The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-09-17

the season was to take place. This
brought some of the town people out,
and in the afternoon there was quite
sprinkling of farm teams on the ground
AT three O'Clock we suppose thousand
people had assembled To witness the
closing exercises
OVERLOOKED.
In "a stroll through the exhibition hall
we found several items of interest which
had been overlooked III the first days OF
the fair, or the owners of which we
could not learn after diligcnt search.
Among these items was the vegetable
display of Jas. ii. Dole. This was very
creditable to that gentleman indeed. 1t
embraced everything in the vegetable
and cereal crops, from three varieties of
egg plant to a mammoth pumpkin.
This display took the blue ribbon.
j. v. Randolph exhibited eighteen
varieties of grapes, besides apples,
peaches, ETC. Some of these grapes
were very large, and the display was a
credit TO the county as well as to Mr..
Randolph.
Among the handsome and worthy an
imals in the stock department Bashaw
Clay is deserving of more than passing
notice Bashaw Clay took the premium
as the best stallion and carried off the
honOrs on sweepstakes. He is ola beauti
full dark-bay, good size, large, fiat bone,
fine style, good action, and the best OF
feet, was bred by w. j. Nicely, of Ottawa,
Illinois, May 18th, 1876, is related to
American Girl" and to many well
known trotters with the best records OF
the turf-amOng them "lIopeful" who
trots this week at the Bismarck Fair
Bashaw Clay is owned by w. Ii. Hol-
landsworth
FINE SEWING.
The ladies' department, presented many
intel esting features, which We had moi
before had time to examine. Mrs. May
Z. Jones, of Council Grove, displayed
many articles made with the needle by
her own hand, such rs underwear, linen
shirts, n white counterpaine, calico
dress, all hand made which called forth
the admiration of all ladies. she took
many premiums
There were dozen or fifteen fancy
quilts on exhibition, also, and it was {
difficult matter for tire committee to de
eide, which was entitled to the premiums
They decided that all were worthy o
honorable mention. Mrs. L. A. RulanC
made a fine display of rugs, which re
ceived much praise. We have not room t.
mention all the meritorious articles.
Joseph S. Atkinson presented us will
box of beautiful shells from the Cotton
| wood, which would have taken prem
ium had there been any offered 70
shells We thank the young gentlemen
for the present.
We bore off ut the CT Csc u couple o
JAS. H. Doile's mammoth water melons
some of NJ o. Lamper's premium ap
Piles, and several other presents in frui
for which our kind friends will accep
our sincere thanks
PREMIUM STOCK.
| About noon the cattle and horses wer
brought TO the ring for the examination
by The committees.
BOYS EQUESTRIAN.
| There were but two entries for tn
prizes offered under this head, Will
Pye taking the blue ribbon and an s
saddle and John Osborne the secon
prize, S. briddle.
The magnificent boquet of drie
grasses made by Mr.. Albert Keys. an
which stood at the north entrance to tn
hall, and attracted SO much admiratio
was sent to the. Normal school as pre-
ent, by the owner.
RACES.
After much difficulty ''free for Il
race" was arranged for Ada Paul, owne
by Lank Moore, of Wichita, Kentuck
girl and Carrie u. Purse, $500; fir!
racer 1925; second, $135; third 81
lucky girl second. The heat was wo
by Ada Paul in 2:33Hz; Kentucky gi
second.
Second heat-time 2:35; Ada PAT
list; Kentucky Girl, I'd.
Third heat-timc 2:34; Ada LIST; Kel
lucky Girl I'd.
The contest between Ada and the Gil
was quite even and close, the two ofte
being "neck and neck" and Ada havin
nothing 10 spare when she came undt
the wire, while Carrie was not much b
hind. We were glad also to notice Il
absence of jockcying IN this race.
The heats in the above were san
WICKED by running race, half mile an
|, repeat, for purse of $50, divided as fo
lows: $35. $15 and $40. The entri,
were Prince Albert. Red Buck ana E
Mise. Red Buck winning the pole an
Eunise I'd. Before starting one of Il
horses took notion to give free pc
|, Torrance not on the bills. lie ran mi
the crowd just south OF the judges stan'
knocking down several persons, or cause
them TO be knocked down. One man,
, getting some boys out of the way, WI
considerably hurt: others were tramplC
more or less in the attempt TO ''sca
teri but fortunately no one was seriousl
injured His next notion was TO fly Il
track and run with all his might an
main between two wagons. He jumpe
over the hind end of one of them, an
no one was hurt. 1t was narrow e
t cape. He got down to his knitting
1 nd fha 10
winning two straight heats and the rae
: Time, 50 and 5311k, Eunise, second.
: WALKING MATCH.
Il While the judges were waiting for Il
! horses TO get ready for the last hea
there appeared three gentlemen wi
proposed to see which was the be
. walker Their names were E. S. Laug
lin, a. B. Waiford and E Moon. Laug
lin was rugged in regular uniform TIL,
: walked mile and Laughlin made it
, nine minutes and three seconds
Il FINS.
The last race closed Then there wi
, rush for the wagons, which were soc
filed with the articles which had bee
on exhibition, the directors having i
sisted that everything should remain
!. in the hall till the last The Knigh
Templar band struck upon its last pieci
hack drivers were yelling fright tn
way for up town. or fright this way f
down town. according To their notion
as to whether Emporia was up hill {
down hill frsm them, the melIifiuo1
voices of the pea nut vcnder and u
sweet scented candy man were dying .
the crisp evening air; shanties an
tents were falling, and ihc people sea
,ering in every direction. Thus close
the Lyon County Fair Of 1880, whic
was voted splendid success by all E,
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