Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-11

Premiums Awarded on Different
Glasses of Tobacco.
The Harness Rings Full of Good Stock
Pacing and Trotting Races. To-
days Program.

The third day of the fair passed off
without a parallel. Indeed such a
day is rarely ever witnessed any
where save in the sunny south. One
Of those pleasant, bright October
days, coupled with a list of attrac-
tons worthy of any ring, was a fit
incentive for about 800 people to
assemble at the fair grounds. The
best of huinor prevailed, and the
crowd went home happy with the
feeling that they had been Well paid
for their time, money and trouble.
The first item on the program was
the harness ring. The stock display
was good. The premiums were
awarded rs follows: Best harness
stallion four years old and over. to S.
j. Banks, Todd county; premium,
so.
Best harness stallion three years
and under four, to Il. A. Cullum,
Milan, Tenn. premium, $40.
Best harness mare, four years and
over to Cumberland Valley Stock
Farm, Gallatin; premium, $40
Best harness mare three years and
and fonr, t. ,Jno. G. Willis, Christian
county; premium, SO.
Best harness gelding four years and
over to j. f. Elder, GAINESVILLE,
Tenn; premIum $40.
Best harness gclding three years
and under -four to Jno. g. Willis,
Christian county; premium SOL
Best pair harness mares or geldings
to Walter Drane; premium $50.
w. b. Whitfield offered a special
premium Of $40 to the best colt foaled
in the spring Of 1890 by his stallion,
Lender. There were no entries.
PREMIUMS ON THE WEED.
The premiums were awarded on
the tobacco yesterday also. There
were about GO samples on the
grounds. The premiums were givtn
as follows: Class No. Swiss
wrappers, G. r. Frey first p emun (;
JACK Crouch second j. Nj. Rudolph
third.
Glass No. 2 Black wrapper, Il. N.
Watson first premium W. G. Brown
second G. II. Crouch third.
Glass No 3-German Spinner, j, NJ.
Rudolph first premium; G. r
Crouch stcoud C. r. Frey third.
Class No. AFRICAN leaf, G. r.
Crouch first premium Jack Crouch
.econd and third.
Class No. Stemming leaf, G. r..
Crouch fir-t premium w, NJ. Shay
second; jack Crouch third.
Glass No. G-Sweepstakcs, G. r..
Crouch premium, Irwin Wagon.
TIE RACES.
AS soon MS the crowd had eaten
dinner and had repaired to the am
phitheatre they became eager for the
races to begin. When the bell tap
ped ut 1880 the 2:30 trot was called.
Entries: MolIie Mac, Bachelor, Joe
Hal, Gypsy Queen and Governor
Blackburn. Purse 5000, best three in
five. As the five horses shot under
the wire they were greeted with op-
p'auSe, but ii was soon turned to
Kisses. Governor Blackburn was
closG.Ippon the heels Of Gypsy Quen,
the favOrite in the race, and with a
squirt and a powerful blow of his
foot he struck the outer wheel of
Gypsy Queens sulky, cutting it down
and il looked at the instant that her
driver, f. G.. Quincy, would be
thrown from bis seat or dashed
around the ring in the wreck. Cur
ney kept a steady hand and Il cool
head, however, and succeeded in
stopping the spirited animal with
out further damage. Governor
Blackburn's driver was suspended at
the close of the heat for the part he
played in the smashup. Mollie Mae
won the heat, with Joe Hal sccJnd
and Bachelor third. The next three
heats we're easily won by Gypsy |
Queen, giving her first money, with
Bachelor second. The others were
distanccd and the third money be |
came the property of the Associa-
lion. Best tim 2:37.
The next race vas the $50 pace
pure, 5000. Entries: IIaywood,
Joe, and GAINESVILLE Boy. The race
had no special features. The fist
heat was won by Haywood in 2;i5,
with Joe second and GAINESVILLE Boy
third. zoe won the race from this
point To finish in three straight heats.
The third aud last race Of the even.
ing was for the Tobacco Board stakes
for 2-year Odds. The purse was worth
sS00, the largest on the list. The
entries We're Egg Hot, Pensacola and
Willie Elgin. Willie Elgin won the
race in two straight heats Egg Hot
second and Pensacola third. Best
lime, 2:3ji. Ii Was the intention Of
Willie Elgin's driver 10 distance his
in the first heat, and but