The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-14
THE LAWRENCE FAIR.
A Creditable Display in All Departments
The Live Stock Exhibit-The
Races Yesterday.

northwest of Lawrence, this county. Nearly
three thousand persons were in attendance,
more than two hundred of whom were from In
dianapois. This is the third year Of the fair,
and the good it has done to the neghborhood is
seen in the stimulus it has given to the farmers
of Lawrence township to improve, not only in
agricultural products, but in their horses, cat
tie, hogs and sheep The officers of the fair as
sociation are o. W. Voorhees,, president; John
W. Apple, vice president; Levi Bolander, treas
urer; James H. Thomas, general superintendent,
and W. B. Flick, secretary, and to their energy
and zeal. encouraged and aided chiefly by the
farmers of the township, the success of the en-
terprise is due. 1t is thought the present exhi-
blton will entirely clear the association of debt
and enable them to make larger and more at
tractive exhibit next year.
The showing in horses is especially good. VIM.
I. Fletcher of Lawrence, exhibits a herd of
eighteen head, which includes Bay Belgian, a
fine Norman heavy-drafr stallion, which took
| first premium; two four-year-old bay match
Mares Nellie, a two-year-old Hsmbrino and six
colts. 81. B. Rowland, of Malott Park, took first
prize on heavy-draft team. These are iron-gray
match mares, one Norman, the other Cydes6ale.
He sold them yesterday to John H. Steiner, Of
Indianapolis, for $500, who will send them to
his Cataract farm. Newton Craig, of McCords-
take first prize and are much admired. Andrew
Huff and U. ]. Hammond of Indianapolis, show
a beautiful full-bred Suffolk heavy-draft six
year-old chestnut sorrel stallion. A. Bonze, of
Cumberland, shows Bashaw. handsome black
stallion, six years old, that has never been ham
died, and trots in 2:5O E. ]. Rowland exhibits
half-bred Clydesdale general-purpose stallion,
dark lron-gray, and beauty.
The showing in the cattle department was
particularly good. Among the exhibitors was
George " Lancaster, of Mapleton, who took
first and second premiums yearling short
horn bulls, and first and second heifer calf
and bull calf. He also took premiums on short
horn cows, and first premium on short-horn
bull Filagree Star Duke 4th, No. 43,716. Fl. B.
Rowland took first on twO-year-old, short-horn
grade bull. and John Apple first on grade short.
James Perry aud VIM. Mckenzie, all of Law
renee, also took premiums on short-horns.
Harry G. Adams, of Indianapolis, showed seven
head of thoroughbred Jersey COWS and calves,
and eter Raab, of Indianapolis, showed like
number of Jersey bulls, cows and calves.
There was also a good showing of hogs, the
chief exhibitors being Samuel Moilenkopf Jesse
Herrin, VIM. I. Fletcher, j. Wapple, j. n. Red
dick, James 8: Hoss and James Perry: The
premiums on Berkshires were taken by Fletcher
and Mollenkopf, and on POlandChlnas by Her
rim, Reddick and Perry.
In Agricultural Hall the displays of vegeta-
bles fruits, flowers, etc, were large and various.
The chief exhibitors in vegetables were
W. B. Flick, James A. Merryman,
Hunter, Elijah Asbury, Peter Hartsock,
George Askren, George s. Dunn, III. g. Fred,
Jesse Herrin ana Henry Bell. Lawrence town
ship and it's near neighbors have long been cele-
brated for the excellence OF their butter and
the samples on exhibition were fully IL ket ping
with that reputation, the chief competitors for
premiums being Mrs George Belger, Harriet
Wheeler, Mrs. s. NJ. Patton, Mrs. J. N. Reddick
iona Lyle, Mrs. NJ. G. Dawson, Mrs M. ]. Bolan-
der and Mrs. Martha Rocker. There was large
showing of cakes of all Imaginable de-
signs and kinds, as we'll as good
amount of toothsome-looking bread. Pre-
in abundance. In fruits the chief exhibitors
were H. B. Rowland, Harrison Ringer, W. NJ.
Woorhs, W. r; Newhoqse, W. B. Flick, BENZ.
George Belger, Margaret Albeit, Noah Mock
and E. ]. Rowland, Mrs. E, Miller and Mrs. j.
plants and cut flowers, and Miss Lou Albeit of
cut flowers. Mrs. Hummelman showed collec-
ton of cactuses, and Lecta Messersmith and
George Belger of pOt-grown geraniums.
case of Indian relics exhibited by DR.. ]. F.
1a,- - CastletoD, attracted much attention.
NearIV ali of %Gese specimens consisting OF
stone implements, Ssr skins nestles nines'
Satchets and arrow. heads, were found CT the
Doctors farm lone mile soutH o. Noolesyille),
which was once the site Oh an ih o Vlliage.
interesting collections OF natlve WOODS, bne .at-
ter having fifty-two different varieties. CHARLES
S Hensley, of Lawrence, shows seine excellent
fret-saw work.
Among the exhibitors OF light harness and
general purpose horses are G. F. Mapes, of Law
renee, who shows eight horses, among them
'eTexas jack" John Strange, of Broad Ripple
team of chestnut sorrels: A. j. Apple
of Lawrence. a four-year old stallion; Jack
Springer. of Oaklandon, q sorrel stallion by
Messenger GolddusJ, and ID. G. Hanna, of Oak
landon, trotting mare, Matte Hanna, that
shows 2:40 avl@ i5ss
The track Is a half mile, heavy and dusty, and
the races, while not rapid enough to be exciting,
were sufficiently Interesting to amuse the pc =,
pie. There was little betting, half dollar an
pearing to be the limit
: In the 2:40 trot the entries were F. AZ Rot
tiers Emma, Thomas q. Redding's Tannia
John Hartsock's Laura Wonder, W m. A. Cox,s
Cyrus H.. j. B. Hoover's Gold' .oot The frst
heat was taken by Redding's rsnnie ana the
three succeeding heats b. : Rottier,s Emma
Time of first, second and. third heats. 3:oiIo.
500 3;01; lime 19t Of las heat not given. Hoo
FGF q ? V ~, ;n avn after first heat.
FOR tne rnnnlng race half mile. best three in
I'VE, Une eh u were Joseph Lewark's Gold
prlck, JONI 4rtsock's Tom Pontiac, and Joseph
L LNii, tphan Girl The race was won by
Soiug g in three straight heats in :52l9 Isl
Ae racing to-day, will be free-for-all trot,
= >aclng race and horse walking race.
Among the VISITORS yesterday, was Elisha
Reddick, eighty-seven years Old, who has lived
in the township over sixty years. Jacob White
sell, who introduced the patriarch, called to
mind that he held Mr.. Reddick's coat for him, in
1889, when he ran a fOot-race of 100 yards, a
dollar a side, against the late Hardin Newly.