Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-29
THE GREAT FAIR.
a Great Success Despite Pain
on the Principal Day.
THE BlCKETTS POPULAR
Satisfaction General. Complaints
and Criticisms No More
Than Usual.
RECEIPTS SATISFACTORY
Being Substantially the Same as
Last Year. Expenses
Proportonate.
SATISFACTION

The Great First and Best Fair Of
1901 is thing of the past, of which
there will be pleasant memories, and
which will hereafter be referred
to as creditable to the management
the patrons and the people generally
Tuesday and Wednesday were
ptopitiously fine, and the entries
and receipts for those days being in
excess of corresponding days of 1900,
justified sanguine hopes that the
first fair of the twentieth century
society.
But the morning of Thursday, al.
ways known as the "big day" bv
which success is gagged, opened low
ing. By o'clock rain began to fall
and soaking downpour continued
until noon. Nevertheless thousands Of
people poured in and stream
crowded through the gates until two
o'clock, by which time the number
on the grounds was estimated at 6,O00,
and the success Of the fair was as.
sured, despite the rain of the morn
ering, which probably kept away
enough to have made it the greatest
assemb!age ever known in the city.
The gate receipts for this day doubt
less suffered $500 by the rain, and
accounts for their being some $3.50
less than lastyear.
Fridays weather was perfect and
largely compensated for Thursday.
Fully 5o00people were on the grounds
by two o'clock, and the gate receipts
excelled by 5000 the average for such
days, bringing the aggregate up to
within trlfle of that of 1900.
Exhibits in most departments Were
good, in some excellent. A notice
able shortage was in fruit and yeget-
ables. OF the latter, however, there
were some fine specimens, though
less numerous than usual.
The aerial performances of the
Beckett family more than met ex-
pectation. Everybody was delighted
with them, and generally conceded
it to be the best performance of Its
class ever seen in the state, and
alone worth the price of admission
to the fair.
The baseball games were all good
and satisfactory. The low scoring
attests the merit of the contests. On
Wednesday Mineral Point defeated
Rewey by the narrow margin OF to
| |. Thursday the crack team OF
Platteville, with a Chicago pitcher
| won over Linden by score of to /.
Friday the Willow Spring boys
scored victory over Miff1ln team
the tally being 8 to Z.
The races generally Were interest
ing and well contested with no more
kicking than usual. Allowing the
professional driver Crippen to drive
| Il horse in the gentlemen's race Oh
| Wednesday, while others were dry
| Ell by amateurs, as the terms Of tle
race required, created some feeling
| The 2:1S trot on Friday was so PLAIN
ly fixed hippodrome that every
body was disguised. Such per
Torrance is an aggravation to spec'"'
| tors and robbery of the association
| to the extent of the purse. The lossW
the beautiful horse SuenelL VINO
| broke his leg in the second heat Oh
the mile run on Friday, marred tn7
closing event of the meeting MUCH
sympathy was expressed for hl'
owner, Mr.. VIM. James.
A complete list of the preminmsa'
warded will be published next WeeA'
Following is summary OF the IT,
suits of the races;
WEDNESDAY,
Gentlemen's Race. y mile and repeat-ty-
by Penhalegon's Angie b.: Guttens, ,,,
"One Leg" I'd Owens Ethel Arthur 5e' -'.'4
Goelzs Queen Flora 18th.
2:2l Irot-IitllWood ISIS LaH3 ann
Five heats Best time 2;2l, by Lady AF'a"'
best time Of winner, 2:2is4.
2;50 Trot- Sparkle won, taking ~ oN
9th heats; Count Electric lst heat anA y ---
ev. Best time 2.30
THURSDAY.
250 Pace Highland Wilkes lst. a-
ism ID; May Dean 3D.. Chamber an 1.'
time 2,29l3.
2;3jTrot-F onstella 1st; Maume& ~ '-~--
H. Srd; Electric 9Th. Best time -s-t' .s
Half mile un-JoeFosteris t; CheIis
End; Kilarmina Srd; Melody sth
FRIDAY.
2;1j pace-Glen Artur LIST; Nieho-', -
Mauzauilla 3rd: Miss Sherwood ilA hs--"
mont 9Th. Best time 2:i5ls
2.ls trot- Kentucky Lew ist Elet'fe' $50.
Lady Arthur 81. Best time 2:24 80" -
one mile run-Robert Bonner Isl; 1ei.-'