The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-18

ISOLATION, II isa great draw back on
the material interests OF this county
aud city, and unless reotiiled the faiI
association will be u failure. Stock
men from abroad viii not bring their
horses here aud those raised la the
county viii be sent IN San Antonio,
Dallas and New Orleans, but will not
be- exhibited az home. AZ Lampasas,
where they have just lnaugurated n
fair association, they are Offering two
or three times greater Inducements
for the entry OF bloods than ut the
capital, and In view Of this the stables
OF Judge Hancock, DIR, Phillips, Mr.
Hooker and others will bo sent up,
aud by this encouragement by another
yesr they can offer purses Of ono or
two thousand dollars, aud bring the
best stables from every part Of the
state, The directory stand IN their
own light by this inJudlcious action,
for the entries Ut the gate, with the
best bloOds on the track, would be
quadrupled. These are plain truths
and plainly spoken, aud give poor en-.
enlargement for success NJ the October
fair. Dallas has shown great liberality,
aud the people are looking forward to
representation Of all North Texas,
and triumph worthy OF the Lone
Star republic.
In reading tho above criticism from
the State Gazette on the actions OF the
directory Of the Capital state fair, we
cannot but sec the pertlnency Of the
EDITORS remarks, when we consider
the Inconsistency OF attempting 10
hold fairs or exhibitions, with the Ia
tent aud purpose OF encouraging and
fostering the growth OF fine stock, and
at the same time barring them from
showing or exhibiting ut such places
You may ask how are they barred ?
Simply by having nothing offered M
an award for merit that would pay
one'fourth the expense OF such exit
bit!0n, to say nothing OF the time aud
trouble For instance, suppose the
owners OF Rebel, Ten Brock or Jack
Hardy, should wish to show their
stock at Austin. The expense OF cars
ryiug them there and back liz not less
than 500 from anywhere In the state,
and $3.50 from anywhere out of the state,
besides the time aud trouble, and what
Is the premium About SO for the
finest three, four or i've year old
aud hire some ilne-looking, half one
third or one.fourth breed, or scrub, be.
cause he Is fat, looks well formed aud
has his hair rubbed smoothly, will
nine times on. OF ten take that twenty
dollars. Now, this ia the case when
horses are only to be looked at, but
when IL comes 10 what Ia tho horse
worth, or what Is he good for, we say
he has the blood; he ID fast; he has the
bottom. But this dis rect directory
says we care nothing for your blood,
your speed, your durability oranything
Of that Kind. We only want horse
10 look fine, aud we only want him
about twenty dollars worth, Where,
in the name of heaven. is there a fair
Of any note or worth that does not
offer liberal premiums for the worth
or merit OF horses, proven by their
acts, and not by their looks. Just look
at the successful fairs of Kentuck, and
other states. What Is offered there
aud at the 81, Louis exposition? whore
they have everything attractive
besides the speed OF horses, and
with all that, they offer Gin.
gle purse of $500 for fast trotting
and then tor Texas directory TO say
we care nothing for your running or
trotting horses What apathy, what
consistency! Thanking Mr.. States.
man for his complimentary notice Of
our Dallas fair, which is now In its In
fancy, but destined to become in few
years second only to that OF st. Louis,
and thanking you Mr.. Editor for your
valuable space, ] am, respectfully,
iJusTloIo.