The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-10-14

display was not only pleasing to the eye but
in some of its features tempting to the palate.
The sewing machine interest was well
represented by ]. N, Henderson, with the
Royal st. John; VIM. G. Jeffrey, with the
Domestic, new Home, White and others and
A. G. Burton with the Davis Vertical Mr.
Jeffrey also had an Estey organ on exhibi
ton.
The array of apples was large and fine and
there were also some fine pears and a few
grapes.
One of the most interesting deposits con-
sisted ofhighly polished specimens of green
serpentine from the quarries on Broad Creek.
This is said to be unsurpassed in beauty by
any stone of the kind in the world. II is
also noted for its extreme hardness, which
resists all ordinary methods of polishing
stone. The difficulties in regard to this are
about overcome, it is said, and arrangements
will soon be perfected for cutting and pol
ishing the stone at the quarries.
A number of carriages, buggies, &c, were
Air carriage mandatory was represented by
some remarkably handsome, well-fnished
buggies and other vehicles. w. S. Bulett
and p. Palmer, of York, also exhibited credi.
table specimens of their work, and j. B. Har.
kins, of Churchville, showed country gen.
tleman's wagon.
The dusty mlllers were represented by eX-
hibits Of corn and meal made by J. NJ. Herr.
man, Henry Reckord and Joseph E. Walter
There was a fair display of farming nipple
ments Samuel Wilson showed the Woods
reaper and mower; Andrew Boyle the stand.
ard reaper, and other implements; C. A
Benson the w. A. Woods reaper, &c. j. NJ
Herman the Wizard chilled plow; c. L.
Heck, the new Model separator. Other
prominent exhibitors in this department were
w. Smithson Forwood, John H. Reckord
d. S. Paige, E. c. IIanway & Co. and p. F
Ball. The latter also exhibited a number of
stoves.
The trials of speed on Wednesday were as
| follows:
For thrceyear old Hartford county horses
best three in five first $50, second $15, third
S. Entries
| G. G. Bowmans b. m. Lady Thorn. ..... I'd
Wilton Greenway's b. e. Wilton Boy...... . l
r SnG Morsas S s. MI narF iys Rassett e.
Won by Wilton Boy, in 307, 800 and $50
| Harry Bassett second.
The next was special race-S1O0 to the
first, $50 to the second Entries
VIM: J. Marshall, s. e. Rpton ................31
J. Fifer. b. h. Clipper ......................2
Henry Fulford, e. h. William Ponn.......... /
Henry Fulford, b. h. Sailor Boy ............ 3
| George IL. Boyd, g. h. Edgewood ........... / d
Won by William Penn, list; Clipper Cd
Time 255, $50 and 259.
The third was also special race for same
premiums as above, for which there were the
following entries:
= Smith, b. h. Strideaway ..................44d
George Nelson, b: m Lady Iightfoot....... | /
WIN. j. Marshall, b. m Virginia Squirrel. 2 .
Won by Lady Lightfoot LIST, Virginia SPUR.
rel I'd. Time $50, $50, $50.
Thursday was a pleasant day, and the at,
tendance was fully as large as is usual on
the second day of the fair. Athletic sports
were among the amusemcnts on the track
The first was half-mile go-as-you-p please pc
| destrian race. The contestants were C. w
Walker, Elmer Magness, S. T. Walker, C,
Davis, j. ii. Fryer and VIM Locus. ST
Walker came in first and received So &C. w.
Walker second, SO, and c. Davis third, SO.
Then followed 100 yards dash for colored
men, contested for by L. Hall, John NJ. Pres
| ton, Robert James and Samuel Howe. Hall
first, Preston second and James third.
Norman Taylor, announced as the cham
pon runner OF the United States, then show
ed his speed by running two miles in eleven
minutes.
For the pony race, half mile DASH Cover
Street, entered Pet; Wilton Greenway Lady
Lightfoot and Philip Rogers Jenny Lind
Won by Pet,
well delivered, sensible and practical adj
dress was made by Prof S. b. Heiges, of
York, Pa, which was followed by chariot
race. For the latter ]. W. Magness drove
the red chariot and Nelson Demoss the blue.
Won by Demoss
A double team race-$30 to the first, S15
to the second and S. to the third came next.
1t was won in two straight heats by John A.
Payne's Sallie and Mate; Wilton Greenways
Froic and mate second and Henry Fulfords
Sailor Boy and mate third Time 3.12 and
Bill
There was also n fine trot of the 2.40 class,
for which NJ. Mcnamara, of N. Y, entered
Belle Falls; E. B. Emory Cyclops VIM J.
Marshall, Rpton and Geo W. Nelson John
+. Won by Belle Falls in three straight
heats. John F. second, Ripton third Time
2.37l and 2.33
The trotting for the day closed with con-
test of horses owned by the patrons of
Churchville postoflice For this JAS. Har-
kins entered Geo N, driven by Jesse Bur-
bank; c. Mackinson, Archer, driven by Geo.
Wilson, Harry d. Coale, Stella, driven by
himself; r. Harris Archer, Charlie, driven by
Harry Wilson; N. w S. Hays, Ivory, driven
by himself The premium was $50. Three
heats were trotted, two of which were won
by Charlie and one by Archer. The race
will be concluded to-day.
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