The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-10-10


anything else. A few years ago fine short
horns We're few in the county. Now there
were many exhibited which would attract
notice and compete for premiums in any ex-
hibition IN the country Prominent among
them was splendid herd belonging to
Messrs L. ii. Long S Son, of Kentucky
Fine as they were they found worthy COM
petitors in short horns belonging to James
Lee, Judge Frederick Stump, Henry w. Ar
cher, N. W. S. Hays, VIM. F. Hays ard c. c.
Galbreath
In the Devon class Mr.. f. Stanley Rogers
had herd of fine animals.
OF the the Jerseys Col. Edwin H. Webster
exhibited fine herd, including imported
Queen, splendid specimen of the breed
Messrs. w. s. Archer, Geo. l.. VanBibber
Col. Herman Stump, Charles Hall, Henry
Fulford and d. Hopes IL Son also exhibited
! Jerseys. . ..p
herd of Herefords, belonging to Mr.. John
MeTyman, of Baltimore county, were on the
grounds. They were in excellent order and
were fine specimens of that breed, which
is worthy rival of the short horn
Mr.. N. A. McComas showed fat steer, 6
years and months old which weighed 1,SGt
pounds. There were number of fine grade
cattle on exhibition, Il herd being shown by
| Garrett Amos, and also fine animals by s. NJ
Lee, John STREET., John Mitchell, Jr, ant
others. Mr.. Mitchell exhibited calf
months old, that weighed $50 lbs.
Among the working oxen were large flnt
yokes, belonging to James G. Lee, ]. A. Sulli
van, VIM. F. Hays, James Kelly and ]. M
| McIlvain.
A fine display of Cotswold sheep was mad,
| by John 2. Mitchell, of Southdowns by John,
II. Janney and j. T. Walker and Grades b,
Thomas N. Maggie, A. F. Hays, w. It. Watson
James W. McGaw, VIM. Dawson, and Thos
| E. Swartz.
Chester swine were shown by N A. Nc
Comas and d. Hopes 81 Son; Bcrkshires by
| Thomas A. Hays and others; Essex by Col
+. ii. Webster, Edward Moores and Henry
Dozen; Yorkshres by Joshua r. Green, ant
excellent grade hogs by Henry Dozen, p. o
| Herman and j. G. Dawson
The display of Poultry was very large ant
embraced great many varieties of choice
| birds.
The dusty millers were represented at the
fair by flour and meal ground by Josiah Herr
man, p. o. Herman, Carroll Pennington
Joseph Z. Walter, J. w. Malcolm and J. r.
Wright
A number of handsomc and stylish carriages
ofvarious kinds were exhibited by John A.
Hanna, of Bel Air, Joseph S. Poguc, of Cecil
county; w. o. Grafton, of Hartford, p Pal,
mer and Spangler IL Bro, of York, Pa, and
D. ID. Sladc 81 Son, of Long Green.
The display of machinery and implements
was very interesting and attractive, and the
various uses to which steam power is applied
nowadays in farm labor, was shown in Il
practical manner. Mr.. j. r. Baldwin dis.
played traction engine, novel affair in this
| county. With the aid of two horses in climb
| ing the hills, it worked its own way over the
roads from Aberdeen, carly Monday morn.
ing, sending the echoes flying out of vallies
unused to the shrll steam whistle. AS it ap
preached Bel Air its 'toot-toot" made the
good folks of the town almost believe that
they had been taking Rip Van Wrinkle nap
and that the Baltimore and Delta railway had
been finished while they slept. T.R Moore
exhibited an ice cream machine, run by a
stout little steam engine; D. s. Paige showed
a large collection of farm machinery and i'm.
plements; Andrew Boyle and William Glad
den showed railway powers, four horse
steam power, &C.; Isaac Amos Oliver chilled
plows; D. p. Iollingsworth, Cooley portable
creamer, butter mould and butter worker
G. w Norris, grain drills and Rowland chill,
ed plows.
The Childrcn's Department showed well
for the industry and skill of the young con-
tributors, while the miscellaneous and dis
cretionary classes contained many rare, GU
rious and beautiful articles
A fat mems race was down on the pro-
pramme for Tuesday but there was only one
entry, Mr.. William Scarf, who came up to
the standard required for heavy weights
MIR. Scarf received the silver medal, which
was special premium offered by Evan
Poultney, of Baltimore.
Throwing the shot was also one of the
athletic sports provided. For this Richard
Shannahan won the first premium, So, and
JOSpDh Archer the second %1 IN
A race for walking horses also came off,
MIR. Il. M. Towards horse being the winner.
The first trotting race was for four year
old horses, trotting in harness, mile heats,
best three in five, $25 to first, $15 to second,
So to the third Wilton Greenway entered
Doctor c.; John A. Payne entered Capt.
Davis, and Fred. Shrlver entered Count
The race was won by Doctor c. in three
straight heats, Capt Davis second each heat.
Time 317, 3.04 and 124.
The next was a trial of speed of Hartford
county horses, that never trotted before, mile
heats, best two in three, carrying two pcr-
sons weighing not less than 300 lbs exclusive
of the wagon, $25 to the first; $15 to the
second. Henry Fulford entered William :;
John A Payne entered Salor;J C. Hollis
entered Dora; Wilton Greenway entered
Black Frank and Thos. Bradenbaugh entered
Lady Peru. 1t took four heats to decide,
Dora and Lady Peru being Withdrawn after
the second The horses came under the
string as follows:
Saiior OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ! 3 =
Wllham' .'.''''.'.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
-, ''..'....,.,..........3 4 0 0
blaek FRANK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4 3 3
Lazy feru'....'. '.................... 40 0 0
The first premium was awarded TO Sailor