The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-10-04
Elm. county Fair.
GENERAL REMARKS.

element gone, We can speak of its
merits and dement's with a clearer un-
derstanding of all the facts, than could
have been done during its continuance.
Our belief is that the average attend
aice through the entire Fair was not
quite as large as that OF last season,
the attendance on Thursday and Fri
day falling slightly behind, while that
Of Tuesday and Wednesday was prob
ably larger than the corresponding
days of the Fairot 1871. There were
several reasons for this, the principal
cue being the tightness in the money
market The show of articles in the
Pavilion was about equal, in most in
stances. to the last annual exhibit, in
point of variety, but in point of ex-
cellence there was a marked gain.
There was less agricultural machinery
on exhibition, not large showing of
cattle, an excellent display OF sheep,
and in the line Of horses, the best dis
play ever made on the grounds. The
swine department was hardly up to
the average. In concluding this neces-
ssrily short report of the Linn County
Fair for 1872. we cannot refrain from
the remark that the officers and dilpc-
tors are deserving of much greater
credit than they receive from our peo-
pie for their labor and earnest efforts
to so conduct it as to rebound to the
general good and welfare, and the
satisfaction Of all concerned. 1t is a
difficult, very difficult matter. to so
conduct an exhibition Of this character
as to meet the views of everybody;
bit we believe that the conduct of our
last Fair was such as to meet the gen
eSal approval Of all reasonable citizens,
and in this belief we pronounce the
Fair Of 1872 grand success. For the
uniform courtesy extended to us BY the
officers of the Society, throughout the
Fair, we hereby extend our thanks.
RACES
On Thursday the first race was
dash of a single mile tor three year
ODDS. purse $500, first premium $50,
second $50-three to enter aud two to
90. For this race Geo. Ross entered
Hiram Abiff, W. j. Lindall entered
Bill. Ross entered Unknown. Hiram
Abiff and Bill made the race-time,
l.5l34 and l.52. The next was for
trotters, two in three, for animals that
had never made better time than $3.50;
purse $l00-first premium SIS. second
$25. John Cowdell entered Snip, G.
II. Annis entered Minnie Parton. and
Tenant entered Dusty Bob. First
heat won by Dusty Bob in 3.073I,
second by Snip in 3.l4Ia. third by
Minnie in 3.l53-the fourth heat and
race was won by Minnie in3.l2. The
big race Of the day came off at 81 p.
NJ, for purse Of $500--first premium
$3.50, second $3.50, two in three, mile
heats, running. The entries were:
Buckskin by Vim. Grid. Iriile by Geo.
Ross, and somebody entered a third
horse to make uD the race. Trifie
won the race and first premiNm in
two straight heats--tlme, las, 1.55.
To-day Friday the great race, post
poned from Wednesday, came of. first
on the list. The race was for $3.50
first premium. and $50, second three
i'll five, mile heats. Blackbipl. by
Welch, and Eph Maynard, by Lindsey,
made the race; won by Maynard in
three straight heats = time, 2.4024. |
2.Al4s 2.444. Blackbiid made it il
2.4324, 2.45. 2.451a. The three o'clock |
race was made by Horace Greeley, en-
tered by H. l.. Rndd, and Shoofy, |
entered by 8. Montgomery = both
pacers-twO in three, for premiums Of |
800 and $50 respectively. Horace
won the first heat In 2.3Sl2; Shoofly |
took the second and third heats and |
first premium, in 2.37 and 2.49. At
half past three trotting race, for three
year Olds, two in three-first premium
S15. for which Welch entered Robert
Bonner, Caldwell entered Nipper,
Bonner winning in two straight heats
time, 2.31. 227.
On Saturday, the lasta day Of the
Fair, at one O'Clock p. NJ, the big
thousand dollar race came off. The
race was for 800 first premium, and
800 second premium, best three In
five, running. The entries were Buck
skin and Trife, the latter being the
hyorlte from the start. selling two to
one higher than Buckskin. Trifle won
the race and money in three straight
heats-time, l.5O, 1.55, l.58. Buck
skins time was given at Isl, l.57,
i.o9. This wound up the racing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
At one O'Clock P. NJ. Of Thursday.
M. G. George, ESQ.,, delivered a very
Interesting and appropriate opening