The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-10-01
OUR FAIR OTTER BROS. CASH DRY GOODS STORE

OF tne ialf WHICH VIII prove Higniy iutef-
esting. The trouble with specials 10 that
there is danger Of jobbery and this the
judges are endeavoring to prevent. In
the last heat of the free-for-all horses
Thursday the Judges believed they
detected "nigger in the woodpile" and
sent the horses to the stables and declsr-
ing the heat off. This course they in
tend tn pursue through the meeting so as
TO protect those who are inclined TO back
up their judgment on the speed and con-
dition Of horses. The judges are f. L.
vanDusen. Dr. I. n. Power and Senator
Chas. Helm. Their decisions have, in
the main, been satisfactory. The follow
ing is summary up to the time The
HERALD goes to press
Monday: Three quarter mile dash,
Dixie Land won; Mowitza second, La
Belle third. Time. 1: is.
Three minute trot-Last Chance won,
Leora Faunce second, Altonette third.
Time, 2:30, 2:29L, 2:S4la, 2:3lH, 2:32h
five heats in all.
Special half mile dash between Wade
Lilies Lady Meecham and Bert Parton g
Joe Howell. The mare won In IS Sec
onds. This was the biggest betting race
OF the meeting and one man is said to
have lost about 5000.
Tuesday: Twoyear.old trot. Won by
Pittox in two straight heats; time 2:54
and 1858.
Two-forty trot and pace. Deceiver
won, Maplemont second. ben L. third
time 2:2l1, 2;2OI4, 2:2224, 2:22.
Wednesday, Halt mile and repeat
running race won by Col. in 491a and
40.
Two-tbirty trot. Sunrise won, Guy
Sesco second, Naylox third. Time, 2:25,
1925, 2:251a.
The Indian races were OF great inter.
est and generally closely contested. The
four mile race for purse OF 500 had
starters. 1t was won by buckskin ca
yuse from the Nez Perez reservation.
Time, 8:08s4.
In the first squaw race there were Is
starters. THE HERALD failed to catch the
name OF the dusky maiden who came un-
der the wire ahead but she got there in
2:01. This was followed by half mile dash
for Indian boys. There were II entries
and the time announced was 81 seconds.
In the next squaw race the leading
cayuse threw his rider within few feet
of the wire end the purse was awarded
to the second horse although the unfor-
tunate squaw was not entirely overlooked
by the sympathetic judges.
Among the horsmen present at the
meeting are j. Beach with 8 trotters |;
John Sawyer with trotter and PAGERS !;
Geo. Misner with | trotter and PAGER
Bob Breeze with / trotter and l PAGER
M. Schilling with two trotters; Sam Crow
with trotters; F. L. Wickersham with
l PAGER and the running horse Flying
Jib; Bob Gilmore with PAGER; Billy
Larson with PAGER and trotter; W. d.
Kerfoot with Dixie Land; ]. T. Mack
with Clatawa and Colgony.
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
Fowls-1. Black Spanish cock, F. A..
Johnson, Tacoma
Farm products-1. Corn from 5-acre
tract field corn, S. Gardiner, Cowyche.
Washington manufactured Apple
boxes, Gray's Harbor Com. Co., Cos
mopolis, Wash. 2. Pear boxes, same
exhibitor. 3. Grape boxes, same. a.
Berry boxes, same. S. Peach boxes,
same. 6. Berry boxes, F. W. Moore,
Puyallup, Wash. z. Bee hives, same
exhibitor.
SHEEP, SWINE, DAIRY, FLORAL.
Sheep and fine graded WOOL. Buck
over 2 years, Cameron Bros, North
Yakima. 2. buck over years old,
same; LIST prem.
Cotswalds-1. Ram over years old,
George Wright, North Yakima. 2.
Ram over I year old, under 2, same.
3. Buck over ?, C. McAlister, North
Yakima. 5. Buck over 1, C. McAlister,
North Yakima; 2nd prem.
Breeders Special. II head sheep,
Cameron Bros, North Yakima; LIST
prem. ?. II head sheep, c. McAlister,
North Yakima; End prem.
Spanish Merino-1. Ram over ?, C.
McAlister, city; End prem.
l. Eve over years, c. S. Meade,
North Yakima. 2. Pair buck lambs,
same. 3. Pair eve lambs, same.
Swine--Poland China-1. Boar over
? years, E. T. Reed, Kiona. 2. Breed
ing sow, years, same. 3. best litter
pigs, same. 4. Boar and over, n.
Lee, Ellensburg; LIST prem.
Dairy-Teu pounds butter from milk
herd, G. Mabouer, Ahtanum, first and
second prem. on 10 lbs. each. 2. Ten
pounds packed butter. same. 8. Cream
cry butter. Yakima Jersey Creamery,
city; LIST prem. 4. Creamery butter, A.
McAllister, Monroe; End prem. S. 10
lbs butter made on farm, Miss M. Har-
Olson, Parker; End prem.
Sweepstakes-Maboer, End prem. on
10 pound entries.
Cheese. Auburn Creamery Co.,
Auburn; End prem. ?. H. II. McMas-
tiers, Snohornish; LIST prem.
Floral-l. Double geranium, va
rieties, Mrs. Mckinney, North Yak