The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-10
TAzEwELL FAIR ENDED.
Spirited Contest In the Ladies' Riding
Race-Summary of the Events

Spirited Contest In the Ladies' Riding
Kace-Sunmary of the Events.
TAzEwRLL FAIR GROUNDS, Sept. S.
The fair closed to day upon conclusion
of the best programme offered during
the meeting. 1t was gala day for the
country people, who were coming in
great numbers when your correspon-
dent arose this morning, and continued
to pour in until after noon. Owing to a
change OF management many of them
were considerably disgruntled, there
fore they have not attended heretofore
as Literally as was expected. But to-
day they turned out en- masse to Join
their relatives and friends from adjoin
ing counties, who came by rail. The
weather throughout has been most ex-
cellent until late this afternoon, when
quite heavy rain fell for half an hour
The programme consisted of the ex
hibition, judging and awarding pre-.
miums for cattle, sheep and swine, and
special premiums for colts sired by sew
eral different saddle horses owned in
the county; also gentlemen's ladies',
boys and girls riding con tests and horse
racing.
Mr.. Henry Stuart, OF Russell county,
exhibited four bullocks weighing 1900
pounds each, which will be shipped to-
morrow to Liverpool.
More interest WAS manifested in the
ladies riding than in anything that has
TRANSFERRED during the week. The first
thing taught the child in these parts is
to ride on horse back, that being the
general way OF travelling. Therefore,
each of the ten contestants had her
coterie OF friends who could not see how
1T was possible for her to lose the prize,
and the poor judges W oose decision No ade
her the best horsewoman, have tonight
nine beautiful maidens with their isis
tiers, cousins and aunts,' laying in wait
to bushwnack them on sight. The con-
test was very spirited for an hour or
more, when it finally narrowed down be-
tween Miss Stella Stras. OF Salem; and
Miss Sallie Peery, OF Tazewell county,
the latter finally winning.
The racing, which CT insisted OF one
pacing, one trotting ana two running
races, were we'll contested, the horses
being very evenly matched. In the trot-
ting race the judges detected, from the
way Model was driven, that he was not
out to win, and therefore promptly
checked it by ining the driver and de-
claring the first heat no heat, and all
bets Oft. This had very good effect,
as he went in and won the race after
| losing one heat.
The running race created much en-
thusiasm as the three horses en:ered
had won in previous races. and there
fore each had his admirers. The dis
tance was one mile, and they ran we'll
punched to the seven. eighth mile post,
when the winner drew out and won by q
length. Following is summary Of the
races:
First race, pacing. Q 40 class. two in
three Queen G, l, /; Rosa Wilkes, 9, Q.
Grover Cleveland was also entered but
| drawn on account of lameness after ap-
pearing on the track; time, SIS, 2.55.
Second race, trotting. $40 class, two
In three-Nodell, 8. i, 1; Bsssador, 1, Q,
2; To-So, 2, 8, 3; time, ASK, s.55, 2.52.
Third race, running, mile dash-J.
w. Bradshaw's, Greenway. first; Fl. G.
Maddox's, Ats, second; E. c. Sylves-
ter's, Blaison, third time, lat.
Fourth race, one mile, first quarter
walk, second quarter trot, and run the
last hslf-Won by Shaefer's chestnut
mare,