National Republican., 1883-10-17
THE HAeERsTowN FAIR.
A. spcndId Display OF stock and Farm,
Products--The Races Yesterday.


ago the managers of the Agricultural associa-
tion set the pegs for grand exhibition this
fall, and their every expectation has been
more than realized. The quality and guam
tity of stock is such rs has never before
been brought together in this state.
The exhibition of machinery and
agricultural implements and productions
exceeds anything ever before seen in this
section, and is almost beyond the facilities of
the association to accommodate; in truth, the
fair is larger than tho grounds, extended, as
they have been, within the last year.
This, the opening day, proved propitious,
and q continuation of good weather is an
ticipated. Tho attendance to-day is larger
than on any previous opening day in the OK
istence of the association, and is estimated to
be 6,000 or over.
In addition to the entries Of cattle reported
yesterday must be added, under tho hoad of
Dutch Fresians, tho herd DIR. i. w. Patter-
son, of Baltimore county, which is entered
herd prize and sweepstakes for dairy pur-
poses.
Among tho curiositios on tho ground arc
the twin steers, Duke" and Dandy" raised
by G. Dodge & Son, of Ashtabula, Ohio They
arc five years old. and weigh respectively
$500 and $500 pounds, are six feet high, and
measure five feet over tho back, and arc Of
the short horn breed.
The vast amount of machinery in motion
by steam power reminds one of Pittsburg,
and the whistles of tho engines, while in
dcative of "ife in the old land" TO humans,
| are peculiarly annoying to most horses Such
| sideshOws and attractions as flying horses are
| in abundance, and being literally patronized,
| the wooden beast, being nearly exhausted from
| their constant use.
The entries of horses consist of registered
| light draft, by DIR. J. +. Swallow, horse Joe
| Harris, and by DR.. ID. w. Gehr, mare colt, 4
months old registered horses, heavy draft,
| by Mr.. George n. Ripple; stations, Prince,
MoroCk, Rose, and Veloy, and seven mares
and marc colts, and stallion Norman Chief
| by Atwell Conner. Draft horses.--Under
this head entries were made as follows: Stall
| lion and brood mare, by John S. Brewer,
Welsh Run, Pa; six by John N Ripple, one
each by b. A. Garlinger, J. b. Bausman,
Jacob Hershey, John d. Harp, Jack Ridgway,
Charles Schindel, James w. Startzman, B. f.
Reichard, David Alter, Jacob w. Huffer, and
DIR. William Ragan.
| Quick draft horses-Under this head fifteen
entries were made by Jesse Tyson, of Balti-
more, and twepty-seven by other parties en-
tering one and two horses.
There arc entered under tho head of
"Horscs for all Purposes" thirty-seven horses
and mares from this county and from Penn
sylvania and Virginia. In the class of driv-
ing horses there are entered seventeen head
among which are four pair-one by w. s.
Niswander, of Welsh Run, Pa; one by Joseph
b. Loose, of this place; one by Edward Gar.
rott, of this county, and one by Jesse Tyson,
of Baltimore. The other exhibitors in this
line are John s. Brewer, Welsh Run, Pa;
John Baw, b. A. Garlinger, David Nigh, NJ
l., StrOck, David Alter, David EXtine, and f.
L. Dinkle, of this county.
The democratic county central committee
have organized by the election of DIR. C. f.
$. Mckee as chairman, and r. j. Hahn, esd
rs secretary. AS President Smith, OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
has announced that there will be
no canal funds for distribution this or any
other year under his administration, it was
not deemed necessary to select treasurer.
Our streets are already crowded with
strangers, and the trains tonight brought
large additions Should the weather the
next two days prove favorable the crowd oi
visitors will be immense.
The tri-county trotting raco on tho fair
grounds this afternoon proved to be aspiriteC
contest. The horses aentered were Geordez
Boy and Ella b, by Philip Babylon, of West
, minister, and Pat by ID. s. Hartle, of thi
, place.
The race was three best in five. The frs
heat was made in 3:11. Pat first, Georde
Boy second, and Ella b third.
The second heat was in 3:0S Geordez Boy
first, Pat second, and Ella b third.
: Third heat, Geordez Boy first, Pat second
and Ella b third.
Fourth heat in 3:03 Pat first Geordez Boy
second, aud Ella b third. iE..F
The fifth heat decided the contest in fayo
, of Pat. Time 3:0S. Pat first Geordes Boy
second, and Ella b third. ''T
The Baltimore and Baltimore county
/ breeders and importers of cattle in attend
, ance on oSr fair to-day accepted an invitation
, to visit "Cobweb," the home of Mr. c. b
/ Dykeman, near Shippensburg, Pa. TIL,
, gentlemen of the visiting party were Messrs
4 T. A. Seth, Andrew Banks, j. G. Clarke, DR.
/ F.W. Patterson. James Watts,and John N. Rip
/ pie, of Baltimore G. W. Humrichouse, presi
dent of tho Washington County association
\ Gov. VIM. T. Hamilton, and several of tn,
. hoard of directors of the county association
q Several hours were spent in inspecting th
. stock and stables OF Mr. Dykeman, his mod,
q of breeding, raising, &C., and some good point
f were obtained, The party returned to thi
o place over the Chesapeake and Ohio railwa.
q about o'clock this evening, after enjoying
@ sumptuous lunch set out by Mr. Dykeman.