The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-03
Harness Races, Larger Exhibits
and Arena Contests Prove Great
Drawing Cards.
LIVE STOCK MUCH ADMIRED.
Crowds Admire the BloOdpd Cattle
and Aristocratic sheep and
Swine Awards Made
to the Exhibitors.

i-3isfr eNilinlIS. tibltlh. u" t
races and Interesting contests between high
class horses and cattle in the arena were
:hc features of the second day of the ST.
Louis Fair.
The number Of visitors from out Of town
bore an appreciabIy greater proportion TO
the whole than on the first day. and there
was sufficient TO entertain them wherever
they went.
There was n decided increase In the dis
play of agricultural implements. ON the
oLcning day many of these exhibits were
hot quite completed. but yesterday they
were all up and the machinery was work
ing. In n tent was "A gasoline engine. de-
signed to run heavy field machinery. when
attracted much attention. At another place
an assortment of hay presses was kSP'
busy. Al another place an enormous th:ash-
ing machine kept up a CHATTER that ie'nini-
ed one of the good old days back IN the
farm.
The accessions to the livestock display
We're notable. The exhibit of Poil~d Angus
cattle is one that has seldom been exc"li'i.
There are perhaps fifty entries IN TINS
class. the principal exhibitors being W. A
AlcIicnry of benson, la. and the Meadow
Brook stock farm Of CcdaryilIe. @. one
great ANGUS bull is a particular attraction.
These animals are of Il glossy black. ana
their hair looks and feels much like coarse
silk.
sheep md swine Exhibits.
The display of IIerefords is remarkably
good. one of the principal exhibitors is
Thomas Clark. The shor;-horns shown 10y
the Avon Springs stock farm of Avon, ~.
y. and the Grassland farms of Moshy.
Mo., attracted much more than ordlilar!
Interest. while the herd of Jerseys from
the Vanderbilt stock farm AT BiltniuTv. y.
4. Was the center of admiring crowds all
day.
In the sheep section there is an unusually
large and high-c!lss display. a trip through
IL ~ well worth while. Among the most
| notable exhibits are the Shropshires, SHOWN
hv George Allen Of Attention, Ill; the OK
| ford Downs. shown by II. j. Stone OF Stnn-
inrton. Ill: thu oxford Downs and South
| downs. shown by George Mckerrow & Sons
of SUSSEX, Wis: the Hampshire Downs.
shown by /. c. Seeiey Of Minneapolis; the
Dciain merinos. shown by X; u. Wiiiiam-
| son Of Nenia, @. and 4. II. Bell of Ashley,
o.. and the Cotswolds. shown by Wilson
| Bros. Of MUncir, Ind.
| The display OF fine hogs OF all kinds was
never better. and this section Is one of the
popular attractions.
Joe Pntchen and Coney Matched.
The earnest endeavors OF the association
to match Joe Patcnen. 2Gli.. anu CUn.y.
2O2A.. have succeeded. Late yesterday al
Ieruuon senator Mccarthy of New York
wired his consent TO allow Iatchen 10 meet
coney. This match race will be paced TINS
afternoon, and every lover OF the harness
horse in the land will await the result with
interest. The race will be Included IN a
4 ll " Il fllIIt u IN NNAiNs
The trotting races yesterday were sur
prisingly good. The 2:35 and III trots and
the 2:li pace. thirteen heats in all, were
run off in very fast time. The starting was
excellent ami the judging uninpeachable-
Mr.. a. j.. L. Hoffman of st. Louis. a
young and popular horseman of excitabie
temperament, turned out a speedy ana
SNOWY track in Teah., "a bay mare that can
step neatly and TO order. She won the Zlf
pace in straight heats, pulled double. she
could have done lots better, but was not
Obliged to.
The 2l4 pace produced an excellent and
exciting race. Robert G. a gray seiding,
strong. but showing slight breeding. won
the first two heats In 1 walk, doing 2;laf+
each trip. He was leading in the thifd neat
at the tnree-quartersw when Hero prsan 10
press him. Then he broke and never was
in IL any more. In the fourth heat he was
distanced and let out of the race i'll which
he had won two heats.
Then Mr.. Hoffman's neat little mare.
Te;th. by W~iikcswOod, did some nice ana
steady work. She did thirds to Robert u.
am, H.ro's firs;s and seconds In the first
;wo heats. Then she began TO go for T"ah.
She won the third and fourth heats IN most
determined fashion. her driver sitting stiil
in close finishes, the others whipping
The Hero paced second In -four OF the
heats necessary to decide the race. In the
third and fourth heats he was go Close "a
had won. In the fifth heat Tau"fnack
came out and surprised lesson, who was
driving Teah. with his finish on the wire
He won the heat through lesson over
confidence. In the sixth and last heat
Teah Just got away and won handily.
Hippolite landed the 2:2l trot without
turning a hair. He should have landed
II in three straight heats; He broke In
apparently travelling easily. Miss Dell VOL
this heat from him. Halle Il. b., the
only other horse in the race. was out
classed. The summaries: