The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-01

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but in the last heat she finished good
second. Time for the heats were 2:26,
2:261a, 2:26&. The horses were plac-
ed as follows: Abe B. first, May Idolf
second, Dan f. d. third, Hazel Wilson,
fourth, Mail Pouch fifth, Marbo, sixth,
ZalfO distanced.
The farmers trot or pace, half mile
heats, Chas. Hawkins sorrel team won
again, taking two heats. G. w.
Lynch was second, e. c. Sheldon third
and John Nolan fourth. Time, sc, 81,
Sc. 2 y
The running race, one mile, was
won by ]. d. McMillan's horse, H. P.
Peterson's horse second and the Otter
ness horse third. Time 2:02.
The novelty race, walk " mile, trot
" mile and run " mile, was won
by w. M. Johnson, Ed Kinney, second,
Chas. Hawkins third. Time, 10:36h.
On the last day of the fair the races
were the best of the week, all the
heats being fought out to finish and
the time made was good. In the first
heat of the 2:17 pace Moak G.. hung
up new track record, stepping the
mile under a hard drive in 2:17N.
1t took four heats to decide this race,
as well as the $3.50 trot. Although
MOak G. won the first heat of the
pace in record time he lost the next
three heats to Strange Wave and was
obliged to content himself with Sec
ond money. In the last heat of the
pace 16 to l ran into a sulky ahead
of him on the north side of the track
and got a bad tall, but fortunately
neither he flor his driver were hurt.
! In the 2:30 trot the starters were
Molly Barolite, Hercules, Ruby NJ, Col.
Idof and Bantanan. Col. Ido,f took the
first heat, but fell down in the next
three heEts, which were taken by
Molly Barolite, giving her first money.
Col. Idolf was second, Hercules third,
Battanan fourth and Ruby M. fifth.
Time, 2:25K, 1926, 1926, 2:30.
There were four starters in the 2:17
pace, Moak G., Bess, Strange Wave
and 16 to 1. Strange Wave won the
last three heats and race, with Moak
G. second, Bess third and 16 to
fourth. Time, 2:17A, 2:1S, 1923, 1925.
The pony race was won by Will
Pooles Blue Boy. Blue Boy was also
entered in the gentlemen roadster
race and he won the pony race be-
tween the heats of the latter race.
Carl POllard'S horse was second in the
running race, Cecil Skinners Flossie
third and F. d. Swanson's pony fourth.
Time, 2:03.
Harry Williams Joe Mix took two
heats in the driving race, Ed Sammis
was second and Mr. Poole's Blue Boy
third. Time, 1:55, LAO, 1:3S.
There were a number of pike shows,
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round, ETC., and they were quartered
between the main gate and the sale
pavilion on the north. A number of re-
refreshment booths were scattered over
the grounds and all enjoyed a good
business.
Rest rooms were maintained on the
G. Grover & Co., and they were nearly
always full.
The new stock pavilion and grand
stand added greatly to the appearance
Of the grounds and with the new build
ing for the woman's department the
coming year the association will be
well equipped. The capacity of the
grandstand was tested on two of the
four days and the new bleachers in
front were filled to OverfOwing.
The dedication of the new sale pavil
ion took place on Thursday evening
the exercises being in charge of Supt
A. e. Chamberlain. Prof. Bowman
head of the agronomy department OF
the Iowa Agricultural college, made
the address of the evening, during
which he heartily congratulated the
farmers of Brookings county and the
fair association upon the possession
of what he termed the finest sale
pavilion in the Northwest. At the
close of the exercises dancing was in
dulged in until a late hour.
During the week Manager Walker
of the Grand opera house had two fine
attractions for the entertainment OF
the visitors. On Wednesday night
THE Lieutenant and the Cowboy" was
the attraction and Friday evening the
Lyman Twins had the boards. Both
shows were away above the average
and played to capacity houses.
The Pleasant Hour starting at ten
o'clock in the morning gave a continu
Gus show during the four days and
proved popular resort for the crowds
The Brookings Junior band furnish
ed music during the entire four days
and were assisted on different days
by the Bushnell, Lake Benton and
Arlington bands.
A feature of the fair was the dairy
COW test, which was in charge OF
Prof. c. Larsen, head of the dairy de
partment of the State college. The
cows were turned over to Prof. Lar
sen on Wednesday and they were milk
ed and fed under his direction. The
winner was Jersey COW owned by q
Prentice of this city, with Geo. N. Ken
nard's Shorthorn second and Jersey
belonging to M. G. Mason of Volga
third. Mr.. Prentice's Jersey gave 49.a
pounds of milk for five riilkings, OF
which 2.76 pounds was fat and 1854
pounds skim milk. Mr.. Kennards
Shorthorn gave 1872 pounds of milk
of which 231 pounds was fat and II
pounds skim milk. The Volga COW
gave sos pounds of milk, which con
tanned 2.35 pounds Of fat and 47.5
pounds of skim milk. The fat was
figured at value of 25 cents pound
and the skim milk at 20 cents a hun
dred. The value of Mr.. Prentice's fat
and skim milk was 1873 cents, Mr.
Kennard's 71.95 cents, and Mr.. Mason's
1925 cents. Although Mr.. Kennard's s
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