The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-29
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Bristol Border Fair.
THIRD DAY.

| Yesterday there were about $500 persons
present. To-day, the great day, about
1000. Yesterday the penitcntlary convicts,
thirty-fve in number, who are now en-
ployed in building the Bristol and Cunber.
land Gap NarraW-Garge railroad, were per-
mitted to be present. They sang and danced,
and seemed 10 be delighted with their visit,
and the people seemed to enjoy the novel
sight with their stripes CD. Some remarked
| that these conYictS seemed 80 well fed, hap
py, AND contented, that it might be the
means OF increasing the force on the Mar
row Gauge railroad by causing some OF our
discontinued colored people in this section
to seek positions in the pententiary in Or
der to receive such good treatment.
The greatest race came off to-day.
First race-trotting-mile heats, best
three in five, 5000, 800, and S50-frst
money won by Top, a horse entered by D.
r. Harvey, Of Danville, Va; second money
by Fannie, entered by j. Il. Jones, of Bris-
toll; third money by Surprise, entered by j.
W. Bradshaw, of Lynchburg, Va.
Second race-one mile, in saddle $50
won by Tally-Ho, entered by Wyndham
Robinson, OF Virginia, and SIS won by
Minnie, entered by J. w. Bradshaw, OF
Lynchburg.
with much difficulty I obtained only a
partial list of premiums: The best display
Of silver-plate, by A. Picker, Bristol; best
piano on exhibition, W. +. Cummins.
Co.'s, exhibited by w. F. Cummins, OF
Knoxville; best display OF manufactured
woolen goods, by Jordan & Hord, of Bris-
iol City Mills; best horse of any age, to J..
It. Jones, Bristol; best lot of butter, S10.5O
premium, to Mrs. E. II. Gray, OF Tennes-
see; best lot white wheat, to George ST..
John, Tennessee; best feed-cutter, to W.
A. Rife, OF Augusta, Va; best hillside
pillow, Tclrord Agricultural-Implem Fac
tory, at Telford, Tenn; best turning plow,
to Look e Lincoln, Marion, Va; best
wagon, S. &. Ferguson. Bristol; best three
fold grain-cleaner, to - Doyle, Of Rhea-
town, Tenn.
Horses and CatHe.-Best native bull to
Samuel Pierce, Of Tennessee; best fat cow
TO Samuel Pierce, of Tennessee; best fat
heifer, one year old, to Samuel Pierce, Of
Tennessee; best native beifer, over one and
under two years, to Samuel Pierce, of Ten
nessce; best herd Of all ages to Samuel
Pierce, OF Tennessee; best saddle gelding
to John T. Jones, OF Bristol; best pair
heavy-draught horses to Samuel Pierce, Of
Tennessee; first premium saddle stallion
for "Farcy Boy" 10 r. K. Kelly, Of Vir-
ginia; first premium saddle 6lly. two years
old. for g. Fancy Girl" to V. Thomas, Of
Virginia.
The best sample Of ine wrapping tobac-
CO, cured by James Sproules by the Barnett
process; best lot or chamber furniture to
Mcneil Il Mattox, of Bristol. ....e
| forgot to mention yesterday the amusing
race between j. T. Jones on horseback and
his trained dog. He the dog would start
at the word ego" from the judges stand,
and beat hs master on horseback around the
stand, not stopping till he passed the judges
stand: then he would stop and try to stop
the horse. The vast crowd enjoyed this
race and had it repeated. r.. 1919.
So ends one OF Bristol's best fairs. EN-.