Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-08-16
FARMERS TEAM CONTEST
Will BRING Out a Great Show of Farm
Teams for the Fair.


Marathon county prides herself on
having as fine a lot of good farm horses
as any county in Wisconsin. Notwth-
standing this fact the show of good
teams at our comfy fairs has been
poor. In order to assure a good show
of horses this year the fair management
has arranged farmers team contest,
calculated to arouse interest all over
the county, and to create a lively feel
ing of town pride. The offer is as fol-
lows
No. 80. Best four teams from any
town in Marathon county lst prize,
$50; I'd prize, $25; Sd prize, SIS; 4th
prize, $40
All winnings to be equally divided
between owners of four winning teams.
Judging will be done in front of grand
stand at one O'clock p m. on Thursday,
September Sth, by DR.. A. S. Alexander,
of Madison. Teams will be judged on
following basis: Horses 20 points, wag-
ons 10 points, harness 10 points, fitting
and handling 10 points.
Condtions-Entries must be made
before II o'clock noon on Wednesday,
September 18th. At least five entries
must be received. Any number of
entries may be made from any town,
but each entry must comprise four
teams. Teams entered for this compe-
tition will not be required to be on
grounds any other day than Thursday
No team not owned by farmer reSid
ing in the town where entry is made
from can compete (this rule is intended
to bar teams owned by logging com
pauies, etc. In case any team entered
for this competition shall not appear
other teams from same town can be
substituted. All teams shall be hitched
to farm wagon with box.
All drivers shall report at secretary's
office at II O'Clock noon on Thursday
for orders, so that no delay will be had
in getting teams ont for competition.
Immediately after above class has
been judged, all the teams entered
above will line up and the Judges will
award foul moneys for best individual
teams. Judging will be on same points
us in No ~. The prizes will be as fol-
lows: LIST prize, So; I'd prize, Sc; Sd
prize, 81; 4th prize, 49,
Every farmer, whether his team has
competed in the town contest or not,
can enter in this class, entry to be made
before II O'Clock noon Wednesday.
Secretary Wright has already received
promises Oh eUIIlcS IIODl u uulnDtI VI
towns in different sections of the county.
The farmers propose to enter into the
spirit of the occasion, deck the teams
Oslt with ribbons, distinctive color for
each town, and make the contest some
thing worth seeing. In order to create
more interest in the event and make it
worth more to the contestants, Fred
Rietbrock, of Athens, offers special
premium of S. sub-soil pillow TO the
farmer winning the first individual
prize.
The PILOT suggests that our Wausau
business men follow Mr.. Rietbrock'S
example and offer other prizes This is
something strictly for the farmers and
will help interest them in the fair.
There will be large number of entries
aud by Offering prizes down to seventh
and eighth place would help make the
contest interesting.
Since this was written Ed. KretlOw,
our register of deeds, has offered four
boxes of cigars TO the set of teams
standing fifth in the team contest.