The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-16
Everything Goes off Smooth
1y and the Attendance
is Gratifying.
PAY PREMIUMS IN FULL
At Least that is the Present
lndication---Thursday
Ended the Show.
AN EXCELLENT WEEK OF RACING

Friday, and the crowd sat till the
curtain dropped on the last act. The
attendance Tuesday was very light,
Wednesday it was better, Thursday
1000 people were on the grounds and
Friday there were probably 1000.
The weather changed from hot and
dusty to cold and dusty, and the
change seemed popular.
The exhibits of fruit, grain and fine
arts were all smaller than last year,
but the quality made up for the alb
sent quantity. While the present
year has been a good corn year, near
ly all kinds of fruit have suffered, and
the display consequently was COM
paratively light. The Floral Hall
exhibits were not so large as last year
but that fact is due to temporary
listlessness on the part of the fair sex
of the county. Next year will no
doubt be exceptionally strong in these
same lines, and even this year there
were some of the finest bits of work
ever shown here. The stock depart
ment was all strong and that fact
alone made the fair well worth at
tending by every farmer in the coun-
ty. In short the displays were sur
prisingly good throughout, instead
of disappointingly poor, to judge by
the comments.
The races all filled and were started
In good shape. There was an
occasinal grunt in the grand stand
from someone who knew all about
how it should be done, but Mr. Irwin
ran the races and ran them well. He
was fair to the horsemen and fair to
the sight seers, difficult perform
ance.
FRIDAYS RACES.
The grand stand filled up and long
row of buggies lined the track Fri
day afternoon for the closing races.
The cool northeast wind drove
number of people away, but the ma
jority stayed and laughed and APP
plauded.
1t was noticeable that last year and
this year the gray horses were the
warmest goers. Yesterday gray
horse won each harness event, won it
easily.
In the 2:40 pace there was a pretty
contest. Lizzie b., S. c. Irving's
horse and the crowds favorite, was
badly driven the first heat and
finished fourth. A change of drivers
promised well, but the start was so
slow that the mare became distressed,
She showed pace around the first
half that pushed the winner hard,
but the fast driving in the five or six
starts told and she could hot keep the
pace. The race resulted as follows.
Riley C......... ............ | l l
Wilkie Observation-Disclosures, 2 4 >
Dandy Way ................ 3 . 4
Lizzie ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4 3 3
Time 1856; 2:34l; 2:344.
In the free-for-all trot the horses
came out as follows:
AFRO ....,,........,.....
Michigan Jim. 2 . 2
Satanic. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 8 3 3
Time ops; 2:29l; 2:29!.
In the running race the result was
as follows:
Lapavan. Observation-Disclosures. !
Flora ID. ......,,......... ? >
Bawley Brooks. 3 3
Time $50; $50.
Then came the mule race. Two
boys, Roy Funk, and Clyde Canatsey
rode two of j. G.. POwellis mules.
They came down from the grove
swinging back and forth, and the
track was too narrow. The start was
made in good order, the hind mule,
ridden by Roy Funk, being too fat to
hurry, was started by a cut from the
starters whip. The mules went on
nice gallop around to the north side.
The head mule saw man in his
shirt sleeves peeping through the
hedge. The mule left the track.
The other mule left the track at the
same place, the rider at the same
time leaving the mule, The boy on
his mule cut the whole end of the
course and struck the track near the
crowd at the west end. The riderless
mule followed. The crowd rushed IN
and tried to scare the latter mule
down the stretch to win, but he would
go just behind the other and so lost
by an ear-about two feet. Mr.. Irwin
announced that lola had the distinc-
ton of having the only riderless mule.
Then the fair was admitted to be
over and every body went home. No
one has anything to say but praise
for the four days show, and all are
going to help make it bigger and
better next year.