The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-09-28
WASHINGTON SLATE FAIR
The Great Event is Signalized by a
Large Attendance.
TACOMA MILITARY BAND
Ideal Weather-Delghted Visitors Notable
Racing Program-Rare Birds Beautiful
Works Of Art-Grand Live
Stock Exhibit
TACOMA MILITARY BAND

The State Fair onenpd on Monday
under the most favorable auspices. Ten
carloads OF horses, cattle and sheep IN u
special train from the Oregon exhibit at
Salem, added to the general live stock
exhibit from all portions of this county
and state.
The pavilion is richly decorated IN
green and white, having been beautifully
arranged by ladies' committee, under
the supervision of W. l.. Connolly, the
choicest specimens OF women's handi
work are here seen in rich prolusion.
The poultry department is the com
pletest ever seen here. Yakima, Spo-
kane, Tacoma, Seattle and Portland are
represented by the leading fauciers.
This department is under the direction
II. II. Collier, of tie Pacific PouItryman.
The famous Tacoma military band fur
nshes most excellent music during the
days and evenings of fair week.
In the racing events are entries of
about $50 trotters, PAGERS and running
horses from Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
California and British Columbia. All
the we'll known horses will appear in
their respective classes and contest for
purses aggregating $4,000. The races
are well filed, some paying 20 per cent.
more than the purses IN entrance money.
Among the noted horsemen having
animals on the track are DR.. +. j.
Young. Independence, Ore; Sheriff A.
T. Van de Vanter of Seattle; I. G. Mosh-
er, Independence; j. B. Stetson of Port
land; NJ. s. Rose, Ernest Kennedy and
Robert Leighton of British Columbia I;
George A. Kelley, Dayton; Thos. Clancy
of Seattle; Frank Martin, Spokane, and
A. A. Gardner of Walla Walla.
The inc stock department has entries
of the most noted herds in the northwest.
Among these are l.. X. Cogswell, OF
Olympia; Frank Brown of North Yam
hill Hazelwood Dairy of Spokane; ". o.
Miaor of Heppner; A. j. Splawn of North
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lensburg with his world renowned
herd of Jerseys. Sheep and hogs are
well represented, and herds of Angora
fill the pens. The commission has had
so carpenters at work during the past
week erecting new stalls and pens de-
manded by the increase of exhibitors.
This department is under the manage
ment of that well known Holstein man,
Guy MacL. Richards.
Several fine herds of Oregon cattle re-
Gently from the state fair at Salem at
tracted much attention. Chas. K. Ladd
sent herd OF cattle and flock OF sheep
from his celebrated Oak Hill Farm.
The Mountain Valley Farm of Heppner.
owned by w. 0. Minor, was we'll repre-
sented. A magnificent bull, Governor
Clough, was especially admired in this
exhibit. In these cattle stalls are to be
seen the red polled herds OF l.. X. Coggs-
well, of Olympia, and o. D. Sullivan, of
California. GUY -MacL. Richards herd
of Holsteins, with pair OF twin calves,
is an attractive show. John Cleman's
herd of Herefords; Adam Stevens and
ID. Shsnks' herds OF pure bred Jerseys,
aud the Guernsey COWS of J. +. Shannon
and the HaEelwood Creamery Company
are in evidence, adding to the dairy at
fractions. David Brown, president of
latter company. OF Spokane has also on
exhibition an English Shire stallion
weighing 1850 pounds, that seems the
perfection of horse flesh.
A. Gurley, of Sunnysde, Yakima,
shows the largest stallion west of Illinois.
He is four-year old Clydesdsle, weigh
ing 2l60 pounds and stands Is hands and
3 inches higb--or 6 ieet, 3 inches geiding
measurement This is magnificent
animal of the Clydesdale breed and is
the chief attraction of the horse show.
The famous black French Coach stallion
Of W. II. Whipple, is also prime favor
lite with horsemen.
The chickens OF almost every variety