The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-09-18
FAIR WEEK.!
THE STALLS AT THE GROUNDS, AND
HOTELS ALL FULL.
Fine Horses, Mules, and Cattle. Splendid
Weather and Big Crowds.
The Gay and Festive Pool Seller Con-
spicuOus by His Absence.

The Gay and Festive Pool Seller Con-
spicuOus by His Absence.
Horse Races, from Start to Finish
General Notes and Pick.UUs.
This has been a "Fair Week" that
is "Fair Week" No halfway bust
ness about it. No waiting until the
last day or two to attend. The crowd
came the first day and kept coming.
In the mornings the city was crowded
with visitors; all was life, activity
and hustle, and trade of every des-
cription was good.
AS the day advanced the crowd les
sened, and when noon came the ami
nation was transferred to South Side
Park. There the Floral Hall, pre-
sided over by a most accomplished
and accommodating lady, was Orna-
mented by hundreds OF pretty things.
On the outside was q sIde-show with
all the living curiosities Barnum ever
imported or you ever read about, and
further down by the gate the flying
hOrsesn went around until it made
you dizzy to look at them. In the
Hall and on the outside several of the
merchants made handsome displays
of their wares and merchandise. The
long row OF stalls, making half mile
in length, were full OF finely-bred,
slick-cOated ! orses, and the braying
asses and lowing COWS made their
presence known all over the grounds.
The races were never better and
never better conducted. This feature
had been looked forward to with pc
culiar interest. The directors had de-
termined, cost what it would, the
gambling at pools must go. The pool
sellers had baited them with the
tempting offer of one thousand dol
lars for the privilege; but it was mot
for SALE" was the answer. The sport
ing fraternity had LOUDLY prophesied
that the entries would be small,
claiming that horse-men, as a rule,
would not enter where they could
not play the pools. Long ago the
entry-bOOks showed fuller than ever
before and knocked this prop from
under. Then came the cry that the
crowd would he missing; Ia short,
that without the excitement and dis
graceful, riOtous gambling, a county
fair was no good.
But finally when Tuesday came,
and the grand stand showed the big
gest first day crowd ever seen at these
grounds, the kickers succumbed. And
everybody united in prOnouncing and
prophesying q great meeting. Sue
cess begets success" and the auspi-
cious opening told that the succeed
ing days would be as they have, big
ger and bigger.
TUESDAYS PREMIUM LIST
Best Jack, 3 years old and over, $50,
80, II TO- DIV -
certificate to j. w. q j. l.. Jones' Day
Star.
Best Jack, 2 years old and over, $40
premium to Il. Gooch's Perfection; GER
tificate to Nj. G. Akin's King William.
Best Jack colt, IS premium to J. W.
James Howard.
Best Jack any age, $50 premium to
Harlan Bros. Tax Payer; certificate to
J. w. Il J. l.. Jones' Day Star.
Best Jennet, 8 years old and over, $40
oaks; certificate to ]. b. Crockett.
Best Jennet, years old and over, $40
premium to J. b. Crockett; certificate to
J. w. Alexander.
Best Jennet foal, IS premium to }. w.
d j. l.. Jones; certificate to Harlan
Bros.
Best Jennet any age, $40 premium 70
]. B. Brockett; certificate to j. w. q j.
L.. Jones.
Best mule, years old and over, $40
premium to j. w. Howard II Co., certl-
hcate to same.
Best mule years old and under 3, $40
premium to j. p. McAdoo, certificate to
same.
Best mule year old and under 2, s.
premium to Mora Fariss, certificate to
L. G.. Farriston.
Best mule foal IS premium to w. +.
Scott, certificate TO u. Hassel.
Best mulO any age, $40 premium TO ID.
b. Pickens, certificate to J. j. McAdoo'
Special premium offered by Gray, Fall
81 Co., of Nashville, Tenn, for best suck
ling mule foal, one Malta Walking Gull
tivator, w. +. Scott, premium.
Special premium offered by Daisy
Stock Farm, Columbia, Tenn, for best
Jennet and Jack colt by hor side, both
to be considered, $25 premium to IL. b.
Carthan, Wilkerson, Tenn.
Special premium offered by Daisy
Stock Farm, for Jennet and Jennet foal
by her side, both to be considered, sea-
son to Day Star, No. 22, $25, premium to
Harlan Bros.
LADIES RIDING RING.
Special premium by Burns Dc Co.,
Nashville, for best young lady rider, "a
fine saddle, saddle blanket, bride and
whipo Premium to Miss Brownie Tom
linson of Culleoka, daughter of Mr.. Joe
Tomlinson. The contestants were MISS
Lula Allison, of Bigbyville, Miss
Brownie Tomlinson, of Cufleoka, Miss
Fletcher Fariss, of Columbia, and Miss
Villa Gray, OF Murfreesboro.
AFTERNOON RACES.
Two of the three races on the card
were good. In the 2:30 pace, Clara J.
had it all her own way. She dropped
the third heat to Beauty, but 1T was
plain to everybody that it tired
Moody's arms to hold her back. This
is not intended as reflection on
Moody, for it was understood between
the drivers and by the Judges that
Beauty would be allowed that heat,
to give her q record.
In the 2:4O trot Lady Washington
started off like it was hers, but Cur
ney drove her too fast the first half
and Alabama passed her on the
stretch, coming home quite easy. For
that matter, Alabama 10 the fastest
mare; but Lady Washington would
have given her q better race II she
had been better driven.
The Tom Hal Pacing Stake for toals
of 1880, was the race OF the day.
Yacht was not In 1t from the start,
and he WAS drawn on the third heat.
The other four OF the five entries
were real good ones; but the race was
between Rosa g. and Jim Wilson.
Wilson is a great big fellow for his
aye, and a handsome son OF Bay Tom,
JT. He is owned by McAdams Bros.
The sporting talent on the ground
said he was sure winner, aud talked
about some remarkable quarters he
had made. And the style in which
he took the first heat in 1:20, looked
like they had called the turn.
But there were plenty Of them
standing about who could tell you
that Jimmie was not In it by himself.
1t was generally understood that the
beautiful and modest little Duplex
daughter Rosa g., owned by w. p.
Woodbridge, with Harrison IN the
suIky would accompany the Bay Tom
all around the track and come home
about when he did.
Wilson had won the first heat easy
but in the second he acted badly and
Rosa G. took the heat under a pull,
with Almont Kimmin second, and
Wilson relegated to the third place.
It was late in the evening, but no.
body left. Everybody knew the next
heat WAS going to be horse race, and
it was waited for impatiently.
Crowds gathered around the two
favorites and eyed them admiringly
as the stable boys wiped the foam
from their TANKS. Finally the bell