The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
THE FAIR.
Fourth Day-Heayy Rain.

Inc programme during Cne FORENOON
passed off satisfactorily, but shortly
after noon a dense rain cloud broke
right over the grounds and deluged
every thing. This, of course, spoiled
the afternoon programme most COM
pletely. True, some of the track pro-
gramme was attempted, but the mud
was such that there was no pleasure
for the great crowd.
Awards in the various departments
yesterday were made as follows:
HORSES.
r. n. Weisiger, best stallion three
years old and over, first prize, $25.
DR.. W. g. Philips, best stallion one
year old and under, first prize, S12
DR.. Philips also took the first prizes
for the best colt, So; best mare three
years old and over, $50; and best
mare and colt, So.
A. p. Blocker took second prize for
best colt.
John Grumble took the second prize
for the best mare three years old and
over.
d. Bunton, Hayes county, best mare
two years old and under, first
prize, SO.
John Gramble, best mare one year,
old and under two years; first prize
$3.50.
CATTLE.
John Dillingham;, best yoke of oxen;
first prize, $40.
e. w. Holland, best yoke of oxen,
second prize.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
p. II. Gerhard, best prairie plow-
first prize.
Z. d. Carter, cultivator and planter
combined, first prize.
u. II. Gerhard, tWo-horSe breaking
plow, first prize; sullly cultiyator, first
prize.
John IIillebrand, sullly cultivator,
first prize.
p. II. Gerhard, walking cultivator,
first prize.
j. IIillebrand, harvester and binder,
first prize. Moving machine, first
prize.
J. j. Armstrong, Weimar, Tex as
post-hole digger, first prize.
Z. II. Gerhard, corn shelter, first
prize; corn stalk cutter, first prize.
j. b. Wood, Hempstead; manure
spreader, first premium.
u. II. Gerhard, best display of agri-
cultural implements, first prize-$50.
John Hillebrand, best spring wagon,
first prize; best pulverizer, first pre-
MUM.
Milburn wagon company, best
spring wagon, second premium.
GRAIN AND GARDEN TRUCK.
T. Kenger, best bushel of corn in
the ear, (ShuckedD first prize; Il. K.
Green, second.
w. NJ. Duncan, heaviest 100 ears Of
corn, shelled, on the ground, first
prize.
r. J. Ray, best bushel of Irish po-
tatoes, first premium.
VIM. Radam, best one dozen of
squashes, first prize.
Wayland & c. User, best sack of flour,
first premium.
IRON AND STEEL WARE.
Sam Baker, Waco, best barbed solid
steel wire, first premium.
COpes 81 Bass, Austin, best iron cook
stove, first premium. Best iron heat
ing stove, for coal, first prize. Best
heating stove, for wood, first prize.
Copes 81 Bass also took the first
prize for the best and most complete
display of stoves and stove fittings.
TIE RACES.
Running race, mile aud a quarter
dash, j. M. Browns Glendower won,
Keystone second. Time, three min
uteS.
Second running race, seven hundred
yards, won by Bakers Bullet"
Trotting, mile heats, best three out
of five; Minnie" and Clifford" en-
tered. Clifford" won in three straight
heats. Fred Turner'S Carmen" was
withdrawn Oh account Of the bad con-
dition of the track.
a heavy shower of rain fell about
1.30 p. M, which rather dampered the
order OF the amusements. About 1000
people were present, and, but for the
slight drawback made by the rain,
yesterday was a grand success.
The judges in division F" left the
grounds before they had completed
the awards for the day, hence the
complete awards for that department
4 will not be made until to-day at II q.
m.
To-day there will be another deer
chase and another steer roping con-
test, a handsome purse having been
made up by prominent business men
of Austin. Ii ten dogs are entered,
Mr.. Hall Philips will put in fine
year-old doe for the deer chase.
One of the attractive things of the
fair was the harvesting and moving
machines exhibited by w. p Ander-
SOD, of Dallas, Texas, who is the gen
eral agent for the "Deering binder
and the 'DeerlDg mower" manufac-
tured in Chicago, Ill. Both of these
machines took the first premiums yes
terday, and they richly deserved it,
too. A brief description will no doubt
prove highly interesting to the farm
ing public, and not devoid of interest
to all:
The Deering binder does most per.
feet work, and does it in every respect
automatically. Automatically the
bundles are made always of the same
size, and always bound with the same
degree of tightness. The knot-tiel
makes perfectly secure knot. The
separation of the bundles even in the
worst grain is complete. No grain is
lost by the Deering, as from the time
it is cut until it IS bound and dropped
to the ground, it is held securely an(
is protected from the wind, and in thi;
regard is far ahead of all others eX
hibited. Another desirable thing is
that the wear of the Deering is re
duced to the smallest point, as thu
binder remains perfectly at rest unit
200 packers accumulate the bundle
, when it t ,kes but a few seconds TO
r the binder to compress the bundle
r put the Irvine around it and tie tn
knot. The advantage of this is grea
a point of economy for the purchaser
, Then, too, the Doering reel is the mos
, perfectly adjustable reel in the mar
) ket. With but single lever it Cal
! be moved up or down and placed il
any position required. 1t does not fol
+ low a fixed path, but can be move
forward and back at any desire
, height, and can be set so as to pick u
. the worst conditions of lodged grai1
i Enough has been said to give tn
e reader a very correct understandin
of the high approach to perfection th
manufacturers of these machines hav
: attained.
I, The superiority of the mower
I just as marked. We call attention
q a few of the points upon which th
a committee made the award: 1t is a
u iron mower throughout; it is froI
!, cut mower; it is not heavy, clumS
Il machine; it has an inclosed gearing
in short, it is in every way just VIII;
g the modern demand calls for; il
IL weight is ONLY 575 pounds. Ever