The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-10-07
FIFTH DAY.
SATURDAY. Sept. &c

SATURDAY. Sept. 30.
Saturday opened splendidly. The |
weather was as fine as could be wished |
throughout tlIe day. and the roads
We're in splendid condition, neither
muddy or dusty. The attendance was
large, more so than is usual OH the last
day of the Fair. As the awarding COM
mittees had generally finished their
work. pieces of blue and red ribbon
were to be seen attached to articles all
through the Pavilion and of course
there were many smiling faces, while
there was at least an equal number of
''phizmahoganies' on which there
could not be discovered the fiintest
trace or resemblance of pleasure. 1t
was ever thus. Every one could not
obtain first or even a second premium
had it heen otherwise, the case would
have been different" on wortls to that
effect.
Long before noon the dismantling of
the Pavilion commenced. Now we
don't intend by any manner O. means,
tear down the brlilding-oh, no; we
intend to say that parties who owned
articles on exhibition in the building,
carefully conveyed them from the build
ing to their several homes, and soon
nothing but bare walls and litter We're
to be seen, where but short time
before there had been so much ofbeau-
ty and utility.
1t is generally conceded, we believe,
that there were larger number Of
articles OH exhibition i'll the Pavilion
at the Sixth Annual Fair than at any
previous one therefore we report a
gain in this department.
RACES.
The first under this head was a pac-
ing match, free to all, single dash of a
mile. for purse of 500. Following
We're the entries.
s'Pacific Juriior,s' by j. E. Harris ;
s'Uncle Ned" by l.. P. Ashbnry !;
ssOld jerry by II. L. Rudd. Race
and money given to Old Jerry. Time
800.
The next was >!trot'' for four year
oIds, two best in three, mile heats,
purse. $50, for which there were three
contestants:
.sDusty Bob," by W. Tenant ;
%eMolIie,'' by J. NJ. Welch; Minnie, .
by VIC. Basket. Race and money
adjudoed to Mollie. Time-3.OSh.
The big race of the Fair came next,
to-wit Running race, mile heats, three
best i'll five, for purse of $500. The
contestants were:
s9Clameater,' by \. L. Porter dis
tinced on the second heat; s'Buck
skin Bill,'' by VIM. Gird; |.Napa,
by w. G. Basket. Napa won th'
race and money. Following is the
. Time-1.511a, 1.541a, 1.55, 1.571s
1.57.
Ibis ended the horse business.
Next In order, and the wind-up c
the Fair, was the foot-race, one quartz
of mile, for purse of $40. For thi
purse there were eight contestants
G. Jones, Walter j Johnson, John Mont
goanery, c.. Taylor lcolored) Barrow
Geo. Markham, J. @. Bradley. {
.Iones pocketed the cash.
RECEIPTS.
The grand total of receipts foot u
to about $1,000. There was paid OF
III premiums alone, about So, 500.
The largest amounts taken in at th
gate during the fair, 1850, was take
i'll OH "Wednesday and Tliursday-tli.
amount to a cent icing taken in o
each of those two days.
REMARKS. 5
There We're objections made to I'll
Eair. of course; and that there WEI
Objectionable features no one will fl
a moment deny. That the object ar
general result of the Fair has, to
great extent, been secured, we al
believe. AS long rs there are tho
who oppose the bad features of O.
Fair, and thus opposing will do not
ing to aid the good features, just
long will the bad prevail. 70 exit
ruish and entirely eradicate tho
features of the Fair that prove 80 d
tasteful to the moral man, such objt