The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-06

lng, on which T. Hodgson WAS given LIST; one
colt only was shown under year old, j. VI.
Barnes's given lst
Mules are not in favor evidently for only one
mule was shown in the entire ot,--a very fine
animal belonging to Thos. Corcoran given first
RAopsrERs
! More horses came ON, this time rOads,crs
This was one Of the finest lots shown on the
/ track and shows the great interest attached to
road andiast horses among our breeders In the
class Of - year olds and over" came out some Of
the very finest horses in the county: Neely's By
ron, Woods Champion, d. Lawrence's Compeer,
l.. c. Bates Ranger, Thos Reedy's Brown Fries
son, and horse that ought TO have been en-
tered IN lot T.. Byron was given the blue and
Compccr the red ribbons. During the exhibition
Champion, driver in turning ran into Reedy's
buggy and was thrown of Champion then ran
but not being stopped In front of the amphlthe.
alter ran around the track at pretty trot and
was easily halted when about two-thirds around.
| In Agar olds q. +. Young'S Fageler alAl W.
! b. Milcr's Muscatinc were shown and given re-
spectiyey I'd and LIST premiums. Of younger
horses there was Il large number-all very hand,
somc-by j. Wood, j. F. Moore, j. b. Barnes,
(3-ycar ods); l.. :. Rupert, W. j. Nicely, (2-year
ods); j. f. Moore, l.. F.. Weaver, b. i. Brown,
(yearlings); p. W. Stocksleger, j. Bostwick,
Clark Fogcl Robt. Coventry Dwight Lawrence
five (under year old; premiums were award
ed as follows
'yenr O'd'-y} I Eo M29 sG i''
''"T o1si Ic s nEpy yThn Mc Gsy 3D. King M
fe'TIns' ,. + + a nrSTn' d? d.
D. Iawrences Toby ID.
Under the head Of mares entries were made As
follows: Peter Donleyy, W. j. Neely's Kate
O'Bricn, J. Woods Lady Champion, P. W.
Stockslegcr, II. Faulk's Lady Allen, c. II.
Brush, II. 5. Faux, d. Lawrence CO, j. X.
Woodward, and +. c. Lewis. They were first
shown las you please" but afterwards the har-
ness was ordered oil those so shown, upon which
Mr.. Nicely refused to return to the ring. He
held, as did others, that the only way to show
road mares was to harness; and that there
should he a special list for brood mares of that
class. +. c. Lewis was given lst on splendid
mare once driven in Ottawa by W. h. Titus but
raised by Lewis; 7. W Stocklcgcr rot ID. This
wound up the horses for the day, as the time for
the races had arrived
CNTTLE.
In the meantime the exhibition short horns
was going on, The display was large-in all IS
entries-and contained many magnificent speci- |
mems of the beef making breed" The prnc-
pal exhibitors were: S. Croft Il Bro, Wenona,
10 head; J. y. Dunaway, II head; f. c. Lewis,
. head; j. l.. Luellen, J. H. Newell, and o.
L. Jackson. The following premiums were
awarded:
Bun, years old 5. Croft, LIST.
Bull, years old, same, LIST
Bull, year old, Dunaway LIST; Z. C. Lewis ID.
BnII calf Croft, LIST; Jackson, q; .,
Cow, years old, Croft list; Lewis ID.
Heiier. 2 years Old, Dunaway, LIST; Croft, ID
Same year old, Dnnaway. list; Lu-llen, ID.
Calf under6 mos, old, Dunaway, list; Lewis. I'd.
Under head of Lot g. "IIerds, open to all
breed" Croft, Lewis and j. d. Dunaway showed
herds of short horns, and A. c. Barnes his herd
of Holsteins, and a fine show all made. f. c.
red. !
Jndgsmson Lee Ssgr IL P WS,,s c. Lewis
P,"s.-*, 800; ist' tssj; I'd 500; Sd, go; 9Th, 80
Cidss-2:O, for 4year ods and under; mile heats; best
8.
By the time O'Clock arrived the amphthea-
ter about two thirds full of spectators eager
for the trot. Before the horses were called LA
Sale" and "Flager" were drawn leaving six to
start. A protest also had been filed against l..
s. Rupert's horse, no name having been given to ,
the animal entered. He gave the name however, ,
as Fairy Gift and having filed an answer the
race began. 1t was pretty one. In the first
heat Solitude" lead at the quarter and half
poles, BLUE Jeans" crowding him; then Baker
began to crowd up leading at the third quarter
and at the pole; no official time taken; out
siders gave 2:54. The second heat was simpler.
LELAND" lead at the quarter closely followed by
Baker" which lead at the half and on to the I
end; time 2:5l. The score Ii
l.. s. Rupert, br. s. Fairy Gift ..........5 3 l.
s. w. Kline, br. s. Leland. ............ 6 4
W. b. Willard, br. 8. Muscatine. .......4 >
+. X. Mead, b. z. Solitude. ............ &
G. II. Spofford, e. Z, Blue Jeans. , '
John Baker, s. z. Frank Baker |
ST.kE RACE. running, La Sale Co horses; stake, t5
society added as second horse saved stake.
This was beautiful halfmle dash won by
= Dutch Girl in 5694 seconds. The score
&. Z. Phillips Rocket, red. ...............2
VIM. McLatchey, Dutch Girl blue ........l
NJ knnevan, Fly, brown. -
This wound up the day. 7