Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-14
THE JOSLIN FAIR.
The County Agricultural So
ciety's Annual.
TIE EVENTS DAY BY DAY,
The Races the Chief Attractl0n-The
Winners-Other sports and Features Of
the Exposition in the Upper End-The
Big Day and the Windup.


JosLIN, Sept. 1.-The annual fair
of the Rock Island County Agricnl-
tural association is over, and it has
been one of the best attended, most
interesting and generally successful
ever held 10 the upper end of the
county. Wednesday opened out fair
and beautiful with an estimated at
tendance of !, 800 visitors. At 1880
the game of base ball between Erie
and Yuma, resulted in 6 TO 10 in
favor of Yuma. The first race, a sim
gle driving race for 4 years or over.
was won by Levi Cralle. of Moline.
The second, single driving race, )
years and under, was won by W.
Donnahoo, of Zuma. The third race
was the trotting race, 2:30 class, for
I purse of $3.50, first, So; second,
si5; third, $50. half mile heats, best
three in five, five to enter and three
70 go. The winners came in in the
following order: Nina b.. /; Frank
K. 3; Shamrock, 5. Time, 2:34!
!:35i, 2:34i.
The two races between the dog,
Don and the two ponies were sand
wichcd in between the other races.
which proved to be very amusing to
the young and interesting to the
older people.
The next upon the program was
the running race. open TO all, purse
$40; first, $40; second, $3.50: third,
$3.50; half mile heats, best two in
thrce, four to enter and three to 20.
The winners were as follows: Little
Jake, l: McBarnes, .: Shocks, ).
Time, 53i, 52i. 52i.
There was then display Of the
best carriage teams in harness, style
and action considered. Several
teams entered and passed several
times before the Judges stand. Levi
Cralle captured the first prize, A.
Withron the second.
The Big Day.
Thursday was the big day and
proved to be even more pleasant than
the foregoing. 1t was warm, and yet
here was cool breeze blowing all
day. There was an estimated at
tendance of $500. There was ball
game called at 1890 between a Rock
Island nine and the Zumas, which
resulted in Il to 8 in favor of yuma.
The first race was run ut loo p. m. d.
which was a free-for-all pacing race.
Purse $3.50. First SIS, second SIS.
third $50. Four to enter and three
GO The race was won in the fol-
lowing order: Seal first, Blue Bell
second, Reno third. Rosey fourth
Jonas was withdrawn. Time: 1921 h.
2:22, 2:25.
At 80 p. III. there was trotting
race, 1880 class. Purse S75. First
$50, second S25, third SIS. One mile
heats, best three in five. Five to
enter and three to 60. The four
horses running in this race were:
Mayilower. Jennie Eastman, Mack
and Tom X. Mack was distanced
and Tom X. was Withdrawn. May
flower took the first and Jennie East
man the second prize. Time, 2:47,
PAP. 2:I2i.
Both Wednesday and Thursday
there was Roman hippodrome race
by two standing riders upon two
pairs of ponies, which the directors
introduced as an extra, and it goes
without saying that it was appre
ciated and admired by both young
and old. fully as much as anything
else that was seen at the fair. The
directors likewise put up an extra
running race for apurse of $50: three
fourth mile dash. The following
took the prizes in their order:
Shocks first. the second prize being
divided between McBarnes and Brick
Pomeroy. The dog, Don then ran a
race against the ponies in hobbies
without any rider. which created con-
siderable merriment.
Two Accidents
In the afternoon of Wednesday
two unfortunate accidents &C.
Cured. In the first heat of the
trotting race while they were at
tempting to make a start. the horses
belonging to Arthur. Burial, of
Rock Island. and August Brandt. of
Joslin. co!lided. resulting in Brandt's
horse being cut on the legs. and both
OF the bicycle sulkies being consider
ably smashed up. Burrall's horse
got away and went tearing around
the track several times at break-neck
speed, more than score of people
who had made an effort, failing to
stop him. MIR. Burial fears his
horse is seriously injured. In the