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STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The acting judges wers Messrs. N. B. Van Slyke of Madison, Hon. W. C. 
Allen of Walworth, and Richard Richards of Mount Pleasant. There were 
eight contestants, all but two from Dane county, as follows: 
Miss Mary J. Smith of Burke ; Miss Nellie Webb of Belleville ; Miss 
Nellie Root of Verona; Mrs. D. F. Sdlsbury of Fitchburg; Miss Eliza Daily 
of Cottage^Groye; Miss Luella Scott of Lowville, Columbia county; Miss 
-Heath of Burke, who declined to give her first name when asked by 
the judges; Miss Luella H Owen of Brooklyn. 
After all had been arranged in front of the stand, Mr. Van Slyke, that 
there might be no misunderstanding, explained the views of the committee 
as to the kind of riding that they thought most deserving—not violent, fast 
or rough riding, but easy and graceful, such as showed the most skill in 
managing and controlling and adapting oneself to the horse ridden, and gen¬ 
eral good carriage. If any one had a poor horse it was her misfortune. 
After these sensible suggestions had been made, and Marshal Taylor had 
cleared the track, the ladies were directed to ride by twos up and down the 
track, then by fours, and then singly round the trick, and then, to settle the 
question of precedence. Misses Daily and Webb rode alone a short dis¬ 
tance. The Judges then awarded—according, we think, to the general ver¬ 
dict of those witnessing the riding—the first prize, a silver tea set, six pie¬ 
ces, to Miss Smith; second‘premium, a silver tea set, five pieces, to Miss 
Scott; third, a gold bracelet, to Miss Root; fourth, a silver cake dish, to 
Mrs. Salisbury; fifth, a silver card receiver, to Miss Daily. The riding was 
all unusually good, and highly praised by Gen. Sheridan and others. 
Gen. Sheridan was then loudly called for, and as he appeared at the front 
of the stand and was introduced by President Hinkley, was received with 
hearty cheers ; in response to which he said : 
“ I am very happv to make your acquaintance. You do not expect me to rrake a 
speech at this time. I will only say I am most happy to be here on this occasion.” 
Alter viewing the crowd for some time and giving them an opportunity to 
see him, the general entered a carriage provided and drove around the 
grounds for some time, expressing himself greatly pleased with what he saw 
of the exhibition of Wisconsin products. 
The train from the west came in at 12:30 with sixteen cars heavily loaded 
with passengers, and trains from other directions brought other hundreds ; 
while teams poured in over the country roads from all quarters with farmers 
and their wives and children. Experienced gate keepers think there were 
more on the ground to-day than in any one day of former fairs—over 30,000 
persons in all. 
TROTTING HORSSS. 
At 2 o’clock time was called for the first trotting match, a single dash of a 
mile, for stallions over five years old, for a purse of $100 for the best and 
$50 for the second best. The judges were Messrs. R. T. Pemher, William 
Casar and L. Dearborn, of Janesville. For this race there were five entries^— 
