Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-10-13
FIRST DAY-Continued.

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, year olds.
Mr.. +. Tindle has mare and col
and sucking mule.
Mr. Iindle has two mules, and
year old FLY.
J. b. Cross has a pair of mules.
VIC. Gallagher has mule and mule
colt, fine stallion, jack, 3 ieunett,
and a young jack.
ii. ii. Love has very fine stallion
ID. L. swan, mare aud colt.
Il. ;. keener, pair of mules.
w. Nj, Watkins, iine stallion.
MFRS. Payne exhibits fine Devon
cow and bull calf from the same.
Mr. H. H. Hubbard has entered a
fine thorough bred Berkshire sow and
pigs.
Mr.. Rolf Saunders has two Berk-
shire pigs, very fine.
NJ. l.. Smith has two Rams, one
Shropshire and the other Southdown,
and two Cotswold ewes.
The stock entered so far is all from
Knox county, but it was expected that
there would be a goodly number of ar.
rivals from other counties last evening
and this morning, and that there will
be larger display in this line than on
any previous year.
ON THE TRACK.
At , O'Clock precisely the crowd adj
journed to the track, where the cou-
tests for the various prizes-as an
nounced by the programme of yester-
dav-were to take place.
The first on the programme was the
contest for the fastest walking horse,
for which the following persons made
entries
J. H. Smith, Enos Tondle, II. :.
Smith, W. Bowman and Spot Me
Chung.
The judges were Samuel NGcCamp-
bell, W. c. Doyle and J. J. Reese.
The prize was won By Spot Nc
Chung.
Next was the foot race for the Shep-
ard prize-S50O in money. c. b. Cos
sert, w. :. johnson aud L. Merritt
were appointed judges, and the follow
ing weIe the contestants: Samuel
Stansberry, Martin and Weatherford.
The race was won by Stansberry and
the prize awarded him.
Then came the walking contest for
the vestal prize-a gentleman's outfit
worth S25-for which there were Il
entries. as follows: Rev. S. j. Norton,
Robt Armstrong, B. +. Foster, w. B.
Lusk, w. :. FOrmault, Alfred Harris,
Wash Morrow, w. II. Light, q. +.
Gossett, w. ). Harris, c. b. GOssett.
James Allison, w. p Martin, Harry
Elliott, J. il. Hawser, J. II. Smith,
and John LeWellen. The special
Judges chosen for the occasion not
being present, w. j. Mcmahon, c. +.
Dunn, and John Howell were chosen
to decide il. The contest was decided
in favor of w. 5. Harris. Time. 1855.
Next was the walking race for the
Hope d Miller prize, "a $50 silver watch, /
with the same Judges as i'm the Neslal
prize. Entries, w. S. Harris, Alfred
Harris, W. IS. Formault and j. H. .
Smith, Alfred Harris winning the
race. Time not noted.
The shooting match for the Luttrell
prize, a SO pistol, was decided in favor
Of r, :. Scruggs.
BIRD SHOOTING.
It is earnestly requested that all
entries for this exercise be made by
o'clock this "wednesday evening.
The shooting will take place on the
fair grounds at o'clock p. m, Thurs
day-and promises TO be a most excit-
ing contest. We have been shown an
ingenious trap 70 be used on the Occa-
sion. Hand in your names to-day,
bows, or YOU NAV be too late.
cECEN-D ~,
~, 0EOO-ND LA
Inc grand rejoicing over the fair
weather of Tuesday was suddenly
turned into mourning yesterday morn
ing by heavy showers of rain and nm
til noon il was feared that the Fair ~
a cro,rd ,,,os coroor,,.d ,,.o,15 -
"0u'u an
ehlire IalIure' near noon IL cleared up
and people began TO arrive, but unfor-
tunately for the Fair, before anything
like a respectable crowd had arrived, il
began to rain again. 1t was certainly
a misfortune, for all that is necessary
now Is q crowd TO see what is exhibited
for
THE EXHIBITION
has never been euuqIlpd I'm this CITY
since tb. war
Inc eIilIIs7 in every uepai Iheul
t ,, usL WIN ri4J , l1 res, anu
the people seemed determined TO MAKE
q goou snow |helHs' any one came To
7ee IL o' i'''' III tue
FLORAL DEPARTMENT
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