Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-30
sourH1NGToN,s FA1R.

SO AAAAN~H AA@~s The Opening Day-A Good Attend
 apee( and Good Racing-To-Day the
 Big Day of the Fair.
 Yesterday was the opening day of the an naal fair of the Southington Agricultural so- ciety at the Southington Driving park and it bids fair to be 8 successful one, as it has proven to be in past years under it's good management. The park is situated about half & mile south of Plantsville and nearly q mile and half from Southington. The park is large one, having good half mile racing track and every facility for the hold ing of fair like the present one. Early yes terday morning and before the sun had driven away the heavy mist which hung over the grounds men were busy driving cattle in-
 to the park to be exhibited and loads of fine
 farm products were being unloaded at the
 door of a large tent near the entrance to the
 park where the latter were to be exhibited.
 Opposite this tent is the exhibition building
 where were displayed all kinds of fancy work,
 paintings and such like and the exhibits were
 exceedingly handsome. Next to this building
 is another building in which there was 8 fine
 display of poultry. Along the southern
 fence of the park were the pens and cattle
 stalls, in which there was displayed some
 very fine cattle, although the exhibits are
 not quite as large as in years past. The
 usual number of peddlers were on tho
 grounds selling all kinds of wares from pea
 nuts to pocket knives, and the colored whis-
 tier was busily distributing circulars and
 keeping up his continual whistling. People
 who go to country fairs do not go until after
 dinner generally, because they are not able
 to geS anything fit to eat on the fair grounds,
 but such is not the case at this fair, as the
 young ladies of Huntsville have large tent
 on the grounds in which they serve 8 regular bill of fare all Gay at low prices; and the food is not only exceedingly palatable, but everything is neat, and the eighteen twen-
 ty ladies wearing white caps and aprons and
 give the food an additional relish to those who partake. The morning was spent in award
 ing premiums for cattle, and among some of the awards were:
 Best trained oxen from one town-Town of Southington, first prize; town of Cheshire, second prize.
 Largest best team of oxen owned by one prize; c. F. Hamlin, Southington, second prize.
 CLASS BROKEN AND sTEERs-ALL COMPETING TO- CIPHER.
 Six years old and over-C. P. Gaylord. Terryville Five years sld-F A. Hstchkiss, Meriden, first Four years old-C. F. Hanlin, Southington first Three years old-S. H. Peck, southington, first prize. a, ,r...--- .,-. One year old-S. H. Peck. watertown, first Pair of steer calves-E w. Lyon, Bristol, first prize.
 CLASS 17-DEvoNs- Three years old and over-J. W. Yale, Meriden ! Bul calf-J w Yale, Meriden, first prize. COWS AND KEEPERS.
 Four years old and oveF-J. W. Yale, Meriden
 Three years old-J W. Yale, Meriden, first prize.
 CLASS 19-aRADE COWS. Four years old and over-J. W. Yale, Meriden Two years old-C P. Gaylord, Terryville, frs : One year old-C. c. Lord. Southington, frs prize.
 Caf-C. E. Hemiston, Southington first prize. 0. P. Gaylord took the principal premium. for Herefords, bulls and cows, and for sheeI J. w. Yale, of Meriden, had the best ex ! hibits. For swine the premiums were about equal between A. s. Woodruff, Southington and w. R. Smith, Southington. There were about three hundred people on the grounds while the premiums were being awarded ano many more came in time to see the horse races.
 3 MINUTE CLASS. Shortly after o'clock the judges mounted the stairs into the judges stand and shortly afterwards the ffty-four pound gong in ths judges stand was rung to call the horses fol the three minute class to the track for the first heat. The horses to respond to the cal and appear on the track were: Rapp, who | was given the pole, J. w., who had the out side, Daisy as second horse, Linda in third position and Celeste next to the outside \ horse. On the second attempt to scor' l the horses got away in good shape | Rapp taking the lead with J. w. { | close second and Celeste third. At the quar | first, when Celeste broke and fell back tt l fourth place, letting Linda in third while Rapp held second. These positions tht l horses kept the rest of the heat, J. w. win
 ming in 2:391 by half sulky with Rapp sec ond.
 Second heat-In this heat Celeste took tn, pole at the lead, with J. W. 3 close second | and Linda third. On the backstretch of tht | first half J. w. began slowly to crawl up oI Celeste and they went under the wire necl | and neck, each working hard for first place They kept neck and neck until they haC l rounded the turn when Celeste went into thu air and fell back letting J. w. into first place. Celeste quickly got down to her worl again, but was unable to pass J. w. who wor by sulky length in 2:3911 over Celeste sec | ond.
 Third heat-J W. took the lead witt Celeste second. The race was between these two horses, but Celeste made a good spur and tried to take the lead, but failed, J. W l winning by head, neither horse breaking during the entire mile. Time, 2:381. SUMMARY. BOO Class-Purse S2OO divided-S1OO, $50, $3O, $20 James Wells, b. g. J. w. Hartford. 1 F, B. Newton, b. E. Rapp Plainville.. Peter Blake, blk. 2. Linda Hartford. 3 8 c. B. Adams. oh. Celeste, New