The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-10-23

fore seen in Giles county, and
doubt if any fair ever held in the
State could surpsss it in harness
and saddle horses, and yet it was
the most meagre in exhibitions.
think it safe to say that more than
half the classes had but one repre-
sentative. 1t cast quite a damper
upon the fine crowd present to see
a SOLITARY horseman," or still sad
der looking groom riding or leading
a fine horse into the ring and march
solemnly out again with blue rib
bon futtering in the breeze. Many
men were here with fine horses who
had evidently taken great pains to
train and groom their animals, who
left the grounds, never having put
them in a single ring. In fact,
there was a great lack of sand or
spunk, or whatever you may call it.
The track, after the first two days
was as fine as could have been
wished. and the prizes were as lib
eral as usual on. such occasion {
anywhere. and besides there was, o
number of special premiums offere d
by persons outside of the Associ a.
tion. But none of these things cou Id
inspire the faltering knights with
the requisite nerve to contest for
the honors put pleadingly before
them, to say nothing Of the splen
did audiehce of fair women and ap-
preciative men that waited impa-
tiently to greet them. They were
not believers in the DER true prov
erb that fortune favors the brave"
The agricultural and floral hall
was literally crowded with farm and
garden products, with specimens of
art and the handiworks of the la
dies. A special premium offered by
B. F. Avery q Sons, of very fine
pillow, fancifully painted, for the
best 100 ears of corn, called up no
less than sixteen contestants, and
they were truly wonderful speci-
mems; one ear contained fourteen
hundred grains; and another pillow,
offered by the South Bend Pillow
Company, for the best display of
farm products, was awarded to one
hundred and twenty-seven different
products of the farm. Your space
would not allow an enumeration of
the great number of ARTICLES exhib-
tied in this department. 1 certainly
never saw a finer display in this line
before.
There was a calico patchwork |
quilt that excited great interest. 1t
was made by Mrs. Alternately, a |
lady living in this county, now past |
ninety six years old. This quilt |
was made seventy-eight years ago,
of calico, bought with old Cont
mental money. The cotton with |
which it Is padded was picked from
the seed with her fingers, and the |
lining was carded, spun and wove
by herself, and the thread with |
which it was quilted was spun and |
twisted by herself on a common
spinning wheel. The number of
her descendants would be very in
teresting, but could not be accu-
rately obtained.
The interest of the fair was
5piced from day to day by several
spirited contests in the trotting
and pacing rings. A special premi-
I'm offered by Maj. Campbell
Brown, of Maury county, of a
season to his famous trotting
Trouble, for the fastest
mare, half mile heats, was won by
hr. Porter Carter with his mare
lilly b., time not given, and a
'urse for 800 for the fastest horse. 4
mare or gelding, mile heats, three
q five, called to the string five con-
among them Mr.. A. j.
1cKimmin's fine young horse Ra-
enwood, Mr.. A. E. Mays Lancas l
er, and j. B. Stacy's Bay Wood l
ord. Woodford distanced the field C
4 the first heat with the exception '
f Ravenwood, whom he beat with 4
ase in three heats. =
Mr.. McKImmin enlivened the 8
round on the last day with his sta p
lie of spirited horses. headed by e
lakewood, Jr, and the fine old s
Iare Lee Belle. t.
L should have mentioned in the n
roper place Mr.. VIM. c.. Csrter's, a
nd Mr.. A. E. Mays herd of Jer- II
y cattle. These gentlemen each u
ave a small herd of these famous b
tile butter COWS. They are the
oneers of Jerseys in our county,
I'd it Is to be hoped their enter
Use may meet with abundant sue :,
IS. Altogether the Giles county -
ssociation are to be congratulated y
the success of their third annual u
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