Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-09-26
CLOSING DAY
OF THE FAIR
Stlverthorne Wins Final Heat Of the
cowboys' Relay Race and Lorimer
Captures the Event.
RUNNING RACE 10 A FINE ONE
ktttie Lomand Wins Her Race-Wea.
yer Defeats varney-The Basket
Ball Game.
The Attendance.

bu0TSOdy LOO
Friday ................... 1000
Total Attendance. .4.2oo
The Fergus county fair closed Fri
day afternoon, and the finish was very
satisfactory. The confusion incident
to the opening had disappeared, the
weather was pleasant, and the races
were by far the best of the week.
The attendance was larger than on
the other days, and everyone was sat-
isf1ed.
The weak points in this fair were
seen by the management in advance,
but there was no way to remedy them.
In the first place, taking the races as
a whole, the card was far below that
. offered on other similar occasions, de-
spite the fact that the purses offer
ed this year were larger than ever
before. The management found it
simply impossible to induce outside
horse owners to bring their flyers up
here, Tor two reasons. One was that
they could enter the horses in other
fairs without having to take them
such distance of the main line, and
the other was that the long trip would
have a tendency to use the animals
up.
The other weak point in this fair
was that no attraction whatever, in
the way of outside amusement, was
nHnrAd thu ~ %o{~ - ~.
public. Heretofore there has been a
balloon ascension or some other such
special feature, but this year there
were just the exhibits and the races.
or course the backbone of all fairs
is the display of agricultural and 9th.
er products, and while these naturally
appeal to most people, there is still
large class for whom such exhibits
possess little or no interest. That
class had the races, and the races on
ly, to engage their attention.
Was a Success.
Yet. Notwithstanding these dis
advantages, the fair was a success.
Judging on the closing day. it must
be considered as one of the most sue
cessful ever held here. Certainly
nothing approaching the display Of
fruits, vegetables and other agricul-
tural products has ever been seen in
Lewistown before, while the live stock
display was extremely creditable
This latter department did not receive
much attention from any quarter un-
. til the last day, and in fact it was not
until the parade of stock before the
grand stand that the general public
had any idea that such fine lot Of
b1ooded animals was on the grounds
The women's and youths depart
ments were both most attractive and
they received great deal of attention
They were also more interesting and
meritorious than ever before.
The Basket Ball Game.
Considerable interest was taken in
the second basket ball game between
the Y. M. C. A. and the high school
Saturday The Y. M. G. A. boys did
much better than on Friday. when
the high school won by score Of IA
to 4. The game was full of brilliant
plays. and the Y. M. G. A. team work
ed hard. but was again defeated by a
score of to 4. the total score for the
two days standing: High school, 10:
Y. M. G. A.. 8.
The Relay Race.
While there appeared to be no
chance whatever for Silverthorne to
win the relay race. owing to the lead
secured by Lorimer on the first two
days. when he captured both of the
three mile heats. yet the final heat
excited more interest than any other
event on the card. Silverthorne,
whose plucky riding on the previous
days had not brought him any re-
ward. was the favorite with the crowd.
and he was fortunate in having bet
ter mounts than before. He circled
the track in splendid style. and being
quick with his changes. easily beat
Lorimer. while Burnett. as usual. came
in third. The time of the three rid
ers was Silverthorne. 9:22: Lorimer.
1898; Burnett. 12:47. The time for
the three heats of three miles each
was Lorimer, 3O:12: Silverthorne.
34:46: Burnett. 44:23k. Under the
conditions of the race. the winner of
each days heat took $25. with 800
to the winner of the whole race. $50
to the second and $25 to the third
Lorimer. therefore. won $50: Silver.
thorne SIS and Burnett. $25.
A Special Race.
In the special race between Kittie
LOmand. Little Cedric and Dewey,
Kittie won the second and third heats,
and Cedrick the first. The time was
1927, 2:22K. 1928.
Between the Gallopers.
The five-eighths dash brought out
Daisy Dean. Buck and Black Bird.
The talent was about equally divided
In the support given to Daisy and
Buck, and Daisy won the race handi-
ly. leading nearly all the way around.
When nearing the wire, Buck made a
fine squirt, but Daisy had enough left
to meet it, and under the whip won
going away. Time. 1:06.
The Girls Race.
In the race for girl riders, Mary
Jones won easily. with Eta Noble
second.
Special Trotting Event.
The special trotting race between
the horses of Sam Weaver and Char.
les Varney. owners driving. was Wea.
ver's all the way in both heats. Time
2:45 and 1858.
The BOYS Race