Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-10-19
The VALLEY FAIR IS OYER.
Large Attendance at the Fair
From All Parts of the
Valley.
A High Wind Prevents Many
From Attending on the
Last Day.
Racing in the Gale Rendered
Fast Time lmpossible--
The Results.

Fast Ilmo ImpOSSlOlo--
The Results.
From Thursdays Daily
The second day Ut the James River
Valley Fair has been all that any one
could desire. The morning dawned with
q bright sun shining, which soon dis
PEELED the frosty a,r, and gave promise Of
a delightful day. Under such favorable
weather conditions, and with an inter
esting racing program, the attendance
was vastly augmented. The city people
were astir at dsybreak and made their
visit to the grounds early to inspect the
various exhibits. The train from the
east at IL o'clock brought large dele
cation to the Fair, and few minutes
later the special train from the north
landed another jostling crowd Of pleas
ure seekers. After dinner many of the
stores and shops dismissed their en-
ployes, the Northern Pacific round house
crew was cut down to half the usual
number, and q few places of business
closed entirely to let all hands enjoy the
races. The farmers, their wives and
daughters also came, and every part OF
the valley was represented in the attend
ance today. 1t was a good natured
crowd, too; everybody finding something
to please their fancy, and the races being
generally enjoved. II tomorrows at
tendance is as large,-and there is rea-
son to believe it will exceed that of today
there will be no question about the
financial success of the Fair this year.
ToDAY's RACES.
The two-year.old trotting race today
for purse OF s25 was easily won by VIM.
BlacA Ahursts Commodore, Jr. w. W.
Seekins' Jim took second money. The
time in the first heat was 2:l2 and Las
In the second.
In the first heat OF tho three year old
trottinR, w. J. Hawks Kings Danghte.
came in first with H. 8. Helms Count
Tolstoi pushing closely for honors, and
Moderator, driven by J. McNulty, trail
ing behind. Time 306.
The 2:45 class, trotting, afforded plenty
of excitement to the crowd, there being
seven entries, the eighth, DR.. Harcourt'e
Prairie Maid being Withdrawn. A. H.
Lowry's Gray Dan took the first and
third heats and came in second on the
second heat. NJ. A. Walsh's Billy Tur.
ner was Get back twice for running. The
time in the three heats we're PAL, 2:3811as
and 2:38 fat.
THE EXHIBITS.
Taken altogether the exhibits generally
in the agricultural and textile hall are
superior to last year. While there is not
the abundance in some departments Of
certain exhibits q last year the general
quality is superior and the exhibits more
' representative. The agricultural exhibit
is especially pleasing to the farmers and
ls worthy Of much praise considering the
poor yield OF cereals in this portion OF
the James River valley, as regards
quantity. The quality is excellent and
better than for several years past.
A gentleman was heard to remark that
there was finer exhibit of potatoes in
the agricultural hall than at the Worlds
fair, and q glance at the Is exhibits OF
mesly tubers made person hesitate be-
fore replying. Not only is there large
number of exhibits, but the size OF the
tubers is surprising. Beauty of Hebron
Summit Of Ohio, Ironclads, Chas. Down
ing, Early Minnesota and Gov. Rusk
potatoes attempt to overshadow the
standards Early Rose-whichINorth
Dakota has made famous and the result
ia neck and neck race. With ten and
eleven potatoes to the peck, some tubers
measuring 819 inches in length and cor
respondingly thick, the judges will have
difficult task of judging Of the merits
Of the best tuber for table use.
Passing from potatoes, there some are
GOOD specimens Of muskuelons and CIT
rons: several fine exhibits of tine Hub
bard and Yellow Denver squash; seven
kinds Of corn, both white and yellow,
and pop corn; lettuce, kohlrab', winter
radishes and carrots. Some half . dozen
exhibits OF red and white onions almost
make ones eyes water. Many OF the
specimens measured five inches in diam
eter. Among the exhibits is noticed an
excellsnt ono by w. p. Shepard. he
also has tho only exhibit Of cabbage
late fiat Dutch, good for chow-chow or
boiled dinners.
It was not placed in the peach exhibit
but it ought to have gone there-an ex.
hib,t Of Dakots vine peaches. raised by
Mn. f. T. Balnes Of Melville. The fruit