The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-10-10
BALDWIN DISTRICT FAIR.

visitor was first attracted by the splendid
display of farm machinery exhibited by
Staunton houses and agents. John N.
Hardy's fine display was close at hand
1t was gladstone sight to see as fine
carriages. buggies, &C., as can be made
anywhere. exhibited by a Staunton
! house Jack Hardy has been in the
business since 1913, and forty-one years
( of experience has enabled him to put up
as fine goods as can be made anywhere.
Entering the rotunda, you are fairly
! dazed by the variety and magnificence
of the exhibition. NJ. G. Treiber had
fine display of handsome china and
plated ware, which not only took the
premium for the best exhibit, but it
showed to our people that there is alb
solutely no necessity to go outside of
Staunton for any and everything in
Treiher's line His goods were of the
finest quality, and elegant and hand
some design. He keeps these goods in
stock aud can order to suit any taste OF
fancy at cheap rates, and i'll the latest
styles. Following around the building
we came to an almost endless variety of
pickles. preserves, cakes. bread, &c,
made in the very best country style,
which makes a town man feel that
he is missing some of the cream of
life. living away from the presence
where such good things are made. The
farm products were very fine and of
great variety. Music filled every part of
the large building, from the line instru-
ments of w. ID. Moses d Co, Ryland &
( Lee. and Hume, Minor & Co., all of
Richmond, Va. The deft hands of the
ladies supplied an endless variety of
handsome and unique needle work,
erayons, oil paintings and maps, the lat
ter from the public schools of the city,
adorned the walls and pillars. Taken
all together, We have never seen a finer
display in this department. 1t is highly
creditable to our people that they have
manifested such interest in our fair, and
we are sure there will be material adj
vantages all around
Ia the outside departments the eX-
hibit was equally fine Hugh Hamilton
and III. f. Gilkerson, with their pens of
splendid sheep; NJ. E. Miller, with his
unrivalled Eastwood jersey herd By
/ ers. with his magnificent Clydesdales;
and Maslin u Gilkerson, with their beau
/ tiful roadsters and saddle horses, to-
gether with exhibits from d distance all
of which are noticed in the premiums
lists below, contributed to the excel
ience Of the exhibit in these depart
ments.
The racing at the fair of 1889 was pro
nouned by expert judges to be the finest
ever witnessed on the grounds.
The first race was a running match.
won by Garth's Repudiator of Abe
marie, purse $3.50.
The second was a trotting match, won
by g. H. Hewitt's Miss Thompson. from
near Richmond, Va, purse $3.50
The third race was for three year-olds,
and was won by Harrington's Sam Pur-
dy, of Lynchburg, purse $40.
The fourth race, open to all horses
from the district, was won by Garths
Capston, of Albemarle, purse 800.
The racing Thursday was very spirit
4 ed, and money changed hands freely on
the results. The first was a trotting
race !; entered Barney w, of Ripley,
Ohio: Henry Ward Beecher, of North
Carolina; and John Johnson's Jimmy,
and was won by Barney w, purse $3.50,
time 2:34. Second, one-half mile heats,
entries, John Opie, Jr., Golddust; Har
rington's Uynchburg) Clinton, and
Hewitt's (RichInond) Miss Thompson,
won by Miss Thompson, time 1:15,
purse $50.
Third race, running match, entries,
Laven's Essex and Garths Capston.
There We're three heats, one of which
was a dead heat and two won by
Capston, time 1:54, purse $50.
The trials of speed and Workmanship
Friday by misses youths and ladies over
Is, We're witnessed by deeply inter-
ested crowd.
Some officials of the B. & O. r. r. who
were present in the judges stand We're
eXtravagant in their admiration of the
fair riders and their splendid horseman-
ship.
The first contest by Misses under 70
years The prizes were won by Drucilla
Goodwin, IS in gold; Fontaine Ransom,
s. in gold Fannie Farrer, a whip; Ju-
liet Montgomery, a whip Youths under
u years: Claude H. Wilson, So in gold,
by Hon. Edward Echols Harry Bow
ling, hair bride, special by Mason Mil
Ter, Esq. Harry Lambert, pair boots, by
C. C. Berry.
Contest by Misses under 16 years
May Lambert, diamond pin, by Dinkle
& Lang Edna Brown, earrings, by J.
F. kingan; Mary McChesney, riding
habit, Gladke; Mary Opie, one dozen
photographs Landes Ella Banner, whip,
by the Secretary.
Misses over Is years. Miss Laura Tay-
lor, gold watch, by Julius Scheffer Car
RE McChesney, saddle, by A. J. Burk-
holder; Mamie Pratt, bride, A J.
Burkholder; Christine Hartman, bride,
by NJ. E. Doyle; Mollie Bush, riding
habit, Whitmore & Liggett; Fannie
Tannehill, whip, by Burkholder.
In the novelty race, there were three en-
tries. Thrift, by Hewitt, Richmond, Va;
Nauty Ned, by Opie, Staunton, Va. Gala
Lila, by Braxton, Staunton, Va. First
money, $50, won by Thrift and second,
$40, by Gala Lily.
In the consolation race there were two
entries, Robert E., by L. p. Halliday, of
Fincastle, and Capston, by Garth, of
Albemarle. This was a splendid race
and was won by Robt E., in two
straight heats, purse $50, time, 1:54
HORSES.
Department. Class Thoroughbred Horses
Stallion 4 year old, NJ Sharpnack of Pa,
lst premium.
Stallion VI old, Garth & Co., Charlottes-
vile, ID pr.
Stallion 3 " old, Dr. n Wilson, Augusta,
1st pr.
Dep. !. Glass American Roadsters
, Stallion VI, I. NJ. Hewitt, Charles City
1st pr.
Stallion w. Tate Sterrett, Rockbridge Cd
pr.
Stallion 5 VI, I E Friend, Stanton, LIST pr
Stallion 3 VI, G G Nickel, w Va I'd Dr.
: Stallion , VI, Geo G Maslin Staunt0n. Isl
, S+ol . I