The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-09-07
THE COUNTY FAIR.

the SKIES were clear, the sun snOne DrlSnI'
ly and the jingling of bells showed that
the hackmen were alive to the opportun-
ity of picking up dimes by transporting
people to the grounds.
Considerable improvements have been
made on the grounds this year. The
track has beer put in excellent shape
and other work in the line of identifying
has been done.
Tuesday was devoted to making entries.
Up to Tuesday evening a greater num-
Der of entries were made than during the
same time for any preceding fair. One
man was Kept busy at this work for the
week preceding the opening of the fair
and it was concluded to continue the
work on Wednesday forenoon owing to
the unusual number of entries.
The space usually allotted for tents is
crowded and 1t is a veritable canvas city.
Never be fore were fakirs SO numerous.
The fact that county fairs are not held
everywhere this year is IN part respon-
sible for this. The circus tent occupies
considerable space and is well patronized.
Whirlgigs, side shows and places <or
practice Of legerdemain are mum erous
The throngs bear an air of expectancy as
they pass from pace to place and all feel
that the faIr Is success.
The trotting stock is more numerous
than ever before and the jockeys are
pleased with the attention they attract.
The stock exhibit is unusually fine. A
erd Of American Aberdeen stock exhibit
ed by Finger & Son of Milwaukee attracts
considerable attention as 1t is the first
time stock OF this kina was shown here.
The same firm have number of Chester
white hogs. Chris Muth has herd of
Guernseys which are very fine. Sandford
has his herd of Jerseys on exhibition and
Sims herd of graded Jerseys. Anton
Hanson has fine Jersey heifer entered.
James Taugher has herd of graded
Jerseys and a registered bull.
W. G. Lueps has a fine herd of Hol-
stems and George Marlborough of Frank
lin and Frank Hessel of Kossuth have
entered some fine short horns, Jacob
kestley of Centerville has an unusually
tide Guernsey bull. Lon Smith has a
number of graded Jerseys. There are
some fine Ayershires but it was not pos
sible to learn by whom they were enter
ed.
The horse department is quite well
filled, though, as usual, the absence of
owners made it imposslble to get names.
George Dalwig of the Branch has seven
horse as fine as can be found anywhere.
Or Norman mare is beauty. 10 Roe
mer of the town of Manitowoc has a num-
Der Of "all round" horses entered. I.
K. Thomson has roadster and colt.
The exposition building is not as well
filed as usual. Schuette Bros. make a
fine display of fur goods and Nick Ket-
tenhofen CT tombstones, Ell. Esch, Mad
son & Anderson and the Madison Seed
Co. have neat exhibits. The Art Depart
ment is not well filled. The embroidery
and other paraphernalla on which wo-
mans idle minutes are wasted is about
the usual thing. The exhibit of fruit and
and flowers is particularly good.
The Agricultural building Is quite well
filled. The tuber and root crop exhibit
is particularly fine. There are immense
beets, turnips and rutabagas and par
ticularly fine exhibit Of potatoes.
The racing yesterday was by no means
satisfactory. The interminable scoring
and delays disguised every one and not
twenty persons had the patience neces-
sary to sit out the dreary, incessant and
futile calls to bring out these horses"
or to "score by the pole horse" Unless
this abominable practice of scoring is dis
continued, trotting should be. People
who pay their money have rights as we'll
as the jockeys and it Is an outrage to re
quire them to sit for hours SO as to give
the jockeys an opportunity to display
their dexterity before the grand stand.
Let them be given to understand that
their horses are to trOt, that they are
paid for so doing and not to weary and
disgust the people.
There were four entries for the green
race. Governor I. won three straight
heats. Reflector came in second. Time
$50, $50, 253.
In the $50 class there were four en-
tries. A wrangle about Little Cloud de-
iayed this race, but it was finished when
every one but the judge had quit the
grounds. Ice Cream won with ease.
Paris getting second place.
The races for to-day are as follows
2:2S class: Richards, entered by B. Hol.
den of Sheboygan Falls; Donohue by l.
Lindauer, Kaukauna, Wis; Honest Allen
by E. r. Powers of Fond du Lac. 2:4(
class: Won Arnim by J. III. Parks, Crys-
tai Falls; Cato Boy by H. Zech, Chiffon
Lucy l.. by L. Lindauer; Fred l.. by
Charles Boettcher.
For Friday the horses entered are
800 class: Forest Swigert, J. H. Parks
Crystal Falls; Governor T., w. Turner
Vulcan, Mich; Ice Cream, G. f. Thamer
Sheboygan; Reflector, A. Zabal, Sheboy
gan; Bell of Meme, Gust Hake, Schoo
HILL Paris, Thos. Clark. Manitowoc
Honest Allen, E. r. Powers, Fond d1
Lac.
Free for Ali: Virginius, E. W. Sher
man. Janesyille; Richards, B. Holder
Sheboygan; Whitewater Chief, w. Tru
dell, kewaunee.
DEHUTY COLLECTOR FRED HINRICB
has furnished The Pilot with the follow
ing report of the Manitowoc harbor fc
the month of August.