The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-23
The Manager Pleased, as Are
Those Who Were in At
tendance.
What Was Done on the Fifth and
Sixth Days Of the
Fair.
The Fourth Day

Some five o- six thousand people were
on the grounds. The lame, halt and
blind, black aud white, came from every
direction. The grand stand was crowded
10 repletion. and the eager people even
suryed over on to the sward inside the
track. 1t wa> like a good, old fashioned
circus day. when people drove thirty miles
10 see the show. The faces of many Sc
dalia folks loomcd up prominently in the
crowd. Wherever there was hOrSe-talk,
ar wherever net on the big race was
brewing, mos: ri the jaw work was done
bv some S.,dalian.
II would be hard to End finer cOllec-
tion of stock oi all kinds than that exhib-
tied i'm the forenoon.
For all p:ir;n.se horses, stations, four
wears old and over. T. b. Price received
first premium and d. ". Small second.
For stations. three and under four, Mr..
Campbell received first premium and }.
Brown second For stations, two and un-
der three wears. L. B. Price received first
premium and Mr.. Noble second. For stall
lions, one and under two years, NJ. Land
received first premium. For stations, UNI
der one year, Capt. Sam. Shanks received
first premium aud Mr.. Williams second.
For herd Of cattle, of any age, Theodore
Bates, of Bates City, received first pre-
mium for his splendid herd Of thorough
bred short horn>.
For road.ter>, gelding, FIVE years and
over, Mr. Beamer received first and second
premiums. Same, three and under four
wears. Mr.. Beamer first premium and Mr..
Shelby second.
For farm horses, stations, two and I'M
der three wears. r. b. Price received first
premium. Same. one and under two years,
VI. Land first premium. Same, under one
wear, Mr., Younss first and Capt. Shanks
second.
Mares, two and under three wears, w.
III. Rruns, first; Mr.. Williams, second.
Same, one and under two years, John
Helms, first: &. c. Cundiff, second.
Same. under one year, 7. b. Price, first I;
Mr.. Campbell. second.
The buffalo chase came off just before
dinner. Five or six youths entered them
selves as buffalo hunters, and the animals
were let into the enclosure. Joe Kennedy
prObed buffalo with the wooden spear in
side of the two minutes allowed. Another
Young mar. whose name the reporter was
unable to get. had equal success.
Of course the particular attraction Of
the day was the free-for-all trOt That
was the one thing to which the presence
If the larger number of spectators was
20 he attributed. The entries for this race
we're as follows: Centella, Roam Charlie,
Al. West, Pine Leaf, Pilot, Fred. Doug
lass, Gen. Custer, Carrie X. and Tramp.
OF this number. FIVE started: Centella,
Fred. Douglass. Gen. Custer, Pilot and
Pine Leaf.
For the start. Fred. Douglass had the
pole. Centella, second; Custer, third Pine
Leaf, fourth; Pilot, fifth.
After one ar two false starts the horses
got away. Fred. douglass having . most
advantageous send-off. He took the lead
and kept it all the way round, passing nn-
der the wire in 2:27,. Such was the time
as given by the judges: but gen.
ilemen with stop watches, who were on
the ground aud every way reliable,
gave It as 2:27I, which was regarded a
wonderful time for thirty-six horse, and
the first heat Pilot vas second, Pine Leaf
third, CentelIa fourth and Gen. Custer
fifth. Something was expected Of Custer
but he behaved the worst possible, break
ing on the first quarter and keeping it ur
to the finish, only saving his distance
through the generosity of the judges. The
remark was freely made that in the next
heat Custer would be left.
The chariot race was slipped in between
the first aud second heats Of the free-for.