The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-08-27
STATE FAIR RACES
s37.6OO To Be Awarded TrOtterS
and PAGERS on Indiana Track
During Week Of Sept. s.
PACING AGAINST ALL RECORDS

Hedoe wood Coy and Lady Maude WIN
Try TO Lower the Marks - famous
Stables Represented at Indiana
FaIr-wisccnsin Man Will Be the
New Starter.
The Indiana state Fair has formed
the richest racing program IN It's his
tory for the week of Sept. b, the pur-
cos for which amount TO s37 900 That
there will be an extraordinary huiiipe'
~ Scrses in the various contests Is
indicated by the entries when cioseu
IN lime when the names OF lso dluereh'
ho-sas wore sent so Secretary CharIes
Downing. the horses TO come from
Kentucky. Tennessee, Missouri, Mlchi
gan. Colorado, Ohio. New YORK lllihois'
Wieconsin California, and the pest
stables Of Indiana will be represented
In the 2:2O trot with purse oi so'oVo'
there are 20 entries. and In the 10
: mace. also with a $1,000 purse 'heIe
are 26 entries. The entry hsts ior Wv
otber twelve races on the state fali
o program do not close until August -
q The course at the Fair. already ricf
, IN race track lore. is during the com
:, ING Fair. expected 10 make some nlor'
valuable Contributions 10 the woriu
V records for PAGERS IN some spo0'"
~. events. The State Fair manaseihe"
has entered into contract with Dicl
IL wilson of Rushville. one OF 'n
st famous horsemen OF the country. wh
n will start Hedgewood Boy, win rec
ord of 2:O2 IA. and Lady Mauoe
with a mark Of 2:0f IL In three z
2 forts TO fix new records. Inc COZ
Id,ract with Wilson provides that II
ol"does nothing. he gets nothing
~ ON Monday. the first day OF the fai
rs Hedgewood Boy and Lady Mauo
n e Who are fun brother and sister, w
be driven to equal the worlds reeor
Wilson is to receive $500 ana II
Is lowers II will receive si00 additions
is lin another special event, II Hedse"o'
oflpov naces n mile In harness In 2:VZl
his present record Wilson Is TO
ceive $500. II. in this performan'
lSluedgewood Boy beats the track r%ecu %
q az , OF made by Star Pointer IN 10
.lvuson will receive $3.50 addition
", II Lady Maud c. 2:O4l2' oe'
Olu her present record. Wilson VIII
szoa II she beats the worlds J
odlord for pacing mares. $3.50 addiuoi
III" IL either Hedgewood Boy or Lady Ma
Jus G. or both. beat the WORLDS s'a''
Outlrace record OF l:59h for pace
olvuson will be awarded $500.
sIpushville horseman can by meet
ol ALI conditions OF the CONTRACT sa'
IN a. 800 for his work at the y
rair lie is 10 receive nothing In
event that his horses do not eaua
heat the marks which are fixed by
ming contract The horses are To pac'
had wagon on the first day OF the
nv ,yaa .her and track permitting. lie
Mess wood Boy VIII star. "s"'.' ana !
swer for stalli'ons WI har .ttemp,
Friday of Fair week. c. n. An'n
tho Fairs superintendent OF speed
pect- ,s.cs and starter OF the falr ]
our ore "a determine If the weather
ice ?" track are OF proper condition fo'
then events The rules Of the Anne
70 mo rro,,ing Association are 70 COVER
lrt Of The race track az @ ,ne '"u nunn :,
.;.h Grounds has for months been u
ng at ana only 'ss,on sss FOR the septe
and. OF cone,9o s,noa carly sprIng abou
le in rao.s 49,. and nacers representa-
was nous stables from over the
states. have been In training
indiana grounds and II has o.
ono ef the most favored traci
spring and early summer WORK
!. ..w land. The track was re-soieo
hlhi' months ago and was carefully al
came During the heavy rains OF iast
e resi- the water speedily drained o
course and three or four hours
queried shine brought It into condition
4 over again. 1t will require very
hought and continuous ram 20 "
,,on /, races at the coming Fair
hoa Four OF i've """ ."s ;, Tho tr,
e"i' the September Meeting. ana
'me o." STABLES which are noted sges u
s