The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04
THE oLosINo DAY
or the stark County FAir--.Pronounoed
Buooeaaful one---Raooa,

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suocoaaful one--Racea.
Thursday as usual 10 the big day AZ
the fair. Early this morning the crowd
commenced pouring Into the city from
all directions, and the several railroads
running into the city brought large
numbers from the surrounding towns
and cities.
The double team combination pacing
aud trotting race was the exciting
feature of Wednesdays fair. Charles
Lane entered his Lady Of the Lake
aud with John Melbourne's John 4"
furnished one team and j. :. Coke, OF
Massillon another. The purse was $50
TO arst and slb 20 second, but two out
three heats Frank Webster drove the
team and Gust Wilson, of Cleveland,
Coxie's team. The judges were Curt
simmons, Of Cleveland, William VII.
liams and VIM. Markle. The first heat
was won by LADY of the Lake" aud
"John 4" IN 2:ls. The second and
thir heats and race were won easily
by CoXies team. Time 2;52 aud 600,
In the two.year old colt trot there
wece the following entries:
Royal Boy, entered by j. o, Stump.
Jennie r., entered byS. d, Donahay.
Anna ", entered by u. Miller,
Seaside, entered by j. 5, Coke,
Hopper Billy, entered py Sam Camp,
Nel Rex. entered by Geo. Zeiley.
The purse was divided as follows:
Si5 TO first, $40 TO second and 81 10
third. Best two In three heats. In the
first heat Anna V. came In first, Sea
side second aud Jennie Il. third. Time
l:32. The second heat was won by Sea
side, with Anna V. second and Jennie
II. third. Time 1880. The third heat
was the most exciting, Seaside coming
IN half q neck ahead, winning the
heat aud race, Anna V. second and
Jennie II, third.
A very exciting half mile exhibition
running race was q pleasant feature Of
Wednesdays program, Ed j. Meyer
furnished three horses for the race,
Wanda, sired by Waverly; Emma
Buxton, sired by Hazard, and Emma
Abbott, sired by Frank Boston. Wanda
won the race; time 80 seconds.
In the gold medal defamation con.
test Miss Eva Black was awarded the
medal. There were nine contestants.
The receipts Of Thursday amounted
TO 4,445.30, being 81 800 more than was
ever taken In at the stark County Fair
on one day. There were not less than
Ave thousand people on the grounds
today,
Rain again interfered with the turn.
out to the fair today, but not with
standing the unfavorable outlook for
good weather there Is large crowd up.
on the grounds. Pick pockets were thick
Thursday and several losses reported
to-day, There was excellent order pre-.
served throughout the fair. one re.
markable feature of Thursday was
that with the great crowd Of people on
the grounds and race track no serious
accidents occurred.
In the pacing race the following en-.
tries were made; ReXie O., by Dr. u.
Carnes, OF Canton; SoIrel Frank, by Is.
Smith, Of Canton, and Big Frank, by
II. Keplinger, of Navarro, Big Frank
was an easy winner of three straight
heats, SoTrel Frank secured second
money and Rexie third, Time 25lH,
1858 and $3.50.
ED j. Meyers celebrated horse
"Black Cloud" trotted an exhibition
half mile in1:l7. eagle" was the run
ming mate.
Inc three year old colt trot was quite
interesting; There were four entries:
"Anna "" by Emery Miller,
Rebecca B, by w. Il. Bloomfield and
J. II. by +. Heinbruck. Beaver won
three straight heats, Anna V. came In
second and Rebecca B. third. Time,
$40, 312, 313.
"Wamba," ""Emma Buxton" and "Em
ma Abbott Il. j. Meyers running
horses, was next on the program for a
half mile exhibition running race,
Wanda came under the wire first,
Time, So seconds.
w. Dash Lang, Of this city and J.
Williams, Of Canal Fulton, appeared on
the trace for hundred yard foot race,
il being announced that the purse was
$500. There was very little betting.
Lang had o walkaway, beating VII.
liams at least two yards. Time, l0N
seconds.
In the free-for-all trot to-day the fol
lowing entries are made: Newton" by
j. ), Coke and Kentucky by the same.
George Douglass" by w. Il. Bloom
field, "Painter Boy" by A, Nunamaker
and "Lady of the Lake" by Charles
W.Lane
The thirty-ninth annual fair Of the
Stark county Agrigricultural Society Is
over. IL was one Of the most prospet-
ous fairs ever held Many city people
that went to the fair Friday afternoon
were disappointed to find that many of
the exhibitors were taking away their
goods shortly after the noon hour. "
The 2;SO class trotting race, purse