The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-13
The BANNER DAY.
Gsvsrnsr Lippitt and staff at South
County Fair Yesterday.
The Annual Festival was at Its Height
With Speeches, Races, Ball Game.

The Annual Festival was at Its Height
With Speeches, Races, Ball Game.
Yesterday was Governors Day at the
| Washington County Fair, and tho official
| party from the city were greeted by inn
mense throngs Of villagers from all the
South county towns and hamlets. or
| course, IL WAS the banner day, so faf AS
attendance was concerned, because all the
| people who think they can only affor d
| one day at the festival wait tor "Gover-
nor's Day." az the presence of their civil
ruler and the gold lace Of his colonels'
| furnish real attraction and Is, after all,
something more unique for the country
residents than the fine array of milch
cows and short-horn bulls.
There were in the official party which
arrived at the fair grounds at 10 O'clock
in the forenoon Gov. Charles Warren Lip
lit, Lieut.. Gov Allen, Col Taft, Col.
Ballou, Col Thornton, Col. knight,
Secretary II. j. Griffin, Mrs. Lippitt and
Mrs. Thornton.
They were met by Hon. Rowland Haz-
ard and the mem bers OF the reception
committee and after a tour of the
grounds in carriages the guests were es-
corted to Hazard Han, where President
Hazard delivered the address OF welcome,
speech ana Professor Maynard OF Amherst
Agricultural College read an interesting
and Instructive paper and advanced agri-
cultural methods With special reference to
the growth aud consumption of fruit.
Following the indoor exercises there
was an exhibition OF trained steers and
anotner ball game between the Wick
lords and Westerlys, which resulted i'm
victory for the latter by the score OF IL
to 8, in seven inn nings.
Innings ....."...........l 81
westerly .'...'.'.. .....- ..... 2-ii
Batteries Westerly. Regan aud cnnlnnsn.
Clancy and spargo; wiskford, Kenyon and Con.
nelly.
The horse and bicycle races were wit
messed by everybody present, and every
section OF the grounds that conman ded
view OF the track was crowded.
The summaries OF the wheel events
were:
One-mile open, scratch. j. f.. Piper, W.
G. c., Westerly, first; Walter Arnold,
Wood River Mills, second; A. n. Nash,
w. Z. C., Westerly, third. Time, 2:87lo.
Prizes, first, gold-flled watch, $50; Sec
ond, clock, sl5: third, lamp, IS.
One-half mile open, scratch: First,
Piper; second, Peter Engledrum; third,
filled watch, S25; second, travelling bag,
sl2; third, cake basket, IS.
One-mile open, tandem: First, Piper and
Nash, w. c. G., Westerly. Second, Clark
and Clark, W. {. c., Westerly, Time,
2;47la.. Prizes, first, two umbrellas, $40;
second, articles TO value of s65.
The race officials were: Referee, Nor
ton Hiscock, Westerly. Judges, Irving
X. !. W., Wakefield; Hiram G. Barber,
w. Z. C., Westerly. Scorers, Joe Whip
pie, W; c. c., Westerly; w. A. Eells, ".
{: G., Westerly. Starter, G. A. Bicknell.
W. Z. C. Westerly. Clerk, W. A. Eells,
W. G. G., Westerly. Race Meet Com
mittee, W. II. Nash, W. c. c., Westerly.
The results of the horse racing were:
Race No I2i-colts, foai 1891 and under:
Lady hart m, s A owen en...........Il
Captain Owen, b y, G L kenyon. ....... 2 2 2 |
Sooner. blk &, William Smith .......5 8 8 3 |
5oy Green. ch q, Greene ........ 3 4 |
Lady Goodwin, D m. 1hos l. Greene. 4 5 8 |
Time-8:oi, s:Ol19, 2:4e14.
Race No l2z-z:5O class, free to all; purse
Gold UIi,vHI Wings. ch M Samuel Car.
Dr. r1snprs hr = rooa .'..'..''''''...
Jake Bryant. = rr SVa vose v,;s.........
tsSTsieg' tssseTss W g. E , tsns%aia d. d.
King Canute, br g, A Crafts 80. dis
Time-2;2s14, 2;2s94. 2:Ss19 2:s31s.
One mile on the fiat: purse S75:
> Rsnsolph's Chovy Chase (Philbin) 49,
n Barney's Antonio (barney) ..............
. Clay tons Comforter (Claytonl ...........
Premiums were awarded yesterday in
he following departments: Fruit, bread
md pies, domestic manufactures, natural
history and fine arts.
The fair ends today and the final official
program is:
a m, fair grounds open to the public.
~ -, literary and musicsal entertainment |
lnder the direction OF Professor James Car |
Denter. Miss Bortense Matteson will read |
fine. Hear it.
2 y m. the following races will be called al
No l23-Free 10 all purse $500; mile heats,
'est in o. first $40, second $50. third $50.
ourth $40:
> a Owens blk Opulepce.
T. W Eowdwin's ) b Gossip, Jr.
& T. Gardner's CD Prince Alexander.
John IA Crnnston's br Patrol
Riverside Farms b x Georgia II.
Z Conleys b Ben Wilkes.
No l24--2 40 class, free 10 all; purse $500;
nile heats best in 3: first Sl50 second S7a
bird So, fourth S3O.
5 A Vose's rn q Jake Bryant
Kelly & Cos b IN Guenn.
A Owens b IN Betsy Bobhil
Philip Hendricks 6lk IN Queenie.
John Kettles & Sorrel Dan.
& Conley's = Ben Wilkes
p m, running race: mile heats purse S75
rst $50, second $25.
-. ga. Il.