The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-21
COUNTY FAIR
WAS BEST EVER
Event Ends Saturday IN Blaze
Of Glory

u"y loiiS, |ehiCieS VI every ucoCilptiol
thronged the streets leading to the
grounds. When the last weary sight
seer had passed through the gares
homeward bound and Secretary Van
De Water had completed the task of
counting the tickets, it was found
that nearly seven thousand paid ad-
| missions had been taken III al the
main gate during the day.
Saturdays program was a most ap-
propriate one for the last day of the
! fair, ard it is thought by many that the
/ best races We're held for the final day.
The musical program was even better
! than ever and the big crowd reveled
in the noisy festivity. 1t was a day of
care-free happiness for everybody.
The grand stand was packed to its
! fullest capacity when the 2:23 trot, the
first race of The day, was announced.
The event though a pretty exhibition
Throughout was cinched by Irene, from
! the very start. She won the three
! heats with perfect ease. Cyrilia Jones
| took second money ana Lady W., third.
In the third heat Lady W., collided
with Irene, with the result that both
| drivers We're given a severe shaking.
! The heat was called dead and re-
peated. Time, 2:19 1-2.
Rene Del Norte. the beautiful g.
year. OLD mare owned by Judge Thomas
/ H. Brents. of This city, was an easy
victor in the 3-year-Old race, winning
! the mile trot in 2:24 1-2. Baron Bowles
! won second place.
| An exhibition trOt was next made by
! Victor Mckinley in an endeavOr to
! lower her previous record of 2:30. The
! little mare worked like a demon, and
crossed the wire in 2:24 1-2.
! WalIa WaIa's Race.
| The four furlong race in which only
! Walla Walla county horses were ad-
mitted, was won by Potts, owned by r.
/ Drumheler of this city. The race was
! clean and devoid of any false jockey
! ing Given a good start. the jockies
punched on the home stretch ard
finished in one of the prettiest races
of the season. Harry Tracy, owned by
! Gargen, and BerWyn. the property of
/ c. r. Norton. won second and third
/ places respectively
Preceding the next race, the Hay
/ rubes" appeared before the grand
stand and gave a good exhibition of
their acrobatic skill. The clever actors
were accorded rounds of hearty ap-
plause.
Eight entries were included in the
four and one-half furlong race. Mis-
chief, an easy favorite. won a great
race with Garagan in the saddle. f. c.
Runite won second Time, 55 seconds.
The blood hound exhibition which
next followed. was a success in every
particular. and the big crowd was
given an opportunity to witness the
wonderful work of real man hunters.
Unlike their first exhibition they had
but little difficulty il. keeping the scent
F., of their victim.
The merchants handicap with a
strong list of entries, was the neXt race.
Brush Up and MuskOday, the two fav-
oriteS during the entire week, held the
board with a strong pull. The driving
finish was the prettiest scene on the
racing track this year. Brush Up edged
her way to dead even with Muskoday,
and finally finished by winning by a
nose Rustling Silk won third money.
Time, ia.
Little Fellows Run.
The Shetland pony exhibition run
ming race of one eighth of a mile, was
most comical affair and it pleased the
big crowd. Mayor won an easy race,
but at the finish promptly proceeded to
spill his rider
The one mile race was hardly up to
the standard although it furnished
good amusement for the crowd. Golden
Light played the favori,e, but Ralph
Jones sprung a complete surprise by
passing Soapy Jones, another favOrite,
and winning the race by head. The
time was 1:42 IA.
The mile and one-quarter race, was
the last running race OF the day. Iris
won first. Leasch, second, and Nova
Welch, third. The race was keenly
contested throughout. and furnished
heaps of excitement for the race low
ers Neva Welch was playing favorite
in the circle with Iras coming for
show and place. The local sports held
out with pluck. but only few of them
picked the pretty mare for a winner.
The time i'll this race was 2:09.
Broke Worlds Record.
D. Young won the great really race
of the week by winning Saturdays
event % seconds ahead of E. Jessie.
The race was easily the feature of the
day. as it was up to the two leading
contestants to do the change artist