The Chanute times., 1902-09-05

auu several nuhureQ viewing the
races from positions inside the
track. 1t was a good natured
crowd bent on pleasure and they
certainly had it. The card offered
some good events, the finishes were
exciting and the entire card carried
out with but one accident, in the
half mile running race Rueben J.
fell throwing his rider to the out
side of the track. 1t was thought
at the time that the jockey was
seriously hurt but happily this
proved to be untrue, his only injury
being an abrasion of the right knee.
This same boy rode good race on
the last day and said he was all right
and feeling good.
Fridays and Saturdays racing
was equally as good as Thursdays.
The exhibition given by the driver
of Lon Kelley in the 2:I5 pace
Friday, was perhaps the best piece
of horsemanship ever seen in Cha
mute, and though beaten it was easy
to be seen which horse really won
its way to the hearts of the people.
In the hogs and cattle exhibit too
much cannot be said of the ex-
cellent showing made by D. /.
Houston of this city. His Herford
bull, Watchman t265I2 is perhaps
the finest specimen of his kind ever
shown here, and when one considers
that absolutely no effort was made
in preparing this lot for show the
showing made is indeed marvellous.
Several sales were reported in
fancy bred swine to Chanute buyers.
The prices paid were high and
sales quickly made. The favorite
sellers were in the Poland China
stock but Jerseys enjoyed good
sales also. 1t is to be hoped that
more enthusiasm will develop in the
hog industry in this locality;certain-
ly good start was made.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society
had many workers who worked
faithfully in behalf of their home
plans and incidentally worked the
Indians by making them earn their
money by giving really good per
formance. An idea of their dances
and characteristics was easily learn
ed by watching them go through
their act once. The ladies were
under heavy expenses and for a
while it looked as if they would be
several hundred dollars out on the
venture but they stuck to their
work and in the end were ahead
quite little sum.
Taken on the whole the fair COM
pares favorably with those held in
the past. The attendance was not
at all what it should have been but
the weather and the conditions of
the roads were greatly responsible
for this, Friday being the only day
when expenses were cleared. The
stores throughout the city were
closed in honor of the fair and own
ers and employees attended in
crowds. Saturday the attendance
was painfully light owing perhaps
to the fact that no advertising had
been made of the continuation of
the fair longer than originally in
tended. However, the events were
good and thoroughly enjoyed by
those who witnessed them. The
horses in the last, a So running race
were at the post IS minutes and
when finally sent away it could be
seen that the crowd wanted more.
They were still good natured and
just as happy as on the opening
day however. The winner received
his share of the applause, one last
cheer was given with hearty good
will and the fair of 1902 became a
part of the city's history. IT'S true
a number of prominent citizens
were seen to buy pop corn and pea
nuts at greatly reduced prices, and
one leader of social events was
known to throw five times at the
niger baby. He claimed afterwards
that he could not overlook the bar
gain in five throws for FIVE cents
and any way he was a boy again
and didn't care who knew it and as
he walked slowly out of the grounds
he was heard to say:
A fair is place where the multtudes flow,
Where the horses pick on are always so
slow,
That swear next time won't bet cent.
But exhibit myself in a round top tent,
As Markham's
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