Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-27
THE FOURTH DAY
Attendance Increasing Daily But
Settled Weather Needed.
Yesterdays Races-Trick Bicycle Riding
Del Norte's Performance Under
Adverse Conditions.

Ia spite of the opposition show at
the state house, the fair starts the
week with very good attendance.
II the weather would clear up as
though 1t meant IL, there is no doubt
but what the crowds would come.
But with the imminent threat of rain
and with the threat made good very
few days, parties from a distance are
deferred from coming.
Tomorrow, Salem Day, will be the
best day OF the fair in point Of at.
tendance without doubt. The pro-
gram of events will also oe the best
that can be arranged. 1t will include
a grand parade OF the prize stock and
track horses, trick bicycle riding by
young shaw, and II the track is in
reasonably good condition Del Norte
the guideless wonder, will try to lower
the worlds record for paced mile.
Young shaw gives the best exhibl-
tion OF trick riding that has ever been
seen In Salem. That is the general
verdict OF all who haYe seen his pred
ecessors. He has better command
Of his wheel and performs his acts
with less apparent effort than the fa>
nous Martels who we're here last
year.
AS for Del Norte, II Is well worth
the price OF admission to see his act
alone.
In fact, 10 seems TO be the general
opinion that the officers OF the society
have provided the best exhibition
that has been held here IN many
years.
The list Of blooded stock is extern
sive and includes some OF the best an
imals on the coast.
The pavilion display is very fine
indeed. Superintendent Savage says
that exhibitors have expended more
time and money this year than ever
before, and that IL will probably be a
long, time before they will go to so
much trouble again.
The booths OF the Salem FIGURING
Mills, the Thos. Kay Woolen Mills,
Geo. @. Win ard Buren s. Hamilton
are particularly handsome and tasty.
The farm display of Alex La Follet,
however, attracts more attention than
any other on the grounds and is a
source OF almost incredulous wonder
on the part of all who are unac-
quainted with the wonderful re.
sources of this valley 10 soil and cli-
mate.
The track yesterday was in better
shape than IL was last week, but was
not in perfect condition, being pro-
nOunced "about four seconds slow"
There was also quite stin breeze I,
blowing from the south, which re-
tarded the horses on the home sJretch.
The races were started promptly,
The first heat of the race getting of
At ten minutes past two.
This third heats OF this race resulted:
Ben Bolt, first; Atwood, second; and
Arna j, third. Time, 2;2O, 2;22i. and
,:22.
The trotting race for two-year-olds
vas won by Prince Almont, Jr., In
800 and 2:54; Isabelle second in he
lrst heat, and Kinmount second IN
he second heat,
The LaFollett handicap was the
'rettlest running race yet seen. The ,
Iorses ran the first half In bunch,
lhen they strung out with Endimion 4
0 the lead. When the home stretch
ias entered Soscol made Dush and I
cached the wire first by a head. /
lime las.
The 4 dash was declared of and the
orses were sent to the stable after
resident Looney had spent three
uarters Of an hour ia a vain attempt
!, give themsa reasonably fair start. p
After .the first heat OF the pace .
oung .Shaw. gave his exhibition OF r
lex riding. II