The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-13
THE ORANGE FAIR CLOSES
ANOTHER LARGE ATTENDANCE P
 YESTERDAY

Marred by Slight Accidcnt-Miss Is s
 Roy Dropped in a Tree-About 5000 in 1 Attendance-Sulliva Won Foot Race. l Yesterday was the second and closing | day of the Orange fair and the attend
 ance was about as large as that of the opening day, 5000. The weather was
 threatening all day long, and early in 1 the afternoon a light rain fell for few
 moments. It began to cloud up again about 430 and this was the cause of I driving many from the grounds before
 the last events on the programme were | concluded. It was said by those who l have attended the fairs for the last few years that the number of teams in | the circle within the track yesterday was larger than ever before. Certain | 1t was that the number was large There were all kinds of wagons, car riages, traps and almost everything that is pulled by horses. The fence was lined with row of horses heads almost the entire way around the track, while hundreds of teams were stand ing unhttched well inside the inclosure. The programme that was presented yesterday was run off to better advant- aeg than the one of the first day, and the managers prohted by their one
 days experience. There were more en-
 tries in the horse races and the run
 ming was bettr than has been seen
 there for years despite the fact that at
 the northeast curve of the track there
 was regular mire through which the
 horses had to paddle almost knee deep.
 This did not help the time any, but
 when they were free from the mud
 there was some grand sprinting down
 the home stretch. The bad spot was
 about fifty feet in width and was
 caused by spring that broke loose In
 the heavy shower of the night before.
 Otherwise the track was in fair condi-
 tion and the races were fine. The 2:25 class was decided in two heats and the |. 3 minute class was not finished after four heats were run. Lucy Billig took first money in the 2:25 class and was hard pressed by Baker Boy. Following Is the summary: Lucy Gillig, m, J. H. Beach,. 1 Baker Boy, b g, E. B. Finch. .. ? ? Free Silver, George H. Nesbit .. 3 3
 Time-251, 2:43. 1
 In the three minute class there were seven starters in the first two heats. | one was drawn in the third and two in the fourth. Foxie walked away with | the first heat, and then could do no bet ter than fifth. The second and third 1 heats were won by Esperance, and the | fourth and fifth by Neros, after fast | brushes down the stretch. The sum mary:
 Neros, b g. W. D. Augur.. ? 2 Esperance,b m, Eli Meade 1 2 3 Foxie, ch g, c. e. Osborne 1 6 5 Needles, g, Capt. c. L.
 Wakeley.. .. .....,., $ Brickhash, b g. Charles
 Katsche .... ...,.... 1 3 Queen Lil b m, w. A. For
 rester...... ..........,,, b Sam F., s g. Dr. W. H.
 Crowe.. :. .,.... ......a6
 Time--2:421z, 2:341a, 2;S7, 2.s7h, 2:sSh.
 The fifty yard backing race was won by Harold Woodruff with filling Woodruff second. There were four starters.
 The peg race in which the contestants were to unhitch, hang their harness on the fence surrounding the track, hitch and ride half mile was q very amusing one. There were five starters and their efforts to abide by the rules were funny in the extreme. Henry Clark started around the track first, but his horse was not so fast as Frank Woodruff's. who won by about fifty feet Walter Hine was third.
 There was running race between Larry Sullivan, William Monroe and Legg. The race was won by Sullivan easily in 4 minutes 261s sec onds. Monroe was second and Legg third.
 John Grady of Derby drove his two year-old Alley a quarter of mile In 1872 seconds. Other features of the programme were punching bag act by Al Derby, an exhibition of trained steers and a balloon ascension. The ast took place about o'clock, and here was a slight accident to the aero 1aut, Miss Pearl Roy. The balloon would only ascend to the height of ,bout 300 feet owing to the heavy at- nosphere, and was carried along by the wind for quite a distance. Miss Roy dropped in a tree and sustained a few injuries, but was not badly hurt She vas picked up and taken to her stop ping place near the fair grounds Ow- ng to the light rain the crowds left he grounds about 5:15 we'll pleased with the fair of the society.