Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-02
Wapello County Fair

Wap0uJO OOOuty t6lr.
To-day's beautiful weather cheered
up the officers of the Fair, and the
people who desired to attend. This
afternoon near one thousand were on
the ground. There is a splendid
show of fruit, apples, pears, peaches.
grapes, plums, &C., &c. A.. J. Head
ley,W. B. WykofI,Gen. Hedrick, A. L.
Graves and s. 7. Baker, are the chief
contributors to the fruit show, and il
lie really splendid. Samuel West has
some magnificent white corn, and so
has Henry Garfield. Thos. Foster ex-
hibits some winter wheat called the
Lancaster wheat that lie the finest we
think we ever saw. He obtained the
seed this year from Maryland. He
also makes fine showing of spring
wheat.
j, M. Peters exhibits fine sample of
winter wheat. The grain show is not
large, but excellent. The vegetable
show is small, but specimens excel
lent. Entries are still being made to-
day. The Best Factory has fine
specimen lot Of cheese on exhibition.
There is very fair show of fowls, .
great many varieties of chickens, and
we noticed especially three most
beautiful White Pekin ducks. The
ladies have some excellent needle
work on exhibition. We particularly
noted some fine homemade quilts
by Mrs Voglc. Mrs. Johnston &
Eggleston, music dealers and milli-
ners have very creditable exhibition
in each line. These ladies deserve
great credit for this assistance to the
fair. We noticed very good portraits
in water colors, entered by Mrs. Mar
tin, of Eddyville. Ottumwa Business
College is represented with some fine
specimens. The show of cattle, hogs
sc. is fair. We cannot particularize
further to-day. During the afternoon
matched carriage teams were shown.
The number entered was four; by
W. e. Reynolds, Milton Giltner, w.
TT. Foster and Alonzo Creamer.-
They were all fine teams. We did
not learn the award.
| A trotting race came of, being fol
a special purse. The entries were
Gray mare, by 10. Langford; Singer
Boy, by NJ. B. Myers, and Bessie
Bird, by DR.. Taylor.
The pole was given to Bessie Bird
Gray Mare End, Singer Boy 3d-race
best 3 in 5.
FIRST HEAT.
i Gray Mare soon took the lead ani
held it to the close, Singer Boy End
Time, 3 90.
Second heat was also won by Gray
Mare, the horses retaining the SAM
positions as before. Time 3 :OS.
i Both these heats were exciting ani
enjoyable, as all three of the horse
Rugged each other close all the wa,
round.
Third heat--Gray Mare broke il
the first quarter and Singer BOY pass
ed to the front, taking the heat wit
Bessie second.
Here our report closes, our report
er leaving the ground at that time
. There was thrown, in q couple o
: half mile scrub running races bet~ee1
heats in the trotting race, that wer
very enjoyable to thecrowd.
LATER.-We are informed tina
Singer Boy took the last two heat
and won the trotting race-Thurs
days DAILY.
The Fair, to-day, was a very flat
tering success. Near two thousan,
kpeople were upon the grounds, thi
afternoon.
The entries have reached 43O, owe
hundred more than last year. TIL
display in the Fine Art Hall is good
also in the grain and vegetable de
partment. There is an especially
good show in fruits grown this year
and also in canned fruits. Tn
stock department is fairly represent
ed.
There was good deal of real ful
and enjoyment on the track, this aft
ernoon. There was running rae
in which there were seven entries.
The first heat was won by Gard
ner's Selim 2d.Lewis' Nell; Sd Ss
lees Sorrel Bet.
Second heat--G. p. Kltterman'
!. Charlie took this heat, Selim End
! Giltner's Fred Sd.
Third heat G. p. Kitterman'
Charlie took this heat also and III
r race; Selim End; Sorrel Bet Sd.
Il There was also race between
Gray Dan and "Red Buck" a pace
from Agency. Gray Dan took tn
first heat very easily. We did no
/ stay to learn the result of the race
3 Fridays Daily.
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