The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-01

and the loss Of his pants. Horsemen
ran from the barns and carried the
boy into one Of the stables where his
injuries were dressed. After lighting
a pill" the jockey said he felt like
himself again. However, he limped
badly when he tried to walk. He was
given half holiday as result Of
the accident and will this afternoon
watch the races from a box in the
grandstand.
Mercy Sakes.
Another interesting spectacle on
the fair grounds this morning was
that of a huge gasoline tractor exc
cutting performance on teeter-
totter. This was certainly out of the
common run Of things on fair
grounds or off and attracted the at
tention Of a big. crowd. These ele-
phant tractors have done almost
everything on the fair grounds this
v'e.:: but walk tight rope. and it is
expected that one Of them will at
tempt this feat before the show is
over. 1t hardly seems possible that
a tractor can emulate. a clown. but
the big machines here have been
equally as entertaining as the circus
funmaker and each day sees some
one of them trying something new.
The tractor that performed on the
huge teeter-totter today was one Of
the Flour City family. manufactured
by the Kinnard-Haines company Of
Minneapolis. 1t footed and doomed
while 1t teetered and the engineer
grinned as he moved the levers back
and fourth.
The judging Of the ponies was a
feature of the fair this morning that
brought JOY to the hearts of the
kiddos on the ground. A half hun
dred or more Of these tiny horses
were brought out of the barns and
put. through their PAGES while judges
marked down their fine points and
made ready to pass out the ribbons
indications Of class. The ponies at
the fair this year have given the little
folks heaps Of fun. Several Of the
pony owners have conducted liveries
and have permitted the youngsters to
ride the little animals about the
grounds for the small sum of ten
cents. According to the kids who
have enjoyed the ponies, this is the
greatest fair ever held here-and the
kids are not the only ones that say
so. either.
Oh. You Devils Lake.
Devils Lakers interested In seeing
North Dakota grow are in evidence at
the fair today. twenty-five boosters
from that town. including the county
commissioners Of Ramsey county,
boarded No. 2 at the Satanic city last
night and arrived here early this
morning. They did not go right to
bed, either, and have been on the job
since their arrival doing" the town
and particularly the great exposition.
The Devils Lake delegation took
possession of the observation car on
the train last night and had 1t all to
themselves all the way to town.
Devils Lake says hooray for Grand
Forks, and Grand Forks says hooray
for Devils Lakeland there you are.
Lovely Weather.
The weather man has been very
kind to the Grand Forks fair and
has served a menu Of sunshine and
cool breezes that could not be more
satisfactory. The first night of the
show he threw little scare into
visitors, exhibitors and management,
but this was only to let them know
that he was still at the old stand and
to not get gay. Since then he has
given about the finest weather listed
in his catalogue and today is just
about right for sightseers, but not
hot enough for lemonade venders.
With good weather tomorrow this
years show will go down on the books
as one Of the biggest in the history
of the fair association from the at
tendance standpoint and. in fact,
every angle.