The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-10-31
RIG DAY AT the FAIR.
Yesterday Was the Bsnner Day at the
Fair Grounds.

Yesterday Was the Bsnner Day at the
Fair Grounds.
The schools and most of the busi-
ness houses were closed during Friday
afternoon, and large numbers took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to visit the
grounds and witness the different trials
of speed.
The first attraction was the trotting
| race for gentlemen's roadsters. mile
heats, two in three, for purse OF SlOO.
The starters in this race were Blrney.
May Boy, Dick Trumbull and Kisbar.
This race was hotly contested. and
three heats were required to decide
the winner, with results as follows:
First heat-Kisbar 1st, Dick Trum-
bull I'd, Barney Sd, May Boy 4th; time
2:554
Second heat Dick Trumbull 1st,
Kisbar I'd, May Boy Sd, Barney 4th;
time 2:55.
Third heat--Dick Trumbull 1st, May
Boy I'd, Kisbar Sd, Barney 4th; time,
2:55.
In the interim between the second
and third heats of the trOtting race
the half mile novice bicycle race was
called out, and the starters were G. E
Bartell and Bert Barrett. They were
started by Harry Hampshire, and
when the pistol fired they went away
like the wind. Until the three-eighth
pole was reached they made hand
some run, but from there On Bartell
took the lead and came in an easy win
ner; time. 1892
The prettiest race of the day was the
fve-eightbs running race, in which
the entries were Tom Tongue, Picnic,
Black Prince, Blue Jay and Tom La
Mar. The horses got away from the
score in bunch. and for the first half
mile it was anybody's race. but from
there on Picnic and Prince began
showing a weakness, and the other
three fought nObly for the first posi-
tion. When they come under the
wire Tom Tongue was neck ahead.
while Blue Jay and La Mar were about
tie, La Mar slightly in the lead. The
time announced from the judges stand
was l:054.
A match pacing race. mile and re-
peat, between Solo and Nellie Whip
Pile, was added to the program, and the
first heat was driven after The first
running race. The first heat was
paced in 3:06 aud the second in 2:32,
Solo winning both.
In the three-eighths handicap for
2.year-olds the entries were Harry N,
Mamie D and Latah. The colts were
given fine start and kept close to
gether around to the outcome, coming
under the wire with Harry N in the
lead, Latah second and Mamie D third;
time 379.
Next came the. one mile bicycle
race, and Joe Folco, G. E. Bartell and
Bert Barrett entered to contest for the
and gave the other riders a merry
chase to the three-eighths pole, when
he tired, and gave up the race. Bar
tell and Barrett kept merrily on. max
ing two whirls of the track in 3:07,
Barrett coming out slightly in the
lead.
Before the horses that were entered
in the hurdle race came on the track,
match foot race, 20 yards between E.
G. Cameron and Tom Thompson for
$50 side. was run, and Cameron was
an easy winner.
In the hurdle race, one and one
there were but two starters, |
Tom Clark and Little Joe. Both |
horses proved to be good jumpers, but
Little Joe's age was against him and
Tom proved an Easy winner, leaping
over the first hurdles and running the ,
II mile-2:l24.
The days amusements closed with
the boys bicycle race. which was very
pretty. Contest between Ernest
Rue Miller, Claud Kelsay
and James Urquhart. The boys In de
D nice run over oue-foupth of mile of
the track, coming in in the order above
named in 384.
The attendance on the grounds was
large during the entire afternoon, aud
everybody appeared to enjoy the days
sports, since they we're permitted to
witness some of the best races ever
.un or trotted over the track.