The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-22

From a staff Correspondent.
Tunkhannock, Sept. 21.-More than
5000 persons were in attendance at the
third days meeting of the Wyoming
Agricultural society today at this
place. The warm. sunny. fall morn
ing brought out all who had given a
passing thought to coming previously.
A look at the vehicles inside the
high board fence would lead one to
believe that every carriage, wagon
and carry-all in Wyoming county was
there. Visitors from the furthcst
sections of the county lines got up
before daylight. and drove many
miles in order to put in an early APP
pearancc. The quaint old covered
bridge over the Susquehanna re-cchoed
TO the sounds of falling hoofs, the
rumble of wheels and the jollity of
merry laughter from early in the
morning until late in the evening. All
Tunkhannock seemed to be on the
street corners, watching their more
rural neighbors drive in from the su-
burbs.
The grounds presented an animated
picture ever shifting, ever changing;
a bright array of colors, feminine
grace and masculine strength. The
girls from this section typify the nov
elist's descriptions of the rural maiden,
rosy checked, dimpled and plump.
At noon cloths We're spread in many
places, out in the open air, and nu-
merous groups of laughing picnckers
enjoyed their midday meal unham-
pered and unrestrained by tables,
chairs, or even dishes in many in
stances.
ACTED AS LUNCH COUNTERS.
Again, the carriages and surreys
served as lunch counters, and in many
a buggy was enacted n pretty tableau
of Mary Jane and her best young
man having a tete-a-tete dinner out
of the same lunch basket. The fakirs
are present in large numbers today.
and there are all kinds of games, some
instructive, more less so. One man
has two little tents pitched, with a
variety OF games that soon exhausted
the pockets of the young men, who
had little chance against 1t. 1t cost
a quarter to try your luck, with the
promise of a reward of a box of cigars,
if you We're lucky enough to get into
the right pocket.
But the little rubber ball was in
league with it's owner, apparently,
Later in the day the gamesters were
driven from the grounds. At II
a. m the first race of the day was
called. 1t was the continuation of the
2,27 class trot, which was called on ac-
count of darkness yesterday. The de-
scription of the race will be found
further down in this article.
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phal procession of all the horses and
cattle that had been entered for pre-.
miums. The CavalCade passed twice
around the race track and was ar
imposing array of blooded stock. The
cattle especially, were greatly admired
by the men who know the value OF
good Jerseys Holsteins and Ayrshires
for there We're more than eighty Of
them, divided into four divisions. The
parade was headed by the Loveltor
Cornet band, footing inspirting music
MANY SCRANTONIANS.
A good many Scrantonians wer,
present at the fair today. Lack o
space fOrbids enumeration of them
but doubtless the sact that a gooC
many We're interested in the hors
races and that a goOdly number o
Electric City trotters We're entered il
them, accounts in a large measure 70
their presence.
The decisions of the judges of tn
various departments as to the merit
of the goods entered Cor their inspec
tion seemed to give general satisfac
tion. The list is too long to repro
duco. 1t is enough to say that tn
exhibits displayed in the halls an,
stalls for premiums were never eX
celled in any previous fair held ol
these grounds. They are credit alik
to their owners and TO the officers o
the fair.
Right here word should be said Il
commentator of thes officers. Presi
dent Stark, Secretary Reynolds an
the other officers, ably assisted b.
Superintendent WheelOck, who had en-
tire supervision of the grounds, di
all shat could possibly be done t
make their patrons feel at ease an
enjoy themselves. Their genialty, at
tantion to details, and courteou
treatment of exhibitors and specta
tors alike, made the success of tn
silver anniversary Of this associatio
assured. 4 very good exhibit Of can
riages was made by local firm {
dealers, also a department of farm
ing implements attracted much after
tion. Other features of interest ou
side the goods entered for premium
Be- were sewing machines, pianos, photo
graphs. horse goods, blankets and noN
elites of all kinds.
TRIALS OF SPEED.
The afternoon trials of speed wei
scheduled TO begin at 1 o'clock, but
was much nearer when the first fiel
of horses were in readiness to try COZ
clusions. The first race of the da
was the 3,15 class. In it We're ell
tered principally the horses that ha
already been in the 2.c7 aggregation
The officers of the racing were Il
same as yesterday, with Starter Sn!
der presiding at the bell rope. TT
officials were all adorned with a choit
crysanthemum, presented by'SJudl
Piatt. The other trials of speed we
the running race, best two in thre
half-mile heats, for purse of $50, az
a free-for-all for harness horses, be
three in five, mile heats, with 81
hung up for an incentive. A detailC
description and summary of the rae
follows:
2.27 CLASS, PURSE, $50 CONTINUED.
Fourth heat-This heat was left over from Il
aight on account Of darkness and the race "
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