Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
A RACE CIRCUIT.
The Iowa and Minnesota State Line
Circuit.


In accordance with previous call,
an enthusiastic meeting was held in
the parlors of the Stiles Hotel in De
corah, Iowa, on Friday, March 13, by
the Fair officers from the following
counties: Mower, Fillmore and Hous-
ton in Minnesota. and Howard, Win
nesheik and Allamakee in Iowa.
The meeting was called to order by
W. P. burst, secretary of Fillmore
County Agricultural Society. N. s.
Gordon, editor Of the Austin Trans
cript and secretary of Mower County
Fair, was elected chairman, and J. G.
Webster, secretary from Howard
county, was chosen secretary of the
meeting.
Allalnakee county was represented
by w. 8. Hart, secretary, and G. NJ.
3eeman, president. Winnesheik by
secretary w. N. Drake; Howard by
G. d. Nichols, president, and j. G.
Webster, secretary; Mower county by
n. s. Gordon, secretary; Fillmore by
w. p. burst, secretary; Houston by
j. P. Lolnmen, director.
After fully discussing the matter, a
motion by w. s. Hart, OF Allamakee,
that the above counties unite and
form circuit to be known as the
Iowa and Minnesota State Line Gil:
cult was carried unanimously.
N. s. Gordon was then elected pres
ident OF the circuit and j. G. Webster
secretary.
The following race program for the
entire circuit was then adopted:
FIRST DAY OF FAIR
Colt race, pace or trot.................$ "a
2:25 paciDg..... :. Observation-Disclosures. 100
Running ............................ so
SECOND DAY
$50 class, pace or trot ...... .......... 15O
2:30 class, trotting ........."."......... 15C
Farmers or specials..."................ sc
LAST DAY
Free to oil pacing..."................. -. II;
Free to all trotting ..................... zoe
Running race. -. ................. sc
In addition to the above races, ii
was decided to permit each county to
give such specials or farmers races as
might be decided by its officers.
Moved and carried that all members
of the circuit become members of the
American trotting association.
Moved and carried that the dis
tance rules of 1892 govern the meet
]ipgs of the circuit.
| The following Fair dates were the1
agreed upon:
Winnesheik, August 1928.
Mower, September "a
| Howard, September Sill.
| Fillmore, September 1913.
Allamakee, September % %.
Houston. Sept. go to Oct. 2.
The usual conditions, five to enter
three to start, with five per cent en-
trance fee and five per cent addition
al to winners in all trotting and pac
ing races were adopted.
In running races the following con.
ditions to govern: four to enter and
three to start; five per cent entrance
fees and 8 per cent additional to win
ners. Weight of riders waived.
Purses III trotting and pacing to b,
divided so, 25, 10 and 10 per cent; run
hing, so, 80 and 90 per cent.
Moved and carried that all entrie
close ten days before the date of eacl
meeting.
On motiou of G. NJ. Beelnan, of AL
luu,akee, NJ. L. Grattan's proposition
to act us starting judge for the circui
was accepted.
N. s. Gordon, w. s, Hart anl j. G
Webster were chosen a committee OF
printing.
1t was the unanimous opinion o
the members present that the torma
ton Of the best counties of southern
Minnesota and northern Iowa into
racing circuit would materially in
crease the number OF entries in ever
county in the circuit, thereby givin
the public much better racing.
1 j. Q. WEBSTER, N. s. GoRDoN,
Secretary. President
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