Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-25
STATE FAIR is
A BIG SUCCESS
FORMAL OPENING SATURDAY AT
TENDED by LARGE CROWD
FROM VARIOUS POINTS.
r ACES ARE FAs st
The 2:22 Pace Was the Big Event Of
the First Day and Brought Out a..
Big FieId-Records Broken in
Live Stock Department.

Des Moines, Aug. 24.-The Iowa
State Fair for 1908 is now in progress
under most favorable auspices, and
the attendance and receipts thus far
have exceeded past records and indi-
cate that the fair will be the most
successful on record Never before
has the State fair ground been in such
excellent condition the trees, the
grass and flowers in rich coloring.
while the buildings and general exhib-
its surpass anything ever seen in any
regular annual fair.
In live stock, every department is
far ahead of all past records, with
over seven hundred horses, eight hun
dred cattle, three thousand hogs, and
more sheep and poultry than before,
this display Is the center of attraction.
Live stock Judging commenced early
this morning and will continue all
week.
10000 on Opening Day.
The real opening day Of the fair was
on Saturday, when ;oout ten thousand
persons went through the gates. A
fine race and music program was
given. The college scholarship con
tests were held, there being four
girls in the cooking contest and thirty
three boys in the judging contest. In
the cooking contest, Ruby Lynch Of
Ames was the victor The Shetland
ponies were judged in the stock pa
Wilton, there being over one hundred
Of them.
On Sunday the Iiberati Band and
Concert Go. opened the week Of music
with two great concerts, listened to
by thousands Of people, many Of them
coming from long distances. This
band and two other musical organiza-
tons will give daily concerts all
week
The program today includes races,
music, stock Judging, steam pillow DEM
onstration, and scores Of other feat
ures. The State Fair officials ex-
press themselves as greatly pleased
with the completeness Of the exhibit
ton, and the visitors are delighted.
THE SATURDAY RACES.
2:35 Trot--$60o.
lola West, 1st, o. B. West,
Yates City, Ill. 2 1 /
DR.. Archdale, I'd, H. H. Smith,
David City. Neb. ....... 5 8
Touchdown. Sd, DR.. ]. M.
Doyle, st. Joseph, Mo-. 2 2
Doris Doone, 4th. ......... 3 Z
Peter W., w. A. Heck, West
Liberty .....,.... !, 1888. s
q. s. d., ]. q. Buckton, Dows 6
Check Heart, Will Jackson,
Fremont, Neb. 80. ...... Z G
Gazote, Jr., ]. H. Harrison, os-
KaiOOsa. 49,.
Sorrento Todd, w. o. South
wick, Friend, Neb. ........ 9 II 8
Edgeoombe D., Kinghill Stock
Farm, st. Joseph. 10 10 10
Time 2:23A; 2:231s: 2:32h.
2:22 Pace-$6oo.
Bird H., 1st. B. Hath
way, Kingsley. ...... 1 9 L s
Frank, I'd, w. J. Not
owny, Creston. ... 8 8 8
Emma A., Sd, Doherty
Bros, Knoxville. $50. Z l 2 2 4
Gooseberry, 4th, Utter
terback & Morgan,
Hedrick -. ~. >. 6 2 4 4 G
Little George, Jr., H. G.
Nelson, Roo k port,
Neb. ...............
Lovey Mary, Melvin
Fisk, Curlew, Ia. -. 2 10 {
DR.. Sheldon, A. Tullis,
Davenport ...... 6 10 3
Little Mig, Charles Har-
dy, Mason City Ill 7 II
Baby Red, G. w. Nor
ris, West Liberty. 5 s 9
Shy Ann. Kelby & STEM
man, Wapello, Ia. !. 10 5 8
Shady O'Neill, H. J. Nc
Kenna, ONeill, Neb. 4 II
Time - 2:15A; 2:17A; 2:15h;
2:15h; 2:10A; 2:16&.
Driving Club Wagon Race.
Dick, first in two heats, by Joe
Zwart; Bell T., J. A. Thomas, jamie
NJ, A. X. Banks; Bessie B., Denny
Rally; Jamie ", G.. w. Viersen;
Clara B., j. Keenhold. Time-1:11
IL; 1:12
Four Furong Dash-$10O.
Julia PenzaIce, first; Tom Morgan
second. Johnson; Miss Cosette, third
also ran-Bettie Gold, Little Bobbie
Antelitum, Penolia, Albert Tile. Time
-501a.
Seven FurIong Dash--$2oo.
Ossian, first; Penhyrn, second
Irish Swede, third; also ran-Jacob
Rosessa. Time-1:29&.
Six Furtona Dash-S1oo.
Silver Leaf, first; Alsonia, second
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