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Show BREAK 10 RECORDS DiJ BLACFOTJT TRACK Good Racing Programme and Exhibits at Bingham County Fair. Special to The Tribune. BLACKFOOT, Idaho, Aug. 31. Thursday Thurs-day the Bingham county fair entertained 10,000 people, there being 94S1 paid admissions. ad-missions. Every train Into the city brought visitors from Pocatello. Idaho Falls, Lost River valley and Boise. In the latter party was Governor Alexander. Tonight 3000 persons are making merry on the uptown streets, dancing on the pavements and sidewalks, the music being be-ing furnished by the Pocatello band. All rlown-town streets are roped, protecting the pleasure-seekers. The exhibits this year are particularly good, including farm products, fruits and school work. There Is also an automobile show in the big building representing the county proper and a large general exhibit from the Fort 1 1 all Indian school and farms, in charge of Indian Agent W. H. Miller and Principal Prin-cipal W. H. Squires. This exhibit includes in-cludes grains. farm products, sewing, crocheting, drawing, baking and canning. An interesting entry here was a profile of a chief called locally "Chief Many .Seeds." made of forty kinds and colors of Idaho-grown si-eds. The containing frame was made of the American colors and was a warned a blue ribbon. The ring sports were chiefly of horse races and acronntlc work, expert rifle and revolver shooting, roping and similar work. In the horse races two stale half-mile track records were broken when Josle Knight .vent the mtle in 2:10 1, in the first heat of the 2:10 rare and 2:12 In t he second hca t. .losie K nicht won earh nice of lirce heats, with Del mas second, Axrybetta third aud Fmmnllne Dillon fourth. In the 2:24 trot Amy McKlnley ni 'Tie in rirst, Neura second . f ; olden State third; time. 2:21. In the half-mile running run-ning race ttiurk Sam was first. rjlpay Vice so'ond, Northern Ught third: lime. :F)0 flat. In five and one-half furlonss running race, Plume first, Wen velte second. sec-ond. Hvn.lla third; time. J:!. There were manv Indian and cowboy races of much interest. Tomorrow Ad W'olsast will be prsnt to see the r;i r es and will he in trod need from the j stand. |