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

jar ahead, for several times the leading mule
bolted the track or deliberately stopped to
consider the matter. When a mule came to
q halt no amount of cudgelling could induce
him to re-enter the contest that heat. The
race was won by.Cyrus OILERS Toby, J. N.
Patterson's Black Jack being second.
The running high jump was contested by
Oliver Richardson, James Smith and Joseph
Archer The latter winning the first prize,
So, and James Smith the second, $3.50.
Henry d. Farnandis, Esq, then introduced,
in his customary felicitous manner, the Hon.
r. T. Mcrrick, of Washington, the orator of
the occasion. He complimented the directors
upon the arrangement of the grounds and
said that he knew of no fair which he ever
attended in this section of the country, or
even in the far west, where big things and fat
things are said to grow, that could compare
with the big things and fat things of Hartford
county His theme was free trade, and he
showed how by a high protective tariff farmers
are obliged to pay from 25 to rs per cent.
more for their goods fall kinds than the leg
itimate price. There is too much legislation
in matters of business. Legislation should
let business and trade alone. Trade is gov
erned by an unseen law and legislation inter
feres with that law and in all cases is detri-
mental to the interests of farmers.
Mr.. Merrick is one of the most pleasing and
eloquent speakers in the State, and he handled
his subject in a mastery way. He was fire.
qucntly applauded, and was listened to with
great attention. The address was in every re-
spect worthy of the occasion and the distin-
guished orator that he is.
The chariot race of mile heats was contest
ed by George W. Scarf blue,) and George
Archer (red) Won by the latter in two
straight heats. Time ITO and 1.124. Forty
dollars was awarded to Mr. Archer and $50
to Mr. Scarf
The first trotting race was of three-minute
Hartford county horses, mile heats, best three
in five, $50to the first $25 to the second and
$15 to the third. G. A. McGaw entered Kcyser;
Jacob Hollis entered Dora, Is years old !;
Wilton Grecnway entered Doctor c.; Fred.
Shrivcr entered Count; f. II. Morgan enter
ed General John H. Bauer entered Forest
Belle. The race was won by Doctor G. in
three straight heats, in 1885, 2.5S and min
utes-Forest Belle second and Dora third
each heat
The race of two-year old Hartford horses
was fine one. VIM Scarf entered Sam.
Tilden and Wade Hampton; Harry G. Law
der entered Little Fred, and Wilton Grecnway
Sadie. Little Fred was the winner ofthc first
premium, S12, while Sadie came in second,
receiving So. All the horses looked well and
promise considerable speed. Little Fred is a
Shorcham Black Hawk colt, and a remarkably
fine animal.
Six horses started in the two-fifty minute
class, as follows: Henry Fulford entered
William b.; r. A. Cochran Elliott; r. S. IIet-
rick Rocket John A. Payne Gen. Scott; II.
H. Morgan Plutus and f, Hammond Kings
vile Chief
-Four heats were trotted, narrowing the
number of horses in the race down to Elliott,
Rocket and Gen Scott. Rocket won two
heats, Elliott one and Gen. Scott one. The
race was unfinished for want of time
THURSDAY.
The attendance on Thursday almost ex-
cceded calculation. Early in the morning
carriages and wagons began passing into the
grounds, and by eleven o'clock the grounds
were filled with vehicles, and hundreds of
carriages were parked in the adjoining fields.
There were more people on the grounds at
noon than were ever seen together before in
Hartford county, the number being estimated
4 ,.,-l,tl Ii
the dust and Thursday morning broke with
n regular Scotch mist. During the morning
the sun scattered the mist and the air be-
came progressively hot.
The unfinished race Of Wednesday was
concluded in one heat. Rocket won the heat
and the race Elliott I'd and Gen. Scott 3D.
Plutus did not take part in this heat
The first sport on the track was half
mile dash for colored men, $40 to the first
and S. to the second. Elijah M. Hall, VIM.
Sayles, John w. Preston and Harrison Cohen
entered, coming in in the order named. Time
2.26 Next was a foot race, 100 yards dash,
SIS to first and $3.50 to second. George w.
Scarf, H. Lindley, George Slee and James III.
Archer entered. Won by Scarf, Lindley be-
ing second. Time eleven and one-tifth sec
Onds
A walking match of halfa mile, for silver
mccall OHereu by Ca1TOu IOulIncy, was Jnen
For this Lewis Stengel. JAS F.
Smith and r. A. Martin entered. Martin LIST,
Stengel I'd and Smith 3d. The medal was
awarded to Lewis Stengel, the judges decid-
ing that Martin did not walk fairly but ran.
The mimic fox chase then took place. Before
the dogs were brought from the kennel con-
troversy took place in regard to dog owned
by Mr.. VIM Scarf, the owners of other dogs
protesting that Mr.. Scarffs dog was not a
pure-bred beagle After some alteration Mr.
Scarf withdrew his dog and the chase pro-
ceeded
S. N. Hyde, of Boothby Hill, entered Bush
whacker, Bramblebush Pocahontas, Polly
wog, Spcndthrift, Harold Bill and Spot
Colors blue collar and red cap. Mr.. Scarf
entered his beagle Belle, fred ribbon,) and Ar
thur Hanna Rose (blue and Whitley Mr.
Scarff's dog Belle came first under the string.
Mr.. Scarf was awarded the first prize of
$40 and Mr.. Hyde So for Bramblebush, which
came in second.
Among the visitors were E. j. G. A. Hull,
of the Western Maryland Railroad; William
Crawford and John b. Norris, of the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad;
John Geigan, T. A. Cochran and others from
Baltimore.
RETURNED TO THE FoLD.-Mr. Joseph Thomp-
son, of Baltimore, the eloquent blacksmith, has
returned to the Democratic fold. Two years
auo hn we hn IN 4,