The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-06
MANY CHILDREN
GUESTS OF FAIR,
Little Ones Evince Interest in
Special Features Arranged
for Them.

Fully twenty-five thousand children en-
joyed themselves II the $. Louis Fair
Monday. II looked Ike rain early in the
morning. but the children came out never
theless. when the clouds cleared away
al noon the grounds became fairly alive
witt youngsters. \ special programme OF
pony races and riding and driving contests
for boys and girls had been arranged in
the amphitheater.
John s. Bratton. J-. showed one Of the
handsomest ponies seen here in years.
Miss Marian Bratton won the blue ribbon
and SO offered for the best girl driver I'M
der II years. Miss Mildred Z. Sharp of
No. 1892 Washington boulevard secured
the third premium in this ring.
Many OF the exhibitors were DELAYED in
getting 10 the grounds on account OF the
congested condition OF the freight ter
minals in East st. louis. p C. Roberts
OF Fort Atkins. Wis. s Z wurst OF
Elyria. O.. and George Ewald OF Cincln-
natl. brought two carloads OF fancy pouI-
try from the Springfield Fair.
Representatives from the leading acri-
cultural and live stock publications are
attending the fair. Among them are ].
W. Alkire Of the American T~hrasherman;
J. P. King. Arthur Stevenson. J. F.
Schureman, W. H. Taylor. c. $. Rhoads
and c. II. Revoir.
Trotters in harness. walk and saddle
horses will be on parade in the amphIthe-
ater. At the suggestion OF several ex-
hihitors there Will be a special ring to-day
Tor ~S-year-old roadsters. Awards were
made as follows:
Riding. boys under a. ponies under Is hands
J. 5. Bratton. Jr, Isish Queen. first: Sterling
pramrw W EEwT WW~a-nH-
second.
Driving, boys under L. ponies under 1tu
hands,. s Bratton. Jr. Irish Queen. first:
". II. Burritt. No. 25s Lindel avenue. Cart
right Grub. second; 5. Ploser's Sterling Ploes-
er. third.
Driving Tor girls under y. ponies under l.
haads-Miss Marion Bratton. first: d. Z. siup-
SKY. No lse4 Locust street. second: Miss Nil
drsd E. sharp. No. gIz Washington boulevard.
Matched ponies. no; over Il hands. s. Brat
Tor, II IRISH queen and Irish King. hrst.
Driving shetland Dony-NM iam Alther. No.
l3 North Nandeyenter. Mint. first: :. Ploser,
Ingomsr, second: ". Alther. ,Ba0e. third.
Alther's Babe and Mine. nrst: :. PIusgr's In
E9uar and iago. second: c. Mulien's Babe and
Pony race for boys under Is. ponies not over
a. III. hap I P RI5saS' + sTstson; j.; Bridge Il
Mules. I and over-B. R. Middleton. Mexico
S@-H
Mules, ; and under-wriEht Bros, sedaIIa-
No. nrst and second: Guyton & Harrington,
East ST. Louis. third
Pair Of mules. I and over-B. r. Middleton.
Mexico. No. first; Maxwell & Crouch. East 81.
Louis, second and third.
FIRST: Maxwell & Crouch. second
First prizes were awarded to the follow
ing in the Textile Department:
Mrs. c. W. Vance. Paris. Ill: Mrs. John
Gekeler. No 20 sullivan avenue: Maud c
South Eghth street; n. II. Hall, Lexington,
KY: Mrs. G. w Flesh. No us Laclede ave
Turner. E0sA Cock avenue: Lena Blrcher. No.
ILu Cora avenue: Miss L N Kilburn. 10.
5G3 Cabanne place; Mrs. E Rallinser. St Jo-
seph. No: T. NJ. DoelIneE. No. 1881 castleman
nue.: Mrs. Lulu Herman. sedalias No; Mrs. N.
A Bramlett. Palmyra. No; Mrs. L. Nipen-
Isl Alien avenue: MrE n a Payne. Pal.
myra. No: Ms P. NJ NOLAN, No. 4ll0 Prairie
Ella Rhode. No. sos Vernon avenue; Lavins
HsriE No. 3D. Delmar avenue; Emily Bone.
81 Maple avenue: Mabel Bslef, No. cI Nor
Kan street; Carrie Krehs. No. $50 OREGON ave
nue.: Blanche Bazler. Pekin. ~; Mamie n.
Monmouth. Ill: Violet zelda. No. @tts
81 sleh vincent s aSs41s M. EmmS FTis5y. 10.
$50 Wagner street. Margaret Willis, Palmyra
Gries. no M south ThIrtsenth sJreet: Mrs
". CAREER. No. 46o4 Morgan street; Lille VII
lAALANlu. No AaL MAEAr1ANEA $3.50 -
n. Meyer. No. 20. sullivan. avenue; LII
lie wsnglsr. No. 5I Chamberlain avenue
Media l. Baker. weshInEton. II: Mss 81
nan. No. $50 Thomas street: Ms n slght-
hart. No. HZ2 Plymouth avenue. Ms. Z. =
Rockwell. Quincy. III Miss Carrie spreeher,
No. Mrs. r. H Disse. No. SIS North
street: Mrs. Kate Schlueter. No 90
Park avenue: Mrs. c KUN, No. - Harper
street: Mrs. r II. TalbeTt. Lexington. KY
Pdstar, No. 3B Geyer avenue: Mrs
Giikinson. Palmyra. No. Mrs. NJ. A Gil
lett, Indianapolis. Ind: Rose Muttern- SPRING
field. III. MouIe Mahoney. No El5 McPher-
iou avenue. Mrs. /. n Bolt, No Es Hen
1etta street: Miss N. Human. No. az F1nney
avenue: Mrs. Emma Stonemetts. No e6S Tyler
Ms J. Dunn. No. GO Maple avenue;
Laura Polling. No. 20 Harper street: Mrs L
Huckstep, Bowling Green. No: Caroline
No 120i North Taylor avenue: Miss
FerEuBon. No. E5s Blackstone avenue: Mrs..
Marie Gates, No. Eo2 Vernon avenue: Mrs. N.
aunzelman. No. EB Shenandoah avenue: Miss
Brennan. No. nh Clark avenue. Josephine
smith. No. 80 Cornell street: @. II Chrtsteg,
10. soSA Payne street: HaEel Forsyth. No.
,Ie Evans avenue: Augusta Schultz. No. ~
Seventh street; Z. Grote. No. 800 Lawton
lvenue: Mrs c. Williamson, No. ~ Mis-
,issippi avenue; Annie Krsbs. No. z9 South
avenue; Mrs. Louis Keilsrman. No.
lafayette avenue: Anna sPsiisr. Nc. 1ss Cevs-
and avenue: Mrs. H W Powers, No. go
Pine street