Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-24

GROUNDS-FINE EXIIIBITION-THE EN-
GLIsH RACES-LADIES CONTRST-SOME
OF THE PREMIUMS,
A heavy gloom was cast over the hopes
Of the friends of the fair Tuesday morn
ing by the rain that fell from then until
late that night, but it was dispelled early
Wednesday morning by the appearance of
sunshine. OF course, on the rainy day the
attendance was hardly worth mentioning.
but it rallied to thousand people by the
second day at noon, and yesterday there
were fully four thousand on the ground.
The exhibition was the best the Society
has ever had, and there were many fea-
lures of it entirely new.
HORSES.
The show of horses was much larger
than that Of last year, but the quality was
not so good. Among the celebrated hor-
ses were "Lady FL. ""Rignold" and ''Mat-
tie B." owned by MI. - Schoolcraft
and Mr.. Bradley's Starlight" and ''Speck"
that came with Mr.. Schoolcraft's stock
Among the exhibitors s. A. Hoshour had
fine spring colt and brood mare; J. W.
Churchman an entire colt and several 9TH
er horses; Ed. Burke a fine pair Of match
horses; John Waldross spring colt; W.
III. Fix, the best shod horse; G. Il. Grove
a fine stallion; A. M. Bowman. a saddle
mare for breeding purposes and a mare as
a racker, and also s. w. Ficklin's file Per
cheron stallion 'ssApol lo;" Miss Meta Esk-
ridge entered a pretty flly eighteen
months old. Among the other exhibitors
were ]. B. Smith, J. Bumgardner. w. J.
Herriter, Chas. Yancy, G.. A. Nowry, H.
L. Buss, R. G. Byers and others.
CATTLE.
The cattle show was very fine and at the
head stood the thoroughbreds of Messrs.
G. J. Pratt and A. M. Bowman, Mr.. Pratt
had herd of Jerseys fourteen in number,
which took the herd prize at the Culpeper
fair last week and the first premium in
every class they were exhibited in there.
J. N. Woodward showed a very handsome
COW. John Bear had a heifer which took
the first prize in the 2 year class at Gull
pepper. ]. W. Newman showed a very
handsome Jersey bull.
Then we came to something never ex-
hiblted In Augusta county before, being a
beautiful herd of Devons, nine in number,
exhibited by. B. F. Graves, of Spottsyl.
vania county, which had just won the
first prize at Culpeper, though to reach
that fair they had been driven seventy-five
miles. They made a splendid herd and at
tracted general attention, their beautiful
form, color and condition winning much
praise.
In shorthorns Messrs. A. M. Bowman.
of Augusta, and Geo. Chrisman, of Rock
lngham. the cattle Of the former gentle
man had just returned from Culpeper,
where they distanced all competitors for the
blue ribbon. Mr.. Bowman and Benton
Coiner showed grade shorthorns. The
Lupton Brothers, of Harrisonburg, show
ed two handsome twin calves. Mr.. A. M,
Bowman showed the well known ssAlbert
Edward" and "Jennie O'GanJ.'' George
Chusman showed a handsome Kentucky
bull years old. John W. Gilkeson show
ed 8 year bull and heifer. j. Mop.
Crawford showed a herd consisting of a
bull and four COWS, and Geo. Chrisman
made similar exhibit, besides fat cattle.
Mi. Chrlsman showed in all twenty head of
cattle, one of which, a heifer l year and
under 2, Was Of immense size. Mrs. N
Dalngerfield exhibited a bull near one
yeaE. S. A. Hoshour exhibited a heifer
between and wears. J. f. Clemmer
showed bull between and wears,
SHEEP
Inc sheep exhibition was very good.
John Churchman showed a fine Cotswold
buck; Frank Gilkeson showed Cotswolds.
Cotswold grades and Shropshire grades;
Miss Meta Eskridge showed fine Shrop.
shire buck; Hugh Hamilton had a fine ex-
hibition af Cotswold grades.
HOGS.
In hogs the exhibition was also good.
j. Ed. Hamilton exhibited very fine Po-
land-China boar. A. M. Bowman made
fine exhibition of Berkshires and an
Essex SOW; g. Julian Pratt showed fine
lot OF Berkshires and Essex; John H. Par
klns exhibited a sow and pigs; Phil. Gilk-
eson showed a very handsome Berkshire
boar, Geo. L. Peyton was well represented
in Berkshires. A son of Thomas Black
showed some good Berkshires.
FOWLS.
In poultry the exhibition was the best
the society has had for years. Mrs. G.. J.
Pratt showed Dominique chickens and
some Pekin ducks sent as present by
Judge Fullerton, of n. i who exhibited
them at Culpeper; bronze turkeys which
took the first prize at Cu]peper A. M.
Bowman showed nice lot Of bronze tur-
keys and Muscovey ducks: j. s. Hawpe
showed pair Of Ailsbury brakes and
dominique and Brahma chickens: N. and
Il. Parkins showed cross bred turkeys:
Miss Kitty Briggs showed trio of Ham
burg chickens: D. W. Drake showed
Plymouth Rock and Leghorn chickens and
bronze turkeys, A. NJ. Bowman showed
trio OF Dorking chickens and white
face Black Spanish chicken: Miss Birdie
Butler exhibited white Bantams: Master |
Nat Catlett exhibited games: G. D. Hem
kle exhibited games and pigeons: j.. N.
Woodward showed Leghorns: Willie Lee
showed Brahmas: e. N. Fulcher showed
Muscovey ducks; A. Y . Lee showed White
leghorns and Houdans: Arthur Parker
showed gold laced Bantams: J. Harms
berger showed trios CT games and Cochin
Chlnas: George M. Raney showed Brab-
mas, and Master Phil. Trout showed Par
fridge Cochins.
IN THE ROTUNpA.