Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-08
LARGE CROWDS
ATTEND FAIR
EVENT AT ELDoN UsHERED IN
WITH IMMENSE ThRoNG AT
OPENING YESTERDAY.
Wednesday Was ottumwa Day and
Many From This City We're In At
misunderstanding Was Good-The
Prizes on Horses Were Awarded.

From Thursdays Daily.
With the day ideal, the grounds
swarming with visitors, the air filled
with shouts of the bankers from side
shows and the bands playing, one Of
the largest opening days ever seen at
a district fair in Wapello county was
held yesterday at the Big Four Fair in
Eldon.
Yesterday was the opening day prop
err 1t was also Ottumwa day at the
fair, and early in the day large crowds
from every section Of the country be-
gan to arrive on all trains and in rigs
until the number present reached in
the neighborhood of five thousand peo-
pie.
At the opening of the gates yester-
day, all the exhibits which had been
arriving for several days before, along
with the horses, cattle and poultry
which were booked for entry at the
fair had arrived and were In place.
These exhibits are the best that have
ever been on exhibition at any Of the
fairs of previous years and one Is able
to see some very fine specimens CT
horse flesh, poultry, grain, cattle and
all that goes to make up the list of a
country fair.
Many Ottumwans Present.
At the grounds large number Of
people from Ottumwa we're in attend
ance and enjoyed the day. A feature
of the exercises yesterday was the
horse racing. in which some of the
best racing seen for years in this vi.
cinity was pulled off.
The Winners.
In the first race, which was a 2:35
trot, Doris K. owned by K. j. Nc
Laughlin of Waterloo, finished first,
winning the purse Of $500. The second
race, which was a 1922 pace, the purse
of which was $500, was won by Prince
H., owned by A. B. Heaton Of Green
field.
The three-quarter mile running race
with the SITS purse was won by Ned
W mite, owned by H. o. Talbot.
The first part of the racing program
for the day was a 2:35 trot with q
stake of $500. All the heats in this
race were closely contested and some
excellent time was made. The second
race Of the afternoon was 1922 pace
for a purse of $500 and again some
fast time was recorded, A running
three-quarter-mile race for purse of
S75 ended the racing program for the
day.
| Excellent music was furnished by
the Eldon band yesterday and with a
number of performances on the ira,
peze and rings given by the La Gettes.
a most interesting feature, helped to
make the day most successful one.
The fair ground this year Is filled with
nigh class amusements, such as glass
blowers, a fine moving picture show,
and other features of amusement
which are too numerous to mention.
otturwa Stock Wins.
The first of the judging of stock
was done yesterday and was that Of
male horses Of the roauster class. Har-
ry Cremer of Ottumwa won first prize
on stallion in the class of 2-year-olds
under 4; Peter Leinhauser Of Ottum.
wa, first prize on a stallion of the
same class years old.
W. G. Allison of Libertyville, first
prize on horses for all work, and w
D. Thomas Of Douds-Leando. first
prize on a stallion years old under 4
L. G. Carroll Of Eldon, first prize on
years old. Reno and Son of Agency
first prize on stallion in the class of 2.
year-olds under 4. ]. Reeve of Agen.
cy, first prize on 1-year-old stallion.
With the weather favorable for the
week, the fair promises to be the best
that has ever been held at Eldon an
the members of the association are
doing all that is in their power to
make 1t complete success. Friday is
expected to be the big day at the
fair and a feature of the day will be a
large stock parade where one will be
able to see on exhibition specimens of
i the finest stock raised in this coun.
!. try.
The parade will be between the
hours of IL and / o'clock and those
who wish to attend it will have to
come early. The racing events for to.
morrow will be of unusual interest, as
some very fast horsefesh Is on the
entries, which will cause the heats to
be closely contested.
Yesterdays Results.
The following is the score of yester
days races:
First race, 2:35 trot, purse, $500.
Barron E., blk. s., by Barron
/ Dillon ........ ......... 2 2 4
Brittle B. oh. M, S. Barnes. i
Lucy B., b. M, e. Wight -. DIS.
Doris K, CHI. M, K r. Me-
Laughlln ........ IL
Burney, b. s., George Crea-
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