The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-15
TheCountyFair.
The Halls Filled with Ma.
lures Products, and the
HandiwOrk of Man.
TO-DAY is THE BIG DAY.
Everybody in Salina Should
Go to the Park To-day
Splendid Racing.

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Look ~ To-day's Program.
Nature itself has added more to tn,
success of Saline Couniy's Fair thi
year. than anything else, by giviuf
US such delightful weather. Blu
aside from this one must have some
thing interesting to look at even .
the weather permits his attendance
aud the visitor to the Fair can fiuC
plenty Of amusement on the ground.
this year.
The cane man, pop corn man, the
merry go round, the great mora
show" aud the balloon man are Ill
on hand t. entertain you for the
small sum OF ten cents. The race,
are all filled with horses that will
contest the result to the bitter end
and II IL safe to say that Saline
county never had better horses at q
fair than she has this year. Jim
Williams Is there with his big and
little horses, Mr.. Terry IL there, and
the stock interest Of all kinds are
we'll represented.
Art hall Is filled from one end to
the other with neatly arranged dis.
plays, and Agricultural hall ought
to be moved just as it IL to Chicago
for the great Worlds fair. No one
should fail to attend to-day, for the
program IL Interesting, and the dis
plays well worth the price Of admis-
sion to see. The business men
have sll signified their intention to
close this afternoon so that their
help can attend the fair, and the
management have accordingly put
an exceedingly attractive speed ring
program forward for their benefit.
Following Is q minute description
Of what the visitor can see:
DRAFT HORSES.
The Fair has given q new source
OF pride In the draft horse line, and
aud we are indebted to Messrs. J. r.
Williams and r. II. Terry for what
we have. These gentlemen are un-
firing In their efforts to improve the
breed and raise the standard Of ex-
cellence Of our draft animals. Thirty
years ago when the patient OK
answered all requirements for road
and draft purposes, such magnificent
specimens Dominent, Rsyard, Banss
Souci or Gochee, Jr., would have
been considered beings beyond the
realm Of human ken. Today Gochee
Jr., has over 500 colts In Saline
county, and the other animals pro-
portionste number. In Tuesdays
paper brief mention wss made OF
the animals on exhibition by these
gentleman. Last year they both
only had four animals on exhibition.
but this year Mr.. Williams has five
and Mr.. Terry seven. This Of itself
Indicates the growth and healthy
rivalry that IL gradually becoming
prominent In our community. Fore
most In the line Of the Improvement
OF our draft stock IL the
PERCHERoN STOCK FARM,
under the management Of Mr.. J. II.
Williams. On the ground this year
Mr.. Williams has Ave head a. fol-
.ows: "Sevsntin" (1s.s3D l4.484
q Percheron imported with the four
following named snimals, In 1859.
He IL years old snd fine specimen
OF his race. "Palourd," l2,si8), IA
i58. He IL q blue gray, Ave Yeas
old aud took second premium last
year. "Altier" (2O,5ss), 1891. He
has q beautiful black coat which
shines like FURNISHED ebony.
dominant" 1854 I4,i55, Is six
years old and 10 also very black.
He took the first premium last } ear.
Some Of his colts are on exhibition
and speak In high terms for him rs
q sire. "sans Souci" u2,75s) H,4e7.
He 10 five years old, q beautiful
dapple grey, and never made the nc.
gusintsnce Of the public st q fair
before. He 10 Mr.. Williams pet aud
seems very fond Of bis master.
T. II. TERRY,
as o breeder and friend OF the devel-
opment Of the horse In saline
county 10 known far and wide. In
the first stall as the visitor enters
upon the tour Of the horse depart.
ment 10 the Morgan mare "Flors"
and her lusty foal prince" Keep
Ing her company. They present an
altogether happy appearance betok-
enipg satisfaction. The Percbsron
mare BLACK Diamond" 7iS8 IL
handsome. She 10 Of perfect ances-
try and her grand dam took first pre-
MUM at the Centennial. In the
next stall 10 brilliant" son Of
"Black Diamond" his sire 10 "st.
Julien" (sI67), 1894. "Gochee Jr."
needs no introduction. Monarch"
ISL by Breton" (i2s8), 26.25i IL .
fine animal aud Q fsvorite. "Bayard"
us, 252l, se5s is an imported animal
whose sire 10 "Cheri" (2i23, b0T9.
Comparisons aud minute descrip-
ton Of all these animals 10 omitted
for the obvious reason that Il IL the
province Of the judges TO say which
excells oil the others. IL will be In
order to speak Of them more fully
hereafter.
WILLIAM DoDD
has on exhibition two colts which
are sired by Dominant. They a.e
both hne specimens and have paid .
magnificent profit on their owners
Investment. The first Q bay,
months and three weeks old, weight
$40 pounds. The second. . roam. 8
months olds, weight $50 pounds.
The herd Of Shetland ponies on ex.
hibition by Mr.. Williams 10 .
novelty. With the exception Of the
colts, the little fellows were oil I'm.
ported direct from the shetland
Islands In 1889. These representa-