San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-24
FRIDAY AT THE FAIR.
Il was a Fair Day and the Fair were
in Attendance Good Day,
Good Exhibition, Good
Crowds and Good
Sport.

CTOWQS anu SOOI
Sport.
There were more people upon the grounds of
the fair association than on any previous day
During the nOon hours and until late in the
afternoon the halls of exposition ana main
buldin were literally thrOnged, above and
below, anG it was with no little dlihcuity that
pCOplg made their way among tnt eNnlDils'
The Close up among the principal merchants
OF the city was quite genera ana their clerks
to * advantage OF their holiday 10 Nlslt the
international fair almost EN- masse.N lester-
d " afternoon was the time set apart Tor Inc
visiting editors to attend the fair and scores
of the fraternity, from all the leading cities IN
| the Union were present, and many or them
expressed the most complete surprise ana
satisfaction at the charactero of the eXh bit land
| the directors ofthe exhibition received ample
assurance that San Antonio would not De
| left out in the cold when it came to write up
| OF the trip, and what had been seen and noted
| in the principal city of Texas.
| Exposition hall was as usual, the great CEN
| fer of attraction. The cool east wind confined
many to the building, who would otherwte
| have been upon the grounds. and literally
| packed that vast space to a point that aimosf
prevented movement. The ladies' exhibit of
| textile fabrics, the singer sewing machine eS-
| hibit the Barr art exhibit. Mrs Hadleys ex-
hihit and those of Wotson, josie, FRANK,
| Young & Arnold and Mic Tengg, were centers
| of delighted Ihrongs. The space within ana
| without the exhibitors corrals being fully &C.
| cupied. A.,
position was the presentation of gold medal
10 a r. white. of the Daily State Journal, of
Parksburg, w. Va, as handsomest man, ana
silver medal 70 s. J. Turnblad, of the Minnc-
apslis Post, a Swedish-American journal.
The awards made to exhibitors IN the hall
Yesterday were those to st. Mary's hall; the
gold meual to the Alamo business college, ana
the blue ribbon for Mic Tenggs display.
In IN achinery hall there was busy throng
all day coming and going, and the never ran,
ing expressions of delight and wonder neard
on all sides attested the satisfaction that was
pi nv this exhibit,
A notable addition to the exhibit yesterday
was the fire clay brick from the CalaVeras
brick works of n Mackey 81 Co. These brick,
so far as tested. have stood the heat admirably
and the proprietor is sanguine that he mas one
of the finest and best fire clay beds In the
south. While examining TINS exhioit tne
LIGHT representative was impressed by the re-
marks of gentlemen from abroad, evidently
posted on city paving, who were commencing
the brick as likely to solve the problem OF paw
ing in this city, as similar OrlcK MAJ soINeu the
problem in Detroit.
LIVE STOC * AWARDS.
The iud res in this department were at work
much earlier yesterday than on the previous
day, AID business was pushed as rap
idly as the careful examination or
the entries permitted. Ladies were in attend
ance in much larger numbers than on any
former day and were very much interested
in the eX animation and awards. dissenting at
times Iand sat times approving inc declslon
of the judges.
CLASS -HEREFORDs, GRADE.
In this class animals owned by JOt Gunter
took the blue ribbons and premiums for bulls
3 years and over; two years and under .;
wear and under ,: beat CALI under ] year:
cow 3 yeas aui over, blue and red; heller 2
years and under3, and year and under 2.
Heller calf under l year-"Rosala,' owned
by d. 6. w. Johnson i Son, took the blue rib
bon I'D So premium
her 5 headed by bill" and Edward Success
took the blue and red ribbon and the first and
second premiums; o,,,
Thomas Andrews were the judges III TINS
class.
CLASS 9-HOLs TEN, GRADE.
Judges-J. W. Walters, VIM. Childress and
Jas l.. Harris.
Bull calf under year-"Tom,' owned by j.
S. Powell and Co., received the DIue rloUOH
and So pre- MUM.
Cow 3 years and over-A COW owned by J. S.
| Powell & Co, received the blue ribbon and the
Sl5 premium, while "Hugie," owned by ID.
| CoulsOn, captured the red and S7.5O premium;
Hefer years and under 3-"Little Queen,
| owned by .jOt Gunter, received the blue ribbon
and s. 80 premium. NO second prize. haitian
| Heifer ! year Old and under "a helter
| owned by A. L. Devlne received tee blue rib
| bon and So premium. No second prize.
Hefer calf under year-A calf owned by
| W. p. Howell, of Tennessee, took the blue RIB
| bon and SO premium. No second prize.
| Herd, one bull thoroughbred and four fe-
! males The blue ribbon aud SD premium were
| awarded lOf Il uSIu OMllCu ny "A Il iDCNl ANO
CLAss-DEvoNs THoRoUGHBREDs.
Judges. L. Walters, VIM. Childress and
| James l.. HarI is.
Bull years and over-"Marquis the Sec
| ond," owned by Rumsey Bros. of EmpOrIa,
| Kansas, took the blue ribbon ard S25 preIniu M
while sherman" owned by WIN. f. Hughes,
| Of Dallas, was awarded tn" red ana SlU pre-
| MUM.
BulI2 years and under 3-"Alton" owned
! by Rumsey Bros, took the blue ribbon and
| SIS premium. No second prize.
| Bull year and under 2-"EmpOria" took
| the blue RIBBON and $3.50 premium, while
| "Rudge" took the red and So premium. Both
| of them were owned by Rumsey Bros.
Bull calf under year Phil Shook, own ed
| by A. Y. Walton, took the blue ribbon and
$3.50 premium. No second prize.
| Cow years and OVer-"Maud," owned by
D. A. Frame, took the blue ribbon and $50
premium, while Pride of Indianapolis,
owned by Rumsey Bros, took the red and SO
premium.
Heirer 2 years and under 3-"Flossy,
wned by W. L. Hughes, took the blue ribbon
Rumsey Bros, took the red and SO premium.
Heiter year and under 2-"Da,las," owned
by VIM f. Hughes, took the blue ribbon and
81. so premium, while Susan" owned by II
{. Pfeifrer, of BeXar county, took the red and
50 premium.
Heifer calf under year-"A bbie," owned by
A, Y Walton took the blue ribbon and IS pre-
MUM. No second prize.
Best bull any age-"Marquis the Second.
owned by Runsey Bros, took the blue ribbon
| and S25 premium, white sherman" owned by
w. f. Hughes, took the red ribbon and SO pre-
| MUM
Best COW any age-"Dallas," owned by W
| Hughes, tOoE the blue ribbon and S3j premi
um while May Blossom" owned by A. Y
| Walton, took the red and $40.
| I I'm and tOnp fpnnlpS-'Thp herd q