Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1887 — Points About The County Fair. [ARTICLE]

Points About The County Fair.

A general summing up of the merits and results of the county fair leaves tile conclusion that while it was not a failure it was neither a very gratifying success. Finnndally it was all, perhaps*, that could reasonably be expected. The receipts will pay all expenses ami the premiums in full, probably. The exhibits were not so extensive in numbers as they ought to have been, but have been much worse in some previous year's. The quality of what was shown was al) that could have been asked. The horse show was bigger and •better than ever before. The cattle show was good, but not so extensive. as last year. The show of sheep and hogs was large. In Floral Hall there was a large and excellent display of ladies’work of all kinds, but the exhibit in the fine art de par tin ent. was much less exfen hive tfianTast year, although' very good, what there was of it. The variousqgardcn and-farm products were also well represented. The races were a very unimportant feature of the fair. There was only one trotting race and one running race. At the trotting race, which took place on Thursday, D. C. Bond’s Billy Wonder took first money and McFarland’s Lena, second. Ohly these two were entered for the race. At a bicycle race, Friday, Harvey - MldbansdiF was'~tirstrMjeslie _ Clark second and John Halloran third. The number of tickets sold at the gate was 150 on Wednesday, 2020 on Thursday and 1130 on Friday. Total 3,300. The total receipts from all sources were about $1,250.-_