The Greeley tribune., 1909-09-02
Best Speed Horses Are
Now Quartered
at Track
DOPE ON THE PONIES
The Races Should Be
of Keenest Kind in
Every Class

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:: opening of the hrst annual
r Weld county fair under the aus,
!. pices of the newly organized
= Weld county fair ASSOCIATION
+ The ample exhibit space pro-
+ yded in the new buildings ana
\ tents is taken up with displays
:. of every description from the
+ products of the field, farm ana
:. orchard to that of women nlm-
:. BILE fingers in the art ana DO :
:. mestic science department, Inc =.
+ long rows of sheds are HIled :.
!. with cattle. sheep and hogs and :.
:. everything about the grounds :.
= smacks of detailed preparation ::
r for the entertainment and in :
:. struction of the thousands who :.
:. will visit Island Grove park dur ::
:. ing the next three days. :.
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4" The fair will be thoroughly repre-
sentative of the agricultural life OF
the Greeley-Ault district and north
ern Colorado. 1t invites comparison
with any similar exhibit made or 10
be made in Colorado this year. The
display of fruits and grains will be
equalled only by the showing made
at the state fair in Pueblo. There
will be found products of the field
and garden that are uneQualled any
where this side OF California.
The livestock department promises
to be unusually complete and many
entries of draft and standard bred
horses, cattle. sheep, hogs, etc, Will
be found on the grounds
The prizes offered in the speed
ring are generous and have attracted
some of the most famous track
horses in the state. w. H. Crandall
of Longmont has six ponies on the
grounds. They are Teddy Weaver
with mark of 2:l6 IA. Noontide
with mark OF 2:24 1-2. Monte
yuma. coming 2-year-old that Mr.
Crandall is banking on to capture
the 2-year-old stakes; Capt. Cody.
a 3-year-old trotter; Carrie B., a
PAGER Besides the speed horses,
Crandall has a standard bred and
registered stallion. 81 Plunker, a A.
year-old, in the show ring.
w S Massey of Denver has
beautiful string of ponies at the
trackside. Gypsy Wood. PAGER with
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Billy H., about the fastest PROPOSE
with mark of 2:07 and the latter
chalked up at 2:06. Billy II. was
sired by Comet Medium. marked at
2:24 1-2
J. E. Williamson of Denver has
Ding Pointer. marked at 2:07 IA.
This horse lis sired by Star Pointer,
marked /: SO l-2.
Frank Byers has Chilly the Clip
per. marked at 2:121-4, Starting
in the 20 class he has Ocheco, mark
ed at 30 l-2. He also has Nellie
Gray, a coming colt and several
other colts to be tried out
w. c. Ramsey comes forward with
Hubbut, Jr., 2:14 IA This horse
is the winner of the stake race at
Fort Collins and was decked out with
a floral wreath, large horseshoe
Ramsey also has Lady Blanche, 20;
3-year-old trotter. he also has g
2-year-old and two stake colts tc
enter.
W. c. Higgins is the owner of But
Wilkes. 3-year-old trotter, and Bill,
parkway, a 2-year-old standard bret
and registered colt.
One of the fastest propositions a
the track is Blossom Morgan, 4
year-old owned by NJ. H. Morgan
He also has Hattie Rock. a 3-year
old.
F. G. Vance has the 3-year-ol,
trotter, Lillian Exworthy. STANDARD
bred and registered, winner of tn
blue ribbon at Fort Collins last week
She won the 3-year-old trot an
Jumped into the 80 class He ha
another fast one in Rheata, purchas
ed from igo in this city last year.
In all there are about sevent
speed horses at the track, those mer
toned being touted as the bes
There will be display and judgin
of saddle and fancy driving horse
each morning. The races will stal
promptly at O'Clock each afternoo
and there will be two running race