Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-09-13
The Fair /!
Largest Display in all Departments
Ever Known.

The managers ci-the Agricultural So,
cIety can congratulate lhsmselves on
the splendid exhibition given last week
| L here never was better Fair hsld in
this sectisu If the country. The gross
/ receipts alG probably mole than in form
er years, Out owing 10 The large number
of entries, the premium list will be So
much larger, that it will probably take
every cent. Ths gate receipts the LAST
I day were about $3.50. being little more
than The corresponding day Of last year
! The crowd Was greater, owing 10 tbs
large number Of vendors of every inag.
/ inaUie saleable, or unsaleable, article
who got privilege aud passes to the
ground. The l5-year members and their
families slso added TO the number
There were in the neighborhoOd of 5000
people on the grounds the las, day. and
possibly over half as many on the day
previous. The gross receipts will amount
/ To about $500, AMI the expense, other
! than the PREMIUM list, viii not bs as
| large as last year.
| The sLo in lhp horse department WAS
! larger and U-IIcI i.r.H ever before, show
ing that the breeders and farmers have
become Interested In having good AMI
mails. The liV-liesi competition WAS in
the G;alt cjass, wAsre L.eTr aeIG - sIi-
Ties, .Ed lac prurp<l;Inu 10 pull the
MAJ ed horses. Tat3-r - K lH- sand
cut of SJne Of the enter-rt, whn did not
propose u iidEt Iurir .ut."s pg !. al
thUHe 90, hI 9.sT up,h!Ip, tssL 10 what is
rXf rcI-d 81 d.ait boTgcs. Ii ihe writer
had Uren Iu Jne onmlLtes, the msn who
prnspsrd To pull, would nave got first
money, or SONG oue would havs pitted
his t.,in -gaits, b!,I.
In horses f.i All work, there were 90
entries. n<de 10y tbs energetic, wide
awake farm. Is of Belmont county, who
are eRdeaYoriEs To make tAis class
ahead of all others.
In saddle aud light harness horses,
there were 81 entries, which included
all tLs best rUadstsIs in the county. Ey
cry man ~ho had an animal OF any con-
sequence in harness OF uuder saddle ex-
hibited in this class.
In sweepstakes bOrses, DR.. Estep made
the principal entries, aud as he is a
man of some note, took the diplomas.
His display Of coils under three years
old, the product Of one stallion,is worthy
Of especial mention.
In mules there were only thres entries
they were not extra good animals.
In ths speed ring, there were some ex-
cellent races. In the county trot,
Make" owned by J. c. Hose, took srst
money, and C. c. Williams "Dr Davis"
second, although protest WAS offered
against the latter horse. In the stallion
race, Darlington the property of John
II fra
The 40 trot excited considerable inter-
est, and there were live starters in the
race. Snowflake" the property of a .
NJ. Spellnan, took first money. The sec
und money, the judges awarded to Star
light" the property of G. II. Smith.
In Ike 3-ninute pace, Charley Foster" "
owned 10y Wm. Howell, had soft thing
FOR first money. c. c. Williams Harry
Scott" lsking second.
La the 3-niuute trUt ). X. Johnson's
George b." took first money, and J. J.
Hammsad's entity, Harry c." second
In walking horses there was more
than usual competition, eight entries
having been made. d. H. Robeson's
"Toge" took first premium. and w. F.
Hsndersons Frank" second.
or course in the sweepstakes free for
all trot and pace is where the principal
interest centered, and many of the boys
dropped considerable money Oh their
favorites. All seemed to lose and none
win. Ia the pAcs Smiths Capt. Dan"
took first money, and second money was
awarded to Spellmau's "Sorrel Billy"
although a majority of the witnesses of
the race thought Smiths BELL Ham
mel" should have had second money, be-
ing second in each of the five heats.
In the sweepstakes trot there were
FIVE entries, "Musette," owned by J. J.
Hammond. taking first money; L. L.
Scott's BILLY b." second, and Spell
mans Snowflake" third.
In cattle there never before was such
a show on our grounds, and lovers of
fine animals had a grand time viewing
the excellent animals on exhibition. In
Alderney, Durham and Devon thorough
breds the show beat any previous year,
and in the grades there was also a good
show. In Durhams there were 26 en-
tries, made principally By l.. & n. w.
Bundy, of Bsrnesville; w. II. Eagleson,
of Harrison CO., and J. A. Hall and
Bro, of Glencoe.
In Alderney cattle there were 20 en-
tries, of which were made by Joseph
Denham, q breeder of considerable note
of our township, and by L. p Bailey,
of Warren tp. This stock will all be
exhibited at the State Fair on the Island
this week, and will pay lovers of good
stock to see it. In Jersey grades there
were Is entries, of which J. C. Hoge
makes 7, all thoroughbred animals, with
cut being registered.
In miscellaneous cattle there were IA
entries, and some of the finest fat bull
locks and yoke cattle that are in the
county, were on exhibition.
In thoroughbred fine wool sheep,
new class which goes ahead of all State
associations, there we're 10 entris made
by Joseph H. Clos., Oliver Watkins, Of
Maynard, and John ). Close.
In housed sheep Oliver Watkins, Of
Maynard, made Of 7 entries. In un-
housed sheep J. ID. Stewart made of
entries. These are all thoroughbred an
imals, bYt ineligible for register.
In Downs. l.. & n. w. Bundy had
herd of IS pedigl sed stock Of great
excellence, and took premiums
In sweepstakes sheep I3 eatries were
made, principally by John S. & j. II.
Close.
In the swine department there were
80 entries OF thoroughbreds, of which 2I
were black breeds and 13 white breeds.
We understand that J. II. Denham and
Oliver Watkins took the principal pre-
miumS in these classes.
There was also show Of thorough
bred HOlstein cattle, mads by W. d.
POrterlield. for which our association
had no class, but we're awarded prsmi-
ums for excellence.
There never WAS Iatter shyw in
poultry. 81 entries having b. el made,
and il is with regret that We note that
there WAS big kick in this d, p.rtment.
One of lhs principal exhibitors wanted
to have it all his own way with the
committee, and because he could no.,
show ed 4 disposition to contend, B B.