The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-09-24
THE Big DAY.
A Great Crowdin Atten'
dance at the Fair
ruruSTOF PRIZES. ETC

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usually large sized first day crowd Inc
fair grounds presented All appearance OF
the "old time lair, with numberlesS side
shows, the merry go round, fortune tel
lers. fakirs and every kind Of attraction
calculated to draw crowd. The eXhi-
bition hall proved especially attractive
TO the ladies', and the fancy work dis-
pIay il perhaps the best ever seen at "A
lair held on the localgrounds. The work
is better and the pieces more numerous.
The art exhibit and the display of nat
ural and artificial flowers IL likewise
good.
la the upper story of the hall Sanders
4 SStayman, the wellknown, reliable
Washington musical instrument dealers,
have anexhibit of pianos and organs, az
has also Chas. NJ Stieh, OF Richmond.
The furniture exhibit of Il. G. Ninde and
that of W. A Bell 4 Bro. "a usual are
lastly arranged and show To advan'
I tage the many articles oiiurniture,c china,
bric.a. brac. etc kept for sale by these
hou.ea MIR. III. W. Garner has IN the
han several of the New Home Sewing
Machines and +. f. Coyey, the iioris',
has an attractive exhibit OF potted plants
| etc. 49,.
Down stairs the articles on exhibit are
: rather few the poultry department iur'
nishing the most attraction 10 the 'isi'
| tor The Bridgewater Mills are npre'
scented in this department by display
of their celebrated -four, which once cap
tured the gold medal at the Paris Expo
sition and latter came out frat AT Atian-
ia Chancellor X Rawlings. Decker \ Al
rich r l., Biscoeand the Chas. h. Hun
ter Farmers Friend PlOw Work have ex-
hints of farming implements, etc, on
the grounds. -, -,
/ In the cattle department nero OF
imported Aberdeen Angus cattle, brought
here from Scotland by Mr.. Jones, OF
Spotsylania county, attracted a large
amonnt of attention. There are perhaps
no other cattle of this breed IN virginia
NJ q Rowe X Go. had herds oi Jerseys
Guernseys aud Devons on exhibit.
The absence of band, which the man
agement found themselves unable 10 a.
cure. il much regretted and detrMtr
somewh hat from the Fair. The track II
in neriect condition this year. thanks To
/ the nntiring efforts of Mir. Chas. IL. hnr-
kamp.
THE RACES TUESDAY.
OF the races on the first day the trott-
7 ting race in which Mr. VIM b-rnsrd
II NJ. Goldsmith and +. o. BROOKS had
entries. excited the greatest interest
/ An the entries were local horses and
each one had many friends
The scrub race, one hall mile dash. wac
called at O'Clock. and resulted ~ iol-
lows Dick Orion lat, Prince md,
Charlie 3rd.
The second race. one half mile dash.
was won bv Duff Green's Matte Il. LIST,
simpsons Gold pust was 2nd and hsr'
ris' Manhattan I'd.
The third race. hali-mile dash, was nor
ly contested. A. 4 Slye's Mamie OrI'
way won: J. X Wells Thad md; T. =.
Carriers Sweet Jane 3rd.
The fourth race, trotting, mile heats'
hest 3 in ,. Bernsrd's Miss Ioodles ST.
J. NJ Goldsmiths Aide Wilks 40
Brooks Clacy Wilkes 3rd.
The fifth race, three-quarter mile daSn'
Boulware and Hurkamp's Leda 900
land lst. A. 3. Slye's DR.. Lynch md, )
K Wells Guynne 3rd.
All Wednesday morning crowds were
nonring into the city in vehicles and 10y
trains By 1 O'Clock the fair grounds
nrssentel a scene Of animation aud peo-
ole were still entering at the gate
LIST or PRIZES AWARDED.
Brood mare. thoroughbred, Thomas
J. Hayden.
Brood mare. standard bred trotter
entire colt. hea,s draughi; saddle mare
heavy draugh; Jack heavy draught; I'm
oet. heavy dradght; short horn bull, IND
.hnrt horn COW, 2od; short horn heller
calf 2nd: Holstein bull, 2ud; Holstein
cow: lst aud Ind; ilolstein COW, yrs
old aud under 3. md Jersey Dnil =
years old. LIST and POD; bull cali, let and
bod. Jersey COW, Let and 2ld; COW, Z
years old lst and 2nd; heller, year
old. lat and md; heiercsli lst ana Znn
Jersey herd. LIST and md; Guernsey nun
Let aud 2nd, bull cali, lat and Znd' co"
= Years old, lat and 2nd; COW, = year,
ol1 1st and 2nd: heller, year old, Isl
and ID: heller calf, LIST and Pad; Guern
.ev herd. 1st and second; Devon bull call
II and bod: cow, 3 years old, LIST and
Jnd: cow 2 years old LIST and 2nd; heller
wear old. ist and Dad; heller call, ls
and 2od. Grades---Jersey cow, year
old. lst and 2nd; COW, = years Oh is
and 2nd; heiier, year old, 21Ji helitl
calf End; short horn COW, j year
ia md: Guernsey COW, 3 years old, ls
and 2nd; Guernsey COW, years oid' =
and Dad; Devon COW, } years old, 2no
cow. years old, Ind; heller ! year o'i
md; heller calf, 2nd; Holst:in COW,
years old. end dairy COW, years Ole
1t and Dad: dairy COW, under . year
old lat and 2nd Fat csttlc-BeeL ie
and 2nd. Sweepstskes-Jersey bull, co"
and heller; Guernsey bull, Gov
and heller; short horn bull
cow and heller, 1st and 2nd; Hol
stein bull. COW and heller, lst and End
shropshire buck years old, LIST an!
md: buck. year old, LIST and 2nd; bucl
Lamb st and Dad; eve, / years old. ls
and 3ad: eve. year old; LIST and 2nd
4 eve lamb. let and 2nd. Cross breeds
= non of ewes. 2 years old, lat and Ind
pen OF ewes, year old, LIST and 2nd; pc
{ of eve lambs, LIST and IND; berkshif
! bosr-2 years old, lst and 2nd; Doal
ynder | year. 1st and 2nd; brood COW.
Gears old let and 2nd; SOW, year ole
I lat and 2nd; SOW and pigs, lst and 2nS
Inif fowls-lst and 2nd; zen Cf bcfi
j Let and second; brown leghorn fowl
!. AT. chicks, 2nd; pen OF brown leghorn
II / at. pen of white leghorns, lst; u.
red came bantam fowls, LIST; broni
turkeys. old, 1st; young, LIST; white pek
ducks. 2ud; toulouse geese, lsti emDd'
o geese. LIST; brown chinese geese, LIST; p'
d fowls. lst and pod; pearl guinea, IL
wbits guinea, LIST; carrots, LIST and IN
,e salsify' lst and 2nd-M. b. Rowe * 70.
D. 10 Ibs of butter, in roll or shape; 10
e HITTER. 10 roll or shape; 2 lbs. OF br
. tor in roll or shape-Mrs. A. X. Pemb'
n. ton. ,.. W
Pritchett.
~ and over, FLY years, X l.; Brown;
:, Brood mare 3 years and over, IN
~ filly year, Robert Sullivan.
Y BROOD mare 3 years and over, md mt
colt . years. let and 2Dd, geldlog
or years and over, A. r. Howard.
x. fielding years and over, End, Ch'
re II. Hurkamp.
M Single horse or mare 10 harness, sadt
on horses 4 years or over, f o. Brooks.
lis Single horse or mare Id harnesS'
rs short bora bull 3 years old and oy
Geo. Purvis.
tie Light draught team 10 harness, Il
Colbert.
nv Brood mare 3 years or more hea