The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-09-25
COUNTY FAIR.

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days, and the road to the fair has beer
a panorama. Every kind Of convey
ance was pressed into the service. Ter
cents to the fairgrounds, whether you
rode in a handsome carriage or {
butchers cart. The weather was fine
! the people good-natured, and the fair :
success.
The FIRST great featute was the dfe'
mems tournament on Tuesday. The
brigade marched from Market Square
to the fairgrounds headed by the chief
assistants, band, mayor, aldermen, and
president of the department followed
by visiting fremen, Rescue hook and
ladder No. 1, engine company No. 2,
engine No. / and Star hose No. and
Independent hose. On reaching the
ground the band gave little recitation
while the boys stripped off their store
clothes and got INTO fighting trim.
First was the trial between hose COM
panies.
The Eagle hose took the ribbon and
the purse. The hook and ladder then
ran six hundred feet and got a man to
the top Of thirty foot ladder in thirty
seven seconds. In the race between
hand-engines, the Germania took first
money, running six hundred feet to a
reservoir and getting water through
one hundred feet of hose in one minute
and twenty seconds. In the steamer
trial the same was done, making steam
from cold water in seven minutes and
five seconds. A dozen entered for the
half mile foot-race, which was won by
Sarvey Werye in the remarkably good
time of two minutes and five seconds,
James Ryan second, John Borkenhagen
third.
The races have been unusually good.
In the race for green animals, eight
gentlemen entered their driving horses,
resulting as follows: First money tax
en- by Mig" handsome little black
pony; second money. John Harkins'
" Pat" third, Mr.. Hartry's Pete;
fourth, Lee Fellows Moscow.
This was followed by race between
two horses belonging to Peter Rease.
The winner was sold on the track to
Hon. James II. Howe
The interest on Thursday centered
in the $50 race. There were six en-
tries, resulting as follows: First money
to Maid of Racine, owned by Doc Dut-
tona of Racine; second to East End,
Charles Allen, Kenosha; third to Alb.
dallah, James Smith, Kenosha county
fourth to Jennie s., owned in Chicago
fifth to Nellie D. Shugart Waukegan
MI. Steven Bull, of Racine, was on the
track with Phil Sheridan, and gave All
exhibition of the old horse, who, with
his driver, both great favorites here,
were heartily applauded.
Captain n. E. Thompson, Of the Som
ers club, brought in nine to play for
the county championship against the
Kenosha club. They did very we'll till
the last half of the ninth innings, the
game being "a to Is in their favor, At
this point the Kenosha club made 1d
runs, leaving their opponents 80 to Is
Fridays races were the three-minute
and free-for all. In the three-minute
race there were six entries, the race
resulting in victory for Gov. Hayes.
of Racine; East End second; Abdallah
third, Rosabelle, owned by Geo. Bullen
fourth.
In the free-for-all E. Bain's Barkis,
Peter Rease's Dictator, and Deception
owned by W. Milligan, of Chicago
started; but Barkis left the other hor-
ses at the wire each time, and saw no
more of them, finishing at a walk, with
Dictator at the dstance-pole and De-
ception out OF sight in the dust.
INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF AND DJTMB.
DELAvAN, WIS, Sept. II, 1879.
The Board of Trustees of the Insti-
tute for the Deaf and Dumb, announce
to the parents of the pupils and to the
public, that from the burning building
yesterday all che inmates came out un-
harmed, with most of their clothing
and effects secured. The greater part
Of the furniture was brought out in
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