The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-08
THE NORTH M0NTANAFA|R
Adequate Preparations for the First
Annual Race Meeting at
Great Falls.
The Gentlemen Who Are In
Charge and What They
Are Doing.
Entries Already Made Assure Exciting
Contests ON the I'rack-For the Conn
fort OF Visitors.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Angus
II, IS and 10. will witness the first annua
meeting of the North Montana Fair associa
ton at Great Falls. This association wa!
formed in the fall of 80. out this is its frs
meeting. 1t is the intention of the associs-
ton to have a complete fair next year. in
Guiding the natural products of North Mon.
tann-horses, cattle sheep, mineral and az
licultureal products, etc., bat this year
there will be but the races, says the Leader,
The time was too short to organize the
more complete exhibition. However, the
preparations being made at the grounds in
dictate a determination to mako the first
meeting of the association a great success
and to forward this end no time, pains or
money have been spared. Thu officers of the
association are gentlemen who are not in
the habit of doing things by halves as will
be seen by a glance at their names, which
arc as follows:
Capt. Thos. Couch, president; Hon. Paris
Gibson, vice. president; j. X. Clark, secre-
tary: A. E. Dickerman, treasurer; Robert
Vaughn, D. A. Churchill, L. G. Maclay, j.
H. Mcknight and Julius Horst are the
board of directors. Robert Vaughn, D.. A.
Churchill and Julius Horst are the e1ecu-
tive committee. and it is under their super
vision that the details of the Improvements
now going on at the grounds are placed.
Messrs. Churchill and Vaughn are giving
ali their time to the work and have been
doing so for some time past. 1t will be re-
membered that the stables were burned
this spring. They have been replaced by
better and more capacious ones. They
contain box stalls capable of accommodate
ing 12o head of horses, and fitted up with
every convenience. The bar building is also
nearly completed. It contains a bar
seventy-fva feet long and built
in the shape of an L. The bar
privilege was bid off by Q. NJ. Lambert,
of North Great Falls, but it is to be man
aged by a syndicate com posed of Archie
Mcdonald, Steve Anderson, M. Colgan, o.
M. Lambert. John Burke, James Greeley,
Pat Mulllgan and Bateman d Switzer.
John Burke will be manager and Messrs.
Mcdonald II Anderson cashiers, while
there will be six b~artenders. 1t is evident
that there is some expectation that the
North Montanian will prove a thirsty soul
from the preparations being made here.
The grand stand is built in a manner cal
culated to crafty the timid spectator. The
instructions of the committee to the archi-
tect were to spare no expense in order to
make it safe, and q glance at the massive
timbers of which the frame is composed
will convince any one that he has fol-
lowed these instructions to the letter.
The grand stand is just opposite the
timers pavilion and is calculated to &C
commodate 1000 people. Underneath the
stand is the restaurant, with a dining
hall over 100 feet in length. Judd Broth
ers, the proprietors of the Merchants res
taurart will occupy it, having secured the
restaurant, and ice cream. fruit and ~confec-
will be- sold at n stand yet to be erected ut
the end of the grand stand There is slso
a directors room under the grand stand
which will be occupied during the fair by
tho officers of the association. A ladies
dressing and toilet room is erected in the
rear of the grand stand.
The fair ground will be supplied with
water from the Sun River water works.
Mains have been laid and a tank built with
a capacity Ct 5000 gallons, so that n plenti-
full supply Of good water will soon become
available. Tn track will be in elegant
condition by the time the races come off.
A team is at work now narrowing it. A
number of horses are now on the ground
and on next Thursday the owners will have
an opportunity to speed their horses.
The following are the entries up to date:
Trotting-Three minute class, mile heats,
tnree pest IN nve. frernlumS, $2UO, 500,
$50, $40. Maud j, s. M, Chas. ID. Jeff les,
Helena. Maud Patchen, b. M, s, G. Lyon,
Suisun, CAL, owned by Suisun stock farm.
Binteer, b. g., G. IL. Bartroff, Helena.
Dlountaineer, b. g., Morgan Evans, Ana
conda.
Trotting-o:25 class, milo heats, three
best in five. Premiums, 1915, sl67.50, SIP
30 and $50. Ilton, b. g., Lee Mantle, Butte.
Lady Maxim, b. m, Fl. Kirkendall. Helena.
Don l., b. S., s.. Handley, Deer Lodge. Con
tractor, b.. G.. A., Lewis. Helena. Vera, b.
H., Rice q Hoffman, Helena. Florida, br.
~, Fl. Barbour. Helena. Hylas Boy, b.. g.,
S. G. Tryon, Suisun. Cal, owned by Suisun
stock farm.
Trotting-240 class, mile heats: $3.50,
1926, $75 and 800. Mountaineer, b.. e.,
Morgan Evans, Anaconda. Tom Tucker,
b. g., Lee Mantle, Butte. Robbins, r. s.,
w. S. Higgins, Deer Lodge. Volunteer Pr
lot, b. e., A. Cochrsne, Great Falls. Maud
Pachen, b. M, L. G. Tryon, Suisun, Cal.
Pacing and trotting-Mile heats: $50,
$75, S45, $50. Belle Oak. b. NJ, W. Ii.
Black, Great Calls. Toots, b. M, Willis
Hagy, Tim. Capt. Couch, b. g., Robert
Vaughn, Great Falls. Lady Flash, b. m,
D. II. Churchill, Great Falls. Ned, b. g.,
Thomas Couch, Great Falls.
T~rotting-2:3O class, mile heats, best
three IN five; $3.50, 1925, $75. $50. Black
Pilot, b. g., c. II. Bartvofi, Helena. Ben