Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1892-10-06
Rad Weather, but Pair Attendance.
Good Races Premiums
all Paid.
mdge COnklin, OF Watertown Gives
Facts Worth Remembering
County Politics.
Personal aud General News Items of
Interest TO the Press Many
Readers.
HAND COUNTY FAIR.
A Fair Attendance, Notwithstanding
bad Weather.

Hand eounty's 9th animal fair coult
hardly be called complete success, oy
ing to two very important reasons
Thursday generally considered the mali
day, was, if IosslbIe, the most misera bl
day of 1872. A strong, oppressively no
wind blew from the south, completely
covering everything with dust. and I'LL
ing the people with that tired feeling,
known to man when he is saturated will
disgust. In addition to this the people
are buster this fall than eyer before. be
| ing two weeks behind in WORK. These
| things operated against big attendance
as we'll as big exhibits. But they are two
things no one could contend against
The officers certainly did all they could
to secure success.
The stock exhibit was light. as was nj.
30 the vegetables, compared to what they
could have been, but the Vegetables,
gains, etc, shown were good, and dem
oastrated that the county has produced n
glendid all round crop. The foral hall
vas well filed with fruits, crockery, fancy
work ete., and was credit to the indus
riOus ladies in charge.
On Thursday, notwithstanding the au-
full weather there was an attendance OF
6aO people. who endured the wind and
dust as best they could. in watching the
races.
The pony race was Won 10y Kid, owned
By Mr.. Erwin. d. Walsh's pony second.
The pony OF 2. ]. Uunn STATED in two
heats of this race bat flew the track both
times.
In the Hand county trot and pace,
Steono9lapher Carpenters mare, Maid Of
the Mist won first, Fly. entered by Dan
| Hall, second, and b. +. Rice's horse
third, These races were not very closely
contested
On Friday the wind shifted to the
north and east and was decided i'm =
pIoyement on Thursday.
The attendance was not 50 large as the
preceding day, but those present had the
pleasure OF Witnessing the best racing
ever seen OH the track
The pony race between Kid, Little
John and Bay Dick was good. Little
John won the first heat, Kid second, Dick
third. Kid won the next two and race.
Best time 60 seconds.
In the free for all trCt aud pace there
were Troll, Maid OF the Mist, Turney and
Fly.
The fight for first place was between
Troll and the Maid, and the contest be-
came remarkably warm, extending from
jockeys and owners TO the crowd.
The fest heat was characterized as a
running race between Troll and Turney
and after Troll came in ahead Of Maid
they set him back and gave her tie heat
in 2:s9t.
Troll won the next heat in 24i3, and
the next in 2:432, perhaps equal t. 2:3j
on good track and favorable weather.
Maid won the fourth heat in 2:452, thus
giving each horse two heats, when excite.
ment ran high.
Troll took the fifth heat and race in
2A5t, Maid second, TurneY third.
H. W. Sawyer gave an exhibition trot
with his Stallion Silverton, and black
mare Mollie.
Ohe interesting feature was the Wes-
slngton cornet band, composed OF young
Players. Thev furnished good music,
and lots of it. and are credit to their
town and themselves.
Thursday evening vast crowd of
young folks assembled at the opera house
TO participate in the S. of V, dance, and
royal good time was had under the in
nuence OF McGowan's orchestra music.
ihe S. OF V. boys cleared up nice sum.
which places their organization in good
shape.
Another dance on Friday evening
wound up the fair festivities.