The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-07
RECORD BREAKER.
IMMENSE ATTENDANCE AT THE
COUNTY FAIR.
At Least Tez Thousand People On the
Grounds-The Attractions Seemed
to BE PIeasing-The Racing
Sp ciaI Feature.

1t has been many years since the direct
nrs of the Stark county fair have been
gladden. d by an attendance as large as
that CT Thursday. Early in the morning
the penpl5 commenced TO arrive In
buggits, wagons and str, ct cars. All day
long they kept coming. The large and
commooilus grounds, however, took them
all in, and no one was crowded. The
place set apart for buggies and teams
was filed early in tie forenoon. In the
afternoon tie Canton people came to the
fair six car loads at a time. Massillon
and Alliance also contributes their
quota of the big attendance.
The interesting events in the forenoon
were the exhibition drills by the uni
formed military aud civic socisties. The
drills were given by Companies f, l. and
| of the Eighth regiment o. n. g., the
Unif rmed Rank X. Of p. of Canton,
knights Of st. John and the Patriarchs
Militant If Canton. In The military drill
Con phny l., with squad Cf Iouaves,
made tie best shoNing, although Com
pany l made the hest appearance with
the regular manual drill. The Knights
Of st. John and the L. Il. X. p. divided
the honors in the other drill, although
the Patriarchs Militant made a very
haudso ne showing. The drill was pre-
ceded by handsome parade of the trace
by all Of the companies, led by the 6.
A. band.
One of the features Of the stark county
fair peculiar to it's If, is the daily parade
Of the live stock on exhibition. Until
the s5ciety gets new hose barn erected
this daily parade is the only chance that
the visitors have Of seeing the horses, as
the balance of the time they are kept Sc
curely locked in their statles. 1t was at
the com mencement Cf the parade Thurs
day when the Cnly accident Of the day
happened Marihal Abr ght had taken
the G. A. band over to the quarter gate,
when AL Reed, VINO was driving Emery
Miller's horse, Denver ran into the band,
knocking George Dages, one of the play
ers, down, tearing his Uniform and dam
aging his features. Reed drove on
without stopping to see WHITTIER the
man was injured or not.
The races, however, we're the principal
features Of the day. Three races were
o. the card and one of them, the 2:2l trot
was still unGni he's when the day was
ended.
There were only folr starters in the
2:4O trot and Callado was drawn in the
second heat, having gore lame, Denver,
7nad by Emer Miller, of Alliance, had
the speed of the party, but was not al
lowed to go, as they did not desire to get
a mark. The race was exciting from
the effort tnat was made to beat Florence,
late entry. Smithtleld Maid won the
first two heats, Denver carrying Florence
very wids both times. The third heat
was won by Florence after an exciting
d i've on the home stretch. The fourth
and fifth heats went to Florence without
any trouble. Summary:
.2:4O class, trotting, purse $3.50.
Florence blk m (Fenn). ....3 3 l
Smithfeld Maid CSpellman) 1 3
Denver (Reed) ...........,s
Callado (MorfOrd) ...,....4 Or.
lime, 2:32A, 2:29H, 2'29H, 2;3OA'
2:82
The ego pacing race was very
Iretty horse race although it was won
by Baby Ruth in straight heats, ii the
drivers wers out for the money and drove
to win the entire mile. Valinda, fine
little bay mare owned in Salem, had lots
of speed hut was 50 unsteady in scoring
that she was always sent away about four
lengths ia the rear. She was a bad
bleaker and osce she started to run 1t was
almost impossible to get her steady again.
Victor L. owned by Henry Leonard of
this city, won third money and went
yery pretty mile in the second heat,
finishing second after great burst OF
speed on the home stretch Summary:
2:2O class pacing, purse $3.50
Baby Ruth, m(Grove) ..........l |