The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-11
CLOSING DAY
OF THB FAIR. /,
Fifty-First Annual Fair a Thing
of the Past.
BIG CROWD AND GOOD RACING.
Perfect Day Brings Great Througs to
the Grounds, and rhey Had .
Good Time The Special


Friday was the closing day of the
Stark county fair. The day was a
perfect one and there were good races,
and the special features were, IL any
thing, better than any previous day.
The mixed race for 2:45 trotters and
800 PAGERS developed into straight
pacing race, owners of trotters not
caring to race them against the side.
wheelers. The time was good for a
three minute class. The race was be-
tween Wedding Chimes and Irwin C.
the other contestants being satisfied to
fight for third place. Wedding Chimes
won In straight heats, but the ease with
which Emory Miller laid on her wheel
with Irwin C led to the conclusion that
the two leaders were not going any
faster than the fellows behind COM
PEELED them to. Every heat found Just
q half length between the, leaders,
with a good deal Of tension on Emory's
lines.
Cleo w. and Montee M. had a nice
little side struggle for third place.
Mnotee M. had all the speed, and in
the hrst heat gave the leaders a chase.
But she is an inbred Hiatoga, being by
Gipsy Boy, and out of a Billy Green
mare, and In the second and third heats
the "Togue" got up in her neck and she
died away on the home stretch.
The summary follows:
wedding Chimes, by Patron.
CWitherspoon) .........
Irwin 9, by Frantic (Muller).. 2
Cleo w, by Cardinal (McDon-
aiu| ..................... 3
Montee M, by Gipsy Boy, MAR
snai) ....................... 3
Time-2:24h, 2:251k, 2:27.
SPECIAL RACE.
The special match race for s1O0 a side
between the two Massdllon horses, Bud
II. and Idaho, attracted large follow
Ing Of the PAGERS from Massillon and
the mining regions beyond. There was
a good deal Of side betting and the ar
suments In front of the grand stand at
times looked as though personal en-
counters would result, and had the race
oeen close there might have been some
'iugging, for white-faced men were ar
suing with their purple faced brethren
Ind money was being shaken under the
noses OF fellows who saw the useless
less of betting and yet disliked being
oluffed.
BUD II. took matters easy and won
n straight heats, and was not COM
'elled to show his speed. It Is said he
las a mark of 2:21A. and was close I'D
the Akron races when they were
soing In 2:17. Idaho is a fine looking
lorse and showed good burst of speed
It times but 1t had no chance of WIN
ling. The time for the heats was 2:3g.
:34k, 2:291a.
1T WAS A GREAT FAIR.
Secretary Lehman, speaking of the
uccess of the fair, said that If the rain
ad not spoiled Thursday nights pro-
ram, he thought that there would
ave been cash surplus after all ex-
enses had been paid, but he was not
repaired to say just how it would turn
ut. There is this satisfaction, how
ver-if they come out even or nearly
o, they know that the people got the
eneht of the money. for three times
s much money was spent this year
or special attractions as was ever spent
efore and the patrons of the fair an
reciated the fact.
1t was a good fair, we'll managed.
nd Will do much toward winning ex-
ipits and attendance next year.