, 1886-09-19
THE LAST AND BEST.
Superb Weather and a Large
Attendance.
People From All Parts of the Ter
ritory There.
A Magnificent Track and a Crowded
Grand Stand.

Grand stand.
Yesterday was clear and bright, and the
people who thionged the fair grounds
enjoyed themselves hugely. Wyoming
ties from every part of the territory were
present. and none had any but good words
for the fair and its management. While
the Cheyennese were Justly proud of their
city being the scene Of the grand display
of the capabilities ard resources of Wyo
ming, their pride also embraced Wyoming
in general, and they gazed with admiring
eyes upon the magnificent contributions OF
the other portions of this great
wealth.
To the neighbofs within our gates. who
had brought to lis in such profusion the
riches of their sections, an eager and full
measure Of deserved praise was also ac-
corded. Wyoming first fair has knit
together IN closer and stronger fraternal
bonds the brothers Of Wyoming, and has
riveted the clasp Of neighborly friendship.
At an early morning hour vehicles OF
all kinds began 10 roll ont from the city
toward the fair grounds. Soon the
grounds began to fill and by noon the
largest crowd yet seen had gathered.
Between 1000 and 5000 people were
present, and the scene was an animated
and happy one. The grand cavalcade'
which moved around the half mile track
at midday, was a magnificent display of
blooded stock. In it was embraced G, cry.
thing carrying off premiums, and the
noble animals were proudly decked with
the badges of triumph. In the
cattle ranks moved the lordly Hereford,
the noble Holstein and the splendid
Shorthorn. The horses included the
many fine strains of blood which have
made the equlncs of Wyoming so justly
famous, from the royal Percheron to the
lighter proportions OF the keen limbed
roadster. Colorado stock bore a leading
part in the procession, and the noble AMI
mails of the Centennial state well became
Wyoming soil.
The races were u most prominent
feature of the day, and full accounts of
them are given under separate heads.
The track was in perfect condition, aud
the grand stand was oyerfowiug with ex-
cited and enthusiastic spectators, whose
cheers were heard far and wide AZ the
gallant horses strove together. The
horses themselves were in prime condi-
ton, and were all metal and fire. Pool
selling was lively, with eager bidders, and
large amoun,s Of money changed
hands.
The awarding of the prizes to the pref
test boy and baby girl was an interesting
and amusing scene. The judgment was
in favor of the boy of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Sargent, and the girl of Mrs. II.
p. Button.
To the very close Of the day the vari-
ous exhibits continued to attract attcn-
ton, and hundreds of visitors wandered
through the buildings and grounds, ex-
aiming and inspecting once again.
The owners of the di plays
stood Loyalty by their booths
until the day was done, and her
the work of removal was inaugurated on
a pretty general plan. The telephone in
the secretary office began to ring merrily,
and messages passed rapidly between the
city business houses and the branch estab
ments they had opened on the fair
grounds. The stock also began to move,
and the secretary's office was besciged
with inquiries and applications. And so,
as the cloud of dust settling in the even.
ing twilight over the race track announced
hat the last race was run, the hustle Of
departure began. Carriages, b~uegies,
dog carts, express wagons. horsemen.
bicycles and pedestrians streamed off the
grounds, through the gates, and rolling
cityward proclaimed that the first %territur
ial fair of " yoming had closed.
That the fair has been a success both
brilliant and substantial, is a proposition
which will not find n dissenting voice.
The first step has been taken. and it has
been a long one, toward placing Wye
ming upon that summit of development
and prosperity to which her position and
resources so Justly entitle her, The im-
pulse has been given, and the ball of pro
gress will now feel, as it rolls onward, the
momentum of its own great weight.
Awarding Premiums.