Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-23


and a good one when the weather is
favorable, was amply proven last
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
when approximately five thousand OF
her citizens entered the gate to wit.
ness the excellent attractions offered
by the fair association.
For over week the extremely bad
weather-the rain, snow. hail and
mud-had succeeded in sinking to the
lowest ebb the hopes of the fair pro,
moters. and those who had anticipat.
ed three days of pleasure in witness.
ing the track events. examining the
exhibits and participating in the fes-
tiyities, which are ever a part of a
county fair But to the very agree
able surprise of all, the sun shone
out bright and warm Wednesday
morning and the three days of the
fair were the finest we have had in
the Judith Basin this year. 1t was
sufficiently warm to permit the crowd
to sit in the grandstand all of the
afternoon in perfect comfort and was
at no time excessively warm.
Wednesday morning was devoted
to the arrangement Of the different
exhibits and when the crowd began to
arrive about l o'clock everything was
in readiness for their entertainment.
Racing Events.
Had it not been for the bad roads,
also that the Billings fair was put off
necessitating several race owners to
remain over there with their strings
of racers there would have been more
good horses on the track last week
than ever before in the history of the
association. But DIR. Crutcher, of
Fort Benton. Judge Moore. of Butte,
w. b. George and j. r. Conway, of
Billings, and many others who have
fast horses, and who intended to en-
ter them here did not feel like facing
the roads. so 1t was up to local horses,
with one exception, TO furnish the rae.
ing amusements. c. X. L., owned by
Mcdonald, of Fort Benton, was the
only outside horse entered. The 10
cal racers made it interesting, how
ever, and some close finishes were
brought off.
In the first race of Wednesday.
which was a three minute trot or
pace for purse of $500. divided into
$50, $50, $40 and $40 for the four lead
ers. there were four entries. An ac-
cidental mix-up caused by the driver
of Kittie Lamond driving into Dan
Patchen's sulky, made some delay
before the first heat was started,
but the damaged sulkies were soon
fixed and the horses started with c.
X. l.. on the inside. Kittie Wilkes,
second, Dan Patchen, third, and Kittie
Lamond, on the outside. In the sec
ond heat Dan Patchen made tre-
mendous squirt and all but nosed Kit
tie Wilkes, who won the heat and
race out of the first place.
The quarter mile dash brought out
three starters. Daisy Dean, owned by
Frank Smack, Gold Dust, owned by
Billy Woods, and Brown jug, owned
by Homer Goodell. Daisy Dean, the
little gray mare that won most OF
the money last year, came In winner
with Gold Dust at her head and
Brown jug some ways back.
This was for a purse of $50 divided
into $35 and SIS purses.
There were six starters in the breed
race. which came next. Pete Berg
er was an easy winner and just mo-
nopolized the first places in all OF the
breed races during the entire three
days.
The ladies relay race, probably the
most interesting race on the card,
finished the races for the evening
There were two entries, Miss Ona
Marshall and Miss Dina Patterson.
Both young ladies are fine horsewom-
en- and managed their horses with a
skill seldom seen. They both got an
even start, but Miss Patterson had
the best string of horses and came
in slightly ahead In the first mile.
She increased IL a few seconds the
second mile and got at least a half
minute the best of II in the third
heat. Miss Marshall's horse baked
and Miss Patterson was almost to the
quarter post before Miss Marshall got
started. The four miles were cover
ed by Miss Patterson in 9:5l. while
Miss Marshall came under the wire
for the fourth time in lO:42, and thus
started innto the race the second day
with time handicap of 81 seconds.
second day Miss Patterson managed
to increase her lead by IL seconds.
both young ladies riding strong and
mounting and dismounting more
quickly than the average gentleman
rider.
The race came to an unfortunate
conclusion Friday, when, in dismount.
ing after the first mile. Miss Mar.
shall caught her spur in her riding
skirt and was thrown heavily to the
ground. Several people quickly ran
to her assistance and DR.. Treacy, who
was on the ground, was called. 1t
was found that the fall had stunned
her and an examination also showed
that she had suffered severe frac-
ture of the collar bone. After she
was brought to she was taken to the
residence of David Hilger. where she
Is now rapidly recovering.
This brought the race to a close,
as Miss Patterson stopped riding
when she had finished her second
mile. Miss Patterson being ahead.
was given the first prize OF 500. and
the second prize OF $50 was given to
Miss Marshall In addition TO the $50