The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-10-19
!. The !! y! COUNTY FAIR.
CLOSING DAT, AND THE RACES.

ooe" soou' ooth from town and country.
The exhibition Was very oreditsble in every
department. Floral Hall was crowded IA
its utmost capacity,-we had almo,,
sald' beyond its oapsoity-and even
then many things intended for exhib.
ton could not find place The hall va.
ni'so with visitors at oil hours, so that
moving from place to place could be az.
eomplished only leisurely and with some
difficulty.
Stearn county and the counties adioin.
ing demonstrated that this upper country
is not without good stock. The horses,
RULES, cattle, sheep and swine entered
would have done credit to q much older
settled portion of the country, And a
farmers were able to see, and compare, and
Judge, the influence Of this fair cannot but
exert favorable Influence in stimulating
to still further Improvement in stock.
Ihe exhibition Of poultry was also good
The season was late for very large dis.
play OF vegetables, but if the display was
not very large, the vegetables were. The
potatoes were especially worthy of notice,
being not only large, but superior IN
quality. There were also some tine speci-
mems of fruit.
Choice wheat, oats, barley, corn, &c.,
sustained we'll Minnssota's reputation a. q
grain-growing State; and our millers en-
tered samples of the -four which stands
No. l in the New. York and St. Louis mar
kets.
In the department of housewifsry, there
was delicious bread I've take the judges
word for it,) with nice yellow butter to
spread on it, aud jelly, preserves and honey
into the bargain. From what WAS to Do
seen at this fair, there should be no need
for husbands in this vicinity grumblinx over
unpalateable cookery.
In the results Of the leisure hours of tho
ladles-fine embroidery, worsted work.
crochet'ng, knitting, oil paiating-there
was large and creditable display.
"A heavy rain fell during all of Thurs
day night, and next ID orning opened cloudy
and cold This day belonged to the Driv-
ing Park Association, and had been
specially set apart for races. 1t was feared
the rain would render the use of the track
impossible. But q strong wind during the
forenoon rapidly dried up the moisture,
and by two o'clock. the track, although
heavy, was in tolerable condition. The
first trot was for purse Of $3.50, best two
in three, open to all horses which had
never beaten 2:36. The folio wing entries
we're made:
A. A. Gates entered Hambletonisn. b. 8.
deo. Smith = Yankee Girl, SIN.
A. Deshon - Star, br. o.
The judges were ". Il. Ensign, !. H.
Mather and O Farwell.
First Heat-Yankee Girl had tho pole
and Star the outside. Hambletonian took
the lead, but broke in the first quarter.
At the halfmile post he was still in ad.
vance. but in the next quarter Star dashed
ahead and came in the winner by half
length, the mare being second. Time.
3:07r
Second-Hambleo oman again broke on
the first quarter, but quickly regained bis
toet; the mare ahead a. first quarter but
Hamoletonian put length between them
at the half-,nile post, keeping tho Same DO
s''ion at the next quarter; Star badly be-
hind. llambletonian again broke on the
home stretch, but he soon recovered fir On
'his, ard came in ahead, with the mares
nose alongside Ct his shoulders. Time 1858.
With t; dry, hard track this would have
been 4 22:35 heat.
1ht'0-HaH uletonian broke, as usual.
on the first quarter, but got well on his feet
and lead past the half mile, when the Girl
worked up, leading at the third, but the
horse dashed ahead on the home.stretch.
coming in short neck ahead. Time 1853.
Fourth -liambetouiau took tho lead and
Kept 1t all the way, coming in three lengths
ahead Of the Girl, in 2:5l. This made Ham.
blstonian winner of the race ($l25): Yam
kee Girl, second, (575); Star third (55o).
The next was trotting race, open to all
horses in stearns and adjoining counties
that never beat three minutes purse $3.50.
This race alternated with the first ono.
N. Lab entered Bay Tommy, b..
=. Br'dgman GO Martin, b. ..
A. Apfeld " Minnesota Cub, b. 2.
First Heat-Tommy had the pole, Mar
tin outside. Martin broke, but kept the
lead past the first quarter. Tommy then
took that position for himself, keeping it
until he passed under tho wire two lengths
in advance, in s:16}; Martin second; and
the Cub coming up after awhile amidst
deaiening cheers.
Second-Tommy passed the first and
second quarters length ahead, doubling
on it at the third, and doubling again 1t
tho wire IN 3;l7; Martin second and Cub
taking charge Of the rear.
Th!ra-:Iartin lead, but broke had1v
and the Cub pushed up to the front. bu.
Martin made the first quarter, the Bay
badly behind. At the half mile Martin
was length in advance; Tommy gaining
same at third quarter; Martin coming in
winner by half head. in 1928; Tommy
second; the Cub appearing in due time.
Fourth-Tommy started out for ''busi-
ness' from the first, keeping wide lead
all the way, and coming in tour lengths
ahead, in 3:l34; Martin second; the Cub
as usual. Tommy won the race and $50:
Martin, $40; Cub $50.
The third was running race for 500.
best two in three.
a. Oeshon entered Lady Grace (formerly
Alice ward) 8. m. =
Dsu Moore entered hoosier Boy. s.g.
Fret Heat-Hoosier boy took the lead,
and kept it, Tor was allowed to keep it, Is
the mare was evidently held under strong
rein), coming in three lengths ahead in
2:O2.
Seco"d-The mare lead, and kept short
lead, still uu;'er the rein, going under the
wire one length in advance in 2:O3@. The
Of her owner evidenced itself in
his offers Of 500 to IS that Lady Grace
would win the race, with no takers.
Ihird-.The mare won The heat aud race
in 2:153, the near succession Of tho heats
having apparently worn on the horse.
Lady Grace took the frat nurae- S7k.