The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-10
Governor Van SAINT Was Present FRIDAY and De-
=< livered an Address==Some Good Races
and Sporting Events.
The Farmers Made Very Creditable DISPLAY of
Fruits, Vegetables and Live Stock Con- =
sidering Lateness of Season.

had walk away, but the giving of
second money to him was the cause of
a little kick
The ball game in the afternoon be-
tween Greenbush and Germany was
started on schedule time, but was in
terrupted at the start over one of the
pitchers though after considerable vo-
CALLING the game resumed the even
tenor of its way, with Prof. White as
umpire. The game resulted in vic
tory for the Kaisers with a score of
II to Fl. The Germany lads pulled
their paws out OF the potato hills and
fastened them onto the ball in a wav
that made the score one-sided in their
favor The batteries were Bockoven
and Slayback and Art Shaw and Plom-
ondore. The Greenbush boys gave
their Dutch uncles some good hard
contests at times.
On Saturday the weather was as good
as one would wish to make it at this
time OF the year, and the day proved a
profitable one for the fair as the attend
ance was good, the ticket sales amount
ing to Sl90.25, while the day before
they footed up to $3.50. There was a
fairly good attendance in the forenoon,
but there was a good crowd on the
grounds after dinner. s. The chief event
10 the way of races was the free for all
trotring race. There was a delay il
getting ready for the race and the
bicycle race was pulled off in the mean.
time. There were four who entered
for the three mile dash and it was an
Interesting race. The riders did little
squirting until on the finish and held
their positions with Johnson in the
lead from the start for a long time.
The Orrock man was a slayer and set
the pace and kept the lead and won
first money. It was an exciting race
at the finish between Bert Nokes and
Levi Orton, who came down the home
stretch neck and neck. Nokes was
bested by running out into the road,
while Orion kept the track and won
second money.
The horses entered for the trot were
Erwin, owned by DR.. Armitage, Ben
Harrison, owned by Abe Orr, and Bay
Billy, owned by Frank Smith. of North
Branch. In draw for positions Orr's
horse got the pole with Erwin in the
middle and the North Branch horse on
the outside. The first and second heats
were pretty much alike. Abe Orr's
horse Rugged the fence on the start
and led away with good even step and
was under perfect control, and never
appeared to give its driver any care,
other than to hold the lines. Steve
Palmer drove Erwin and the little
horse in both heats went to pieces at
the start and it took few seconds to
bring him to his step, and in this way
he was badly handicapped. When he
got onto the track in good shape and
gated he easily showed his speed and
went away pretty picture as he vainly
tried to overtake Orr's sure-fotted trot-
ter. On the home stretch in both
heats he came in only few lengths be-
hind. Smiths horse was nervous and
uncertain at times. In the last heat he
went away after Orr's ''old regularity
with what appeared to be a close race,
but he could not stay gated and took
third money. The money was divided
as follows: -S75, $50 and s25 The time
on the second heat was 2:25, no time
being taken on the first heat. =
:, In the ladies' saddle race Miss Ayers
and Miss Folkes were the only ones to
enter. Miss Foltz won the race in
both heats, leaving the grey horse that
Miss Ayers rode somewhat in the dis
lance. In the first heat they both ran
mile, evidently enjoying the exhili-
rating sport. In the second heat the
old grey went over by the fence at the
start and did not seem to care a CONT
mental whether it ran or not, but it took
a notion to finally run and made quite
squirt. d. ~. ....s< u. L ! Il
In the wheelbarrow race Edwin John
son, a brother of the winner of the
bicycle race, won second money, while
Price Orion got first money. The