The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-10-16
Local and NeiShbOThOOd News.
The stock Fair and the Races


Paw Paw has reason to feel proud of
stock fair of last week The weather
was fine, and the people were i'm from
the country in large numbers.
A short summary of the proceedings
at the track Is given below:
THURSDAY.
The first race was known as the
Farmers Race. Thirteen horses were
entered for this race and the whole
number was in at the start. While
there was no very fast time made in
this race, the expectations of the crowd
were met and the following horses
named as winners; Lima Beans, first;
Fred W., second; Bess Sherman third !;
Following this came the 4-minute
race After considerable discussion as
TO what was meant by the projectors,
it was decided that the horse making
the mile nearest to four minutes, not
falling below that time, should be de-
clared the winner. In this mamie"
took first, Colonel second.
The last and most interesting event
of the day was known as the 3-year-old
race, half mile heats, best in 5. Three
entries and starters in this race, viz:
Van Buren, Wilkes, Bird Wilkes, and
McGregOr Wilkes. Four very closely
contested heats were trotted before the
decision could be given; Van Buren,
Wilkes taking LIST, 3rd and 4th heats;
McGregor Wilkes End, and Bird Wilkes
coming in close third in each.
FRIDAY.
The first race was for stations owned
in the county, mile heats, best in 3.
There were but three starters-George
L., owned by Geo. w. Longwell, Van
Buren, Wilkes, owned by Thos. Welch,
and John b., owned by Geo Hutchins.
These horses are half brothers, sired by
Young Wilkes. The race between Van
Buren, Wilkes and George L. was IA
magnificent struggle for supremacy,
but the superior condition of Wilkes
told, and he won in three straight heats,
with George l.. at his shoulder in the
second and third.
Time-2;59i, 2:4St, 2;41t.
Next was "a running race, half-mile,
best in 3. Six started in this race
Flying Jim, Blink Bonney, Brown Fly,
Charley e., Money Mack and Regicide.
Money Mack was the most fleet footed
of the drove by long odds and took the
first heat with ease, but she was very
nervous and failed To get away in the
proper direction when the word was
given for the second, which was run
without her. Recognizing the merits
of the animal and the honest efforts of
its owner to make the race, the judges
very properly called it a dead heat and
gave her another chance. Charley G.,
however, pushed his nose under the
wire in the van, with the field i'm a
bunch at his saddle-girths. At the word
for the third Money Mack was again
confused and failed to get away, and
Charley G.. made the pattern and held
it, with Blink Bonny at his flank and
Regicide hot third. This ended the
race, and the money went in the order
Just named.
Time-.55 81, SO.
Money Mack had many sympathiZers
in the crowd, and shake purse was
made up for her to run against 55 Sec
onds-her own time in the first heat.
AT the word she went away rs though
fired out of a gun and made the half
mile in 52t seconds.
Now came the event of the day-the
2;40 trotting race, mile heats, best 3 in
D, for purse of $3.50. There were four
starters-Ne ttie Arnold, Prince g., An
drew {. and Bessie Clayton. 1t was a
grand race and each of the three heats
Arnold took them straight, Prince g.,
Andrew G.. and Bessie Clayton taking
2nd Bird and 4th places respectively
Time-2:33t, 2:3St, $40.
Jim Lane was brought out and made
an exhibition. After jogging around
the track a couple of times he took the
word for mile, making the quarter in
III, the half IN LII, three-quarters in
! :53 and the mile i'm 2:30.
Tariff and Temperance, full brothers,
owned by Isaac Monroe, made an exh-
bition trot of half mile, Tariff winning
by length. The quarter was trotted
in .42t and the half mile in / "a
Tariff was then called upon for mile
alone, and made the quarter IN .3S, the
half in 1:16, three-quarters in 1:54 and
the mile in $50.
1t is due to both horses and owners to
state that competent judges declared
the track to be at least 10 seconds slow
for 80 elliptic dust being so dense
as to render driving in bunch ex-
tremely intricate business.
Between couple of heats the com
petitors for Jay Cummings special prize
for best looking family and turnout
were called. But two families drove in
front of the grand stand for review
lJdIl anu
the LIST and 2d prizes were awarded in
that order
SATURDAY.
The day opened rather unfavorably,
considerable rain having fallen during
the night, and approximations were in
dulged in that but few people would be
in from the country, but before noon
the clouds broke away, and with this
all fears vanished. Some of the most
interesting features of the fair were on
Saturdays programme.
In the 3-minute race, purse $50, there
were five entries and starters, viz: Van
Buren, Wilkes, George L., Nellie d., j.
A. Mcdonald and Jimmie G. 1t was
evident from the beginning that the
contest for supremacy lay between the
two first named horses Van Buren,
Wilkes took first money, George l.. sec
ond and Nellie ID. third
Time-2:56, 2:57, 2:52
In the free-for-all, purse 500, Gov
ernor took first, Mamie X. second, and
Andrew c. third.
Time-247, 2:46 2:45.