
mare won the next two heats in nearly
the same time, the last witnessing a
neck -and-neck tug for the victory, which
was duly won by the bay mare.
The Pacing race took place next; only
two entries-the Matthew Clayton horse
winning in two straight heats, but in
both was closely pressed by liutle bay
of good pluck and bottom.
The trot of three-year olds between
st. Joseph's light bay, Barney Mech
Iing's bay, Peter Meetings. dark sorrel,
and Browns dark bay, was tedious and
exciting. Brown won the first and sec
ond heats, and it became the duty of ST.
Joseph's light bay to break the heat,
which she did handsomely, by honest,
square trotting, and this she repeated to
the end OF the fifth mile, barely shutting
out Browns noble dark filly by neck's
length.
The next race was for the purse offer
ed to the slowest horse. This purse was
contended for by Master Rizzio Kagay's
old horse Reuben, hnd Frank Gaines
old mare Susan, who carried the owner
of Reuben, while Reuben carried the
owner of Susan, as fast as two horses
thirty years old, urged by youthful heels
and whip would permit. This race was
won by Rueben, who either proved hini-
self to be the slowest horse, or else that
his rider was least expert in the use Of
the spur and whip. This race was
cheered most heartily, and a more jolly
audience never witnessed race more ri
diculous.
The one mile race between Crossen 5
bay and Nixon's brown horses, was good
to behold. Crossen's horse led hand
somely the first half mile, and the Two
hugged neck-and neck for the next quar-
ter, but on the home.stretch the bay was
forced to yield the first premium to the
brown. For half mile dash, it is sup
posed that the Crossen horse might win
but for longer distance the Nixon horse
has more than once proved his bottom
The Fair was favored with excellent
music by the Junction City and Somer
set brass bands.