Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-11
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BARTON COUNTY FAIR
A Bigger Success Than Expected.

Wednesday. school day. was the I
big day of the Barton County Fair.
People from all over the county were
in attendance. Almost all the schools
were dismissed and teachers and pu-
pills took advantage of the holiday
to attend.
The fine arts building. Floral Hall.
was place Of great interest. AL
most all the leading merchants had
interesting exhibits. The Ke,ster
school had an accondian pleated skirt
As one Of their exhibits, and this
was of great interest to the ladies'.
The fancy work display was exceed
ingly good, also the painting exhibit.
The various school exhibits were Of
greater interest to those connected
with school work and to the school
patrons. Agricultural exhibits were
many and included some oF the best
exhibits Of vegetables and matured
grains that we have seen fer several
years. The chicken show was one
that it would be hard to equal any
place. Many different breeds Ct fine
chickens were ON exhibition, icing
one Of the largest and best displays
ever shown in Barton county, fully
as large as the exhibit of chickens
when the annual chicken show was
held here. The farmers Of. the coun-
ty had entered a goodly number of
horses. mules, cattle and hogs.
The speed program Wednesday ives
one of the best ever pulled off in
this part of the state, and considering
the condition OF the track, were re-
markably fast.
The first race, the 2:2O trot,
brought out field Of four horses, in
which Ike Martin had things his own
way. Ike Martin is an easy-gotrg
trotter and will NO doubt make a
good showing next season. The
green trotter, Cheyenne the Great,
made a good showing, taking second
money with ease and will make a
fast horse when he gets settled more.
The 2:S4 pace brought out a field
of five starters and was good horse
race all the way. Philhurts, the fast
Abehne horse, had things his oVr
way and was never in any danger,
but could have stepped faster had he
been crowded. The race was for sec.
ond place between Dr.. Kelfus and
Shady Oak, Dr.. Kelfus getting the
best of the argument. Here we
would like to state that the little
mare. Shady Oak, by Oak Grove, and
owned by Arthur Dick Of this city,
made a wonderful showing, having
gone lame this summer and having
been turned out in pasture. She has
been logged for only four weeks, re-
ceiving only one workout before this
race. She was right UP close in the
seccnd heat, showing that, barring
accidents, she will make the green
PAGERS sit up and take notice next
season.
The summaries of Wednesdays
races follow:
2:2O Trot:
Ike Martin, S. s., IL
Cheyenne the Great, b. h., 22.
Sunflower Belle. g. m, S3
Best tine IN -.
! 2:94 Pace:
Philhurst, b. g. III
DR.. Kelfus, b. g. 23.
Shady Oak, S. m, 2
Patchen, b. m., 44'
Western Prince, bl. h., 55I
5 Best time 2:24 IA.
HaH-mile Dash.
$ Sanstronia, bl. m.
e Martin, S. h.,
Grant, S. g.,
t King, b. g., also started.
Time 81 IL.
/ The Shetland pony race furnishe
a the most amusement Of the afternoon
One Of the ponies was very unrul
e and insisted on going out into tn
e field whenever he chose to do so.
The pony race, IA mile dash, wa
= the hardest fought race Of the fte'
T. noon.
e Taken all in all the fair was bi
success and 1t is to be hoped that th
Is business men viii make it a custo
ofi to have an annual county fair.