Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-19
MALHEUR COUNTY
FAIR AT ONTARIO
IS0PENED TODAY
Speed and Amusement Pro
gram Big Feature This
Year-Exhibits Are Bet
ter Than Ever Before
(staff Correspondence

nual Malheur county fair was opened
today under the most suspicious cir
cumstances. The weather is perfect,
the exhibits in each department are
larger and more varied than at any
previous fair held here, and the speed
and amusement program excel any
thing ever before seen on these
grounds.
The big Pollow shows which carry
six first class attractions and 20 con-
cessions, are the big down town fea-
ture each night this week.
There is not a square foot Of empty
space in the big exposition hall The
hall looks beautiful in its elaborate
decorations of alfalfa, corn and wheat. /
The fruit exhibit is more extensive
than any one anticipated 1t would or
could be this year. Four hundred
square feet of space is occupied with
splendid display of apples, pears,
peaches and prunes. all grown in the
highly favored fruit belt at Brogan,
Ore.
The Malheur county school exhibit
is fully double that shown here last
year. And there is more than twice
the amount of fancy needle work shown
a silk quilt, beautifully n1hde and de-
signed, that has over $4,000 pieces of
goods in it.
A nitrate exhibit covering 10 feet is
shown. This is very interesting dis
play, in view of the vast bodies of this
ore that has been discovered in NAL
heur county
The state Of oregon has a fine dis
play of birds and fish which take up
$50 feet Of space.
The livestock show is a large one this
year. Better quality of horses and
cattle are shown than heretofore at
this fair. The swine show is a good
one and more poultry and birds are on
exhibition than at, any previous fair
held here
Three hundred feet of space is taken
up with the dry land display from the
famous Dead Ok flat. This exhibit is
one that surprises most every one who
sees it.
The Big Bend and Boulevard pre-
cincts each has a splendid neighbor-
hood display of farm products, each
covering 300 feet of space
GREAT FEATURE OF FAIR.
The great feature of the fair this
ness and running events given each
afternoon on the splendid half mile race
course also the wild west features
such as saddle horse race. pack horse
race, relay race, wild horse race, wild
mule race,-bucking contests. etc.
There are rs race horses on the
grounds, so Of them are harness horses.
and rs are fast gallopers
Ontario this year is on the Inter
mountain fair and racing circuit. The
best races and the speediest horses
are on this circuit. Such speedy ones
as Josie Knight, Emmaline Dillon, May
Davis and many others are making this
circuit
The best time made on this circuit
30 far this season is 2;10. made last
week at Baker, Ore. by Josie Knight in
the 210 pace. Josie Knight is owned
by DR.. H. Denman of Hartman, Ore.
She is a pretty gray and is the only
gray racing horse on this circuit
Emmaline Dillon is owned by A. F:
Conner of Santa Rosa Cal. In the race
in which Josie Knight won the first
heat in 2:l9. Emmaline Dillon won the
next two heats and the race in 2:11%
md 2:13, respectively.
In this same race May Davis came
under the wire second in the third
heat, winning the second position from
Josie Knight by a nose. May Davis is
the beautiful PAGER owned by Bud
Davis of Caldwell.
WEDNESDAYS SPEED PROGRAM
Wednesdays speed program is
large one. 1t will commence at lis p
m. with band concert Then come the
events in the following order.
$3.50 pace purse $400.
2:1S pace; purse s400.
Half mile running race; purse 800
y mile running race; purse 500.
Half-nile saddle horse race.
Pack horse race.
Wild mule race.
Bucking contests.
Acrobatic and trapeze performance
In front of the grand stand.
In one of the towns on this circuit
the $3.50 pace was made in 2:13H, and
the 2:18 pace was made in 2:12A.
At Baker last week the half mile run
ming race was made in 1919 seconds,
and the three quarter mile in 117.
Joseph Waddell OF Baker. who is the
secretary of the Intermountain Fair &
Racing circuit is also the official
starter for the entire circuit He will
officiate in Ontario this week. William
Duby of Baker is the presiding judge
of the races at the Ontario fair this
week These officials are good clean
men, and this insures honest races dur
ing this weeks Malheur county fair
fine crowd was present for an
opening day and large crowds are ex-
pected the rest Of the week.
DON'T MISS THIS Cut out this
slip, enclose with &c and mail it to
Foley g. Co., Chicago, ILL.,, writing your
name and address clearly. You will
receive in return a trial package con-