The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-09-14
THE COUNY FAIR.

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the NEST successful fair ever held in the
county. In point of attenda ace, amuse,
mems, attractions and conveniences II
beats the record. There was not d fea-
ture proper fof a fair that did not receive
the fullest attention the management
could give. Everything was eminently
successful but the agricultural exhibits.
Special efforts were made to improve
this depar 5nient. But vast majority
of the farmers of the county manifest a
complete indifference toward an exhibit
ton of anything connected with their
calling. Agricultural hall was by no
means well filled. Such products as
were exhibited were unusually good.
The cheese department was not up to its
usual standard of excellence. The ex-
hibition O.. stock was about average.
Possibly there was an improvement In
the horse show, but a decided falling off
in the exhibit of sheep. Interest is wan
ing in this industry and the county fair
reflects it. The exhibit of horned stock
was quite good, though there was no
table diminution of Jerseys, though the
loss was more than made up by increase
of other blood.
The general exhibition building was
by no means crowded though the dis
PLAYS We're neat There is a noticeable
Improvement in the artistic work. The
needle work was excellent Indeed there
is steady improvement in this line from
year to year. Some lace work by a lady
of 10 attracted great deal of attention
ON account of the beauty of the pattern
and the delicacy of the work.
Friday was the high water mark day
in the history OF the association IN the
matter of attendance. Estimates of the
attendance range from 10000 to 10000.
There were over 1000 individual tickets
sold on that day. Then there were the
season tickets, family tickets exhibitors
tickets and complimentaries. Besides it
was Children's Day and there was host
of young people present. The attenG-
ance could not be much short of 10000
The space usually occupied was filled al
most to repletion. The weather was
cool and the sources of amusement so
numerous that time did not hang heavy
on any ones hands Everything had
been adjusted with such nicely that there
were no long waits between events.
The short interval between trottins heats
were filled up with tight rope walking,
trapeze performances, boxing, balloon
ascensions, bicycle riding on tight ropes
and Several ct ceteras.
The racing was the best ever witness
ed on the track 1t ranks with the best
in the state The track record was re-
duced six seconds and now stands at 2:16.
The outcome of the rae was not prede-
termined by conference in the barns as
the many shut outs clearly showed
Interest centered in the Free for All
because of Afrite appearance in it. The
other horses did not have reputation
equal to that of Manitowocs famous
PAGER but they have speed and their
owners had no serious misgivings of the
outcome The result justified their con-
fide Ice. twas race on the merits of the
horses and that between the two chief
contestants was as hot and close as any
in the history of speed contests. Afrite
was not in condition. In the first place
his leg units him for a contest OF any
duration. He had not been trained down
and was too fleshy. In the first heat he
easily took the lead in the first half mile
and then his lack of condition manifest
ed itself. He was distanced in the sec
ond heat and retired from the track.
Roundwood the horse which finally won
the race, was distanced the first heat but
the Judges waived it as the first announ-
cement was that there would be no dis
lance flag up and Roundwood's driver
was not notified of the change. 1t was
evident when he dropped into the rear,
that he drove under the impression there
was no flag up and did not try to save
his distance.
The second heat brought the surprise
of the day The first heat had been won
by Newton W., Afrite second, Actor
third and Roundwood distanced. The
second was dead heat between Round
wood and Newton w. In the third
Roundwood came in first but through
out the mile Newton w. seldom fell be-
hind the flank of his competitor. To
the spectators it appeared like team
work with one horse tagging. In this
heat Actor was distanced. The fourth
and fifth heats were repetitions of the
third Roundwood coming in first in each
with Newton w. clinging to him but
lacking the speed to come abreast. New
ton WIS driver piled the whip unmerci-
fully but it did not avail Roundwood
i kept his feet and his lead and won the
best earned race ever trotted ON the