The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-02
LAFAYETTE TO HAVE GOOD SHOW
Exhibits VIII he Numerous and the
Racing First-Class.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 1.-The thirty
fifth annual exhibit of the Tippecanoe
County Fair Association opens tomorrow
and will continue five days. The entry
books of the various departments show
a most satisfactory state of affairs and the
competition for the numerous premiums
will be keen. The exhibitors demand for
space has necessitated an increase in the
force of men to get the various buildings
in order, this being especially noticeable in
the swine department, where many new
sheds have been erected Prof. Plumb, of
Purdue, in charge OF the dairy division,
states his department will far excel former
years, as additional premiums have been
offered Secretary Blackstock expresses the
fullest confidence In the success of this
fair and fully expects the largest attend
ance ever had John Lewis. of Shadeand,
has been named as judge of cattle, the
other judges having not been named as
yet. The fair association has this year
set aside $1,000 as cash premiums, and OF
this amount So, leo will go to speed events
That this amount will bring good horses
here is seen by glance at the entry list. a
well-informed rumor is TO the effect that
Dan Patch, the Oxford horse which last
year raced here and which has since at
tanned fame on the Grand Circuit, will race
here again this year. The race track is in
the best of condition for fast time The fol-
lowing are the events and the entries for
the most important races:
Two-year-old colt race; purse, 800
Gentlemen'S road race; purse, $lOO
2:35 Pace; purse, $3.50.
2:35 Trot; purse $S00-Entries: Beetall,
Rice & Harshberger, Waveland; Martha
Washington. Charles Wilson. perm. Rock
away, James Petre, Fowler; Ruth, Haw-
kins stock farm, Earl Park; Adelaide, w.
f. Smith, Rensselaer,; Conbell c. r. Delein,
Wabash.
2:l7 Pace; purse, SSOO-Shadeland Harry.
James Thacker, Lafayette; Earl Park
Hawkins stock farm, Earl Park: milne j
L. Hazelton, Muncie; Rube Johnson Foster
Bros, Frankfort; jessie NJ, Latta Bros
Stronghurst, ILL.,; Rosebud, S. A Golfers,
Ridgeville, Ind. Jack Riley. Roy Elliott,
Indianapolis; Lady COleridge, f. A. Lane,
Oakford; Fernland, Mike Orr Sheridan;
May Belle, Charles Wilson, Peru; Milo s.,
Free-for-all Trot; purse, $90O-Hesperous,
II. j. Jamison, Youngstown, o.; Prosperity
Bill, Hawkins stock farm; Twilight, Haw-
kins stock farm; Humbert Maid, h. j. Ben
son, Boswell; Meta Bell. J. II. Lesh Gosh
en-; James s., L. r. Williams, Greenville, O.
Free-for-all Pace; purse, s3O0-Rube John
SON. Foster Bros, Frankfort; Sampson
Hawkins stock farm; Earl Park, Hawkins
stock farm; unknown, L. r. Williams
Greenville, o.; Hallilier, Frank Brunton,
Romney; Chestnut, L. H. Brown, DanviIIe
Ind; Sherman Clay, Geo. Castle, Chicago;
Sam Twister, Harris & Sitter, Thorntown:
Hardee Boy, H. j. Jamison, Youngstown,
o.; Wiltranby, II. Leonard, New Pales-
tine, Ind.
2:25 Pace: purse. $3OO-Moran Girl. A.
SchicketanZ, Indianapolis; Nellie P, II. M
Bailey, Brazil; Farmland, Mike Orr. Sheri-
dan; isabelle. Crouch & Son, Lafayette;
Nettie B., Hawkins stock farm; Lady Alte-
mus. Ed Heath, Rensselaer,; Merry Go, F.
V. Hall, Boswell; Geona Wilkes A r.
Muster Valparaiso: Dewey F. Frank
Flint, West Lebanon; Tenny s., Charles
Wilson, Peru.