The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-21
MONTANA STATE FAIR.
Everything Promises Success for
the Exhibition Which Be-
gins Tomorrow.
Horses to Take Part In Races Now
on the Ground Ready for
Business.
Full Attendance Of the Big Flyers
Gives Assurance of a Very Good
Meeting.

The Montana State Fair opens to-mor
row. The exhibitors are sending in theil
goods and the animals they mean to dis
play and everything betokens success
No entries Of exhibits will be received af-
ter Saturday, the 22d, nor will any article
or animal coming in after Monday be eligi-
Bile TO compsts for premiums, out flowers
and bread alone excepted; these articles
must be in their places by Wednesday noon
land noon means IL my. All entries must
be made on Saturday, and not on Monday,
as formerly.
On most eastern tracks the opening day
is made a Derby day. and the largest at
tendance Of the week is thereby assured.
Although not q Derby day, the following
programme promises good races:
First-Running-$250, two furlongs. Sec
end-Running-$a5O: WHINE. this season at
Shis distance carrying weight for age to
carry entitled weight; non-winners al
lowed ten pounds; six furlongs. Third
Running-$300; four %furlongs. Fourth
Trotting-$l,0Oo; 2:3O class.
A new feature in the betting ring will be
the appearance of two venturesome book
makers from Butte. II they can outguess
the Helena contingent they will carry some
money back home with them; otherwise,
otherwise.
The stables which arc to take part
in the races are now on the grounds, those
which went to Great Falls having come
back yesterday. I. E. Keating has a 2:1S
trotter in Frank NJ, and Costello, a PAGER,
with a record of 2:244. G. H. Bartruff, of
Helena, has Black Pilot and Benteen, both
trottersL DIR. Holloway's Maud is in the
same stable. Ed. Lafferty has Katie S., a
fi~vs-year-old mare by Director. dam Happy
Medium. He also has III. Barbour's
Florida, with a record of 2:211155, made at
Missoula. She was foaled at Noah Arm
strong's breeding stable four years ago.
Montana Wilkes, 4 PAGER, and Gregory, a
%trotter, are also in this stable. Hugh
K~irkendall's stable contains Nevada. the
well-known daughter of Regent and Miss
Ella; also X, the fvs-year-old chestnut colt,
and Daniel B., BY Glen Elm.
II. r. Bakers string includes the chest
nut stallion Jim Simpson; Efaline, a three
year-old; Efie Dean, Experiment, Montana,
Annie Moore and Lulu r. Williams g.
Moorehouse have Silver Bow. Leap Year,
Magenta and a yearling. Alex Lewis has
Contractor, 2:21. Joseph Shields has a
quarter horse called Sam Jones. G. B.
Jerferis has Tom Tucker, s S, 2:294. by
endall's Maud J, by Western Lad, out of a
thoroughbred mare. w. H. Rice has a
string of %trotters, including Vera, 2:25; Ben
Hur, by Ben Lomond, DR.; Hillsbury, a two
year-old by Montana Wilkes. dam by Dali
gomel. j: H. Walker. of California, has
Arri1 Fool d Hitphoool, hos IIJ3-
and G.. M. Cole, of Moscow, Idaho, has
Smoothwire.
Hylas Boy and Maud Patchen, ~trotters,
and Brilliantine and Costello, PAGERS, com
prise the Suisun stock farm stable.
B. G. Holly's stable contains Turk frank
will start in the 2:2O and free for all trot. His
runners are Terry, a thres-year. old; Revol-
yer, a 6vs-gear-old, Extravagant, a three
year-old, which has been started three times
this year and has won in each instance.
Crawford & Stafford, of Helena, have a sta
a two-year-old chestnut colt by Regent out
of Miss Ella; Viceroy, by Regent, a Derby
candidate, Henry r.. q three-year-old brown
colt bv Duke of Kent; Hamlin, ohestnut
gelding, three years. by Red Boy out of
Bessie Douglass. and a full brother to
second at Missoula; Glendive. a two-year-
old, by Red Boy, and Bolus.
Dave Broker has Ellard, 1884; Ida D. |
2:271a; Butte. 2:29A, and Irene B. a PAGER
by Jay Bird. Irene B is three years old.
with a record Of 2:25 made this spring. D
son, he by Messenger Duroc, completes the
list of t%rotters. He has four runners, each
sired by srringbok. They include Hon
shell and two thrse-year-olds, Excuse Me
n Kenwood. Matt Storms has Kildare,
Forester, Marigold, Largetta, Mystery,
fIny,Na1lank o~1 CnD%o11o T--l--
Parsley, Ore, has Oregon Eclipse, four
years, by Joe Hooker;. Lulu Briggs and
Hercules. Billy Dingley, of Dillon. has
Gladstone, by Long Toe, and Xenophen, by
Arlstldes. dam by imp. Crash. Ryan Bros,
OF Miles City, have Rosemary. a two year
old, by Lucifer; Lucinda, three years, by
Duke of Hamilton: and Zilla, a three-year-
old. by the Duke; Captain Lawson and al
Watts, both two-year- olds. Sidney Papet,
OF Miles City, has the runners Sailor, La
Belle and Mermaid, and Black Diamond,
an aged short-distance stallion.
Mike Tully, of Winnemucca, New, has
The Jew, Alvord, a two-year-old by Fox
hound, Colonel D., Henry l. and Duffy, all
runners. Sam Handley. Of Deer Lodge,
has the brown stallion Don L., by Field
mont. He will go in the 2:29 class; also
hobin, a blue stallion, and Bud l., a three
Co., of Kansas City, have Parthene, an
aged gsldinR, King George, a three-year-
old and Lottis Mills, a two-year-old.
Ibe rates of admission will be as follows:
Coupon ticket, admitting one person during
the fair, 50; coupon ticket, admitting lady
during the fair, $3.50; single ticket, adj.
uniting one person once. 81; single ticket
admitting lady or child once, so cents:
children under 8, when accompanied by
their parents, free; single ticket, admitting
wagon, carriage, buggy or saddle horse
once, so cents.
DE-. Skimmin, painless dentistry. Sixth and
Main. Extracting teeth SOC.
Umbrellas at special sale prices at The Bee