The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-28
THE DISTRICT FAIR.
Notes By our Reporter on the Grounds
| DurlEE the Exhibition.

- the purpose of noting the preparations Fl
n. the coming fair which Will commence t.
of morrow. Upon entering the grounds /
O. passed along the race track which is
most excellent condition.
IL The doors Of the pavilion were throw
=. open for the reception Of exhibits, wher
ia many were busy in arranging their variou
is displays.
IN Mrs. S. B. Adams was the first to hav
~ her display arranged, which consisted in
e. beautiful variety of house plants, so artist
Ig ically arranged as to attract the attention
IS of all who have eye for the beautiful.
le As they have until noon tomorrow t.
At complete tine arrangements in the pavilion
d no complete report eau at this time b.
st given.
n At the stock yards We saw quite mum
" ber of fine cattle. Mr.. VIM. Riley has two
K fine Hereford bulls, one yearling and one
J., two-year-old. They are just up from the
state fair where the two-year-old took sec.
ond premium and the sweepstakes. He is
a fine animal and weighs 100 pounds
We next visited the stalls occupie by
is cattle owned by Mr.. p. T. Sharp. where h e
has eight head of the Scotch Higand Gallo
n | way breeds also few head of the Aberdeen
| Angus. Those cattle also have Just retul n.
ed from the state fair where they took sew
: eral premiums. At the state fair these
cattle were the first of this breed ever ex-
n hbited.
We then visited the stalls occupied by
, | horses that are to enter for the various
purses and premiums. Matlock Bros. have
the lot is Lady Duffy. beautiful bay nine
years old. and well known to the sporting
men of Oregon. She has carried away
prize, and. if we mistake not, sine will again
win laurels at the approaching races.
There are altogether up to noon to-day
about thirty-ive horses that will enter for
the various running and trotting races
Among them are the stables of Whitmore,
Babb, Mulkey, Boyington. Young. Smith,
Jones, Field, Fields, Bybee, Tongue and
others. There are also about ten head Of
stock horses and others expected.
Owing to Rule 81 of the miscellaneous
rules governing the association nothing can
be learned relative to the entries from the
clerks books. bat we are informed by MIR.
Andy Allen that about forty head of cattle
have been entered, and quite a number of
fine sheep, hogs and other stock will be
exhibited.
This Afternoon. reporter again visited
| the fair ground. In the pavilion quite
busy and attractive scene was witnessed
Our enterprising grocers Messrs Maier &
| Benton were the first of our business men
with their display IN the pavilion. Their
large iettered sign is tackled up over their
display, which occu pies the south east cor.
| is fine display of Wasco county dried fruit,
that eau not be surpassed in any county. |
The next display by our business men,
was that of Mr.. A. Keller, proprietor of the |
Oregon B.kery. His display is indeed an |
elegant one, and adds much to the beauty of |
the pavilion.
Notwithstanding the dryness of the sea-
son. the display CT fruits, vegetables and
grain all eady liz the pavilion is sufficient to
convince the most skeptical that crops are
far from being a failure. MIR. Davidson, of
Eight Mile, has on exhibition some wheat
and oats in the straw that would be credit
to any country. He also has some potatoes
that was raised Oh his ranch and that will
hot weigh less than six pounds each. A
fine display of apples, pears and grapes are
also on exhibition.
neat glass case containing a swarm Of
Italian bees, are exhibited by o. f. Angel.
Mrs. Adams has a lovely exhibit of need
lie work. And display of some of the
finest vegetables is offered by Sandoz Bros.
of Mill Creek.
Messrs Printz Nitschke, are represented
with display OF elegant furniture, such as
is only handled by first class and enter
prising business firm.
Other exhibits are continually coming in
and by tomorrow noon, the pa vilon bids
fair to present the finest display eyer eXhi-
bited in Eastern Oregon.
From Tuesdays Daily
This morning our reporter arrived ON the
grounds about $50 o'clock. Exhibits have
been coming into the pavilion SO rapidly
that to describe all of them would fill vol
ume. One of the most elaborate displays
is that of our enterprising hardware dealers,
Messrs. Fish L Bardon, show a premium
Triumph stove which IS superior for style,
looks finish and durability to any stove
ever brought to Dales City, and we would
advise all to call and see it either at the
fair grounds or at their store and you will
agree with the reporter in his remarks.
Mr.. Ii. c. Nielsen. has an elegant display
OF the finest clothing ever exhibited in this
or any other city. He is located at the |
right OF the side entrance of the pavilion
and no display will be more attractive than I
his.
Mr. A, A. Bonney brought in some corn ]
that was raised out in Tygh valley this
year, that is about twelve feet high, and is
verp fine.
A lovely display. of fruit has been made
and it is certainly equal to any ever exhib-
tied heretofore. a
A number Of stands and games are on the |
grounds, circular swing has been set mp, ]
and at II o'clock quite number of sight s
seers were present.
Among the speed horses that came in this t
morning were Cyclone and Little Dick.
The stalls are all full and from present 8
appearances stabling will be demand. i(
MIR. A. A. Bonney has two very fine De- b
laine rams on exhibition. and the exhibit of d
fine stock will be equal to any heretofore
exhibited. +
Many of the energetic ladies of The
Dalies have been quite busy besutifying the {
| avillon with their neat exhibits of elegant d
neediework and art Among the most v
conspicuous in millinery and handsome {
needlework, are the exhibits of Mrs. Z. L. u
Philips, Mrs. j. d. Lee, Miss Anna Lang,
Mrs. s. B. Adams, and others whose names Fl
we would gladly mention but owing to the L
rules governing the exhibits, their names e
could not be ascertalned. 3
Among the elegant paintings are those of I
Mrs. Huntington, Miss Annie Lang, Mrs. I
j. ID. Lee and many others.
Ibis afternoon exhibits ere crowding into n
the pavilion. Some very elegant needle c
work has been brought in this evening. 1t C
is impossible to learn the names of many b
who have exhibited, but we noticed a very
fine display in this line brought in by Mrs. n
E. NJ. Wilson; another lovely exhibit il t
that of Mrs. Means. Il
RACES. a
At o'clock rae No. l was called. 1t
was a running race for two-year-olds. sim :
gle dash of 6 of mile. !;
Five horses were entered and took their . !.
places respectively as follows: Raindrop,
lst; Roebacken, 81; Helen Test, Sd; Mar
tin S, 4th; Handy Andy, 5th. !
The race being of mile on half mile !
track, the horses were started 40 rods west
Of the judges stand.
1t was 2:30 o'clock when the horses ad-
vanced to their positions. The first start I
Roebacken was not up and they were re- !,
called. Helen Test was quite unruly. and
several times could not be stopped until she
had reached the judges stand. At about =
$50 the horses were all quite evenly started. !,
At the judges stand Roebacken got the v
pole, and Rlindrop Immediately took Sec
ond place. At the quarter post, Raindrop 8
again got the pole and held the position the :.
remainder OF the race. At the half mile !, r
post Martin S. and Handy Andy abandoned .
the race, and the other thre. horses held
their positions with no perceptible advan- \