Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21
2:85 Pace, Purse s4o9

schedule is as follows
THURSDAY.
2:85 Pace, Purse s40g.
lleen-W Lindemann, Jr.....-...
Kitty R-Porter Greedy y............
Mickey-Mrs f G Miller,......,..,.
Paul BE @ Aiken........-........ =
Mobile Buck-J Nj Conway. ....-
Time 2:2l!s, 2:24is, 2;93A. 2:25.
Ge1tlemens road race, Purse $50, halt-n II.
Yernon-f NJ Minshall .............
King Saul-Geo Thompson.........
Bezant ohief-George Joseph.
Luke NerRon-John Nuzum. 3
Time 1;lsK, 2;OlA, 2;l2. g
Half mile running race, purse $2S. =
Tom-Rob Botleson,. .......... ......,....... =
Wlnnle-D CAGE .....'-'..''., ..'''''-' :
Maude ST. Smith. .,.....,......... n
Maude-Fred stall. all.,.........-..-....-.---
Time 57is
FRIDAY.
2;24 pace. Purse 500.
Glenn-F ID RocN ocNweli................ 2
EdiO Medium-R Goldberg. ........ S
Rookook-J Johnson.
NorthwoOd-F II Aisen........-.....
Pearl C-J M Conway, .......,-.. l
Time 2;23h, 2:2SK, 2:25}4, 2i2d4
2:27 trot, Purse $500.
Queen Trot-J NJ Conway. -.......... 4
Hugh Wynne-F d Rockwell ....-..,-.
EODIetta-L ID BuUGOCk, .......... -.s-.. 4
Lady B--Mosher Bros ............ 2
Dr Hardie-Gus LragneF..........,... i !
Time 2:27a, 2;25. 2;21.
Farmers trot. best two in three. Purse $50.
Queen Vernon-Chas Mason ...-.... 49,.
Belle HI M Hsy.....--.....--..-t-..-. ."
Oharley-Delbert Groves. ............. .-.
Lord Gray-R Dalton. ...-.....-....... l
Half-mile running race. Purse s25.
Mink--I Smith ............ .,...+..-....
Wtunip-D tAQe ...-..-. ..........-.... / 2
Iom-koD botlesOn. ..-.........- ......, ..... /
Time 5s, 1.041S,
SATUR DAY.
2:25 trot.s Purse 500.
Bitz Alien-J f Adams ,,............
Lady B-MOsher Bros. .,............
Earlendale-- Frank Thornhill...... !
Zooletta--L ID Buddock.. ........,
Queen Trot--J Nj Con way ............. 5 q
Time 2:2s1i. 2:30, 2;3Ih, 2iS0.
2;2o pace. Purse $500
Lady Giltwood-E c Aiken ...........
Jen Eigin--k Goldberg ..,............ .....,..
Ileen-W Lin demann, Jr...........,
Rookook-,' @ Johnson. n.................
Time 2;2i&, 2:2ik, 2;244.
Half-mile run, purse So.
Mink-l smith-.........- ........,-.--., |
Fly--Adolph Burglof f.................. ...
Culbrino-Appleman. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Time 555s,
The business mems purse of 500 not
having received sufficient entries was
not put on the cards. This, of all the
classes, ought to have brought here
many of the best horses in the country.
THE HITCHING CONTEST
The two ladies hitching contests fur
nished as much amusement and excite
ment as any feature of the racing. The
manner of doing was for drivers to ar
range their animals and vehicles in front
of the grand stand at the word dis
mount from their buggies, unharness
and reharness their animals, trot half
mile. At Fridays trial the fete was ac-
complished in less than FIVE minutes,
Saturdays in four minutes and eight
seconds. Purse each day $50.
Friday the contestants were as follows,
named as they finished-Mrs Oliver
Helgerson, Mrs. John Doerr, Mrs. A. B.
Thompson, Mrs. VIM. Primmer, Miss
Mills Miss Botleson.
Saturdays trial Mrs. John Doer!,
Miss Botleson, Mrs Thos. Thompscn,
Mrs Chas Mason.
PICKUP NOTES.
There are perhaps numerous items
that deserve mention that escape the
pencil of the writer, But it may be said
that the general attractions this year
were clean. Notably the Flying Bald
win performance, trapeze exercise
with merit. The train robbery and Big
Otto's animal show were worth patron
izing. The merry go-round caught the
little folks, and many that were not 50
small.
Our band acquitted itself with usual
credit, and was never in better form,
thirty strong Compliments were heard
| on every hand for the ''crack" organiZa-
| tion of western Wisconsin.
| The Viroqua business college had an
| exhibition of. student work in tile floral
| hall that would do credit to much
older and celebrated institution Of
| training.
There was nice line Of relics from
| the Mississippi and elsewhere. And curl
| osities we're of the pleasing and high
order. Alice Lee of Coon Valley, show
ed a cheese box 205 years old Grandma
Gnuild Rundahl of the same place, a
pair of mittens worn at her wedding In
| 1898.
A quilting machine that would ap'
pear 70 be winner among the ladies,
| was exhibited by an Ohio man
J. O. TYstad of Ferryvilie, showed a
patent grinding machine, his own in
vention, that will eventually become a
useful tool
| over 500 ladies signified their desire
to possess the sewing machine giveT
away by the Brown Music Co, and they
represented nearly all localities in THU
vicinity Miss Myrtle Griffin, eldest
daughter of George Griffin, who liYel
two miles north of town, was the lucky
lady. and she selected Standard Grand
The display of work made on Wheelel
& Wilson sewing machine by Mrs. Chas
S. Slack and Mrs Nels Solverson, wa
admired by all Mrs. Rowley for thu
White Sewing Machine Co, demonstrat
ed the many points of merit connected
with the popular White.
; The old fashioned 'fiddlin' contes
provoked amusement and caused many
to remember the good old days OF tn
Sailors Hornpipe and Devils Dream.
= Frank Nix of Cook Hollow, east OF tow
must defend the title of champion fiddle
az he was awarded the prize. The othe
i contestants were Mr. Mcdonald, OH
Leum. Geo. Fisher, Mr.. McGeary, Mr.
jacobson and Chicken Charley.
FINANCIALLY.
While no definite figures can be give
J at this early date, 1t is believed by offie
. ers that the society will realize proh
Of $500 or 5000 from the sir, after receiV
ing the state aid, which will be yer
near If not 81 200 Receipts from ticke
I Gales were g.. $50, stands $685. amph
1 theatre 1903, or about $500 greater tina
| / last season, while the expenses are n
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