The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-06
Fair Weather ana Large Crowds for
the Final Days.
RACES VERY SATISFACTORY
Stock and Poultry Displays q Credit to the
Sfate-lndustrial and Agricultural Ex-
hitits Not so Cood-FinanciaIly
Success.


favored with beautiful weather and
good crowds. Thursdays Seattle excur.
sion brought In about 500 people, which
naturally sweled the crowd. in fact to
such an extent that it was only with the
utmost care and planning that the recep-
ton committee was enabled to find at
commodations for the visitors for the
night. The gate receipts for Friday were
larger than any day during the week, and
rs whole have been very satisfactory,
being much larger than for any fair pre-
viously held.
The races were the chief attraction and
proved very satisfactory, although the
high wind at times was unfavorsble to
fast time.
The exhibits were not equal to what
might be expected from state with such
resources as Washington, but this was
largely due to other fairs and attractions
elsewhere at the same time. The Walla
Wslls fair and the Spokane fruit fair
both opening this week naturally inter-
est the people Of that part of the state,
while the Portland exposition interests
the people of the southern and western
districts, thus detracting from our own
fair. However, with all the manage ment
has had to contend with, it is none to
their discredit that the showing was not
larger and more favorable. Our own
farmers and fruit growers who failed to
make exhibits lost many opportunities
of thoroughly advertising the products
OF their ranches. Most OF the fruit and
agricultural display has been taken to the
Spokane fair.
THE LIVE STOCK EXHIBIT
was very fine and credit to the North
west. M. c. MARS, proprietor OF the
Hoosier Willows farm of Heppner, Ore,
showed Is head of sh orthorn cattle which
attracted much attention. This herd is
headed by Conqueror. a 5-year-old bull.
Conqueror is the only son on the coast of
the famous Guy Monarch, who with
three daughters took the sweepstakes at
the Worlds fair over all beef cattle. Mr..
Maris' herd consisted of two cows, five
heifers, one bull and three bull calves,
and captured many premiums
J. l.. Smith, of the Hazslwooi dairy,
Spokane, also made a must creditable
display of stock. Mr.. Smith received
first prize on Jersey bull and first prize
on Holstein bull under two years old
Mr.. Smith also had with him his import
ed English Shire horse Maidstone Prairie.
This animal attracted much attention
and received much favorable comm ,nt on
account of his beauty, shape and active
ness. Maidstone captured the first pre-.
MUM as best draft horse, also sweep
stakes. Mr.. Smith also exhibited fine
herd OF 80 Poland China hogs, capturing
a number OF the first premiums. He is
deserving of all he got in the way OF prizes
for the interest he has taken in and the
hard work he has done to make the stock
feature Of the fair success.
Dilworth Bros. of Spokane displayed
some very fine Jersey stock, all calves.
He took first and second prizes on heif-
ers under two years old, first on Jersey
herd, and second and third on bull
calves.
J. E. Shannon Of this city also made q
fine showing with bis herd OF Jerseys,
consisting Of seven COWS, bull and
three calves. None OF bis stock had
been registered, therefore could not enter
into competition, but they nevertheless
showed their good points 10 breeding.
Mr.. Shannon entered one OF his CO VS.
in the milk test, but owing to an accident
to one Of her feet day or two previous,
she was not at her beat, and the test did
not show up as we'll as on previous occa
sions.
d. M. Shanks, who resides just north
Of town, exhibited a number OF head
from his herd-two Jerseys and one Hol-
stein COW. Merrilon's Bess captured the
first premium in the Jersey class, also the
first prize, silver cup, in the butter
class. Pride. grade Jersey from Mr..
Shsnks' herd, entered the big butter COL
test. capturing the $50 prize. Her record
was IT per cent of butter fat per dav
during the contest. She also won the
sweepstakes over all the dairy cows on
ground. This COW was pronounced by
the judges as the ideal dairy COW, and
she certainly deserves the distinction. il
appearances count for anything.