The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-08-09
Pacing Marc Driven bu a Dog
a PARTLY Promised
attraction.
Biz Premium List and Pros
p6CtiV6 LARGE Purses
for Races.

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wood county Agricultural society
will be held at the fair grounds in
this city on Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday, Sept. 20, 21 and 22.
Since the return of President
Tyson the directors have been TAX
ing hold of the premium, racing and
other attraction programme, and an
interesting three days sport will
probably be the result.
The largest attraction which has
been booked up to the present time
is the celebrated pacing mare, Nan
Wilkes, driven by the dog, Max,
both owned by Fred. Spoerhase of
New Ulm. The mare and dog have
been booked as attractions at the
State fair, for the entire week, and
will probably appear here on the
last two days of the county fair.
The attraction was semi booked for
two fairs up in Wisconsin, one of
which is to be held on the same
date as the Redwood county fair,
but Mr.. Spoerhase, under date of
Monday, writes that while the two
Wisconsin associations had until 10
o'clock Monday evening to close
with him, as he did not believe that
they would accept his propositions
and that the pacing mare and driv-
ing dog would be stellar attractions
at the Redwood county fair sure.
The dog holds the lines in his
mouth while seated on the sulky
seat, and the mare scores in regular
style. In case the scoring is not
good the judge only has to ring the
bell when the dog will pull back on
the lines, and the little mare will
slow up, turn around, and score
again, and 50 until the word 60 is
uttered, when the driver gives the
mare the reins and the little animal
will squirt around the track at a 2:25
clip. It is a big card, without
doubt.
The directors have in view the
raising of $500 by subscriptions
from the business men of this city
and others interested in the pur-
pose of added money to the trotting
and running race purses and also
purses for other attractions. They
consider that with this amount, and
the gate receipts, they will be able
to secure attractions that will be
ahead of anything yet attempted by
that society.
The work of securing additional
attractions is being carried on by
various members of the board of
directors, and it is expected by
Sept. 1st complete list of all of
will be in the hands of the printers
and before the public.
The premiums for agricultural
products will be about the same as
last year, with a few additions,
which Secretary Dornberg is now
preparing. AS to whether there
will be any premiums offered for the
different classes of swine in the
county is still question, the State
Board of Health not yet having
been heard from as to the advisable
ity of having gathering of swine
at the fair. It will be remembered
that this feature was knocked out
last year, on account of the frequent
reports of hog cholera in the county,
the State health officers fearing that
exhibitsat the county fair might in
crease the cholera. This year, how
ever, so far as heard from, there
are no reports of hog cholera.
Whether the time elapsed between
the last report Of cholera in the
county and the date of the fair will
be sufficient to warrant the exhibit
ing of hogs at the county fair re-
mains to be seen.