Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-30
LOCAL NEWS.
 WatertOWn Fair.
Fifteenth Annual Gathering.


 The Watertown Agricultural society closed their three days exhibition yesterday, with the exception of 8 running race and trot- ting race that were postponed to this morn
 ing.
 The cattle were exhibited Tuesday and were present in good numbers. Some of the farmers and stock breeders complain of the dry weather, which has so affected the pas
 ture as to make perceptible difference with
 the live stock The tent devoted to the use
 of articles exhibited in the ladies' industrial
 department and manufactured implements
 was lively place during the entire day. The
 display of fruit would indicate that the crop, particularly of some kinds of fruit, is hardly up to the average this year.
 The poultry show is an exceedingly large one, three tents being used to display the coops, of which many contain rare and valu- able fowls One tent was nearly full of doves. The Orchard poultry yards of Oak vile, Ct., C. K. Bond manager, have contrib l uted to the success of this part of the Water town fair. 4=.s4 During the forere on the unfinished trot that was postponed ts U o'clock yesterday was commenced. Thls was the 2:35 class WAN | is the
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 Time~S.ssa. 2:ss. 2:ssk. a:42. 2:s6s 1 @The running race was next called and was decided by two straight heats, which were l won by Dodette in 1:51 Is and 1:514. Five horses ran for the purse. J. Mclaughlin, of | ToIa anti noda ka A G0 | of New York, Little Vic and Soda J. Killin of Hartford, Lightfoot, and M. Daily of | Hartford, Elise.
 1 As Jo Mcdonald, of Meriden. was driving l Inc up the back stretch in one of the last | heats in the 2:35 class, the horse caught it's l hind foot in one of the boots on it's fore leg which caused the horse to fall to the ground The driver and sulky went directly over the horse. The driver was thrown some distance in advance of the horse. Fortunately no damage was done as McDonaid was in the | rear when the accident happened. Both horse and driver were on the track in the afternoon without any visible appearance of injury.
 | The 2:50 class was the first one called after Il dinner. There were eleven entries. Three | horses only started
 John Breen of Naugatuck, entered Fred !; J. A. Chamberlain, of Auburn, N. Y., Kate l Douglass and B. E. Parmelee, of Meriden, Conn, Joe McCool The horses started in the order named. After few times scoring | E. l.. Palmer, of Norwich, who was driving Fred little behind the others nodded for I the word, which the judges gave. The heat l was won by Kate Douglass in 2:444. 1 The second heat was won easily by Kate Douglass. Joe McCool took second position on the home stretch time 2:43. | Third heat won by Kate Douglass in 2:45. Palmer was fined $5 for excessive use of the I whip. First money to Kate Douglass, second l to Joe McCool, third to Fred.
 The hurdle race had four starters. After l two heats the race was postponed until this I morning Little Vic and Dodette each won l heat The judges were J. L. Lyon and T. l A. Warren of New Haven, and A. H. Gilbert l of Derby.
 Pools were sold by R. Blumenthal, oi