The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-19
HORSES AND BIKES.
Good Races on Both at the
Pierce County Fair.
The TRoTTiNa TO HARNESS.
The Running Races. and the winners
or the several Bicycle Contests
Large Crowds In Attendance.

Tacoma. Sert. e -Speclsi--A fns pro-
gramrn- % horse ard oscycie races Grew
8 crowd a nearly Sen people TO IRE Jar
gro 1ass to9av. The third day OF the lair
saw ne enterprise successful beyond the
hoa<s 81 is electors Not hItle q 20
fairs success = caused by ina continuance
% the ana weather. which rot only makes
good racing possible. oUt draws out many
people. President Young sad today taat
ne as more than pleased with The pros
pects OF the falr. and Jha. Il the good
weather ard she attendance continue there
wll be leff. after paving al expenses.
handsome sarplus win which 10 do nUsl-
ness on next year.
Not oaiy Is tae fair 8 success financially.
h4l visitors from outside Pierce county
pronounce i = most cTesi.tao.e exposition
az the natural resources and manufactured
products o. the stale. Although tAe cattle
and horse departrns ats are not as full as
they might be, yet a very creditao.e eX-
hi, IS made. whlie IL the fruits, VeEe-
tables ana manufactured departments ne
exhibits are OF very high order Of merit
ard warrant all the praise they have been
given. The display OF fine birds in me
poultry show. and o. highly bred CANNES
!a the. bench show. are among the most Z
traetiye features OF the big fair.
Interes, conferred today about the horse
races and crowd OF over e.Aa
occupied the grand stand during
the afternoon or stood about the
betting riag on the ground below. The
best time made IN the harness races was
IN the 80 trot in which were entered
Condo. owned by the Portland sta bies,
Nalmout Boy. owned by l.. /. W. Qa!n-
ny. OF Portland: and Malheur. owned by Y.
Larsen. Of the same city. In this Condo
won, the time in the first heat. Pa, being
the best Tie track was in good Condi-
ton and would have been faster bug for
"A strong wind Whlch blew straight Up the
home stretch. In the first Two heats
Conde won from Malmo1t by a head only.
In the gentlemen's roadsters George ".
II Davis Black Prince Won TWO heats in
- driven 10 a buggy. The so pace Was
won by Kate Bender in 2-27ia.
The pool sellers were kept busy al AZ
ternooG and quite a large sum OF money
changed hands. The betting was partic-
alariy fast IN the go pace. aad in The FIVE
fariong running race.
Summaries OF The horse races follow:
OF iros-
Ma.mon, Boy. /. = ". Quirnby.
Malheir y. larsen. Portland ...... ;
Times. 80 -. > % =.
Tro;ting aud pacing 2-year-olds-
The.sen. Portland Stables .......... |
ley Legn1ar. J. D. Rainey .....-..3
Tme-3.o6. 2.52'4. 90 2-5.
Maplemons. III Key. Pcssyaal-,
Kate Bender. charles Fisher.
p l95''.3l .
Five fur,ongs. running
DIX land W j. kerfoot ...............
Wyannaehot. =. Gaibiulth ............... .
Lazy Mailer, +. NJ Morris .................
I'm GA 40 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
GEM 'est,4ft-S r14. I-t.~z-
trey Guy NJ X Smell ..............1 .
b.a.k rrq,.ee z y II. Davis ......
Time-2..- Is -. -.
Summaries in the bicycle races This fore
noon follow.
Quar,sr-ui.c open-Flrs, prize. d.a.
muai st9i. second prize. SILVER mounted
comb ana erasa. En,r.es I. q / Wr.sh'.
mp. T. A y Johnson. Aberdeen, 3. p. J.
Cauer Olympia. l5 Victor smith. Aoer-
deer. ana s Il l. Holt. Tacoma.
smith won. Bartholomew second. CotteT
thIri. Time. 81
One-half mile profess. onal--First rriza.
81. second Sle Entries. H. + r. Ruck-
II. H. George Sharck: TO. N. +. Ill. 3.
E3 s;affuey. s &. g. Dow.
ohaT * Won. iiiI second Dow third
Time f.3t L.
one .nne hand.eap-Flr-. prize clock.
eeocn3. Ee'3 pencil Entries: ], q. ].
w ght. Portland. SCRATCH: " i11am
Scn.ara Tacoma 81 yards. Victor Smith.
- Yards, O. =. I. Holt. Tacoma. - yards.
= a. A. Johnson. Aberdeen. = yards.
smith won. Wr.Eht Second, bartholomew
th.r3 Time. p .Ef 49,,
dalf-rnl.e military Competitors were
equipped with mGskrr knapsach, cauteeu
ana u4anket- tirSt nrtZH S1l3 watch. Sec
ont silver pocket hask. Enfr.os. 4. y.
Tfst INFANTRY. Tacoma. \ y. Hartley
ara g. r Heraerhurg. pr-Fates. same
company. !. u. Johnson. Fog, St-ilacoom.
Sen thtrA itartiFv fourth Tine 81 Is