The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-09-24

The DEMOCRAT was represented at the
State Fair on Friday for the first time this
season. Whatever has been said Of the
Fair any year In The past for many years,
may be repeated this year with the excep.
tion,pcrhapsthat the attendance was larger
than usual, uncommonly fine weather bles-
sing the occasion. The principal attraction
has always been the horse racing. That Is
the cynosure of the affair." Ii Ii the molass.
es thatdraws. twas the DEMOCRAT mans
fortune TO be present on the great day of the
week In this respect. We saw Repetta,
owned by Matlock run mile, In mile and
a quarter dash, In l IA and Comet, owned
by Duncan, shoot around the track Ia q
trot Ia a:7s1, the fastest time ever made IN
the N. W., II not on the Coast This too
was In the a.4s race. Three heats were
trotted IN the first two by big effort Com.
cts driver keeping her down to about ass ;
but he got provoked ut the driver OF one of
the other horses, and, la order to distance
him, let out the sorrel In grand burst Of
speed, leaving Cora II. and Coquetta ut
about the three.quarter post when she cross
ed under the line. This was a very injudi.
cious thing TO do. A scrub running race, half
mile, between two horses named for the oc.
casion, was n feature OF the day, and had It's
counterpart on most Of the other days.
The exhibits at the pavilion had the merit
Of being good 40 far as they went but
there were so many empty shelves that Il
looked exceedingly slim. The display of
cereals by George Belshaw was the redeem.
Ing feature Of the exhibit 1t was magni.
fcent one, and cannot be surpassed In the
U. S. The display Of apples was fine so far
as quality was concerned, and there were
few vegetables, nearly all respectable ap.
pearing. The front part of the building
seemed 10 be used rs salesroom for differ.
ent things. As whole there Il no com.
parison between the Mechanics fair and the
State fair In the matter of the exhibition Of
the results Of our state industries.
The exhibition OF stock and poultry did
credit 10 the Fair II compared with that
OF most any State Fair. We have blooded
stock In Oregon, indicating healthy taste
in this branch.
In the matter Of premiums Linn county
came In for very small slice. w + Bar.
rows, OF Shedd, took the first premium on
a span OF brood mares, hts roadster stallion
Jackson, farm team, and colt mentioned
several weeks ago Elkins x MiIIard second
premium on their Cleveland Bay WIN
McCulloch second premium on horse of all
work Frank Trites first premium on his
two draft stations Jas Barrett the first
premium on yeaFling colt Jas Garrett
premium on work stallion and roadster mare.
Alfred Wheeler. of this city, had fine ex-
hibit Of blooded sheep. getting several pre-.
miums. and Mr. \ w Gaines, of Scio. cap.
tured the cake on poultry getting twenty five
first and eleven second premiums. & II
Burkhart exhibited some broom corn in the
pavilion, and Laura Vance several pieces OF
fancy work A Blaker, Of Shedd, received
diploma for cooling cFeamcr. swimming
churn and butter worker. Nearly all the
exhibits were from Marion county. and OF
course most Of the premiums were taken By
Marion county people.
Friday afternoon in shoot az clay pid-
geons between - Monteith. Of this city,
and Evans, the crack shot of Portland, the
former won,the score being a 70 5r,ihe low
score being on account OF the manner Of
holding their guns.