The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-11

FAIR
RACES
Will Include Many Speedy
Horses
Attraction for Portland Day
Arranged.

Horses that are entered for the races
at the coming state fair are arriving
daily, and when they have all reached
the grounds they will be the greatest
aggregation of speed horses that ever
met In this state. The number of
horses coming is so much larger than
is usually the case at the fair, that the
association has been compelled to pro
vide as new stalls for their accommo.
dation. Not only will there be a large
number of horses, but the quality will
be of higher class than is usually
seen on an Oregon track, and horse
men seem to think that every race will
be closely contested
The races will begin Monday after
noon, September 18th, and will contin-
ue every day for the six days that the
fair will be in session. From four to
FIVE races are on the cards for each
afternoons sport, and arrangements
have been made to pull them off sys-
tematically and without any delay,
Most all of the harness races are two
and three events, instead of the old
style of three and five, and will be de.
cided in short order. II is the inten-
tion Of the management to pull the
races off quick and fast, which will
give the sport a more exciting fea.
ture.
The association has arranged an es-
pecially good program for Portland
day-Thursday September 1sth-in-
cluding a free-for-all pace. which VIII
bring together the cracker-jacks of the
Pacific coast Myrtha Whips. who has
been winning these events all over the
Northwest for the past two seasons,
will meet a hard competition in De
mocracy. an Eastern horse, which has
record of 2:O7, and has this year
paced in 2:OS. The record will surely
be broken in this race, and a mile in
1907, or better. is not improbable.
Another event on this day that will
bring together some of the best trot.
ters on this circuit is the Capital City
purse of $1,000. In this race there are
l5 entries, including some of the best
horses of this state and Washington,
who will have to compete with horses
from Montana, Colorado, Utah and
California This will be one OF the
greatest events of the meeting, and at
this writing there are half dozen or
more horses that are likely 10 start
out fayorites, which shows that great
interest will attach to this race
Besides these harness events there
will be three running races. One OF
them will be a dash for a mile, and in
this race the people OF the metropolis
will have an opportunity of seeing one
of the greatest running races ever seen
on a track. There will be a number
of horses on the track entered in this
race that can run the mile close 20
t:40. and with good day and track
a new straight record will be made,
Outside the racing program that will
be given 10 entertain the Portland Wis
itors. there will be a grand exhibition
OF live stock In the forenoon. The pa.
villon, creamery and poultry depart.
ments will be thrown open TO the In.
, spection of the visitors. thus giving
them time TO enjoy the entire show
and the afternoons racing program.
and arrive home In Portland for a good
supper by s o'clock that evening.
The members Of the fair board an
nounce that there will positively be al
lowed no admission 10 the fair grounds
on the Sunday preceding the fair. ex-
eept TO exhibitors