The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-13
FROM a staff Correspondent.

made visit TO the LacKaWanna Coun-
ty fair grounds last night, and did not
stop to go around to the front entrance
and pay admission. He swooped in
side the high board fence and played
tag with the canvas tents and side
shows pitched all around the main
hall. The top was taken off the
merry go round. The British Boer
wer exhibition and kindred entertain
ments, and the showmer who had en-
gagged space inside the hall, were
pleased with themselves for their fore
sight.
The wind also made n change neces-
sary in. the official programme, as the
balloon ascension could not be made
with any degree of safety. The day.
light fireworks were also abandoned
after one trial, and these two features
of the fair are held over for tomor-
row.
During the day a large number of
visitors passed between the two ticket
boxes at the entrance to the grounds,
and when the sun finally emerged from
the heavy clouds at about noon the
enclosure was bright with color and
the green hilsides surrounding the
track, were covered with buggies, farm
wagons and busses from villages for
miles around. Some of the farmers
conveyances bore crates of poultry,
calves and sheep, and the feminine
members of their family held in their
arms Jars of butter, pots of flowers or
cans of home made preserves. which
they were desirous of entering.
MATTER OF PRIDE.
Although the premiums are not very
large, on account of the many classes
open to exhibitors, the entries have
filed quite well, the competitors striv-
ing more for the honor than for the
cash. Many a farmers belpmate will,
when speaking of preserving fruits tell
of the time when her piums took first
prize at the county fair.
The exhibit of horses is very good,
and that of cattle IS better than usual,
some very fine specimens of Jerseys,
Ayrshires. Guernseys and pollcd heif-
ers and yearlings being displayed.
Although the exhibits in sheep and
swine are small in number, they are
larger than they were last year. and
of good quality.
The poultry department of the eX-
hibit is filled up. and Deputy Warden
George Pryor, who is the Judge of the
feathered beauties, will have large
number to make his selection of prize
winners from. Almost every variety
of standard breeds of chickens are on
view, and ducks, geese, pigeons and
guinea fowl lend farmlike air to the
west side of the main hall.
During the day the various side
shows made a determined effort to re-
cuperate from the effects of the wind,
and about 3 o'clock everything was
rt1nnipp
two big days of the fair, will see every
thing Strengthened out and all the de-
partments of the exhibition going
smoothly.
NEVER MISSED ONE.
The farmer who has not missed a
county fair, "b'gosh for forty year"
and his buXOm wife, are here, and with
them the tiny grandchild who is max
ing his debut at the time -honored
mecca and who gazes with dilateG eyes
at the wonderful wooden horses on the
merry -go-round. Besides these, are
the grown-up, unmarried, young
daughters, whose STEADY company
escorts her around. This is a festival
week for the man with the hoe" and
he tries his best to make the best of il.
Down on the first floor of the exhibit
tion building seems TO be the merriest
section of the whole fair There are
the moving pictures" very good
entertainment of its kind. and operated
py I, {. Carpenter, of Clark's Summit.
A photograph of Congressman Connell
thrown on the screen always brings
out applause. Opposite to the entrance
OF this show is the rapid sketch art
1st,' whose gift of CAB" easily makes
him the king nf ba fnt
ana who has an audience almost con-
stantly.
A piano and organ exhibit is made
by j. N. Mexell of Scranton, and the
audience that is entertained all day
free by Miss Smith, of Springville on
both these instruments, as well as by
her violin playing, is large and varied.
Besides these, there are monographs.
mutoscopes and ice cream tables on
the first floor, and it was the principal
gathering place until the horse races
began.
Visitors to the fair grounds need
have no apprehensions of going
hungry, for the management have Sc
cured the services of a good caterer
The dining hall is located under the
judges stand and is large, light and
free from dust.
THE RACES.
Promptly at o'clock the first heat
of the 300 class, trot and pace, was
called today by the judges of racing
jerry and Walter Bennett. There
were five starters for this race out OF
the entry list of nine, NJ. n, Sher-
woods bay mare Nina b. being an
added starter. After seven attempts
the field was sent away, with j. NJ.
Sherwood's bay mare Roxanny in the
lead. The first time around the half
mile track George Dunn's bay gelding
Victor p was in the lead, and the
gallant Scranton horse kept its place
all through the heat, winning by a
neck from Roxanny, who beat Elgin
by half length, Albert and Nina B..
trailing in the order named.
In the second heat the horses were
sent away promptly and in a good
start. At the half Victor p. led, a
neck in front of Roxanny. The mile
was finished smoothly in 2.35la the
same as the first heat, and the horses
finished in just the precise order as in
the preceding heat.
The third heat was won by Roxanny,
owned by ]. M. Sherwood, OF Jermyn,
by a nose, with r. NJ. Abrams Albert
second, neck in front Of Victor p.
The fourth heat was captured by
Victor p, Roxanny second, thus win
ming the race for the Scranton horse.
There were seven starters in the sec
ond race. the 2,27 class, purse s125,
Robert Lee, of Waverly adding his
brown stallion Uncle Ned 1t was nee