The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
COUNTY FAIR OPENED MONDAY


The fiftieth annual fair of the
Wayne County Agricultural Asso-
citation opened here Monday on the
fair grounds. The exhibits and some
of the attractions arrived on Sun
day and Monday and the first day of
the fair was largely one of prepara-
Htion. The aeropane of s. r. Will
liams arrived here Monday afternoon
land will make flights to-day, We'd
nesday and Thursday. Two mount
led state police are on duty to pa
trole the grounds.
On Tuesday the exhibits were
nearly all in place but on account Of
the uncertainty of the weather Tues
day morning the crowd was not
barge although the day turned out to
be fair but cold. Many oranges have
placed exhibits of farm produce and
pastries which will undoubtedly draw
prizes. The display of pumpkins. po-
tatoes, and other products of farm
and garden are the best ever display
ed in Wayne county. There is some
excellent stock entered and they will
Claim the attention of all interested
IN the good points and high quality
of farm stock. There is also a good
ly number of entries of poultry,
ducks, geese and turkeys.
To-day is school children's day
hnd all school children were admit
ed free to the fair grounds.
A number of fast horses have been
Entered for the races. The follow
ing horses have been entered for the
first race this afternoon: No. i
Antoinette, ]. W. Hine, Orson; No.
F, Molly L., w. Hillard, Maplewood,
~ Y; No. 3, Tony Bell, H. H. How
n rJ - A
sic Marie, Clark & Paterson, Homes
dale; No. 5, Lou Sidmont, H. u
Pierce. Carbonate; No. 6,
Wilkes, A. Whitmore, Port
No. 7, Star Actuary, ]. NJ. Sher,
Jermyn; No g, Helen Actuary, "a.
Snyder, Dunmore; No. 8, Almeda,
p. NJ. Smith, Owego, n. Y; No. 10,
Peter s., NJ. Tingley, cambridge,
h. Y. Glass 2:3O: Purse 5000.
The second race, Glass PIG; purse
s200, consists of the following en-
tries: No /, w. Molla, C. S. Mavly,
Erie, Pa; No. 2, Pheletta Medium,
Fl. H. Northup, Morrintown, Pa; No.
3, Red Elder, G. NJ. Tingley, Balm
bridge, N. Y; No A, Town Directly,
Clark & Patterson, Honesdale.
The free acts which are being Civ
en in front of the grandstand this
year are trifle out of the ordinary,
as they all possess the breeziness of
he western plains, and are given by
members of the Tompkins Wild West
show. They consist of feats of horse
Imanship and the sports and pasttime
pr the west. The acts are four in
humber-riding acts, expert lariat
hrowing, basket ball game on
horseback between cowboys, Indians,
girls and Mexican, and similar feat
lres.
The act which seemed to please
he audience most was the magni-
fcent dancing horse, "Vardius," rid
den by his owner and trainer, Miss
Mabel Hackney. This beautiful ami
NAL waltzed, two-stepped, jigged and
turkey-trotted" to the music of the
band with all of the grace Of a
HANGING master, and won the heart
of every lover of horseflesh in the
grandstand.
Charles H. Tompkins in fancy and
trick riding, according to cowboy
standards, and Frank Moss, as an
Expert demonstration to possibilities
pf the lariat, also pleased with the
povelty and skill of their perform
hnces, but the basket ball game wa!
he real thriller, and brought forth
SdlS VI uOlStldHSuIp lHdl are uu
usual, to say the least, in this sec
ion.
In the Wild West Show proper
which is the big feature of the Mid
way, ten acts, entirely distinct from
hose seen in front of the grand
stand, were given. They covered al
bf those features usually identified
with an entertainment of this nature
but the chief interest centered in thu
bucking horses. Three of these, o
he real OUTLAW" type, are carried
with the show, and a reward o
$500 is offered for anyone wht
will enter the arena and successful
y ride one of them, VINO bears thu
suggestive name of "Wild Spot"
At the same time, another rewar,
bf 500 is offered for any horse O.
mule Mr.. Tompkins cannot ride
Both of these rewards will stanC
during the fair, and anyone WHIT
Eares to add a trihe to the gaiety o
things is welcome to try for eithe
prize
Wednesday will be the big day a
he fair and with good weather tn
largest crowd in the history Of tn
fair will attend.