Cañon City record., 1906-09-20

the agricultural section in the main
building at the fair can hardly fail
to attract the attention of tillers of the
soil While the display is not a large
one it is of surprisingly good char
acter and shows the capabilities of the
soil under proper cultivation. The
samples of timothy, blue stem and red
top grasses are excellent. The sam
pies of corn, barley, oats, wheat and
other cereals can hardly be beaten in
any part of the country. The exhibit
of durum and macaroni wheat, grown
above the ditch line, is very interest
ing.
Everybody at the fair grounds today
expressed themselves as pleased with
the program of entertainment The
track events were fully up to public
anticipations and aroused general in
terest Nearly all places of business
in Canon were closed Wednesday after
noon and there was good crowd of
people on the grounds. Thursday is
Fruit Day and it is expected that eight
or ten thousand people viii be ON the
grounds to enjoy the sport
The rainfall of Monday and Tuesday
afternoons, and the cool weather that
followed, has combined to render the
conditions ideal for the fair and as
su-es the largest attendance at the
grounds in the history of the associa-
ton. The splendid condition of the
race track will probably result in the
establishment of a new speed record
for the Canon City track.
According to a new rule adopted
by the racing association no one but
the officials are allowed in the judges
stand during the progress of a race.
This is a good idea, as many times the
officials were crowded out by others
who wished to see without going into
the grand stand.
The city schools will be closed on
Thursday afternoon and all day Friday
in order to give the teachers and pu-
pills an opportunity to attend the fair.
Friday will be Field Day and the Flor
ence schools. also the Cripple Creek
anu NlCtoT SCnoOlS Will tdhc a nOiludy
and witness the sports at the fair.
A buster lot of young ladies than the
entry clerks in Secretary Rowland's
office at the fair grounds this morning
would be hard to imagine. At times
dozen people woufd be clamorfng for-
their assistance at once They had
more business than the traditional
cranberry merchant"
The cowgirl running race Wednes-
day was one of the most exciting of
the track events. 1t was between Miss
Murle Keller of Black Mountain and
Miss Tong Similar races will be run
Thursday and Friday.
E. F. Ford. the popular Pueblo drug
gist. is starter at the races He has
officiated in this capacity at number
of places during several years past
and always gives splendid satisfaction.
John A. Davis came down from How
ard this morning to attend the fair.
He says that nearly everybody in that
section of the county will be here to-
morrow.
A. R Gumaer has his fine bunch OF
stock up from Florence. Mr.. Gumaer
does more to make the stock exhibit
a success than any other man in the
county.
The livery stables are doing big
business during the fair. nearly every
vehicle being pressed into service to
carry people out to the grounds
'sThe Gypsy tent: the fortune teller"
in in evidence on the grounds. and 1t
is amusing to see some ladies trying
to go in without being seen.
Landlord Dye of the Strathmore. Is
suffering from a sore foot, but 1t would
have taken more than that to keep
him from seeing the races.