Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-09
The County Fair.

The Grant County Agricultural
Society held it's twentieth annual
exhibition and fair on Thursday and
Friday of last week The exhibi-
tions in the several stock, mechani-
cal and produce departments were
good in quality, but deficient in
variety and quantity. In fact the
showing was not creditable one at
a county fair which should represent
the products of the farms and work
shops in an area of thirteen hundred
square miles. But there were good
reasons for slight exhibition in
these departments. The threatened
storm of Wednesday and the almost
continuous rains of Thursday were
sufficient to prevent. on the one hand
q very large entry of stock and
materials, and on the other a great
number of visitors. The last day of
the fair opened bright and beautiful
and crowds came to witness the
races, comforted. In the department
of horses there was fair showing,
especially in the clas9 in which were
entered common stock. The blooded
stock entries were few. The cattle
department showed q better exhibi.
ton, the heards of Hymer, Tormey
and Preston carrying the honors.
Generally speaking, Rhodes, of Cin~
cinnati and Dubuque, took all the
premiums for exhibit of fine wool
sheep. Messrs. Bingham, OF Bloom
ington, and Moore, of Lancaster,
showed the best pens of swine of the
large breed, and Edwin Dodge the
best several pens of the small breed
kinds. In all the classes in the me-
chanical department the exhibition
was unusually small. The same may
be said of the display
of farm products, including cereals,
vegetables and fruits, although some
very creditable exhibitions were
made. The fine arts department
was, as usual, well filled and many
are the praises due the ladies for their
attention to this department. 1t
would not do to particularize. But
we will say the exhibitions were gen.
orally good. This was the best pat
ronized depart ent on the grounds,
excepting, of course, the trotting.
Altogether, tho races of Thursday
and Friday were the real attractive
feature of the fair. The track on the
former day was very slippery, and
the best time was only 2;40 In this
race were entered only horses owned
in Grant and adjoining counties. The
following is the record-race best
three in five for $50 and $25-May
Miller winning first money, Jack
Shepard second:
May Mailer, s. m, ........ ....... 2 /
Jack shepherd, 6. g. ....... ....4 3
Homely Jack, b. g.,................2 3 5 2
Annie Laurie, b. m,... ...........3 0 U
A colt race on Friday resulted in q
victory by Billy O'Niel, jr., owned
in PlattevilIo Time 3:15.
The race, open to the world, came
off on Friday afternoon and was wit
messed by not less than 1000 people.
The following is the record:
Mary Miller, 5. IN. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2
| lIomely Jack, b. g. ..............3
Fcnnimore, d. b.. ................ 3 2
Bay Charley, b. s. -. ...... II l
Bay Charley won the first money
$4,000 on time of 2:42, 2 As and GAG;
May Miller second money (S1O0) and
Fennimore third $500.
MARY BREYER's COMEDY TROUPE
This company have made arrange
monts to perform this Thursday
evening at Pollock's Hall. They will
also perform on Friday and Satur-
day evenings of this week. The
troupe is lead by Miss Mary Breyer