Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-29
Opening Tomorrow of First
One Held Under Associations
Reorganized Management
PROSPECTS MOST FLATTERING
II Is The Popular Opinion That For
Once The Story County Fair Will
Be A success-Elaborate Program
of Racing and Sports Prepared For
The Last Two Days.
Special to T,mes-Republican.

Special TO Times RepuDilcdns
Nevada, Aug. 29.-The first fair I'M
der the management of the reorganizeo
Story County Fair Association will
open here tomorrow under the most
hattering prospects Of any fair here
in twenty years. Many new barns
have been erected, old buildings have
been repaired and the track has been
thoroughly overhauled. While ths
track has always been considered a
fast one horsemen who have already
arrived and worked out on 1t pros
nounce it to be In the best condition
Of any they have driven on this sea-
son. With good weather and tho
crowds that are sure to be present, the
Story county fair will be for once a
success, altho the management have
| had much to contend with in endeavor.
| Ing to overcome the prejudice which
has existed against the institution In
| the past.
| An elaborate program OF racing ana
sports has been prepared for the last
| two days. Cambridge and Roland wilt
meet on the diamond at 10 o'clock
| Wednesday and Story City and State
| Center in the afternoon. The principal
racing events of this day will be the
2:20 pace for purse Of $500 and the
1886 trot. Both races have filled as
| follows:
Glass No. I. 2:20 pace, purse $500
Lady Ensign, or m, sire. Ensign; Graft
ten & Haas, Nevada, Iowa. Miss Ter
race, b M sire Alcanturius; Lawrence
Massey, Nevada, Iowa. Morey On>
ward, &, sire, Game Onward; G. L.
silvis, Rock Island, Ill The Kid, hr 8,
sire, Director; Harry B. Huston, Oma-
ha, Neb. Alice Medium. b m. sire, Al
told; l.. B. Marks, Eldora, Iowa. LOU
tie, b m, sire. Renaldo; E. r. Pollock,
Hedrick, Iowa.
Glass No. 2. 2:35 trot. purse 5000
Bird Edwards, b m; ]. p. Thornton,
Colo, Ia. Nancy Rex, m. sire. Golilc
Rex: D. l.. Wandling, Des Moines Ia.
Harry Sloan, $ s, sire. Lacrosse. Jr.; P.
NJ Reilly, Boone. la. Roy Rock, or 8.
sire. Trappist; Barney Mccoy, Des
Moines, Ia Barney b., b g, sire, Bar
ney Wilkes: Walter L. Wray, Nevada.
In. Binewood,s g, sire. Medium
Woo6o c. NJ. Reid. Boone, Ia.
Thursday is iowa FANS day." The
Iowa Falls military band have arrang-
ed to conduct an excursion over the
/ Short Line and are arranging for a
| crowd of over five hundred people.
Maxwell and Colo will cross bats at
p. M. and large delegations will at
tend from both places. The 2:20 trot
/ will be the racing event of the after
noon. The 2:35 pace will also be
pulled off Thursday. The entries are
| as follows: Glass No. 4. 2:20 trot.
purse $500-Vyzant Jr, b g. sire, Wy
zant; w. L. Rossing, Bode. Ia. w. j.
Lew, g. sire. Nowal; j. D. Cunning
ham, Knoxville, la. Van Hart, b 6,
| sire, Calico Rex: Barney Mccoy, Des
Moines, la. Grand Baroness, m. sire.
Grand Baron: A. l.. Bradley, Water
loo, La. Infleece, sire, Tairhorn; Mat
Merritt, Grinnell, Ia. Alto M, &, sire,
Alleno; A NJ. Utterback, Hedrick, Ia.
/ Glass No. S. 2:35 pace, purse $500
Blanche Aquarius. gr, sire. Aquarius;
Bert B. Welty, Nevada, Ia. Lady Barr.
/ b m, sire So So; r. S. Barr. Abel, la.
Garnetta Rex, b M. sire, Garnet Wilkes
Barney Mccoy, Des Moines. la. Tony
| w, b &, SIRE Napoleon: Harry Huston,
/ Omaha, Neb Rolyed, b g, sire, Tangent;
J. L Fisher, Grinnell. Ia. Lottie, t,
1 sire, Rinaldo; E. r. Pollock, Hedrick,
la. Running race, all ages. purse $500.
Altho what was considered ample
provision had been made for the stock
exhibit Secretary Worsley stated last
evening that all of the buildings would
be filed and he had been compelled to
| send to Des Moines for large tent to
be used for the cattle exhibit.
In anticipation of a large attendance
more privileges have been disposed OF
than ever before. Special premiums
are also bringing large exhibits of corn
and other grains.