The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-17
SUCCESS CROWNS So. IA. FAIR
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ends and 2 thirds.
The racing card Included the fol
lowing events:
s-ninuze class, 2 IN 3-BroWn
Brook, A. Tuiazae owner, Gehrke
driver, 2, /, /; Dr.. Grant, r. L
Cerho owner, Stewart driver, /, 2, 2:
Ella D, Dr.. E. K Sims owner. kit.
tredge Sims driver, 3, 8. 3. Time.
2.333 1854, 2:337
$40 class, IN Star Blaze,
Omer Lexert owner, Martinez dri
yer, 5. /, /, 4, ;; Lord Leroy, G. A.
Staples owner and driver, /. 3, 2. :,
I; Bonnie e, Ben Zahn owner
stewart driver, 3. I, s. i, 4; Prin-
cess Osma, ]. stone Ware owner
and driver, 2, 5, 8, 3, 2, Fair Play,
4. KATE owner, Gehrke driver, 4,
2, 1, drawn. Owing to darkness this
race was not finished, further heats
being deferred until Sunday.
Three-quarter mile dash-Tommy
John LeFand owner, Sam. Hennessy
rider, first; Chickory Dick, Frank
Venoux owner, Albert Steele rider.
second. Tommy won by about fou1.
lengths after a close race. Time
I251z.
The judges were ]. J. Lafargue,
Robert Noel and o. A Rousseau.
Starter, Robert Shockency.
The concluding features of school
day were presented in the high
school auditorium Saturday night,
when an interesting program Of liter
airy and musical contests was car
ried out in the presence of a large
audience. DonaIdsonFiIIe High, Elise
Memorial and Sacramento schools
participated IN the glee club contest,
DonaldsonyI1Ie winning. The contest
in quartette singing resulted in anoth
Err victory for the local school. with
Sacramento as the other competitor.
In defamation, Miss Abbie Allen of
Donaldsonville carried off first hon
ors, closely pressed by Paul Me1ancon
OF St. Joseph Commercial Institute,
other schools represented being Elise
Memorial and Oak Grove Agricul-
turaL Miss Alma Sehmalzrid Of DON
was awarded the prize for
the best essay on The Practical
Value of an Agricultural
and Live Stock FAIR DuIchtoWn
High School won the spelling contest
for grades five to seven. and Reserve
High School for grades eight to eIev-
en- The judges Of the literary and
contests were Mrs Emma
Pujos, Miss Freda Singer, Miss
Marie Hemke, Miss HaVerhiH. and
Mr.. Harold Mayer.
Sunday the Big Day"
Sunday was the big day" at the
fair, and it was in every sense Of
the word a glorious occasion. put
ting triumphant seal OF success on
the great exhibition which nine par
shes combined to make Of their
wonderful resources, advantages and
possibilities. Not only was the crowd
me Of the largest which Donaldson
vile has ever entertained on sin
Gle day, but every person in the i'm
nense throng was in holiday mood
Ind gayety and good fellowship were
he predominant characteristics. Fully /
1000 people visited the fair, and the
exhibition buildings were thronged
throughout the day. while the big
srand-stands with seating capacity
Il $500, was packed from end to end.
The crowd was handed IN fine man
Ter everybody went away
thoroughly pleased witt the big show I
md resolved to begin at once to /
make it even a more glorious success
lext year.
Notwithstanding the incIement |
Weather the automobile parade IN |
he forenoon was participated in by
Upwards Of seFenty-fiVe machines,
Il gaiIy decorated with fair pennants,
Iags and bunting The parade form-I
d in Mississippi street at 1880
'clock and traVersed that thorough
are and Railroad avenue, eonstitut-
ng an impressive spectacle and one
which afforded a striking object les
on OF the march Of modern progress.
irst prize for the best decorated
laehine was awarded to the hand I
ONE touring car owned by Ernest
of Plaquemine. and driven
z Mr. Vieknair's daughter, Miss
dele Vieknair. Second prize went
0 the stunning Maxwell runabout
Wned by DR.. NJ. Theriot, of Con
ent, and driven by Miss Inez Green
rood, of Belle Alliance.
One of the many interesting fea-
ures Of the Sunday program were
be contests for saddle and harness
orses, which took place in the after
Don. Evan J. MeCaII's beautiful
geIdfng, Eaglette, won
eserFed honors as the best saddle
orse, in q contest wherein the en-
eies were required to show seven
ats. Clarence Barton's handsome
Eallion, Rex, was given second place,
Their competitors being Miss Inaz
reenWood's mare, Bird; H: G. Me-
ais mare, Mermaid, and Willard
o1ey's ge1ding, Menus. +
Mr.. Mccall scored again in the
ontest for the best combined sad
lie and harness horse, shown first
J buggy or runabout, then changed
d track to saddle Other entries in
lis event were owned by Clarence
arton, z. E. Noel and Willard F'o-
y, the latter winning second pre-
Iium
Another blue ribbon was added to
le Mccall collection for the best sin
Ie driving horse, any age or sex,
.yIe, form, action and manner govern
IS the award arthur. Fo1ey's classy
Major Castleman, was
Judged second best Other fine
annals competing in this contest
ere owned by DR. E. K Sims and
7iHard Foley.
The Lemann Company's well
atched pair Of blacks received q
ne ribbon as the best double team.