Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-17
THE STATE FAIR'SLASTD DAY
The Thirty-Second Annual Ex-
hibitiOn Nearly Eaded.
The Exhibits in the Pavilion are
Being Removed-The Best Races
of the Week-Attendance Large
for Saturday.

Although the JOURNAL goes Ia
press tonight before the gates of the
Oregon state fair grounds are closed
for the last time this year, this the
32ni annual exhibition in practical.
ly at an ehd. Saturday in the past
has not been very lively day at
these annual exhibitions, but for
this time the change is something
great. There has been large num-
ber If people on the ground all day
as the forms of the JOURNAL go t.
and press "a multitude of people are
in he grand stands witnessing the
finest races that have taken place
during the week, The hawkers,
showmen, and nigger-baby fellows
are yelling themselves hoarse as this
is their last chance to get the ten
cent and two-bi pieces of the curl
osity-loving people into their own
purses.
The number of people for Friday,
it is said did not equal that of Thurs
day, but a JOURNAL scribe thinks
it did. The grand stand at the
track is good criterion to go by in
forming All idea of how many peo-
pie there are in attendance. Yes
terday> the number there was but u
trifle smaller than Thursday, but at
the same time the attendance in and
around the big pavilion was greater.
When evening comes on today the
pavilion will begin to look as though
it had been in the midst of cyclone
as many of the exhibits will have
been taken down and removed-the
majority to the homes of the ex-
hihitors and the remainder carefully
packed preparatory for their remov-
al to Portland for showing at the
exposition SO nm to open in that
city.
RACES YESTERDAY.
The judges who controlled results
at the race track yesterday were ID.
II. Looney, r. l.. Davidson, and
VIM. Galloway. During the fore
noon Superintendent j. @. Wilson
had had second wire placed across
the track in front of the judges
stand for the benefit of the timers.
This is about four feet below the old
one and is excellent as range wire
in deciding the close finishes. w.
w. Baker, editor of the Rural Spirit,
says; "The state fair has been
thirty-two years getting this second
wire"
The first heat Of the three-year old
trot was won yesterday by Vanquish,
with Vinmont second, Patchen
.hird and Hamlin fourth. Time,
2:3l. This was trotted at 1:30
o'clock. The second heat was taken /,
oy King Patchen, with Altha
Hamlin I'd, and Vanquish and Vim
nont as third in dead heat. The
last two came in Ia the lead, but |
we're set for running; time, 2:3l.
Time of Vanquish and Vinmont
vas 2:2S1. The third heat was won
~ Vinmont, with Vanquish second,
Altha Hamlin third, Patchen fourth;
ime. 2:3e. Fourth won by Vinmont;
ime, 1921. This won the race for
he mare.
In the 2:25 clsss trot Immediately
these were four animals to
tart - Challenger Chief, Georgia
Voodthorpe, Susie S., and ]. S. @.
The first heat was won by Chal-
enger Chief, with J. s. G. second,
ieorgia third, and Susie s. fourth;
ime, 2:22. The positions were given
With Georgia first, Susie second
third and j. s. q. fourth.
'he second was won by Susie s. in
20, with Georgia third, Chief third,
md j. :. g., fourth.
The third beat was soon taken by
Susie S. in 2:24, and the fourth by