The Glenwood post., 1905-09-30
DISTRICT FAIR
AND RACES
Fourth Days Program Abandoned
on Account of Rdin---WiII
Be Given To-day
ATTENDANCE LIGHTER THAN USUAL

The District fair and races which
began here Tuesday have been badly
handicapped and have been just the
opposite from the grand success which
the big boss has been promising the
people. 1t is really too bad that the
elements frown on the management
for they had quite enough to contend
with without the rain of Friday
which made it impossible to pull off
the racing program of the day.
The people who had entered the
grounds before the rain set in were
sent home and their money returned
and Fridays program which it was
the intention of the management to
make the best of the session will be
pulled off today. 1t has not yet been
decided whether or not the two days
program will be combined in one but
it is probable that what was intended
for today's program will be given to-
morrow.
The fruit and vegetable display is
not large but some of the exhibits are
very creditable and the quantity is
about as great as could be expected,
all things considered. The exhibit in
live stock is very light.
Tuesday was field day at the fair
and was of special inter est and school
adjourned that all pupils desiring to
enter the contests might be able to do
so while the others might have the
pleasure of watching the sports.
The afternoon program opened
with a burro race which was the
speediest ever pulled off on the local
track 1t was won by Max Sievers.
Thayer Hubbard won the potato
race over nine other runners while
out of fifteen entries in the sack race
Oscar Smith came out winner as we'll
as also being the highest jumper
among the boys but the girls did not
show their skill in this event.
The Young Americans, as usual,
came out ahead in the shinny game
and tug of war, defeating the Dutch,
Italian, and Bennett avenue teams.
Thayer Hubbard also proved his skill
by making the highest score at throw
ing baseball at a target
Probably the most enjoyable feature
was the girls foot race and out of
twenty seven girls Sarah Young won
this race.
The team captained by Lawrence
Clark won the relay race for the boys.
The racing program this week
brought out several interesting events.
Very few of the old favorites in this
district were present, but the new
comers proved themselves good run
ners, as a rule. The faces could, how
ever, have been made more interest
ing if the program had been run off a
little more systematically and prompt
ly. Long waits between races on the
first two days of racing tired the spec
tators out long before the close of
each afternoon, and consequently the
crowd would dwindle down, and as
rule, the best part of each day
program coming at the end many
missed the most interesting perform
ances.
Wednesday program was as fol-
lows:
First race, 2:40 ttrot. Lady Dew
ey, owned by Harry Burnett of Grant
Junction, won three heats straight il
2:43; 2:44; 2:47R. Second money
went to I X Bell and third to Bel
Thorne.
Second race: three eighths mile
running Won by Joe D, with Little
Waif second Sleepy John, third
Time, :371a
Third race, half mile cow pom.
race. Won by Underwood Fred
Steve Baxter's Duster, second. and A
E. Sherman's Charlie, third. FREQ
and Duster were protested before thu
race as not being cow horses, bnt rac'
horses. The protest, however, wa
overruled, and the horses ran in thu
race. Time, :53,
Fourth race, three eighth mile dasl
for lady riders. The race was run al
though the startr, DR.. Clark. had no
given the word to go. The rider
went around the track in fast time
and the victory fell to Mrs. Charlie
Lumley of Eagle, riding XYz. On
OF the Indian girls was second on In
dian pony, Black Chief. and Mis-
Maggie McNulty was third, on Fly
Time, 40.
The program for the day wound
with an Indian pony race. Jimmi
McCook won the race, with Franl
s.1