The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-16
LINN COUNTY FAIR.
Friday. October 9th, 1874.

ifA Friday, October 9th, 1874.
Quite a large crowd were in atten-
dance On this day, and the shows ana
peanut stands made heavy run
The pacing race, mile heats, 8 in 5,
for $3.50, came off at 2 p. m. The pre-
MUM was, competed for by Gird's Shoe
Fly and Montgomery's Sconchin. First
heat won by Shoe Fly; time.3:O2}. In
the second heat Sconchin was dis
tanced.
The running race, mile heats, 2 in 8
for $3.50, took place at 8 P. NJ. The hor-
ses entered were Norway, by M. Il.
White; Bill Bigham, by Daniel
Young, and Buckskin by VIM. Gird.
Norway carried off the premium by
gaining the first two heats; time 1850
and 152. Billy Bigham came out sec
ond best.
J.J. Welch's team took the first pre-
MUM fof carriage horses, and Mont
gomery's the second.
Saturday, October 10th.
Notwithstanding it rained alittle the
night before and the weather looked
very threatening in the morning, it
soon Jared off so that the horse-racing
(all that was left of the fair at this time)
could go ahead.
Akout.roor n oontoct anna off for
draught horses. The first prize was
awarded to S. Duncan and the second
to Geo. Luper.
A trotting race, mile heats, 8 in 5,
for purse of $3.50, came off at 1880 P.
NJ. B. B. Acker entered Olympia Dick,
j. ]. Welsh, Mark Twain, and VIM.
Gird, Antelope. This was a great sell,
Olympia Dick doing all the trotting.
Antelope was distanced on the first
heat and Mark Twain on the second.
The second sell of this day came off in
the shape of another trotting race, for
3-year olds, for a purse of $50. Two
entries were made; Parrott, byJ. Coog-
lar, and Shot Gun, by John Cowdell.
Parrott is a fine young horse and trot-
ted spIendidly; the other came out a
quarter of mile behind.
After summing it all up we have
about came to the conclusion that the
fair was very near failure, although
the managers have not stany money.
This is well known to be the best agri-
cultural county in the State, and still
there wasn't a grain of wheat, barley,
oats or rye entered for premium, or
even on exhibition. In the line of
stock, there was hardly anything to be
seen. No cattle at all were entered,
and only five head of hogs and thirty
three sheep. The pavilion was only
about half filled, the principle articles
entered being sewing machines. The
fact is patent to everybody that if the
people want an agricultural fair at this
place the present one must be changed
so as to be adapted to the wishes of the
agrieulturists. Larger premiums
must be paid for cereals, stock, agricul-
tural machinery, etc., and such jobs as
were put up on the Association, especi-
ally in the trotting races this year,
must be dealt with severely. The pre-
MUM list should, be changed SO as to
embrace larger amount of articles,
particularly'in the mechanical depart
ment. We know of several useful ar
ticles which where brought,to the fair,
but because the name was not down on
the premium list they could not be en-
tered. By making The changes we have
mentioned, and several Others which
will readily suggest themselves to the
Board, we can have fair in this coun-
ty which will be second to none in the
State.