Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-21
DALLAS FAIR.
Yesterday Was Stoekmen's,
Orovers' and Butchers Day.
THE GROUNDS WELL FILLED.
Hunt County Wins the Sweepstakcs
Banner for the Rest County
Display - Among the
Various Awards
Special TO the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS. Tex, Oct. 20--Stockmen's
Drovers' ana Butchers day brought thou.
sands OF people to the fair grounds to-day,
the hall and exhibit building being filed
from au early hour, but the crowd reached
its highest about $3.50 p. m, when all parts
Of the grounds presented an appearance of
life and stir seldom seen IN Texas The
usna: programme was presented again to-
day. consisting Of tight-rope walking by
Professor Snyder at 10 o'clock a. m. ira
peze performance at 1920 a. m, beautiful
military drill by Mai. Burbank's flying ar
til!ery at / a. ~, and at II 80 d. N. and 3
p m. the celebrated military band gave one
OF their famous concerts. Liberati's band
is certainly great treat to the music-lov-
ing visitors, and during the two daily con-
certs Music hall is crowded.
Messrs. w. II. Price OF Denton, c. S.
Hardy of Waco, and W. p. Attwater of
Arkansas Pass were made judges on the
county exhibits, and this morning got down
to hard work After careful study they
gave to Hunt county the sweepstakes ban
ner. This place was wOu by Ellis county
last year Hunt county has great causa to
fee! justly proud of the honor conferred
upon it, for its competitors in the race all
had fine exhibits. The following awards
we're made by the committee:
District No. Hunt county first; Ellis
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River county, fourth.
District No. 2.-Smith county, first.
District No. 3.-Clay county. first; Hop
kins county, second; Potter county, third ;
Wood county, fourth.
Clay county has taken the first place on
general exhibit in her district and was also
awarded first place or wheut The Clay
county exhibit is fine one and one that
does great credit TO the county.
The cattle-roping contest for some reason
did not 20 of smoothly, rs :. number of
mishaps took place. The event drew
large crowd, however, and was immensely
enjoyed.
The following is to-morrow's musical pro-
gramnle, which was arranged especially in
honor OF Gen. Stanley, who will be the
guest If the association tomorrow. The
programme is furnished by Mr. VIII A
WatJlir and published through his courtesy:
FIRST PART.
Overture. Light Cavalry. Suppe; gavotte,
Carrie, Libera,i euphoniUm solo, Bohemian
Girl, Sig. L. Giannone: selection, OrpheuS.
Offenbach; grand selection. La Mascotte
(by requesD. Audran. tntermisSi0n of fif-
teen minutes.
PART sECoSp--MoRSISG, II TO l.
Aria for bass O. My Old Kentucky Home,
Mr. II. Bragau; POLKA brilliante. La Rondi-
neila, Sig. GenOVest. piccolo, Mr.. j. NJ. Mo-
relli, clarinet; coEtralto song. Lost Chord,
Miss Ellie Long; fantasie for cornet, La
Traviata, Sig A. Llberati; finale, Fackel-
tanz No. i, Meyerbeer,
PART FIRsT--AFTERNooS. 8 To 5.
Overture. William Tel, Rossini; from
bono solo, Rocked in the Cradle of the
Deep. Arthur Pryor; selection, Erminie.
Jacobowski; vocal quartette, Lucia, Miss
Clara Josephine Mears soprano, Miss Ellie
Long contraItO, Signor EQrenio Pesci tenor,
Nh, Henry Bragau baritone; galop bra
yura, Faust.
PART SECOND.
Overture, Jolly Robbers, Suppe; valse di
concert, Cagliostro, Strauss; soprano solo,
Robert lie Diable, Miss Clara Josephine
Me&rs; cornet solo, Salute. Sig. A Liber-
att; finale, Midnight, Carlin.
The following awards were made to-day
or Texas bred Hereford cattle:
Bull. 3 years and over-Rnome & Powell,
Rhome. first.
Bull years old and under 3-W. T. and
j. B. lizard, Henrietta, first; Rhome &
Powell, Rhome, second.
Bull, year old and under 2-Rhome &
Powell, Rhome.
Cow, years old and over-Rhome e.
Powell, Rhone. first and second.
Heifer, = years old and under 3-Rhome
Il Powell, Rhome, first; Ellis Richardson,
Baird, second
Heifer, year old and under 2-Rhome &
wv SAl uTSG, w. l.. Anu u. ID.
Henrietta, second.
Heifer calf, under 1 year-Rhome &
Powell, Rhome.
Sweepstakes-best bull, any age-Rhome
& Powell. first; lthome & Powell, second.
Best COW, any age-Rhome Il Powell,
first; W. 7. and j. B. lizard, second.
Herd, one bull and four females-Rhome |
x Powell, first and second.
Herefords from any state-Sweepstakes,
best bull of any age, L. T. Cosgrove u Co., |
Lesnear, Tenn, first; Rhome & Powell, |
second.
One COW, any ace-Rhome & Powell. |
first; W. I. and j. Z. lizard, second.
Herd best bull and four females-Rhome |
& Powell, first and second.
n. J. DoTY,
GEORGE D. GRAY, Judges. |
l.. NJ. NIXON,
Premium awarded in farm and mill-Best |
barrel straight -four from winter wheat |
by new process or roller mill, |
diploma first premium Alliance milling |
company.
Premium awarded for sugar. syrup and |
premium W. E. Fisher, second premium
Mrs Raphael johnson. Best gallon Texas
made molasses, first premium j. a. Dowdy
second premium, d. B. Dowdy. Best and
largest display of native wines, first pre-
MUM A. Vogt, second premium, A. Z.
Prather.
Premiums awarded in apiary-Largest
and best display of comb honey, qualify |
and quantity of putting up for market to be
premium, K. A. Corbett;
second, j. T. Whitaker.
Largest and best display of samples of !
honeyS of different kindS-FirSt
premium, K. \. Corbett.
Largest and best display of honey pro-
lucing plants, pressed. mounted or in bloom
First premium, L. Il. Hal.
Best display of beeswax-not less than
i've pounds--First premium, L. A. Cor
Jctt.
Best crate of honey in comb, diploma
First premium, r. A. Corbett.
Premiums awarded in horticultural de-
1artmenJ to-day. Judges--W Il. Cole. Dal-
as; T. =. Garrett Sulphur Springs; Z. Il.
Wings, Wills Point.
Best collection OF apple trees--E. W.
Mckinney, first; John S. Kerr,
sherman, second.
Best collection Of crab-apple trees--John
). Kerr. Sherman, first.
Best collection of peach trees--E. w. |
Mckinney, first; John S.
Kerr. Sherman second.
Best collection of pear treeS--E. w. Kirk
'atrick, Mckinney, first; T. j. Whitaker,
Tyler, second.
Best collection Of plum trees T j. Whit
ker. Tyler first E. w. Kirkpatrick, Nc
Kinney, second.
Best collection Of cherry trees--John S.
Kerr. Sherman. first.
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