The daily sentinel., 1905-09-23
Yesterday Best
Day of Mesa
County Fair


far as entertainment and worth Of
racing program are considered. We
have heard OF no one who left the
fair grounds yesterday afternoon dis
satisfied with the program as a
whole.
A splendid list of events had been
arranged and events followed each
other in quick succession. The racing
was lively, free from jockeying and
useless preliminaries and almost
every race was for blood.
The program started. 1t was not
long until the enthusiasm of the
great crowd was aroused and lively
interest was taken in every event.
1t was another big day. A big day
for the people and a big day for the
management. a day that was sat
isfactory all around.
The attendance was not far short
of that the day before. The grand
stand was crowded at an early hour
in the afternoon and perhaps a thous-
and people We're distributed in the in
/ field and along the race course, While
many others We're scattered over the
grounds.
The crowd of yesterday afternoon
was estimated at three thousand.
There were nearly four thousand ad-
missions, according to the gate re-
cepts during the day The attend
ance was entirely satisfactory to the
management.
As on Thursday II was jolly
good natured, orderly crowd, in spite
of its large proportions. There was
no disorder whatever during the day
Everybody was out for a good time
and they evidently had a good time
A majority of the visitors took in
the sights of the big exhibition hall
and the smaller attractions We're well
patronized.
The program was not concluded
until nearly six o'clock, and only a
small portion of the crowd left the
grounds until the last events were
ininshed.
/ In every particular the program
of yesterday afternoon was super
ior to that of any previous day. The
people enjoyed it hugely and made
plain their appreciation by generous
applause accorded every feature.
The children of the city and county
owned the day. Yesterday had been
set aside by the management as
childrens day and close onto 1000
little folks entered the gates during
the day. The pupils of the Indian
school spent the entire day on the
grounds. Hundreds of country peo-
pie were there Almost as many
Grand Junction people We're out as
4 there were on the day before.
Late yesterday afternoon the work
of removing some of the exhibits in
the big hall was started. This work
continued throughout the day and the
visitors to the hall today have found
the building in rather dismanteled
condition. Many of the fruit grow
ers who had exhibits in the hall were
prevailed upon by visitors to sell
some of the choice fruit and many OF
the fine apples. peaches, pears and
grapes were disposed of in this way.
The first speed event was the 2;45
pacing or trotting event There were
four heats of mile each. There
we're four entries, Arrie E., Willie
W.. Juliette and Miss Williams. Miss
Williams took three heats, winning
out pretty easily. Juliette came in
second, winning one heat. A purse
of 100000 was hung up for this
event
In the three-eighths mile running
race four horses were entered. They
were GOV. shoup, Fillmore, Rabbi and
Lady Palladen. Rabbi came under
the wire first. Gov. Shoup, second and
Lady Palladen third. Fillmore was
scratched. The time was 2:57. The
purse was $4,000, This race pleas
ed the crowd hugely
There were five entries in the
boys pony race for a purse of $1,000
Maid came under the wire first, Tom
Thumb was second while Little PITTS
burg was the third. Punko and Dixie
were not in it. This was very pret-
ty race
The fve-eighths mile consolation
race was the last event on the regu-
lar program. This was running
event. Graden. Pen Point DR.. Tom
and First Blaze were entered Dr.
Tom came in first, Graden was sec
ond and Pen Point was third. Ihe
nurse was $3.50. Time 1904.
1t was announced that another at
TEMPT would be made 10 have an
auto race. There were two entries
the Van Buren machine and the DR.
Bull machine. Mr. Van Buren drove
his machine. while Mr.. Buhling drove
the Bull machine. Il was six mile
race and the two machines got on
tlicklv. and made hard run No
breakdowns or any accidents OF any
kind marred the excitement Of the
race. The Bull machine won out.
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