Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-29
STATE FAIR ENDS
Continued from Page One.)


Paxton, Joe Buckley, Tillamook Maid,
and College Girl.
The last number scheduled on the reg
ular program is "Custer's Last Charge" "
presented by Campbell IS American
band. at the pavilion this evening.
1t is predicted that the pavilion wih
be crowded by those who are anxious
ly awaiting this production. The indi-
cations are there will be large crowd
in attendance tonight to give prope
closing to one of the most successful
and best meetings in the history of the
fair.
Good Roads Meeting
The main feature of yesterdays pro-
gram was the good roads meeting held
at the new auditorium. Here Chairman
Benson and Commissioner Adams of
the state highway commission, told the
people something of the plans of the
state highway commission and of its
aims and purposes.
The improvement of the Columbia
and Pacific highways will be the first
object of the commission, Chairman
Benson told his audience and a year
around passable highway for each
route is the main desire. By next
spring, he prophesied. this work would
be completed and all classes of vehicle
drivers will see long wished for
dream come true.
Increase in Road Tax ordered
An increase Of the one quarter of !
mill state highway tax TO | mill was
one of the recommendations made by
Commissioner Adams in his address. A
$50 900, 600 program of hard surfacing
is one of the visions seen by Mr.. Ad-
ans and he declares that with $19.-
100000 in sight the proposal of a $780,
100000 road program is by no means
excessive Counties are now spending
over $5O00,000 year on roads and
bridges, he asserted. He pointed out
the great cost of motorists in broken
springs and repairs and urged that
what the state of Oregon needs is the
road of the best and longest service
and not the one that can be laid for
the least money.
Yesterday Racing
The starting at the races this year
has been one of the excellent features
OF the racing. w. p. McNair, the start
er, having the crowd with him from
the first day, while his running mate,
Robert S. Leighton, clerk of the course
deserved equal words of praise. The
officials this year are satisfactory to
the crowd and TO the drivers.
The timekeeper and officials on the
official stand opposite the starter
might be criticised for their lapses of
memory in forgetting to hang out the
proper time after a heat-and some
times for billing a heat that had been
run long before. These little things
were of interest to the spectators only
and of course they only pay, and
count in no other way.
Last Heat is Fastest
One more word about the special
pace. Each of the succeeding three
heats was faster than the one before
it. which is something exceptional in
horse racing of any kind
An accident thrilled the crowd for a
few moments yesterday, when the sad
die on a Shetland pony in the Shetland
pony race rolled off the little animal,
and Dempsey Powell, jockey, threw his
arms about his pony's neck and hung
on for dear life for 100 yards or more
The pony finally kicked the boy and
Jared him loose. His arm was dislo-
Gated.
The summary:
2:15 pace, purse $1,000; three one
mile heats, every heat race:
Capt. Mack (F WOodcOck) Il l !
MeAlpin q, Kirkland) .......-..2 2 3
Bonnie Antrim &C. Todd) ...-..3 3 4
Lena Patch &C. c. Brown "A 4 2
2:20 trot, purse 5000; three one
mile heats, every heat a race:
Guy Boy (J. StewaTt) ...----...1 l !
Byron (W. G. Durfree) .......--..2 2 2
Complete .-..-...----.-..... .---.-....--.---3 3
Guy Light (Hogoboom) ...--...-.4 3 4
Cavalier Gale &C. L. Swisher DR.
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