Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-20
Fair Association Will Divide
Large Sum Among Exhibit
ors This Fall
s1s25 in PURSES FOR RACES
Almost $4,000 Will Be Given to Those
Who Exhibit the Best of Their
FIocks and Herds and Products of
Farm, Orchard and Garden-DetaiIs
of the Prizes by Glasses.

prizes by the Marshall County Fair AS
ISOLATION for exhibits of one kind and
another at its first fair to be given
September is to %. This is a close ap-
proximate Of the amount contained in
the voluminous prize list which the ex-
ecutive committee after two weeks of
labor has compiled and placed in the
hands of the printer. They will be
ready for distribution soon.
With the completion Of the prize list
the entire work of fair preparation has
begun. In addition the committee has
caused plans and specifications for the
needed new buildings to be prepared
and the contract for their building will
be let very soon. AS soon as it Is
awarded active work will commence at
Finkles park.
The Speed Events.
Chief among the cash prizes, because
of the public interest and the expense
involved are the speed events, which
will occupy a part of three afternoons.
For these races purses totaling s1.S25
will be hung UP. In number and in
cash these races will be about the same
as those which have annually been held
at Finkle's park, as the local meeting
of Cedar Valley Circuit, and the purses
will attract horsemen who are now
starting on the Cedar Valley and
Greater Cedar Valley circuits. In
classes the races are about equally
divided 1etween the trotters, PAGERS and
gallopers In money the purses range
from $500 for the better classes of tror-
tiers and PAGERS to $50 for the jumpers.
For the 2:20 trot there will be $500 to
divide and, for the $500 class the purse
will be $3.50. Three hundred dollars
will be hung up for the 2: Is pace and
$3.50 for the slower pace. Fifty, SIS and
500 will be divided among the winners
in the quarter, half and mile dashes
One trot, one pace and one running
race will furnish the track sport each
afternoon.
Prizes for Exhibitors.
Cash prizes, exclusive Of diplomas,
will go to-. those who. bring the fat and
sleek of their herds and focks, their
fine swine, meek-eyed mich COWS,
strutting cocks and clucking hens,
their thick fleeced sheep grains and
seeds, fruits, plants and flowers, stores
from the pantry and their fabrics and
needle work and works of art.
Divided into classes the class and
cash prize for each is as follows:
Horses, $3.50; cattle, s675; swine, $500;
sheep $132; poultry. 1882; grains and
seeds, $50; fruits. plants and flowers,
500; pantry stores, $40; textiles and
fabrics, s136: art, $165, children's and
education work, $141.
Because of the wide county interest
in the breeding of fine cattle, horses
and swine, the committee has been es-
create keen interest.
Good Money for Good Horses.
The horse division is divided into
fourteen different classes, with first and
second prizes ranging in number from
two to sixteen for each. These classes
include English draft and shires with
prizes of $50, Clydesdales with prizes
of $50, French draft and Percheron
with $50 in prizes, Belgians with the
same amount in, cash, Cleveland bays
and coach with prizes Of $50, standards
with the same amount, roadsters with
500, grade draft with SIS in, cash, two
sweepstake classes with diplomas for
prizes, s24 for mules and SIS for three
pony classes.
Many Cattle Prizes.
In the cattle division there are many
prizes in cash totaling 1913 first, second
and third prizes in ten classes exclu-
sive OF two for which diplomas are of
fered. Each class excepting one has
twenty four cash prizes. The classes
and the total of the prizes are as fol-
lows: Shorthorn, SGT; Hereford, SGT;
Aberdee Angus, SGT; GaIloways, SGT;
Red Polls, s67; Holstein. SCI; Jersey,
$67 and one class open to, all beef
breeds $50; one class of fat cattle.
cross breeds or graded, s42: and one
class of champion group of three head,
$50.
Prize Swins Monies.
For the fine swine of all kinds and
classes, ninety-four prizes aggregating
$500 have been listed. Each class is
divided into prizes for old. one year and
six month-old boars, sows over six
months old, bears under six months
old, sow pigs, pairs of pigs sows over
two yearS old and SowS 5hatwaap one