The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-14
FINAL DETAILS.
Arrangement All Completed for th'
Fair and Races.

Fair and Races.
Great Falls, Sept. 13.-At a meeting
of the fair and racing m TO-
night, the prices of admission were
fixed. wner and ! OF harness
horses were requested TO register their
horses at once with the secretary IN
order TO enable the programme 10 De
made up at once for this class or races.
The secretary, G. H.. Clark, to-night
received a telegram stating that llV
horses will arrive in Great talls To-
morrow morning. 1t was also an
no,,nred al the meeting that the mer-
chants would probably close their shops
during the afternoon and open IN the
evenings in order to permit employees
70 attend the races. Such an
ment would also give the ana
other visitors an opportunity TO make
their purchases without
fence.
The signs of the approaching race
week are beginning to multiply. Inc
notice charge the recent epidemic OF
small thefts to the advance guard OF
tough characters who follow the races,
remaining in one town until driven out
and then setting out for the next place
on the circuit. remaining there until
again Obliged to move on. The catches
made bv the police yesterday will keep
several bad men from any opportunity
through the week. but there are no
doubt others who are here TO rear the
harvest. Outside of a few owners OF
horses and a few Jockeys. there are
many strangers in town OF a "horsey
appearance. aud these men will be
watched by the police until they leave
town again. The force is not large, II
H.. indeed, the smallest force IN tn
state. according to the population, but
the officers have IN the past proved
themselves not only experts in the de-
lection Of crime. but What is better,
very efficient in the prevention of II,
They will be worked to the limit dur
ing the coming week, although add
tons to the numbe of policemen VIII
necessarily have TO be made.
over at the track the final touches
were added this morning n now
Great Falls can invite horsemen 10 test
the fastest track in he state. For
weeks a gang of men has been at work
cutting out weeds. leveling and drag
cling the course until now it is like
velve and horsemen predict some good
records during the races, which begin
on Saturday. The stalls for the exhi-
billions are nearly ready n will be
quite so by the time the fair opens
which Is on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Every
thing points to a big success. The cold
rainy weather weather which usually
occurs in the first week Of September,
lDlb year CAME early. III tHt 4dlltf ndll
of August, and while il Is impossible
to foretell weather. the man I'm Chi.
cago, who dishe out Montana weather
making more bad than good suesses
the indications are for fair weather
throughout the meet IL one can depend
on the representations of the old-tim.
ers.
The question of the crowd will be de,
termined largely by the weather, buI
those who have been but In the coun
try on business or pleasure, state tina
from all sides the people say they are
determined not to miss the fair and tht
races and that the accommodations o.
he city will be taxed to the limit. =
is expected that the crowd from Butte
and Anaconda will average about 1,00t
people throughout the week, while dur.
ing the time of the excursions there
will be a far greater number ManN
will come from Helena and other inter
mediate points and the city will b,
crowded as never before.