The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-20

closure were in the vicinity OF tho
barns. Here the equine beauties were
hcing rubbed down, led slowly around
and gotten i'm readiness for the after
Moons trials of speed.
Judging Exhibits,
The judges i'm the various depart
mcnts did not all arrive today
some misapprchcnsion having been
caused by the change from the origi-
nal programme. The only depart
mcntS in which prizes We're awarded
were in poultry, fruit and vegetables,
end pastry. The Judging of tho very
fine array of poultry was satisfac-
.orily accomplished by George T.. Ste
vcnSon. Of Waverly. Mr. and Mrs.
Alden. of Luzcrnc, decided on the best
makers Of bread, biscuits. pie and
cake taking generous samples Of the
latter two varieties Of pastry to help
them to arrive at a determination. g.
Ritter Of West Pittston, and a Mr..
kreIgcy, of the same town. decided on
the best of a large display Of fruits
and vcgctihl
The Iuartettc Of performing bears
were on view today in the middle OF
the field surrounded by the track,
who feared the effect of such close
proximity upon their horses. About .
o'clock they united in protest to
the management, and President Farm
ham Immediately granted their request
to remove them to a place behind the
grand stand.
At l2.30 o'clock the gates were thrown
open and from that time until the
ttllpl "A Sin1HN thrpDcr ,,f
persons poured in at the three gates.
The dining tent was opened for busi-
ness at about that time and the hum
cry ones were soon filling it. one Of
the most popular horscmen at the
meeting, II. :. Gorman was unfortu-
nate enough To meet with a slight ac-
cidcnt while quietly folding up his long
limbs, preparatory to taking one of the
low seats surrounding the tables. Hap
PLY no injury was sustained, beyond a
slight one to his dignity.
Officers of Track
The gentlemen i'm charge of the rae
ing were the same ones who SO ably
performed the duties yesterday. James
Kelly, of DunmOrc, was the starter;
G. II. Cotclcr, of West Pittston, aud
Dr. Porter, of Taylor, were judges, and
;, R. Bennett and Il. NJ. Hughes. both
of West littstOn, wer" the timers, and
W. T.. sax, of West PittStun, clerk.
Following the precedent established
yesterday the winners of each race
were paid off Immediately at its con-
ClusiOn. This is a feature that other
fair directOrates might well emulate.
y large number of SCrantOnianS were
to be seen on every hand. Although
West PittSton is in Luzerne county.
the fair has thus far been more in
dcbtcd to SCrantonians for its success
than TO the patronage it has had from
Wilkes Barre.
At . o'clock, the time for starting
IN" races, the grand stand was well
filled and railbirds lined the track five
and ten deep for more than furlong
1t was estimated that over 5000 per-
sons were then on the grounds, with
large numbers thronging necessarily
through the gates The grandstand
was a slightly uncomfortable place tC
sit in, a strong northwind blowing into
it,, making ovcrcoats and wraps greatly
to be desired The track was in good
shape,the wind being behind the horses
AT the finish.
In the first race, the 2.23 class. there
were five starters out of eight named
Slashcr BOY and Godseeker seemed tC
be the faVorites in the betting. Two
Of the scratched horses were from
Scranton, Frances j. and Major $.
owned respectively by Charles Connel
and George Dunn,
The horses were i'm readiness to be,
gin their part of the day at 22O. The
history of the races follows.
First Race-2.23 Glass.
First heat-Five starters. j. r. T.
drew the pole and AlCrane was ou tn,
outside. After four attempts To star
a delay was OccasiOned by the harnes,
of j. Il. p. getting out of gear Th,
crowds surged across the track il
great numbers Then eight more at
tempts were made, after which Han
mis-, driver of Goldseeker, made a kicl
against the crowds interfering with
him. The track was then cleared b!
the police, TWO more efforts To star
were then made. and then Starter Kel
ly warned the drivers that if thel
could not keep their positions he woult
not protect them longer At the If
teenth lineup the word was given
Half furlong from the stand four o
the five starters were dancing, an,