The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-07-23
THE RACES ARE GREAT
Fine Field Of Horses, Good Contests
and Lots Of Sport.

auspiciously at the driving track Of
the Mahaska Fair Association Tues
day afternoon. The day in point Of
weather was all that could have been
desired. The sun was warm but q
cooling breeze came out of the north
west and everyone was comfortable.
| And the program 1t was made up
OF the best days races that have been
seen on the local track in many a
long day. All were good exhibitions.
They were no one, two three hippo
drome. but fight to the finish and
five heats were required in both races
to settle the question of the disposi-
ton OF the money.
The winning of the thirty-five class
trot by the local horse, Miss I. w.
Harper, was thing that pleased the
crowd nightly. 1t put the grand
stand in way that viii be a drawing
card for the remaining days Of the
weeks program. The attendance was
not at all what it should have been.
There was only small crowd on the
grounds and the paid admissions to
the quarter stretch and the amphithe-
atre were not very numerous.
The road race by candidates from
| the Oskaloosa Driving cInh ana tbe
running race gave pleasing variety
to the progran and ali who attended
had a good fine. Those who staved
| at home thinking that they would wait
for better day missed IAN afternoon
Of finest sport.
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VIII 'uuse =. prayed as IaVorlte, put
~ couiu not prove nis titie cieaT. Inc
saiiie sley VI =. M Otterpach, Oh neu-
rioh' slAreeu IN tne neat qalte carry
% set tne pace ana hone oi tne others
souiu ~ inuSn ~ in'elese ner' 0nu
o. and the .acond horse Tba aninoaiz
were well strung ont Miss Harnes
| 1ebaved verv bad1v sometbino cans.
| al ber 70 breal, and IN conoins down
again she lost bar wind and woe al.
| most evbapstad Nv tba drive cha
would boya neon dtstanced under ordi.
narv circnrostancas bnt the nee of
nc eao bod hoar waived IN tbis raca
The Hedrick horse came in f,rst in
tho sacond boat hut tbe Mace was
| $3.50 ,a. - n,ott,, ,,a,, ~ tha os.
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az nssc.,,,, ,oas,,a,.ad
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Inc tnird neat was a surprise lor
everyone, Aito M. ahus MISS harper
went nech anu neck 70 the Quarter
pore WIN the puncn quite close upon
| .neir neels. AZ tne quarter tne grey
prohe anu hiss HARPER shct aneau (
anu looh lne pore anu nelu ner posl-
.ion " tne emu u tue rave. ot.er
oach noise e~e uoWn asain pus
coula not gam tne lost position ana
nnisneu secoliu'
Miss Harper now had the pole by
right of place won and she kept 1t
during the remainder Of the race.
There were those on the grounds who
thought that the winning of the third
heat was an accident, but the little
black mare went ahead and proved
her right to the. place by winning the
next two heats. The Hedrick horse
was all in and dropped back to fourth
place. 1t was hard race for the
trotters but mighty fine exhibition so
far as the horse mems opinion goes.
Miss Harper did splendid and honest
work in all but the FIRST heat, and her
breaking in this was an accident.
Miss Harper was raised from colt
by DR.. P. ]. Ellsworth, Of this city.
Frank Fitch liked the appearance of
the mare and he bought her for bug