Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-25
THE STATE FAIR.1
1t was a Great Success in Point
Of Attendance and in a.
Exhibits.

The annual fair of the Wisconsin State
Agricultural society, held on the So
ciety's grounds at Milwaukee from the
10Th to the Dist, was a success, both IN
point of attendance and as regards the
number and quality of the exhibits. The
weather was excessively hot, but every
day was clear and as a result of il heavy
rain on the day before the fair opened
the grounds were free from dust and IN
good condition generally. There were
special attractions of unusual character,
including a race between the famous
PAGERS, Joe Patchen and John K. Gentry,
bench show and a football game,
played on Saturday the 21st, between
teams representing the University of
Wisconsin and Northwestern university
of Evanston, H. Wisconsin won by a
score of II to 6.
The display of stock was not SO large
as in some former years, but it was
good and in the agricultural department
all of the space available for exhibits
was utilized. Taylor Langlade and
Douglas counties made particularly me
exhibits and their products were an in
dication of what Wisconsin's standing
as an agricultural state will be when
the northern districts are fully developed
and thickly settled. The dairy, ma
chinery, art and women's departments
were excellent, the exhibit of machinery
being the largest and best ever made at
Wisconsin fair. The dairy exhibit was
also the best in the history of state
fairs, much work in behalf of this de-
partment having been done by the state
dairy and food department.
Interest in the races centered in the
Patchen-Gentry contest, which took
place on Wednesday. The fast pacing
mare, Vera Capelle, was started with
the famous horses to go a mile for rec
ord, but she broke and disappointed the
hopes of her owner. Gentry won the
race, taking three straight heats, but it
was for the most part neck and neck
contest and was sufficiently exciting to
mere than satisfy the great crowd that
saw it. The best time was 2:OoA. The
other races were by no means devoid of
interest, the 2:11 pacing contest on Fri
day being particularly good. In the
bench show 40 dogs, representing all of
the standard breeds, were exhibited and
they constituted what was undoubtedly
the most popular feature of the fair. SO
successful was the show that it is quite
certain to become an annual affair. The
Milwaukee Kennel and Pet Stock asSO-
citation arranged and managed it. The
usual good display of poultry was made
in that department.
The largest attendance was on Thurs
day, Milwaukee day, when it is esti
mated that there were between $4,000
and 10000 people on the grounds. The
total receipts from all sources will be in
the neighborhood of $50, 900, which will
leave an ample margin after paying all
expenses. The gate receipts on Milwau-
kee day exceeded $1,000 and on Wis
cOnsin day they were over $4,000.
Owing to the fact that the sale of
beer on the grounds had been permitted
FOR consideration of $4,000, and because
of the lease of the grounds for a term
of years to a jockey club, which con-
Quoted running meet during the sum-
mer, there was considerable opposition
to the officers of the society and the an
nual meeting, held in Lincoln hall on
Thursday Of fair week, was quite warm
IN consequence. The opposition was not
strong enough to effect a change of Off
GERS, however, and S. D. Hubbard of
Mondovi was reelected president unani-
mously, the name of NJ. J. Haisler being
withdrawn, while L. J. Fleming of Mil
waukee was again chosen secretary by
vote of $50 to 20.