The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-10-20
Close of the Fair.

previous day this year. The unfavorabe
weather the last three days, added to the fact
that many farmers were exceedingly busy
with canning and farm work, lessened the re-
ceipts at the gates, so that the probabilities
are that the society will find itself in debt
when the expenses are figured up. Side
shows and catch-penny attractions were
more numerous than ever, but the display of
stock was not as large as that of any pre-
vious year, except the first. At five o'clock,
in the afternoon the flag was lowered and the
exhibition of 1882 was at an end.
The receipts were as follows:
From sale of Privileges ............,.... $3.50 80
" Entrance Fees and Stalls........... SIS 80
Gates and Grand Stand. ,.......... 2,0l8 81
Iotal''..'.. ........................S3,44 25
The receipts in 1881 were 81, 1888
The races on Thursday were first subst-
tute for the double team race, for which tho
entries were:
George W. Nelson's Magnolia Maid. .... 2 2 2
George Boyd's Sailor Boy.................. 3 i
Time 2.5s, 2.55A and 253A.
Then followed race of 2. 33 class, the en-
tries being
Milton Sulzbachs Joe.................2 2
George W; Nelson's Blue Wing 3 2 3
Cloaveland's Alice Addison. ............... 4
oA Wom ny Alice Addison, Joe second. Time 2.54H
The races on Friday, were first of the 2.45
class for which
w MlI 70 , Shzbaoh enters entered Joe 9
wilton Greenway entered Frolc ........ l /
J. puvall entered Magnolia Maid. ......... 2 3 4
s s Y a ap9l si7 Mamorino Maid second. Time
A free for-all race followed. The entries
were:
VIM. Cleayeland's Alice Addison.
George Nelson's Blue Wing 3 9
2.37H,2.2 and FAT.
A running race, half mile dash, closed the
trials of speed. In this the entries were r.
M. Towards Tom Lane, rider Frederick.
Dallam; r. M. Towards Lady of the Lake
rider Thomas Webb, of Fawn Grove; Corbin
Amoss Doctor, rider Samuel Lawder; Ste
yenson Archcr's Arabian Vixen, rider VIM
M. Edelin,. The first heat was won by Doctor
Lady of the Lake second, Vixen third, and
Tom Lane fourth. Time one minute. On
the second heat only Vixen and Lady of
the Lake started Doctor being withdrawn
and Tom Lane becoming unmanageable.
Lady OF the Lake came in first. The race
was not concluded. Awalking race in which
four young men entered, was arranged Two
of them, Richard Smith and Charles Camp.
bell, led the others from the start, who
gave up in despair. At first Smith led his
I'm ba loft o1t 4
the lead, winning the race. Within few
feet of the judges stand Smith fell to the
ground, overcome by an affection of the heart.
He was taken into the judges stand, and APP
peared to be almost in dying condition.
DIR. g. Hall Richardson was near by and
being called in administered restorative,
and in an hour Smith was able to get up and
60 home. He is capper in Mr.. George F.
Walkers canning house, and is practiced
pedestrian. Campbell, his competitor, is from
Westminster.
Mr.. Charles E. Bristor, of No. ia N. Gay
street, had in the main hall creditable dis
play of cutlery, for which he was awarded
first premium.
Messrs. E. Scott Payne & Bro, No. 166 N.
Gay street, Baltimore, showed q portable
forge, drill and other articles used by black
smiths, all of which were the best of their
kind. He was awarded a premium.
Messrs. E. G. Hanway s. Co., of Bel Air.
displayed good assortment of stoves
A handsome and fine-toned damp-proof
organ, exhibited by Barker & Co., of Balti
more, was purchased for the Jarrettsville M.
e. church.
Mr.. Nathan Grafton, of Forest Hill, had
oexhiGbition an unfinished top buggy, the
wSaand biron work on which were credit
to his weh-known establishment.
Good music and plenty of it was furnished
by the New Freedom Cornet Band.
Mcssrs Henry Reckord & Sons had a
Buckeye cord binder running by steam
They also display ed the Acme harrow and
other farming implements and machinery,
all of which attracted much attention.
MIR. VIM. G. Jeffrey, of Bel Air, exhibited
the Estey organ and the wcll-known Do
mcstc sewing machine. For the latter he
was awarded a diploma.
Mr.. J. N. Henderson, of Towsontown,
showed the Royal st. John sewing machine,
which he claims to be gaining as much pop
fularity in Baltimore county as it has in Har
ord.