Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-01

1 ington fair at Southington Driving park 1 which opened Tuesday and closes to-day. Early in the morning people from the vicini- I ty and neighboring towns began to arrive at l the park, some in carriages while others walked over the half mile of dusty road from 1 Huntsville center to the park. The people spent the morning in looking at the exhibits, which are certainly very good, although not ! quite as large as last year. The peddlers worked in the most earnest manner and l gathered in the hard earned money of the l countrymen who came to visit the fair. The | man with the dime show wasn't drumming up | a crowd, and several boys and men were busy distributing handbills and circulars to 1 the people present The ladies in their pret | ty fall dresses visited the various places of | interest on the grounds and the men | interested in horses watched the judges ex- l plain the good points of some of the horses present and decide whether or not they were l it to take prizes. Among some of the prin- cipa1 premiums awarded for horses were: Stallions four years. old and over-William R. Coe, Meriden, 1st; Charles Smart, South Meriden, Colt four years old in harness-John w Norway. Colt three years old-G6orge L. Clark 1st; E. L. l Frost, 2d. Colt two years old-Henry Hart, 1st; William o, Colf M one year old-Henry Hart 1st; B. 'H Mich Breed Breeding mare with colt-C. H. Jones, 1st' W. H. Single horses-L C. Clark, 1st; E. B. Clark, ed The principal interest of the people, how ever, was centered in the balloon ascension of Professor A. s. Brooks and many watched the filling of the balloon with close attention, and as there was no gas on the grounds, the infating volatile material had to be made on the grounds. After two o'clock the crowds began to come to the park and by the time for the balloon ascension, 4 o'clock, there Were nearly 900 people present and 300 car riages, while from 300 to 400 people stood on the high lands just inside the park and waited for the balloon to ascend. Shortly after o'clock Professor Brooks stepped into the basket of the balloon, and after the valve had been fixed and the professors picture taken, the two men who had hold of the basket let go, and moment later the bal loon was rising rapidly straight up in the air, while the spectators cheered and Professor Brooks waved his hat. Five minutes after the balloon left the ground it had attained a height of nearly half mile, where it caught current of air, and as it still ascended it slowly sailed over towards the northwestern horizon and began to look smaller and smaller ev- cry minute to the crowds watching it. The balloon was, according to estimates, nearly mile high when last seen by the people on the grounds and was sailing in more south erly direction, evidently having struck diff erent current of air. This makes the one hundred and fifty eighth ascension that Pro- lessor Brooks has made in the United States, and the professor, who is now about fifty years of age, has never met with an accident of serious nature and seems to be much at home in the basket of his balloon as on the ground. He made his first ascension in Memphis November 8, 1859, and has at tained the height of five miles in balloon, but says that he does not care to attain that distance again as he was hardly able to breathe at that height. The balloon he used about 5000 cubic feet of gas, and the whole thing in the air does not weigh over 400 pounds. The pro- lessor expected to go about fifty miles, unless he saw he was going over the Sound, in which case he should come down very soon, the balloon was so small that he did not know how long it might stay up or when it | might come down.
 2:40 CLAss-FIRsT HEAT.
 Shortly after 10 o'clock the horses were called on the track for the first heat of this l class, and only three horses appeared on the | track at the call of the bell in the judges l stand, and they were Nutwood, jr., who 1 had the pole, with Vivian second, and Fanny l on the outside, The horses got away in good l shape after three four attempts with l Nutwood, jr., in the lead Fanny second and l Vivian third. On the quarter Fanny broke 1 and fell behind, but on the half spurted and l gained considerable on Nutwood, jr., who still led at the half, but was unable to over l take him, and Nutwood, jr., went under the l wire half sulky length ahead of Fanny, winning the heat in 2:3614. Vivian broke l on the backstretch and fell away behind and l came in, just escaping being distaneed.
 SECOND HEAT.
 The horses got away at the first attempt | in this heat with Nutwood, jr., in the lead, | Fanny second, with Vivian fighting for sec l ond place with Fanny. At the | half the horses held their same positions, l but Nutwood. jr.,, somewhat in having had it all his own way, in 2:42, with | Fanny second and Vivian third
 THIRD HEAT.
 After several fruitiess attempts to score 1 the horses got away, and at the turn Nut l wood, jr., had the lead, with Fanny second 1 and Vivian third. Nutwoot!, jr., who had | the race all his own way, as we'll as the heat, | won the latter in 2:4015, with Fanny second, Vivian third.
 2:4o Class-Purse S2Oo, divided s1o0, $50, S3O SaO. O. s. Camp. ch. g. Nutwood jr Water Charles Smart, blk m Fanny, Meriden. , 2 D Tme"sssn, in a:4s, ,a s4ois. ''e' '
 PACING RACE, FREE EE-FoR-ALL-FIRsT HEAT.
 There were four starters in this class, Howard F., who had the pole Lady Pearl l who had second position,' Jack, who had l third, and Primrose, who was on the outside. 1 The pole horse, Howard F., broke on the turn and went to the rear, while Lady Pearl got good lead, with Jack second and Prim- | rose third. These positions the horses kept l all the way around with the exception that Howard F. broke two three times and l kept falling in the rear and was distanced, while Lady Pearl won the race in 2:33155,
 T. Il | tanced for running, she having run over 1 quarter of mile on the backstretch.
 SECOND HEAT.
 There were but two horses on the track this heat, Lady Pearl and Jack. At the turn Lady Pearl took the lead with Jack pushing her for first place. At the half Lady Pearl broke and Jack took the lead and before Judd, Lady Pearls driver, could get the l mare on her feet, Jack had good lead which he kept, winning the heat in 2:41a4 with Lady Pearl second.
 THIRD HEAT.
 Lady Pearl took the lead, but on the back stretch of the first half broke and gave Jack the lead, and the latter won the heat by two sulky lengths in 2:38 with Lady Pearl sec ond.
 FOURTH HEAT.
 This heat was won by Jack over Lady Pearl, he taking the lead at the start and 1 holding it throughout, winning in 2:44.
 SUMMARY.
 Pacers Purse S20O, divided, S1OO, $5O $50, $aO l Charles Smart, br.- m. Lady Pearl,
 Meriden. l 7 ?. B. Norton blk g. Jack, Water
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 To-day will be the last day of the fair and s Southington horses have friendly trot, ach driver driving his own horse there will, t is safe to say, be no jockeying.
 'I am selling your rheumatic cure, Athlo- ,horos. like hot cakes,' writes Druggist ,harles M Hall enthusiastically from West Cornwall Conn.,, whose people show their c ood sense in thus patronizing so admirable remedy.