Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-27

Second Days Proceedings Pre.iam.
Awarded---sosne Fine Racing.
Programme for To- Day, Including the $500
2:3j Trotting Race.
Verify, it may be said that the elements
| are favorable to the East Tennessee Fair and
Turf Association, for brighter, better and
suitable weather could not have been more
desired than was yesterday, the second day of
the fair given under the auspices of the
association, at their new grounds, south OF
the river The sight of such magnifeent
weather inspired all with fresh and buoyant
hope, and new life was infused into all
things connected with the fair.
The forenoon was devoted to the
EXHIBITION OF STOCK
IN the line of sheep, hogs, cattle and
| in these departments as follows:
Best display of sheep, Thos. O'Conner,
Knoxville, $40.
| Best berkshire boar, year, E. S. Nc
CiunS, hnOXvllle, SIU.
Best berkshire SOW, over year, Sam c.
House, $40
Best boar, sweepstakes. f. $. hcoluns,
$40.
Best display hogs, sweepstakes, Z. s.
McClung, $40
Best SOW, sweepstakes, Saml c. House
$40.
Best thoroughbred Jersey COW, years and
| over, James Thomson sos.
Best sucking mule, John 10y, New
Market, So.
Best jennet, Gerge 10y, New Market IS,
Best jack, 3 years old and over, W. J.
Murphy, Somerset, Ky, $40.
DRAUaHT HORSES
Best stallion, under 3 years old, Thos
Armstrong, Asbury, Knox County, SIS.
Special premium by Oates, White / Co.
Best stallion, years and over, Hugh
Martin, Knoxville, meerschaum pipe, s12
! special premium by Peter Ritter.
Best filly, under 5 years Jos. Lemmons
Maryville, $40.
Best sucking colt, VIM. johnson, Knox
vile, So.
Best mare, 3 years and over. John Jones
sis.
TIE SPEED RING
exercises brought out yesterday afternoon
fine assemblage of gentlemen and ladies
and was the attraction of the day. Tho al
tendance was much larger than the first da..
and was quite encouraging
Promptly on the time announced the
FIRST RACE
was called. This was run
ming race, half mile heats
in g. for saddle horses only. for purse o
$50. There were five starters, placed, as +
preference on the track. in the following OF
der: J. G. McClsin, Fox" j. r. Jones
Woodworth"; R. f. Gray, black horse
J. M. Hunter, sorrel horse w. H. Kirk
ssGray Prince" The first heat was won b
"Fox," time, IS seconds, with Hunter
horse second, Gray's third, Woodwork
fourth and " Gray Prince" distanced.
The second heat was won by 'Wood
worth" Hunters horse second, Gray
third, and Fox distancsd The race wa
called after this entry and the first none
awarded to J. r. Jones' =" Woodwork,
second to Hunters horse, aud third t
Gray's.
! TIE PACING RACE
made up Tuesday night, mile heats, in
fora purse of $75 wan put in next. There We,
three starters, as follows: j. Wood, Kno
County, bob Taylor; J. G. Conway, Bri
tol, Butcher Girl; A. B. Aelendy, Hav
kins County, "Bettie Massengill."
The first heat was won by !" Bob Taylor,
time @ 52s, "Belle Massengill" second.
bob Taylor" also won the second hea
time 2.55, and consequently the race.
THE RUNNING RAsE,
mile heats; 2 in 3, for purse of $12s
proved to be an exciting and interesting on,
. and there was some splendid running, esp
cially in the second heat, which excited th
enthusiastic admiration of lovers of hors,
flesh and sport.
There were only three starters in th
race, Caldwelrs "Cope Clear" being witt
drawn. The starters were, r. M. Ande
! son, Ballast n. Hunter, "Gen NJ,
hone;" W. C. Mabrv, "Bettie B."
The first heat was one by Ballast.
Time 1.51 ''Bettie B." second
|, In the second heat, Ballast" also wo1
. Time 4.5oaa, and the race was awarded I
Ballast owned by K. NJ. Anderson, {
Nashville
THE TRorT1NG 2.4O CLASS
mile heats, 8 in s, for purse of $500 cam
in, however, as the eliminating point of in
! terest, stirred up the crowd to high pitc
of excitement, and furnished some tip to
trotting. Tere were three starters, E. S
McClung Withdrawing "Blue Jeans" Th
starters were given positions in the follow
ing order:
| G. S. Caldwell, Kaiser; A. B. Melend,
"Billy King; J. T. Jones, BILLY Gadson.
! The first heat was won by BILLY King,
: time 1854, Billy Gadson" second.
Second heat, "Billy King" time 81
"Billy Gadson" second.
Third heat, "Billy Gadson,' time a.42i
BILLY King" second.
Fourth heat, KAISER time 2464, 'Bin
Gadson second.