The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-10-16

Geo. M. Sharp, Republican candidate for At
torney General, who held an informal recep
ton and were introduced to number of per-
sons, Democrats as well as Republicans. Col.
Vannort is good-looking man, with agree
able manners and pleasant smile and word
for every one he met He was accompanied
by Capt Mcdonald, a soldierly-looking man.
Mr.. A. H. Eaton, of the Eaton & Burnett
Business College, Baltimore, was also one of
the visitors to the fair on Wednesday. He
met several of his former pupils, all of whom
greeted him cordially.
The Old Town Merchants Coaching Club,
of Baltimore, of which Mr.. J. George Gehr-
ing, Jr., is Captain, arrived on the grounds
at 2 o'clock, in a tallyho coach, drawn by six
gray horses, the bugler playing lively tune.
The party consisted of Messrs. ]. Geo. Gehr-
ing, Jr., Gus. Dannenberg, Thos. FL. Heffner,
Lewis W. Flamlach, I. L. Harzberg, Fl. D.
Busick, Col. Lewis Strasburger, DR.. Charles
Beck, David Harzberg, J. FL. G. Thirlkel, w.
81. B. Fusselbaugh, of j., DR.. Harry D. OPP
penheimer, James FL. Read, John T. Mcguire,
Simpson Katzenberg and Master Liston Fus-
selbaugh. The bugler was Samuel F. Krauss,
of the Fourth Battalion, who Is said to be
one of the finest buglers in the country. He
played taps at the funerals of both General
Grant and President Garfield. The ribbons
were dexterously handled by Charles Walt
ham. The excursionists left the rooms of the
Old Town Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation, Baltimore, at 7.30 A. NJ, with
hampers we'll filed with eatabes and
drnkables, to prevent any possible suffer-
ing from hunger or thirst ON the journey.
The bugler played merry tunes during the
trip, awakening the echoes on the Balti-
more and Hartford county hills. After spend
ing several hours on the fair grounds they
cd RI Ral md rto
Thomas E. Harris's Changers Hotel. They
appeared to be enjoying themselves and
are set of jolly good fellows. They visited
the fair again on Thursday and set out for
home at about o'clock.
On Wednesday night another merry party
of coachers from Baltimore arrived at Walk
er's Eagle Hotel, where they spent the night
and visited the fair on Thursday They were
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Hurlburt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Bosley, Misses Maize Baetjer, Daisie Shryock,
Grace Tilghman, May Brannan, LYDIA Stew
art, Rena Smith, Grace Norman, Estelle
Hutchins, Messrs. Herbert Olivea, Clifton
Krebs, Edwin Eareckson, Edwin ]. Baetger,
Walter Lowry, Harry Tilghman, William
Stockdale, W. F. Sutton, Robert Moore.
The races on Wednesday were as follows:
Running race, half mile heats, purse $50,
best two in three. Entries:
s. n. Wilson, 6. m. Maud ......................1
G: G. Richardson, 8. m. Manto Watson. I'D
VIM II. Lyle, b. M Lena. ....;.,:...'.........2
Chas. A. Andrew, 8. 8. Greenfield. ....... ...4 4
Time Sc and 55 seconds.
Trotting race, 2.35 Glass, purse $3.50, best
three in five. Entries:
W. g. Walker. $. m. Faney;:..:...::...l I3422
Wilton Greenway. b. m. Nellie Souther2 2 2
Noah Walker. b. g. James S............4 4434 o
Jonathan Lower. CHI. s. Alta Patchen. 3 l
Nellie Souther lat, Fancy I'd, Patchen Sd.
Time, 2.S4, 2353, 2.S4, 2.37, 2.37, $40.
Three minute Glass, purse 5000, best three
in five. Entries:
J. McDanels, b. g. John Strohn. .............11 l
". C. Otwel 8. g. 81. Clay. -.............222
Charles F. Burns, g. M. Lady Thorn. ..... dist.
Grant Stockham, b. 9. kingless. ........... dist.
Wilton Greenway, b. s. Orange Chief. .......3
Time 1926, 18Th, 1885, Orange Chief was
withdrawn after the first heat, on account of
his hoof being split.
THURSDAY.
| Thursday was the big day Of the fair. The
day dawned with dense mist covering hills
and valleys, but the sun soon burst forth in
splendor, encouraging the managers of the
fair, and inducing people to turn out The
crowd on the grounds was large, amounting
to probably 5000 or 5000.
The races were as follows:
Egg Race-Each rider carried an egg in q
spoon, the one passing given point first with
the egg still in his spoon to be the winner.
John Archer came in LIST. Percy Hanway and
E. Stanley Patterson tied for I'd place.
Dressing Race.-Each rider was required
to saddle his horse, put on his coat and vest,
ride to given point and back under the
wire. 1t was won by Percy Hanway.
Exhibition trots were made by Wilton
Greenwsy's Hokeand and c. w. Bakers
Zig Tag.
Two-ffty class, trotting, purse 5000. En-
tries
c. r. Burns b. m, Panic. .....................1
l.. B. Miller, b. g. Ike H......................64
Aentschell Hops. b. m. Miss Ida..........22
| Achilles Ford. b. g. Till F...................
John III. Haide, b. g. Waverly Boy...........6 3
Grant Stockham, b. m. Annie. ..........4 )
Time 243, 2.3S, 2.4O.
Two-thirty class, purse $3.50. Entries:
Hentschell & Hops. b. 8. T. NJ. D............1 ]
| Wilton Greenway, b. m. Nellie Souther. ....2 z
Grant Stoekham. May Rose ........... ......3 3
Time 2.54, 1851, 2.35.
Running race, mile heat, best two in three,
purse 800. Entries:
J. NICK Merryman, Geronimo. l
s. HI. Wlloon, 8. M, Maud.....................
WIN. ii. Lyle, Lena. Observation-Disclosures.
@. @. Richardson Manto Watson .....,........ 5
c. e. Howard, Northwind ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Time 1.571 1864.