Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-10-04
The Central Wisconsin Fair.

al Association was held on the Fair
Grounds in this city last week, from
Monday, September 25 to 20, inclu
sive. The Society was fovored with good
weather on each day OF the Exhibition, if
we except that on Thursday and Friday, the
atmosphere was som ewhat cool, but on the
whole the managers had reason to congrat-
ulate themselves in the weather line, when
they come to compare notes with the other
societies that have already held their fairs.
Wednesday was really the opening dav for
Thursday the attendance was much larger.
tue number on the ground being estimated
at tour thousand people Friday there was
visible decrease in the attendance, bnt
sti the number of people was by no means
small. Taken altogether, the gate money
proceeds must have nearly if not
quite, equaed that taken at either of the
previous years. AS 10 the Exhibition itself
in many respects it was ahead of the fairs
of lS74-75. This was notably true of the
stock, poultry, vegetable and fruit depart
| ments. In the fine art and mechanical de-
partmepts the display was disgracefully
poor. We feel this draw back to the success
of the Exhibition the more keenly because
tor the meagreness in this line the citizens
OF Waterfowl are mainly responsible Had
on n w rfo cd fba;r fall
and displayed The interest that they should
the show in these departments would have
been all that could be desired. However,
we trust that another year our merchants
and manufacturers will make up FOR their
failure this season and render a display at
the fair of 1877 worthy of themselves The
show of neat cattle, saeep, hogs and poultry
was nearly Up TO the best display ever made
at our State Fair. The flock of Leicester
long wool sheep, brought over direct from
Canada by Mr.. D Wilson, of Chatham, for
exhibition at the Central Fair, was greatly
admired by sheep raisers Mr. Wilson car
ried away with him first prizes and Sec
ond prizes on his sheep. The herd of Gal
loway cattle entered by Mr.. P. Davy, of
Ashippun, was an interesting sight, the
herd showing off to fine advantage. Mr..
Davy was awarded several prizes. We
have not space to make note of everything
we saw worthy of mention. Next week we
will publish full list of the premiums
awarded We think no one entered the
grounds and left without feeling that be
had been paid for his visit TO the Central
Wisconsin Fair this year. The officers of
the Society are well deserving of he sue
cess that has attended their efforts the
lated over the enterprising and satisfactory
manner in which they conducted the affairs
of the Exhibition. Another year let Us
hope they will have helping hand from
sources that did not cooperate with them
in assisting along the fair this year We
should all feel that we are interested in the
of the Exhibi ton each SEASON is matter
that concerns Waterfowl, and not alone
the officers of the Association Just in
proportion as the Fair is a success Water
town and the surrounding country is bene-
fitted, and the efforts of all, therefore, should
be directed towards the rendering of an ex-
hibi ton worthy of Watertown and this sec
ton of the state The presence OF number
of frst-class trotting horses on the track in
cited great interest among sporting men
and others. The track was never in better
condition, and the racing was the crowning
event Of the Fair. 1t is now acknowledged /
that the " atertown track is the best half I
mile course in the state, and this makes |
horsemen generally DESTROYS of testing the |
speed OF their animals upon it, Below we
give the entries and score for each days |
racing:
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