The Princeton union., 1900-09-20
VOLUME Exfv: NO. II.

third mile had been reeled off he was
in the lead, finishing several rods
ahead of his competitors. Kaliher
succeeded in heading Thompson by
small margin and Harmon broke his
wheel and was forced to retire, as did
the others who had entered, before the
finish. johnson therefore carried off
the wheel. He was hardly warm when
he quit and to a by-stander remarked
that he was ready to go another three
miles if necessary. His training on
the Orrock roads had put him in ex-
cellent condition to win on the slow
track.
Friday special race was arranged
between Marks ''Grayhound," Pitts
ley's gray and Erickson's bay. The
little gray rode by young King pre-
served her reputation and gave the
crowd an exciting exhibition of how a.
horse can run when it likes to and
finished well in the fore. Erickson's
bay got second money and Pittsley's
gray third. In the ladies' running
race Miss Foltz rode her mount to
victory closely pressed by Miss James.
The slow race was won by Nels Robi-
deau, with Cone second and Mark
third. Mr.. Robideau also won in the
farmers harnessing contest.
Saturdays race created more ex-
citement than any of the preceding
events. There we're four starters,
Orr's Ben Harrison, Marks Irwin,
Smiths Dewey and Turnbulls Forest
King. Irwin had the pole at the start
with Ben second. Forest King at
tempted to pass after the first quarter
but his opponents objected and seemed
to try to force him to the fence and
there was a collision. Orr and Corey
both lost several spokes from their
wheels and although Forest King came
under the wire in first place be was
set back, Irwin winning the heat with
Ben second and Dewey third. There
was the usual jaw contest around the
judges stand in which the crowd took
part and for a time trouble seemed
imminent. The smoke finally cleared
away and when the damaged sulkies
had been repaired they went on again.
This time the black although starting
in fourth place had no trouble in TAX
ing the heat. In the next heat Irwin
started with the bunch but turned
back, Corey claiming to have heard
the bell, but none of the others did
and he therefore abandoned the race. :
Forest King found no trouble instaking
the necessary three heats and Dewey
was an easy winner of the second
money, with Ben Harrison third. and
the spectators were satisfied with the
result.
Mark and his cowboys put on very
fair imitation Of Buffalo Bills wild
west" show. A horse thief entered
their camp and stole one of their
mounts. The theft was discovered and
the pursuit followed. When the thief
was overtaken be was lassooed and
dragged to the nearest tree where a
necktie festival occurred, punctuated
by a full proportion of pistol shots.
Then the hapless thief was cut down,
thrown on a pony's back and brought
to the grand stand for Inspection
The foot race for seventy-five year
old boys was won by Louis Rocheford,
N. M. Smith second. The conditions
of the contest were that the contestants
should walk out over the course and
run back. In the walk Mr.. Roche
ford was no match for Mr.. Smith. but
in the finish he threw pebbles like
frightened jack rabbit and won.
The crowning event came at 4:3O
Saturday afternoon when the public
wedding occurred. 1t had been ex-
pected that there would be two couples
present at the ceremony, but one couple
failed to put in an appearance. Rev.
Satterlee was given possession of the
! judges stand at this hour and the
waiting couple ushered into his pres
ence. The elder performed the cer-
emony in an artistic manner and when
he announced that Flora Brown had
become Mrs. Bert Whitney the crowd
applauded and the band got into the
game with that familiar anthem which
predicts a rising temperature in the
old town when darkness comes.
No fair in this section would be com
plete without E. Grant and his Angora
goats and therefore the Baldwin man
was prevailed upon to make an exhibit
of his silken-haired beauties. He had
a good pen of the goats on exhibition
and gave the visitors much informa