The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-10-23
STATE FAIR.
sAlrA, Friday, Oct. Is, 1869.

pfooably not less than lo,UUU persons. 1t ~
doubtful if tho stock exhibit is rs large as
usual, although many Of the specimens arc
yery superior. In tho Mechanical Depart.
mcnt the exhibition shows increase tho
principal feature being gang pluws and
mowers.
PAVILION.
The agricultural products are extremely
crcditahe to the State, and might challenge
comparison in any country. Tho Industrial
Department is not 40 well filled as in former
years. Among the specimens IF art to
be seen, are two wreaths, one of which is
manufactured wholly Of feathers, tho other
nf garden seeds For novelty and beauty
these aro objects of greater interest than
any tn be seen in tho department to which
they belong They are tho handi-wor pf
Miss NJ. Walker Of Spring Valley. Polk
county.
There arc plants and shrubs TINT the
incest taste and tho greatest botanical learn.
ing could scarcely classify aud describe The
pavilion in this respect suggests decided
advance. And il suggests the inct that the
disposition TO ornament aud bcautfy home
Is increasing. Plants and flowers are al
ways accompanied by degree of luxury
and refinement, aud these are among the
surcst indexes of II prosperous, and perhaps
II wealthy condition.
LIAM COUNTY WINS AGAIN.
At 7. NJ. Wednesday. the racing, mile
heats, in 2.'came of. Gird entered "Snow
Flake" II. Scoggins entered jack Mi, err
and @. }. Ba%kett entered JEFF Davis. ="
The horses got oa finely. 'Snow Flake" got
and kept the lead from beginning to end,
and came in in l:5I.
On the second heat there was foul riding
by jeff" who crosscd tho track and ran
full against "Snow Flake" compelling her
to pull up and take the second truck. For
| the first .alf mile the huvses were abreast,
after which "Snow Flake" took the lead
aad came in so without any apparent excr.
tion-time l:j4l. JEFF was distauced
On Friday there were two races The
irst was . trn' two mile heats. > in 3. Put.
Smith mare Oregon Ncll' and Smiley
horse Mohawk" were the contcs,ants.-
"Nell' won in two straight heat. without
breaking once in either. She made the iir.'
raile in 2:jI aud the heat in 5:50l. On tie
second heaG she made the first mile 2:ii and
the last ia 2:42l making the heat in $50!
The second race was fyr running hnFscs,
two mile heats, TWO in three, for premium
of $3.50. The competitors were W. Gird''
SNOW Flake" H. 6. Scoggin's "JaaL
Miner, - aud j. G. BaskeI,'s JEFF Davis. >
The mare had the inside. Jack Miner III,
middle and JEFF Davis the outside.
Jack Miner w.r the race in two straigh
hea,s-,jme 3;5s and ':53l. lie passed ,h'
mile stake in the first heat in l:j5 and Is
the second heat ia l:53.
TIE marc was the G.yari.e. bets bein;
freely offered, but, prior to the first hea;
there we're no takers except at great odis
After the fret heat the horse appeared t
have hackers. but even then there vas Iitil
he;l ng, the fTieads of The mare bein,
alarmed. those of the horse suspicious.
On Saturday ,h,rs was ! special premium
race fr three year old colts. single dash O
one mile f,r premium of $50. Tie en,rie
were II. g. Seaggin's iiI,y. R.leman col
by Portland, Hugh Fields Buck-kin BiI
and 4. 4. Sears aIaylawer. Fields col
won the race in sci.
Thus il will hc seen tha, of the four ran
, ming premiums, Linn county carried o
> three. This ought 10 convey lesson to Il.
carPers at the Linn Couaiy Fair. Pc,pI
here aud in adjacent counties have indulge
: a sneer ~ the association in THE county, b'
: cause IA set Of jockeys invariably carry %
| the racing premiums" The reason is mad
,byious by the result at the State Far. An
: The remedy is equally obvious. TIE jockc,
take the premiums because their stock
best for speed. To beat them il is onl
necessary TO procure the faster horses. Ur
IL this is done the Inaicontcnts ought to sto
G complaining.