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THE ILLmOIS FAKMEE. 



October 



Boar under 1 year old, 1st premium $10, Jesse 

 Cloyd, Champaign, 111. 



2d premium $5, T. J. Crowden Springfield, 111. 



Best sow over 1 year old, 1st premium $1-0, T. 

 J. Crowder, Springfield, III. ; one entry. 



Best sow under 1 year old, 1st premium $10, T. 

 J. Crowder, Springfield, III. 



2d premium, $5, Jesse Cloyd, Champaign, 111. 



Best sow with Jitter of pigs, 1st premium $15, T. 

 J. Crowder. Springfield, 111. ; one entry. 

 . During the Fair Jesse Clovd sold about a dozen 

 pigs, to be shipped from his farm near Champaign, 

 at $25 each. 



Cumberland^ Yorkshires, Chester Whites, Woburn, 

 Isish and Magic Breeds. 



Best boar over 1 year old 1st premium ^15, 

 Ralph & Ferguson, Champaign, 111. 



2d premium $5, 0. Wallact^ Springfield. III. 



Best boar under one year, 1st premium $1©, 

 Ralph & Ferguson, Champnign, 111. 



2d premium $5, Henry Faiik, Bloomington, 111. 



Best sow over 1 year old, 1st premium $10, 0. 

 Wallace, Clayton, 111. 



Best sow under 1 year old, 1st premium $10, 

 Henry Funk, Bloomington, III. 



2d premium $5, Ralph & Ferguson, Champaign, 



Best sow with litter of pigs, 1st premium ^15, 

 Frank Seails, Hadley, 111. 



Chintz, Suffolk, Essex, and oilier small ■and distinct 

 breeds. 



Best boar over 1 vear, 1st premium $10, P. G. 

 Bander, New Milford, 111. 



2d premium $5, J. M. Gillet, Hadley. 



Best boar under 1 year, 1st premium $10, Chas. 

 Snoad, Joliet ; one entry. 



Best sow over 1 year, 1st premium $10, P. G. 

 Bander, New Milford ; one entry. 



Best sow under one year, 1st premium $10, C. 

 Snoad, Joliet; one entry. 



Crosses. 



Best boar over 1 year old, 1st premium $10, E. 

 P. Jones. Jacksonville, 111.; Hospital breed. 



2d premium $5, Chas. Snoad, Joliet, 111. 



Best bo;ir under 1 year old, lot premium $10, E, 

 P. Jones, Jacksonville, 111. 



2d premium $5, David Callihan, Springfield, 111. 



Best sow over I ycMr, 1st premium $10, E. P. 

 Jones, Jacksonville, 111. 



2d premium $5, L. M. Cillett, Hadley. 



Best sow under 1 year, 1st premium $10, 0. 

 Wallace, Clayton. 



2d premium $5, E. P. Jones, Jacksonville, 



LADY IQUESTRIANSHIP. 



IHntries. 



Mrs. S. R. Smith, $20. 



Miss -Ruth A. Gardner, $10. - 



Miss Elizabeth Wittmer, $5. 



Mrs. Lucy Cooper. 



The riding was very graceful and reflected great 

 credit upon the lady riders. Considerable dissat- 

 isfaction was exhibited at the award by the Macon 

 county people. Doubtless fine dresses and flow- 

 ing robes have their weight with the committee, 

 for who has not something -of an eye to beauty in 

 dress as well as person ? 



SADDLE HORSES, MAKES, ETC. 



Best stallion over 4 years, 11 entries, W. Saxon, 

 North Amer, i' Sparta, 1st premium. 

 Adolphus Dillon, Boynton, Louis II. 2d premium. 



Best stalion over .3 and under 4 years, Isiah Oil- 

 ier, Boynton, Interest, 1st premium. 



Charles McKay, .Scoles Mound, 111., London Tom, 

 2d premium. 



Best stallion over j2 and under 3 years, Levi Dil- 

 lion, Boynton, Little Giant, 1st premium. 



Isiah Dilon, Boynton, Great Western, 2d premi- 

 um. 



Saddle geldings over 3 years, J5 entries. 



Henry Hedges, Indianolee, Cy, 1st premium. 



John Megredy, Springfield, Paddy, 2d premium. 



Best brood mare over 4 years, Isiah Dillan, 

 Boynton, 111. Fly, 1st premium. 



Levi Dillan, Boynton, Hattie, 2 premium. 



Best filly over 8 and under 4 years, Elias Dillan, 

 Boynton, Margaret, Ist premium. 



Best filly oyer 2 and under 3 years, Isiah Dillon, 

 Boynton, Amanda, 1st premium. 

 Gavni Bisket, Sparta, 111., 2 premium. 



Best sucking colt, Gavni Bisket, Sparta, 1st 

 premium. 



G. Fisher, Armington, 2d premium. 



SADDLE MARES. 



John Nichols, Springfield, Rose, 1st prrmium. 

 W. D. Bonta, Pleasureville, Ky., Kite, 2d pre- 

 mium. 



LABIES EQUESTRIAN MATCH. 



Four entries: 1st premium, Mrs S. R. Smith, 

 Springfield ; 2d premium. Miss R. A. Gardner, De 

 catur ; 3d premium. Miss E. Waltner, Deca tur : 

 4th premium, Miss Lizzie Cooper. 



TROTTING MATCH CITIZENS' PIUZK. 



Best S in 5. Prize $500. Entries — Nobocelish, 

 by Jas. Conlish ; Lady Turner, by J. Turner. 

 Nabocojish won 1st heat in 2:30, and 2d in 2:29^. 



Lady Turner won 3d heat in 2:28, 4th ia 2:29, 

 and 5th in 2:27. 



CARRIAGE MARES. 



1st premium, B. E. Deyo, Lee couaty. 



2d premium, G. W. "Lory, Christian county. 



The day has been one of great pleasure to the 

 large numljer of visitors. To-morrow will show 

 the breaking up and dismantling of the grounds, 

 until aiKxther year shall have rolled its ample 

 round. 



The receipts foot up to-day $2,200 a£;ainst $1,- 

 891 same day last year, making a total of $12,'700 ; 

 a highly gratifying ?tate of things, and will show 

 to the outside world that the State of Illinois is 

 yet a live State, and as usual -ready to feed the 

 million. 



The ladies at the Dining Hall have done nobly, 

 and for this exertion on behalf of the soldier, -peans 

 of praise shall go up to the throne of the Most 

 High. 



SIXTH DAY. 



Decatur, Sept. IT, 18fi4. 



We havenowjeached the last morning of the 

 Fair. Throughout the week the weather ,lias| been 

 the most favorrble that could be desired. Not a 

 cloud has come up to threaten us with rain. The 

 sun has been a subdued September sun, with a 

 mild, cool breeze from the southwest, tempered by 

 the forest skirts that fringe the Grounds. The 



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