The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-09-12
COUNTY FAIR
A GOOD SHOW
A Fine Exhibit and Good At.
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After a rest of some seventeen
years, two days fair was again held
1t Miller Wednesday and Thursday
of last week.
The entertainment consisted of an
exhibition of grains, grasses, vege-
tables, fruits, school work, painting,
fancy work, flowers, plants, etc., all
of which was neatly arranged in the
lower rooms of the opera house. The
exhibit was a credit to the county in
production and to the few energetic
people who gathered and arranged
them.
This was sent to the state fair to
represt mt Hand county. 1t will also
probably be sent to the Gas Belt
Expo. at Pierre, and to the Corn
Palace at Mitchell.
The street carnival feature attrac-
ted many visitors and helped to en-
tertainingIy pass the time. 1t con-
sisted of tent shows, ferris wheel,
bicycle artists, ETC., and was reg
ular attraction furnished by Pink &
Gray, showmen, of St. Paul.
The Races
On Wednesday small crowd as
sembled at the driving park to wit
ness some good racing.
The 2:45 class called out three
starters, viz: B. F. Torry's Redwood,
B. T. Foley's Relton, and Pierre
horse. Roger Mason, entered by Jeff
McCullen. This horse was said to
be an old circuit performer who had
been in fast company. The other
two are we'll known local horses.
The first heat was handily won by
Mason in 2:38. Although no official
time was announced several watches
were held on the races. This
was a request of the drivers to pre-
vent any possible bar in future class
events. However, the track is not
regulation, and no admission fee
was charged. Redwood was second
and Relton third.
The second heat was repetition
in 2:342.
But the third heat was horse
race. Driver Hardy decided to push
out the TORY horse to see what was
in him, and right nobly did the
chestnut stallion responded with a
surprise to the spectators. The first
half was very close drive between
the Pierre horse and Redwood, and
the back stretch called for the whip
on Roger Mason to keep his nose
ahead of the TORY horse, and only
break of the latter gave him lead
of two lengths at the wire in the
very fast time of 2:24, which was a
new track record.
The running race was a good one
with five starters, finishing in this
order: Google Eye Dick, Doris,
Daisy, Sandy, Sunbright.
The ball game between pickup
mines representing Miller and St.
Lawrence was a good old time exhi-
bition of the national game, full of
errors, good plays, rag chewing, and
plenty of runs. 1t resulted 8 to 8 in
favor of st Lawrence.
Thursdays Events
The importation of some fast
horses by the newly organized horse
company, created a demand for a
free for all race, instead of the ad-
vertised class of 2:25. And to satis-
fy this demand this race was thrown
open to all comers.
Something like thousand people
gathered at the track on Thursday
and were well entertained.
The first race called was the coun-
ty race for 800 class, with good
purse of 500, which should have at
tracted more local horses. AS there
were only two horses entered, DR..
Sweetlsnd's s Red and B. T. Foley's
Relton, Ira Cree consented to start
his driver Tony Wilkes, to fill the
race although he had not been
tracked any for some years. The
first and third heats were won by
Relton in 2:45. Tony second and Red
third. Red won second, 4th and 5th
heats in 2:42. 2:45, and 2:42, with
Relton second, as Tony was with
drawn after second heat.
Then came the event of the day,
the free for. all pace with o. H. Col
lins' celebrated Dolly Mix, Chas.
Henshaw's Don Arno, and Mr. Wier's