The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-26
GRAND FORKS DAY At
STATE FAIR A SUCCESS
LOUD IN THEIR PRAISES OF ATTRAc.
T1oNs AND CORDIAL TREATMENT AT FARGO
HORSE RACES DEVELOPED FIGHT TO THE
FINISH BETWEEN GAME DELLA DoWNEY To-
CAL MARE, AND DANIEL WEBSTER, THE WINNER.

Grand Forks day at the state fair
at Fargo brought together an i'm
mense assemblage of people upon the
new fair grounds of our sister city
and 1t was generally remarked by
every one present, especially by those
from Grand Forks, that the state fair
was great success.
The special train was composed of
eight coaches, all the seats in which
were filled with ladies and gentlemen,
showing the deep interest that our
citizens feel in state fair matters. The
train made fast time and arrived at
Fargo about. 1890. A committee of
Fargo citizens met their guests at the
Great Northern depot, having pre-
vtously arranged with the street car
company for special service to convey
the crowd to the fair grounds. The
street car company showed that it was
equal to the emergency. There were
four trains of three cars each on
the track and they were soon filled to
the guards. 1t required more than
one trip of these special trains to ac-
commodate the visitors. Every atten-
ton and courtesy was shown by the
citizens of Fargo and the utmost good
feeling and cordially prevailed. The
Grand Forks visitors showed every
evidence Of delight with their treat
ment and were loud in their praises,
not only of the success of the fair,
but of the genial hospitality of the
people of Fargo. The officers of the
fair were specially attentive, greeting
Mayor Duis and the rest with the ut
most cordially.
Arriving at the grounds the visitors
found game Of baseball in progress
between the Fargo and Calumet teams.
The game was very spirited, the
players laboring under the disadvan-
tage of fresh garden" Fargo won
the game by score of II to z.
In the afternoon there was a good
program of races, the running races
being especially fine. Notwithstanding
the heaviness of the track, which is
necessarily new, some very good time
was made. The grandstand was
packed with people, and, indeed, the
crowd was Obliged to line up all the
way around the track in order to get
view of the races.
The fair association received many
congratulations in consequence of the
wonderful amount of work that has
been done and the smOothness of the
general management of the enterprise.
The buildings are fine and would do
credit to any state in the union. When
we consider that as late as the 18th
day of March there was not a stick
of timber on the ground and the site
was stubble field, the work of the
association is little less than wonder
full.
Two or three showers of rain oc-
CURED In the afternoon but did not
impede the progress of the program.
1t is estimated that fully 10000 people
were on the grounds Owing to stiff
breeze which prevailed during the day
part OF the exercises that were an
nounced was omitted. 1t was the
original intention to have some
speeches from the grandstand, but this
part of the program was abandoned.
At the close of the proceedings the
great crowd moved toward the city
and here again the street car company
showed its enterprise in the way 1t
conveyed the people from the grounds.
The Grand Forks special left Fargo
at $3.50 and arrived in this city little
before IL o'clock last evening. The
visitors were unanimous in their
praise of the success of Grand Forks
day, and returned, feeling that the
state fair to be held in this city next
year would be in every way equal to
the splendid exhibition now in pro-
gress at Fargo, and there ia. no doubt
that Fargo day at next years fair will
be one long to be remembered.
Yesterday recorded one of the best
racing days Of the fair. notwithstand-
ing that 1t rained few minutes in
the afternoon. The shower, however,
was short-lived and served to lay the
dust.
The first race called was the 2:25
pace. There were six entries, but the
favorites were Daniel Webster and
Della Downey, the latter the little
mare owned by Larry Downey Of
Grand Forks. Daniel won the race in
straight heats, but every inch of the
ground was fought from wire to wire
by the game little mare. In the first
heat Daniel got away eight lengths
to the bad and gradually fought his
way to the front through the ranks
of the other five contestants, winning
the heat in the stretch with Della Sec
Ond. The second heat was also q