Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-25
Day At FAIR.
Large Attendance at the State Fair
at Mandan on the Second Day
and Good Horse Race.
Notes of the Exhibits in the Various
Departments of the Fair-Woman's
Work.

The Mandan State fair got into ac-
ton yesterday, with a good attendance,
a pretty full grand stand, fine weather,
except for occasional gusts of wind
lifted the dust and powdered the
folks in the grand stand. The race
program brought out one race that was
interesting, possibly the best that has
even been seen on the track, in the
2:15 trot. There were three entries in
race, Riverside, a gray gelding,
Thelma, chestnut mare, and Billy the
Kid, a road horse. The latter horse
was never in the race, except for third
money. The contest was between Riv-
erside and Thelma, and four heats
were tTotted before the race was de-
cided. Both are nicely moving ami
mails, steady and fast. In the first
heat Riverside broke just before enter
ing the stretch or the first turn, and
Thelma took the lead, squirting ahead
for several lengths. Riverside steadied
down and closed up the gap, but the
horses so evenly matched for
speed that the loss of place was too
great for him ITO overcome, although
the gray and the chestnut came under
the wire separated by less than a
length. In the second heat, Mhelma
broke at the same place that Riverside
did on the first heat, and the gray got
ahead, and kept his lead to the finish.
In the third and fourth heats. River
side, with the pole, took the lead at the
start and held it to the finish. Now
the horses were separated by two or
three lengths and now Thelma would
close UP the gap, but was unable to
outfoot the gray. In the stretch in
each heat there was a pretty exhibition
OF driving and pacing, but the gray was
not to be overhauled, and won the Sec
ond, third and fourth heats. Both are
splendid animals, and the race was the
only n of the afternoon that was
creative Of much interest. The time
for the heats was 2:20, 2:1S1-2, 2:2O,
and 2:21 1-2. It was announced from
the stand that these were the fastest
four consecutive heats ever trotted on
the track.
The running race was between Hall
more, a brown mare; Calico, chestnut
stallion, and Jim, Austin Logan's
brown gelding. Halimore won the half
mile and repeat, although there was a
general belief among a number of spec
tatols that the chestnut was not put
to his best PAGES in the race.
The 3-minute trot was won by Hub
but, Jr., with Kelloggo second and
Belle Dickson third. The time of the
first heat was 2:54. Calico took the
novelty running race. Halimore bolted
and threw her rider, Bradford, who
slid for some distance along the track,
and was shaken up considerably but
was not hurt.
Between the racing was sandwiched
i'll some roping and breaking Of bron-
chos. This was accompanied with
considerable cruelty. that while it
might have been necessary in real Life,
was rather revolving as a matter of dis
play. The horses were understood ami
mails, with hardly a pitch in them. and
the riding was exceedingly tame.
AS an agricultural exhibition the fail
is not what it should be. The ladies in
Charge Of the fine arts and fancy work
departments, seem to have come to the
rescue. and have saved the exhibit in
the pavilion from being uninteresting
There are some splendid exhibits of art
work, Including painting, tapestries
h~and-painted china, embroidery. car.
pet work, laces, and the various handi.
works of skillful brains and fingers
-Mas. Turner, Mrs. Haskins and Other
ladies in charge of the departments
have done hard work, and their efforts
have been of great value on the uppe1
floor of the pavilion. Below there arr
some exhibits of butter that are good;
Stone, of Fargo, and Phelps, of Bis.
marck, have an extensive exhibit O.
pianos and musical goods. Mrs. ]. D
Allen has arranged another handsome
exhibit Of taxidermic specimens, whiet
is displayed with her usual artist,
taste. This is always one Of the feat
ures of the fair.
In the fine arts department there il
a creditable art display. which does
honor to North Dakota talent. Some
excellent tapestry work comes from
Manstan and Dickinson. Mrs. Dobson
ct Dickinson, has some hand-painted
china on display that would be diff
cult to excel. Crayon exhibits are few
but good.
There is q fine display of burnt wood,
some by Mrs. Smith, Of Bismarck,