The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-09-29
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THE FAIR.

THE FAIR.
Good Exhibits, but Very Few Draw
ing Attractions.
The twenty-fifth annual fair of the
Redwood County Agricultural society
was not success in every respect.
The exhibits were good, but the time
has come when there must be more
than exhibits to make q fair a sue
cess, and it is hoped that the di-
rectors and officers to be elected in
February next will commence an ear
" canvass for attractions, advertise
the same thoroughly, and have the
1899 fair genuine success, in every
sense of the word.
EVENTS THURSDAY.
Thursday morning Secretary Dorm
berg found out there were to be a
good many entries for this fair, after
ell. They came pouring in rapidly as
the last hour for receiving exhibits,
under the rules, approached. No
citizen has any reason to be ashamed
of the quality of the products offered,
as rule, but all might be pardoned
for wishing that q larger number of
people would take sufficient interest
in their county fair to add to the
exhibits, as we'll as to the attendance.
It was remarked, however, that in
the matter of livestock the show this
year was somewhat better. than
year ago, while the vegetable exhibit
was very credita5le.
THE RACES.
The principle race scheduled for
Thursday was the 2:4O trot. The on
ly entries for this we're two-Cleve
Boy, and AID McGregor.
After the usual warming up both
horses got away, and it looked as
though there was q chance for pretty
race. The little troter, Cleve Boy,
showed more "ginger," but McGregor
was as steady as a clock, and although
the little fellow won the first heat,
opinion was pretty evenly divided as
to the probable winner of the series.
In the second Cleve Boy left his feet
repeatedly, but managed to keep q
length or so ahead of McGregor to
the end of the chapter. The most
exciting heat was the third when
McGregor forged ahead at the Sec
ond turning, and in spite Of the efforts
of the little horse to regain the pole,
kept his lead and won the heat, in
2:3. In the fourth and final heat,
McGregor allowed his little rival to
pass him at the first turning, and
the balance of the trot was q rather
lame procession.
Between the heats of the trotting
race, the bicycle contest was settled.
The contestants were Frank Mason,
Harry Laird, VIM. Sprinkle and Chas.
Dripps. The first half mile around
was marred by slight mishap, and
was declared q dead heat. In the
second round the riders we're pretty
closely punched to the first quarter,
when Mason seemed to forge ahead
without much effort and came in
the winner, with Laird second, Dripps
third, and Sprinkle fourth. Time,
1901. In the third round there was
a change of leadership at the second
turning, when Harry Laird took
squirt and passed Mason, the latter
coming in second by safe distance,
with Dripps close after him. Time,
100. In the fourth and deciding heat
Mason took the lead early and main
tanned it to the finish. The race
went Mason LIST, Laird I'd, Dripps
Sd, and Sprinkle 4th. '-le.
The foot race started with five en-
tries-the Birum brothers, o. Tired
we'll, Stewart and Smell. The half
mile run was too much for the endnr-
ance of all but two-Herb Birum LIST,
and Stewart I'd, the rest struggling
in on a walk. Time, 2:3O. The
>purse was divided between Herb BIZ
rum first, Treadwell second, Stewart
third and Smell fourth.
FRIDAYS CARD.