The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-10-08

w even when u5ou Ior Ouly one coupe, TIC
seat is very wide. The jackson firm had
q qunrtette of burnt cork artists who occu-
pied a platform near the center of the
ground and, with banjo, tambourine and
song, amused the crowd and at the same
and its carriages.
THE BALLOON AscENsroNs.
Prof. Hogan of Jackson was on hand with
his balloon, and more than carried out his
share of the programme, making an ascen-
sion on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
one moro than was advertised The last one
was the best of all. The day had been quite
rainy, and a successful ascent had not been
anticipated. The air was very quiet, and
when the professor sang out, 'Let 60, every
body" the balloon rose almost directly up
ward until an upper current was reached
when it fioated gracefully away to the north
ward. Contrary to expectation il reached a
high altitude, and the daring aeronaut re-
sembled huge spider more than anything
else, as he disported himself upon the trapeze
twenty feet beneath the huge bag that carried
him aloft. The crowd watched the voyage
with breathless attention and gave q sigh of
relief when q successful landing was made,
about mile north of the starting point.
HORSES.
The exhibit of horses fully sustained the
reputation Of our county for breeding fine
horses. We heard several gentlemen remark
that the show in that line rivaled that at the
state fair. There were about 200 horses en-
tered. 1t would be impossible TO mention
all the good animals shown without enumer-
ating the entire lot. Among them were
Jacob Highs "Vandal," John Vernon's
Clydesdale and Cleveland Bay, l.. w. Whit
beck's Clydesdale, Thos. Welch's "Young
Wilkes" Myers Bros Independence"
Bigelow's "Robert Whaley," j. L. Bangs Il
Co.'s "Young Luck's ALL" which was not en-
tered for a premium, because one of his
owners was superintendent of the horse de-
partment, p. b. Emery's Cleveland Bay and
Ed. Billsborrow's Norman. Willard Bah
cock, d. G. Van Antwerp, @. E. Robinson
and several others also exhibited fine animals.
Rol. Quick took first premium in the road
ster class, having, much to Rolls disgust, no
opposition. Edison Woodman created great
sensation by coming on the ground with q
drove of twenty-six horses, the old "Duke of
Perche at the head, and his Shetland ponies
in the rear. Ed. said he only picked up such
of his animals as came handy, leaving twenty
of them at home. A majority of his drove
were the descendants of old Duke and were
the finest lot of horses ever shown in the
county by one man. They were not entered
for premiums but merely to increase the
show, Ed. saying il was no object to enter
them, as he should donate to the society any
premiums he mightreceive. Asa breeder of
horses, Ed. is great success, and stands
without rival in this part of the state,
THE RACES.
The first race was the 3-year-old, half
mile heats, with four entries and four start
ers: Lucy Wilkes and Flora L. Wilkes, owned
by Thos. WEIGH of Paw Paw; Robert II. by
Ed. Heron of Gobleville, and Black Sultan,
by Eek Robinson of Lawton. At the start,
Flora L. drew the pole, Lucy I'd, Robert II.
Sd, and Black Sultan on the outside. They
got away well together, with Flora Il. lead
ing, Lucy on her wheel, Robert II. next, with
Black Sultan trailing, and passed under the
wire in the same order. Time, 1:24.
The second heat was simply repetition
of the first. Time, 1874. During this heat,
some twenty of Edison Woodman's Normans
broke out of their corral, where he had them
fenced in on the grounds, and Joined the
flyers at the quarter pole and dashed under
the wire at breakneck speed. Time sup
pressed for some reason we know not of.
The last heat was same as the other two.
Time, 1925.
These young flyers were all good ones,
and the way Tom spread himself was an ex-
hibition of itself. No accidents happened,
except small woman who was SO excited
over the race that she slipped and rolled part
way down the steps of the grand stand, but
came out with no bones broken.
THREE-MINUTE RACE.
There were five entries and four starters,
Flora L. being ruled out on the ground that
she was ineligible, having trotted in the 3
year-old class, and could not compete in
more than one race. The starters were
Nellie B., owned by ID. Brown of Breedsvile;
Flora A., by L. Abbott of Breedsville; Hector,
by Otis Barker of Pine Grove, and Big John,
by Peter Bigelow of Bangor. They got
away together in the above order, the fol-
lowing being the result:
II lOid n. 49,
DiS ooAn 49, $50
Hector ................... .3-3-3
Nellie IS .... ...4-2-2
Time, 1903, 1902, 1853.
In the ladies' driving race there were only
two starters, Miss Jessie Mosier, with a
nobby little side wheeler, and Mrs. Ed. Fore
man, with bold and daring galloper, both
of Paw Paw. They got away well together
at the word 60, and began to get to the
front at rapid rate, the side-wheeler ut his
gait and the bold galloper at hers. When
near the last quarter, the side-wheeler found
he could not get there with his gait, and his
little driver gave him the braid. Both came
under the wire on dead run, with the side
wheeler only a neck ahead, where he was
nicely taken up by his driver, but the bold
galloper went dashing on around until near
the quarter-pole, where she turned around
80 suddenly that over she went, co-whop!
The crowd rushed to the scene, expecting to
find q leg or two broken, or something of
that kind, but, as it turned out, no damage
was done.
Messrs. Il. E. Quick of Paw Paw, and s..
A. Myers of Decatur, owners of the two
famous Night Hawk stations, gave a little
exhibition trotting, which was very fine. The
latter carried off the prize, fastened to his
bride by Joe Sage. Thus ended the races
for the Van Buren, county fair of 1885.
THE BALL GAME.
The game of ball which was played between
the Kalamazoo and Paw Paw boys, was COM
menced during the rain, and the result was
not what would be called a good game of
ball. Paw Paw won the toss, and Kalamazoo
in their first inning made six scores, all of
which were unearned-fiye of them getting