The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-09-22
STATE FAIR GREATEST EVER.
Exposition at Huron Was Successful
Beyond Expectation.

| Beyond Expectation.
The state fair proved success be-
yond all expectation. The attend
ance exceeded anything in the history
| of South Dakota fairs. The weather
was ideal. and the management le-
| joices because of the financial success
| attained. Wednesdays receipts were
over $4,000 while the crowd was est-
mated at from 1000 to $1,000. The en-
| hibits and attractions We're satisfaco-
| tory and all visitors were delighted
| with what they saw. Some good races
occurred.
During the intervals between the
| racing heats the crowd was entertain
ed by trick bicycle riding, slack and
tight wire performances, dog which
| leaped from top of thirty-foot ladder,
and, most laughable of all, the hay
| rack acrobats, who certainly made
hit. The champion team of the Pabst
Brewing company elected many words
of praise from the people when they
| were paraded before te grandstand.
j. R. Thrush, representing the Re
| lance Motor Car company Of Detroit,
Mich, gave an exhibition run with
| 22-horse power car making the mile
| i'm two minutes flat. This was remark
able going, when taken into considera-
ton the fact that it was but half
| mile track.
Among the awards so far made are
| these: Hereford cattle, w. S. Hill
| took eight blue ribbons and three red
ones, while his bull, Dakota Lars, took
the grand championship as against all
| others. His yearling bull, After Lars,
took the state championship for year.
| lings. Both of these animals are
splendid specimens.
| H. N. Thompson of Woodstock, ILL.,,
also had herd of Herefords, upon
which he took first on bull two years
| old and under three; second on Year
| ling bull, first on COW three years old
or over; second and third on heifehs
between two and three years; first
| and third on yearling heifers and first
on heifer calf.
NJ Noble of Centerville, S. D., took
third on his Hereford COW, third on
| yearling bull and second on bull calf.
j. M. Reedy of Beresford, with his
yearling, Aberdeen Angus, took second
| for aged bull, first and championship
| on yearling bull, first on bull calf, first
on COW three years old and over, first,
second and fourth on yearling heifers,
first and third on heifer calves, second
on get of bull, second on get of COW.
| first on herd, and also took champion
ship on COW and junior bull and heifer.
l.. A. Larsens of Vermillion took
second on his yearling Aberdeen An
gus bull, second on bull calf and third
on produce COW.
| James Williams of Marcus, Iowa,
with his Aberdeen Angus took six
! firsts, eight seconds and one third
prize. Mr.. Williams has splendid
| herd of this breed of cattle.
The races were as follows: The first
money in the two-year-old trot or race
| NChl W opl uSCiC, w. IL. I1S4lOu
| owner; second, G. ID. Coles Knute
Mix. Telephone, owned by l.. o.
Bangs, took third place, while fourth
place fent to Luck Linllhart, owned
| by d. T. Kyle. Time, 2:21.
The 2:18 pace, purse $3.50, was won
by Big Boy, owned by E. l.. Mason;
Miss Coffy, owned by F. M. Hatch,
| took second; Ed Jones' Lot Heart
| took third, while fourth place went to
Pat Jackman's Prosperity. Time,
| 2:10 10. During the first heat of the
race, Honest Abe, owned by f. w.
Vaux Of WATERFOWL, was run into by
another horse and the cart demolish-
ed. No serious injury resulted either
| to horse or driver.
The Indian pony race was exciting
and thoroughly enjoyed by all. First
place went to Paul D., Joseph Flow
| cry, owner; Rosey. owned by George
| Banks, took second; Wakefield, own
ed by J. A. Berry, taking third. Four
heats were necessary to decide this
| race.