The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-09-17
Fridays Fair.
The Closing day Well At
tended, and the Mama
gers out of the woods.
"DICK TRUMPET" TR0TS
And Lowers the Record Of
the Track from 2::26
to 2::23.
"DICK TRUMPET" TROTS
Note. Of the Fair.

The Saline County Fair for 1892
has Ipsssed into history, and II WAS
Just what the people Of this county
allowed IL to be. The managers
done their parts well, and should not
he centured because the attractions
were not grander or more numerous.
but IL any criticism Is to be passed.
let IL he on those who have stood
idly by and seen others do the work.
The fair was n success, financially
and otherwise, but still II was not
near what IL could have been made
IL all had done their full duty. IL 10
thought that the receipts will pay In
full all claims against the associa.
ton but there should have been a
larger margin to work on aud the
Saline County Fair Association
should always have good cash bal
ance on hand, so that when IL IL ne
cessary to guarantee the payment Of
contracts the directors take no risk.
But great credit IL due those who
did take part In the Fair and the farm.
ers and stock men who made snch
elegant displays should not be for.
gotten when u comes to melting out
Iavors hereafter.
Friday was not so good In attend
auce a. Thursday, and Il was estim-
ated 5000 lto 1000 people were on
the grounds. The attractions were
good, aud Friday visitors were well
pleased.
At I o'clock the parade came of
when all the fine stock on exhibition
were marched In front OF the grand
stand. IL was magnificent sight to
see those immense Percheron horses
following one another In parade and
then the little Shetlands going along
"a unconcerned as possible, not Ia
the least down cast because theil
lofty competitors attracted 80 much
attention. Next came the cattle, II
would be difficult TO get together 9
finer show Of live stock ut n County
Fair than was displayed here this
week. Every one of them would at
tract attention at any fair, and the
owners should be sustained by tn,
people OF the county In the laudabls
effort to raise the standard OF breed
ing here at home, and the effects o
their efforts were to be seen ut thu
Fair In some Of the magnificent colt
aud yesrlings exhibited.
THE RACES.
The 2:IO trot was the first rae,
called, and Daisy Bell, Alden an,
Ransom started. Alden took tn,
first heat, but Daisy Bell won thu
second, third aud forth heat and race
In 2:l2is. with Alden = close second
The two year-old trot. best tw'
out Of three, one-half mile heats
was good. Three horses, Linnet
Walter &. and Princess won In tw,
straight heats, time l:S. Princes
IL owned and was driven by Hustol
Parsons, who was highly elated .
his success.
The event OF the day ut the RIM
side was the pace OF Dick Trum
; pet" from Emporla. He 10 q mag
nificent stopper aud IL said 10 hav'
paced n mile In GAIA. He PAGES
against the best record Of the track
which was 2:s8. He pulled . Nancy
Hanks suiky, aud was driven by NJ
II. Highly. The first heat was mad
In 2:2sia, and on the second breal
, cost him u few seconds, his time be
ing 2:25. He won the race and low
cred the record of the track q sec
onds.
The mile running race was good
Was contested by Kate Hardin, Gyp
sum Girl aud Bill Quinn. The firs
, heat was made In I :5s, and was woi
by Billy Quinn. The second hea
was won by Kate Hardin In l:5s,s
who also won the third heat In 2:iC
After the first heat Bert Poormau
the rider OF Kate Hardin was accus
ed OF holding his horse In, and va
threatened with expulsion II Il oc
Cured again. As IL was all bets wer
declared OF, aud fret place given h
Billy Quinn, Kate Hardin second.
UP IS THE AIR.
Prof. Knarr made another magnid
cent ascension yesterday to the de
/. light Of thousands Of eyes. Tue bal
loon drifted west from the park owe
the city, and the parachute descend
ed near Eigth street, and lau1s1 e
daring professor In IN old well u11I
! bad been. partially allied - =
!. damage vss received By him -