Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1890-10-09
4 CAPITAL FAIR.
The Fourth Annual Exhibition Of the
Rec Valley and Hand County
Fair a Success.
Huron and Pierre Contests for Capt..
tai HOnors With Music and
Speakers.
Good Exhibits. Plenty Of stock and
Better Racing than Here
tofOre.

hand countys fourth fair was good
one, considering the times. and superior
to the hopes OF its most ssnguins friends.
The splendid X. p. band of Huron, the
Huron colored quartette, and large del.
egation of citizens came on q special
tram Thursday to attend the far, TO en-
tertain the people, and make friends for
Huron.
The Pierre band, including several
musicians who formerly lived here, ar.
1yed.st noon with number Of citizens,
and did their full share to furnish enter.
tainment for the people. The Pierre
band is flnely drilled by that best Of ex.
perts. Prof. Sewall. and is one Of the
very best ia the northwest.
The weather Thursday was miserable.
and every ones face was covered by a
layer Of dust on reaching the grounds,
although supt. Beasom had used straw
and water to make the newly worked
roads passabls. Notwithstanding the
disadvantages q large crowd attended
the fair Thursday afternoon, and ell er-
pressed surprise at SO good a show of
vegetables this year. The hall was filed
by exhibits OF various kinds, among them
being good exhibit OF vegetables from
Hughes county, a comparison Of irrigated
and non-irrigated grains from sBeadls
county, and Hand county grains and veg.
etables. Nercan tile exhibitions we're
made by d. II. Smith 4 Co., grocers. J.
W. CoQuillette, carpets, and X. d. Kerr,
harness. As usual the iadiss made a
splendid display OF fancy work, fruits,
bread, cakes, etc, pictures and ornaments
too numerous to detail. One exhibit,
worthy particular mention was that OF
Mrs. Ives, Of st. Lawrence, perhaps the
largest and best individual display ever
made in the hall.
The stock show was very good, in some
respects better than last year, and in 9th.
ers not so good. The detailed statement
below will furnish the information Of
premiums awarded
or course no one attends fairs to see
the horse racing, but did you ever notice
how the people don't crowd around the
pumpkin show when the horses are called
upY But 10 make the record complete
we give the
Pony race, best two in three. brought
up three starters, the MCGOWAN pony
Nellie, black from Pierre, and a sorrel
from Highmore. A strong wind and
plenty OF dust made q slow track, but
slimpses Of the horses on the back stretch
showed pretty race. The little Hand
county gray Nellie pulled away OH the
stretch reaching the wire an easy winner
in 81. tho Pierre pony second.
The second heat was a repitition and
won by Nellie In 63l.
The Hand county running race was
thrown open to all, best two in three and
brought out some good horses. viz: Dan
ID. from Pierre, Buck, from Washington.
Texas Frank. Fsulkton. Trouble (old
Highmore BID from Highmore. and
Tsck, Hand county horse from 49,
66. The race was an easy one for Dan d.
in IS, Frank second, Buck third. Tsck
fourth and Trouble last. The race OF
course was a hippodrome, Frank won
the second heat IN SIS, Dan d. second,
Buck third and Teck fourth. Troibie
finding the company too fast was with
drawn.
The crowd tolerated third heat, with
a sort Of have 10" look, which Dan won,
Frank second. Buck third.
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT.
Here was an opportunity for the Cap
ital boomers, and they improved it.
Huron had secured head quarters in the
Sawyer building, where Mrs. Rowlands
millinery store used to be. The front
was gsily decorated with bunting, ss
was also the band stand erected in front.
Pisrre's representatives occupied the
Thompson building aud slso bad a band
tanned two crowds with cheice music un-
I'll the Huron colored quartetts appear ed
IN front of Huroa's headquarters, when
the two crowds became one. After win
ming the audience Huron announced that
she would give a free entertainment in
the opera house, with Hon. Geo. @.
Cooper ss orator of the evening. This
seemed to suit everybody, for tbs opera
house was soon packed to Its utmost c.
paoity. Mr.. Cooper's speech in support
OF Huron was received with applause, and
pronounced an earnest, logical presenta-
ton OF the situation. The Pierre ban d
played while. but as there were very,
very few to listen they soon closed up.
Contrary to her own proposition Pierre
had no speaker TO meet Mr.. Cooper.
Perhaps this was an Oversight" but II
caused very general comment. Huron's
excursion train returned home that
night.
LAST DAT.
Fridays program furnished some very
good races TO fair sized crowd under
very much more favorable circumstances,
so far as the weather was concerned.
The capital bands were out, and furnish
cd musical treat by joining together on
number Of selections.
First race was the Hand county trot,
mile heats, two in three. The starters
were horses owned by Messrs Lester,
Anderson and Cnnston. Testers mare
won In straight heats, Cranston second;
best time 347.
The free. .for-all running race, half and
repeat, was perhaps the most interesting
The starters were the Sawyer horse OF
Miller, the Faulktou horse Frank, and
Buck af w..a.;,.,x. rh, A., bnat ,,as