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w• STJPPLEM'teNT TO THEETELEGRAPH HER A T .DDIXON, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER8,1870.FAIR ITEMS.The Fair Grounds juBt purchased and fitted up by the Dixon Park Association, Dixon ill., are an ornament to the town, and a credit to the fitoekdiohlers,Two thou»and dollars in cash will be given in parses at the Horse Fair to be held at Dixon Sept. 13th, Htb, 15th, and 16th, 1876,The huZt-tniZo track of the Dixon Park Association is in supurbcondition for riding aud driving.An amphitheatre capable of accommodating two thousand people has been erected on the grounds.A first-class dining hall will be kept on the grounds for the accommodation of people from abroad.There ia, upon the grounds, u plentiful supply of good water for drinking and stock purposes.A lino of omnibuses will run between the city and fair grounds overv fifteen minutes.By order of the City Council, tlio llock river wagon bridge will be iVoo during the fair,A Large police force will be detailed to preserve order.Brim? the ladies—ample accommodation will bo provided.Ladi(is1 Equestrianiam.—A silver tea-set is «.fibred for the niott expert horsewoman, and u gold watch to the Second.No pains nor oxpenso Jiub been bjuircd to insure u first-claes exhibition of the horse and his capabilities on tJi is occasion. The point aimed at by the management is to sti mulate en te rp rise in t he im pro ve-iiicnt of etock and the development of speed, aud to encourage a praiseworthy rivalry in the legitimate object* of the turf. Farmers and all olaAsea are interested in the objects of this fair.Every facility for a good time will he offered by the ample arrangements already nearly perfected. jTho be6t horses in the Northwest • are expected to compete for the ; purses offerad, and' the directors j will ipare no pains to make i h the fair pleasant and profit. W able. iTHE DIM PARE Mil,DIXON, ILLINOIS,WILL HOLD THEIRHORSE FJSlII*.TOUB DAYS.Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,Sept. 13th, 14th 15th, and 15th, 1870.000.00IN 1TTKSES WILL T1K tiJYKK, IN CASH. AT Til K FIRST FAIR OF THEDixbn Paris. Association.THE NATIONAL GAMEWHITE STOCKINGS, OF CHICAGO,FOREST CITY, OF ROCKFORDThese clubs will play aOn the Fair Grounds,tamw ttmna *««», ioto.
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Dixon Telegraph and Herald
Dixon, Illinois, US
Thu, Sep 08, 1870
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