The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-10-04
THE TRI.COUETY FAIR.
The Third Exhibition The Greatest Event
In Our History.

Last week was Johnson City's gala
week. The third annual exhibition of
the Tri-County Fair Association was
held from Tuesday to Friday inclusive
and it proved to be the biggest Fair
so far held in many respects. The
weather was perfect and large crowds
attended daily. There were over / 200
separate entries in the several depart
ments, fully doubling the number ex-
hibited heretofore. The display In the
domestic department was particularly
beautiful and Mrs. e. T. Hart and as
sistant, Mrs. Gildersleeve, deserve
great credit for the artistic arrange
ment. It was we'll worth ones money
and time to see the beautiful things in
this department alone. In the pantry
department Mrs. NJ. Jackson and as
sistant, Mrs. Nettie Waggoner, dis
played unusual talent in the arrange
ment Of the good things of life.
1t has been thoroughly demonstrated
this year that the people want Fair
and are willing to make it a success
from the exhibitors standpoint, and
johnson City will see to it that they
have the proper opportunity next year.
THE RACEs
The races this year were leading
feature and attracted large crowds. The
race program for the last three days
contained some very interesting races,
both running and trotting. The run
ming races were ell taken by Nicoti,
owned by Dickinson and King, winning
|oversLelia Lee, owned by Baker Dunn,
and Roy W. H., owned by Earl Hun
ter. The time lowered around 81 in
every heat. The most exciting races
ever given in this county, however,
were the combination trotting and pac.
ing races in which Tossa, Col. Dickin-
sons great trotter, and Ben and Harry,
a trotter and PAGER owned by DIR. l..
McCollum, we're entered. No one here
had ever seen Tossa go against horse
in his class and when DR.. hcCollum's
horses were brought upon the track
and developed o little speed in the
warm-up the crowd saw at once that
Tossa would not have things his own
way. Tossa drew the poll, Ben second
and Harry outside, and after two OF
three trials they got away, and the
prettiest race ever seen here was then
on. Ben went right ahead Of Tossa
and took the inside track and held il
through the race, finishing several
lengths ahead. Harry, the sorrel pa.
Ger, was the general fayorite, and was
the fastest horse Of the three, but he
broke too often to win. He was driver
by DR.. McCollum himself and showed
some bursts OF speed that made every
drop of sporting blood in your veins
tingle. 1.-The had been held to his gal
he would easily have won the race. HI,
is beauty and goes around the tract
4 like q. dream. His mate, Ben, has
beautiful action for trotter, and is the
fastest trotter that ever made mile il
this county. The owner Of these TIVE
horses has recently moved here iron
Tiffin, Ohio, and brought them her
for carriage team. He is. q pleasan
gentleman, and agreed to pnt his horse
on the track to help make the Fair
success, and we do not hesitate to So,
that the going OF these two horses con
tributed more to the amusement Of th
people than any other one thing. HI
has purchased another PAGER and ha
his string OF horses in Bristol thu
week. He told THB CoEET he woul
1 put his horses on the track again mex
year and go against ell corners. w
feel no hesitsncy In promising the pee
pie ct this early day one Of the YER
best Fairs next year ever held east c
Knoxville.
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