Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-09-17

err had tempted a large crowd to visit
the fair from all sections of the coun.
ty and the attendance was very sat.
isfactory, reaching in the neighbor.
hood of 1000.
The ascent of the famous war bal.
loon, Santiago" was the first at.
traction of the day and was watched
with breathless interest by the spec
tators, who were well satisfied with
Prof. Baldwin's clever manipulation
of the big sphere and his subsequent
parachute flight. The professor was
billed to take up a number of animal
aeronauts with him in his aerial flight
but owing to the fact that his troupe
was stolen from him in Seattle. he
was only able to procure a rabbit,
which was attached to a miniature
parachute and safely landed on moth
er earth after a descent of a mile.
The artificial snowstorm turned loose
at a height of a thousand feet made
a very pretty exhibition and the as.
cent was accompanied by a war bomb
accompaniment which was very real.
istic. A number of advertising PAM
phlets. among which was a marked
paper calling for a twenty dollar hat
at Mrs. Gleason's millinery establish
ment, were scattered by the aeronaut
in his fight. The lucky paper was
secured by Alta Mason, who is the
possessor of a bright new chapeau in
consequence.
The f~ree-for-all trot. best three in
five was called next. There were four
entries for the money as follows:
Montana Kate, Bad Lands, Tracy b
and Star Pointer; this last was not the
original Star Pointer of race track
fame and was a dead one. passing un.
der the wire fully seven minutes af-
ter leaving the post. The necessary
three heats were won by Montana
Kate. First heat, time 2:42, second
2:46, third 2:3S. Bad Lands made a
game effort to get the 5000, first
money. but couldn't make it. In the
third heat Bad Lands made the mile
in 2:40.
The 600 yard dash was an exciting
race from start to finish and pools on
Daisy Dean and Blood Raw sold free.
ly. The entries were: Lottie, Play.
mate, Gray Dot, Daisy Dean and the
latter mare, with Carl Hagenson up,
made the pace and passed under the
wire in "a 2-5, with Blood Raw crowd.
ing her hard. Gray Dot took third
place. Playmate was scratched owing
to the fact that a rider could not be
found.
L. Billiard, Frank Rix, Tom Moore,
w. Bebb, Dave Mccartney and Chas
May started in the 100 yards foot race,
Mccartney was an easy winner with
Bebb second. Time. IL 3-5.
Ben Cline's horse took third place
in the one mile breed race, contrary
to the expectations of his supporters
and Jerry. Louis Ouellette's racer
went down the line with the bunch
and under the wire a length ahead Of
the Berger horse.
Fourteen boys appeared at the pos
for the pony race, owners to ride, ant
when the judges cut out some of tho
mounts, owing to their being out o.
their class, a howl of indignation
went up which awoke the echoes ant
also the judges to their responsibility
II was at length agreed to make {
second race for the four larger horses
and in that way everybody was salts
fed. There were eight starters IL
the pony race. which was won b.
Simeon Bushon; the Vannest boy wa
second with d. j. Hilger crowding hin
for place. Time, 2:11. The secon,
race was a hot one and thorough,
proved that the mounts which wer
cut out would have been out of thei
class, as the time was 2:04, sevel
seconds better than the pony race
| Carl Moshner came in first with San
| Liebert a half length in the ear an
| Bert Woodwork in third place.
The quarter mile dash was a prett
race and wound up in a close and e,
citing finish between Daisy Dean an
Blood Raw. in which the little gre
mare won out by a half length. Ora
Dot was third. Time, "a.
The broncho fighters had secure
several outlaws and the days bucl
ing contest was the best of the sci
les and was decided in favor OF Fran
Biglen. who was awarded the Sc
saddle put up by the Montana Sac
dlery Co. During the afternoon Wa
ter Sturman rode a big bronch tha
did some fancy bucking and doubl
ended a time or two in a vain endea'
or to unseat his rider. Tom Masol
who rode as substitute for Wood
who was hurt the preceding day, mad
a good ride and famed the wild
bucking cayuse with the greatest cas-
He rode a wild appeluchi later in II
afternoon and gave a splendid exh
bition. Guy Skillman twisted a fra
tious bay who persisted in taking
the sights among the art exhibits ar