The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1893-09-14
THE COUNTY FAIR.

The general verdict is that the county
fair held here last week was the most
successful IN the history OF the Associa
ton. 1t was farmers fair in real fact
The farm products exhibited would be
very creditable to any county. The dis
play of fruit made was surprise to
every one both for It's quality and variety.
The southern part of the grounds where
the people usually congregate was crowd
ed on Thursday. The crowd was not SO
large Oh Friday but the attendance was
fully equal to last day crowds of proceed
ing years.
Financially the fair was all that the
managers could desire. The receipts
were sufficient to pay all expenses and
wipe out the Associations debts.
The horse racing on Thursday was
hardly satisfactory owing to the scoring,
and the inequality of the horses entered
IN the three minute class of Friday made
| that race rather dull. Ice Creams SUI
perior1ty deprived the race of the ele-
ment of uncertainty. The contest which
aroused the greatest interest was the
Free For All. The rivals in this race
were White Water Chief and Cato Boy.
The last named is a new candidate for
honors in a fast field He has wonder
full endurance but hard animal to man
age. He surprised the spectators by his
speed when he got down TO work. White
water Chief is a steady, honest worker
and has perfect confidence in his driver.
His honesty, rather than his speed, won
him the race.
The dry weather made the track abom-
Unable. Every effort was made to I'M
prove it but it remained friable and was
slower than it was ever known to be be-
fore. This made IL difficult to get the
horses off evenly and considerably in
creased the difficulties under which the
judges labored. The number of horses
started in each race further increased the
difficulty. When 1t was determined to
fine a driver for the repetition of an
otfense, some other person would be the
next offender. The contest between
Whitewater Chief and Cato Boy was SO
exciting that the crowd forgot all about
the tedium of scoring.
In the 240 class the result was as
follows; Cato Boy, Won Arnim, Jr.,
Lucy L., Fred L. Time 2:35, 2:36, 2:3S,
2:36, 2:3S.
In the 2:2S class. The following was
the order: Donohue, Richards, Honest
Allen. lime 2:41, 2:39, 2:39.
800 class resulted as follows: Ice
Cream, Governor, t. Forest Swigert, Re
flsctor, Paris, Belle of Meme Time
$50, $50, 2:52
The Free For All gave the following
relative standing; Whitewater Chief, |
Cato Boy, Richards, Honest Allen. Time
2:33, 1884, 231, $50, 2:32.
In the bicycle race Rauber won both |
the mile and half mile race, making the |
mile in 3:17.
The officials of the Agricultural So |
clety are entitled to large measure of |
credit for the splendid work they did this
year, and to congratulations for the sue
cess which attended their efforts. On |
account of the Worlds Fair it was decid- |
ed early in the year to have no county |
fair. When 1t was learned that this |
course would deprive the society of state
aid the succeeding year it was decided |
to run the risk of failure, which seemed |
imminent, and hold fair anyway. The |
time in which to prepare was short, but |
the effort made was the more vigorous on |
this account and the successful issue of |
the undertaking more creditable.