The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-14
The Territorial Fair.
OLYMPIA, Oct 11th -,

ED. lNTELLIGENcEa As We ,ro
dicted IN onr Il letter, FRIDAY morn
ing opened out fright and plca.an,
and at an early hour the hack drivers
voice could be heard above tho din and
hustle occssioned by the crowds upon
the Streets, as he in loud shrilI ,o,.as
exclaimed, "all aboard for the fa;,
grounds and a youngster wa. heard
to reply, eff you can't get aboard take
rail" 1t did rot take the % or 70
wagons running back and forth. lone
to transport almost the entire popuIa.
ton OF the city. visitors and ali. Ia the
scene OF the days sport. The frs. thing
on the programme was q horse race
half-miie. ir which three swift Indi-
an horses took part. Considerable
money changed bands on the result.
After this the grand horse show took
place. IN which the various owners Of
fine horses paraded them about the
grounds To the admirer of horse
flesh this performance was quite a
treat. The first thing in the after.
noon WAS the three year old race in
which the following horses took. part |:
Gold Digger. belonging to Mr.. Bow. Of
Seattle; roam colt. Lady May, belong.
ing to Mr.. Lyle. Of Pierce county, and
bay colt called Cayuse Betty. The
race was for handsome purse, and
considerable Interest was manifested
regarding it. The grand stand was
full of spectators, many of whom were
ladies. Presently the horses came on
the track. looking finely. and appearing
to be in the best OF spirits Eddie Har.
mon, OF Seattle rode Cayuss Betty;
Harry Tebo. Gold Digger, and . little
fellow from the country rode the roam.
The sorrel colt was the favorite from
the moment the animals entered the
track. and Nd one hardly dared to
wager cent against him. He was
the larger Of the three, and the hand
soonest in every respect. At two
O'Clock horses and trainers were called
To the stand. and the riders received
their instructions. On the second time
to the scratch the horses got the tap"
and away they went. the sorrel taking
the lead, bay and roam side by side.
The roam soon left the bay. and about
two lengths separated each of the
horses during the entire heat. As they
came down the home stretch. the trainer
or the sorrel told the rider to hold him,
and they passed under the wire as they
run. sorrel twenty feet ahead. On
calling the riders to the stand, and ask
ing tho usual questions regarding foul
riding. complaints were made against
the sorrel, aud upon the calling Of the
quarter judges they stated that the
charges were correct; that the sorrel
bad crossed the track in front OF one
Of the other horses on the turn, and
according to the rules of racing, the
judges declared it dead heat. After
ten minutes the horses were again
called to the score, where the
riders were again warned to
be careful Of their riding A great
deal of excitement now prevailed, and
the hackers Of the sorrel sworc they
would shut the other horses out on the
next heat. aud considerable money was
bet two to one on their proposition.
The horses got q good start, the sorrel
leading to the quarter, where the little
roam passed him. On the back stretch
bay also passed the sorrel and they
went under the line in this position.
the roam winning by about ton feet,
The third heat was called and the sor.
rel again led to the quarter, but was
overhauled and passed by both his
competitors. and though he made some
handsome spirits was unable to regain
his position and when the horses passed
the score the roam led. closely followed
by the bay. Gold Digger third. Thus
the race closed, the roam taking first
two heats, and being declared the win
ner, while the bay received the second
prize. It was announce that . foot
race wonld Immediately take place,
and q majority Of the crowd remain
ed to witness il. It was intended that
ut least four persons should run, but IS
Sam Percival had Q race to run the
next day. he would not enter, and Jas.
Frazer did not wish to show what he
gould do, so the contest narrowed down
to Mr.. Howard III. Lewis, of Seattle
and Mr.. Lonnis Knighton. of this city.
The boys camo on the track in their
shoes and trunks and were IN the best
of spirits audi sanguine of success.
Kuighton had many friends and but
few hackers, while Lewis had both.
Secretary Owings was chosen to start
them, and ON the second attempt the
pistol cracked and they left the scratch
Knighton three feet ahead. Both were
we'll ''put up" for running. Knighton
being tho heavier of the two. After
running about twenty yards, Lewis
passed his competitor aud kept the
lead. winning the race and money by
s feet Hon. Francis Henry then dsliv-
ed the opening address in the Pavilion.
The speaker was in happiest mood and
the large concourse dispersed ct the
close Of the address feeling that there
is something always to be learned st IN
Annual Fair. At the Close OF this
address tho annual election Of the
OF directors Of the association resulted
| in the success of the following named
pcrsons: 9. A. Barnes, w. O. Bush. L.
p. Veneen, l.. G. Abbott. Mrs. A. A..
Stewart, Rev. John r. Thompson. N.
s. Porter, T. w. Newland. Lewis Co.
Thomas Webb. Of Mason; c w Law
| ton. OF King; G G Hewitt. w Munks.
| Of Whafcom: Chas Bishop, of Lewis.