The Elbert County tribune., 1905-09-28
ELBERr's SECOND FAIR.
Was Success from Start to Finish
Fine Exhibits, Good Racing,
and a Large Crowd
Present.


4 nesday and Thursday was big success
in every way. The exhibits in almost
every department were large in number
and the quality was excellent. The rae
/ ing was the best ever seen here and 3S
horses were entered in the seven races.
The crowd was good natured one and
the number Of people in attendance on
Thursday, the big day, was estimated at
5000.
The weather was almost perfect, the
rain and snow on Monday previous to
the fair having laid the dust and purified
/ the air.
Wednesday was a preparatory or
entry day and was given over entirely to
getting everything in readiness for the
big day. In the afternoon there was a
ball game between the Elbert Reds and
a team supposed to represent Kiowa, but
which was made up of one kiowa player
and two each from Castle Rock, Eliza
beth, Big Sandy and Elbert. The "Kio-
was" won by score of 10 to 6. At night
there was dance in Red Men hall.
Every fair has "big' day and Thurs
day was the big day of the Elbert Coun-
ty fair. 1t was probably the "bggest"
day Elbert has ever seen both as regards
attendance and excellence of the enter
tainment given. People commenced to
arrive early from all directions, many
driving % or 30 miles from Castle Rock
Z Monument, Ramah, and eastern Elbert
county points. The regular train from
the south arrived at 10:15 with 50 pas
sengers from Colorado Springs, Falcon
and Eastonville; few minutes later the
\ special tsain arrived from Denver with
/ i've coaches containing more than 300
/ from Denver, Parkers, Hill Top and
Elizabeth. The First Regiment band
arrived on the special and gave excellent
service all day with their playing.
I The judging of exhibits occupied the
greater part of the forenoon. At 10:30
Elbert and Big Sandy crossed bats on
the diamond, Elbert winning after an
exciting contest in which both teams did
some heavy batting, score II to 49, In
the afternoon Parker and Elizabeth, as
sisted by Denver, Castle Rock and Ell
bert players, played the best game of the
series, Parkers ct al winning, score 4 to
2. The principal interest IN the morn
ing program centered in the baby show.
Nine pretty babies were entered in the
contest five girls and four boys. Percy
tCrosswhite of Cherry, a Douglas county
product, was declared the winner, Mr.
and Mrs. John Gibbons baby, of near FL
bert, being close second. The judges
were Mrs. A. X. Barrett and Mrs. Anna
Roberts, of Eastonville, and j. A Gear
of Elbert.
The entire afternoon was given to the
racing and the sport was declared the
best ever seen here. A number of first
class horses were entered and every race
was close and exciting Following is a
summary of the races:
Free for all Trot or Pace--George Will
son, driven by Mart Funk, and Nugget,
driven by A. Stott, divided first and sec
ond money, King, driven by Alfred Pc
terson, third. Best time, 80.
Green Trot or Pace - George Wilson
won first and third heats, Maid, driven
by l.. Dieteman, won second heat; Sham
rock, driven by Peterson, third. Best
time, 1:291s.
Free for all 4 Mile Running - David
H.. first; Blood Royal, second; Sorrel c.,
third; Maud, Jim Jetfries and Sidney
johnson also ran. Time, 55.
36 Mile Dash Running Kentucky jim,
owned by James Barnes and ridden by
Elmore Jewell, of Elbert, first; Gotey,
second: Little Steve, third; Dolcie and
Jim Williams also ran. Time, Al.
a Mile Dash Running Little Steve,
first; Dolcie, second; Pete, third; Daisy
@. and Daisy Stark also ran. Time 2515.
a Mile Running, Lady Riders-Daisy
O., ridden by Gertie Laven, first; Daisy
Stark, ridden 10y Ida Miller, second; Sis,
ridden by Dorothy Molloy, third; Gold
dust, ridden by Bertha Vote, and the
Jones horse, ridden by Mrs. Laura
Brown, also ran. Time, 30.
Burro Race, Il Mile-Arthur Sautter
first, Reuben Wright second. Time !: :15.
21s Mile Relay Race -LaPiere string
of kiowa, ridden by Roy LaPiere, first;
Walker string of kiowa, ridden by Mar
win James of Elbert, second. Time 5:57.
This was the most exciting race of the
day. Both riders had bad horse that
''hew" the track, LaPiere's horse on the
outside and James on the inside. By
good handling each rider got his horse
back on the track without losing much
time, and at the finish only about 100
feet separated the winner from the sec
ond horse.
The exhibits we're numerous in most
of the classes and the quality was excel
lent, showing conclusively that the pro
ducts of Elbert county and the Divide
with those of any other section of the
state.
In the horse exhibit there were % en-
tries, about equally divided between the
drafts and roadsters. Some fine animals
in both classes were shown.
The showing of cattle was especially
fine, there being more than 40 head en-
tered for premiums. George Bernard of
Table Rock had six splendid Galloways
direct from the state fair, and +. A. Dot
son g. Co. Of Elbert and Frank Long of
Kiowa had some fine animals from their
Shorthorn herds. The showing alto
gether was very creditable one.
A. G. Cornforth exhibited two pens of
merino sheep from Forest Glen ranch
and the Eiselstein Land and Live Stock
Co., of Denver and st. Joseph, NO., had
some fine looking Angora goats on exhib-
ition.
Dean w. L. Carlyle, of the State Agri-
cultural college, was present and judged
all the live stock. Mr.. Carlyle is one of