The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-14
ELEVENTH ANNUAL FAIR.
Appearance OF Floral Hall-FineD Dis.
play Of Live Stock.

Lie Gay opened glOrlOusly and was all
that could be desired. Some 500 or 800 per-
sons were on the grounds. AS the entries do
not close until tomorrow noon, most of the
exhibitors do not appear to be in any hurry
to display their articles Until the last ome
Floral Hall showed tasteful, ornamentation
and-nothing else. Four sacks of -four were
in the agricultural department. The chicken
coops were empty and blanks were trumps in
some of the other departments. But this
will all be remedied before tomorrow night.
With the exception of the agricultural de-
partment it is expected the fair will excel all
previous ones.
The horse department is full to overlooking !
In my next l will notice some of the most
attractive features of it. The exhibition of
thoroughbred cattle bids fair to be superior.
As the entries are not complete l will not at
present enumerate them.
tn races for the day were all the attractions
the grounds afforded. These were of a very
superior order. In the t~rotting race men,
toned below the directors evidenced their
determination to have every race conducted
on the "dead square," so far as they can in
fuence them by their decisions. Put up jobs
must be nicely put up to escape their keen
scrutiny. Should any be discovered, the
chances are that the parties engaged in the
transaction will be ruled off the track. Such
appears to be the disposition shown by the
managers of the association.
The days sport opened with a three-quarter
mile dash, for a purse of $3.50; 1925 to first
horse and $25 to second. For this race H. r..
Baker named Norma, Asa Sample named
Premium, and Geo. Lane named Sorrel Mike.
At the pool box Premium brought $40 and the
field sold al $3.50. The horses got a fair
send off with Premium slightly in the lead
which she held to the score, leading Sorrel
Mike two lengths, while Norma brought up a
bad third.
Time-1:2Oa.
The horses were now called up for the
TRoTTING RACE.
Three-minute class, best , in 5, for a purse
of $500 $3.50 to the airst horse and $50 to the
second. For this race, Black Diamond, Maid
of Chicago, Fannie Patchen and st. Thomas,
formerly Humpy, were entered.
III WIN pooio DihS hlo was UhC ldSol-
lite, selling for $50. The Maid brought 500,
the field selling at $40. The flyers came
on the track shining like polished buttons.
St. Thomas Won the pole, with Diamond Sec
ond, the Maid third and Patchen on the out
side. So many false starts were made that
) the president got hot and raised the tempera-
ture several degrees in the vicinity of the
;rJro,, @ o,I and fno1lu u-o,,oI tho I,;ro,,
that if they did not make something like an
even start at the next scoring, he would fine
them all and rule them of the track. This
, declaration was received with loud cheers,
and had the desired effect Oil the drivers. AT
the next scoring the horses came up nearly
even, with Patchen in the lead. The horses
were tapped of, when the Maid made play
, for the lead, which she held to the first quar-
ter, when Diamond Tapped and passed her,
the other two horses trailing and occasional,
1 ly doing some running to keep within mailing
y distance of the leaders. AT the three-quartel
pole Diamond led, with the Maid close at his
= wheel. The others were badly left. On the
f home stretch Diamond showed plenty OF day
light behind him for the other horses to occu
Ply, which they appeared to be slow in filing
Diamond crossed the score full 30 feet in the
lead, Maid second and st. Thomas and Patch
+ en- just saving their distance.
Time-2:44a.
Several attempts were made On the SecOnC
heat to get a good send-otf. At the fifth tria
the word was given and Diamond forced the
: pace for the lead, which he gained and KEEP
to the score, Maid second and the others com
ing up with the distance flag in their faces
: The judges declared this heat to be a fraud
claiming that the driver of the Maid held he
t IN. They ordered the horses Oh the tract
again TO trot the heat over, putting anothe
e driver behind the Maid. The other two horS
es hunted their stables and left Diamond an,
/ the Maid to finish the heats.
e A good start was made. Diamond sool
e took the lead and maintained it to the score
leading the little filly at least 100 fe ct.
~Time-2:3Sa.
II Three heats had been trotted, but unde
the judges decision only two were counted
e The horses were now brought up again 70
g the third heat. This was a very ~excitin!
heat, and fine trotting was done by the tw'
contestants. An even start was made, bu
8 the Maid forced the pace from the word am
trotted the black off his feet before reaching
the first quarter, at which point she led hin
four or five lengths. On the back stretch Di
almond let out a few links and closed in OF
f the Maid at the half-mile post, where in turn
he forced her off her feet. The race was nov
!, Diamonds. The Maid did some fine step
. ping on the home-stretch, but she couldn'
q overtake her sable competitor, who crossed
the score so feet in the lead, winning TIN