The Ocala evening star., 1909-11-27

fair vas not an large rs Thanksgk-
ing day. which was not to be expect
ed,*y0k the number present was most
gratifying and showed the interest the
fair and its attaches had for our peo-
pie. both In town and country.
There was one very attractive and
exciting feature and that was the
auto race between Mr.. Ed Carmi-
chaers car and that Of Mr.. Jack Camp, +
driven respectively by Mr.. Gus Haley |
and Mr.. John spencer. The interest |
was the greater because the day be- |
fore the Carmichael car won owing |
to a slight accident to the Camp car
on the start hence hundreds hOcked
to the fair to see this speedy and
thrilling number The Camp car was
stripped down. the radiator hood re-
moved and a bag Of sand placed in the
rearS rs ballast to keep the machine
from skidding in turning the sharp
curves Of the half-mile track. But We
anticipate.
The morning was devoted to judg-
ing coach horses, draft horses and
tir6rou9hbreds The result will be
given. later, as the judges were too
busy to give out any information to
the press.
The. frst event of the afternoon was
the motorcycle race between Bennie
Condor and Walter Young. In this in
stance the honors .sof the day before
were reversed and Condor won. ow-
irAEnto some mechanical trouble TO
Y1nHe's machine near the close OF the
fve-mfle, run. Time 8: So 2-5. -
The first auto race was between Mr..
NV Davis and Claude Haycraft and
here, too. the order of victory in the
day previous was reversed and Hay
craft won in minutes, leading the
loser fully quarter of mile.
Then came the half-mile trottine
race in which the following horses
were entered: Genevieve, Capt. J. B
Martin, owner. Oklawaha; Nut Wilkes
George. Sprague. Jacksonville; Tex
ana. L. NJ. Hand Sanford. The latter
won the half mile heat and the $10t
purse. inep1:112-5 George Spragut
drove Genevieye and drove her wei
and under his skillful handling of thu
reins made a. yery interesting contes
and a. close finish.
Next came the trotting race for
purse of $3.50, mile heats, free for all
Entries. Glenedon, Make Direct ant
Lady Lou. owned respectively o!
Sprague Jacksonville. Lockhart Or
lando. Tyson Ocala. From the star
IT, was evident Make Direct was
and this horse finished with an .eas
best. two in three; time 21S Us an
2;15. Lady Lou under the. guidaAc
OF Mr.. Sprague did beautifully. bu
did not win. =. ~, ,,s.S
Then came the thrilling auto ..con
test between John Spencer and Gu
Haley. In which a purse Of $50 wen
10 the winner AS already stated
was vowed that Camps car shoui
vim II nerve. foresight and power cOul
u IT, Being stripped to the runnin
kear. Spencer threw everything wid
open and then the dust did fly betwee
the contestants, but slowly Spence
drew away from Haley and in tt
eiRht-miIe race the 1atter's car Wa
distanced. fully quarter. Mr.. Carm
GffAef was the first zone to step UP ~
vbngratu1ate the winning driver
.TwG running. races followed. II
lfst.one. entered by Lady MARITIME
He'd Queen.a and Dixie. The purse;i
1S6 was easily won by the first nan
tSifs In the lraH-mile dash In this RAJ
the contest: did not seem equal to :ha'
two home boys. Robert and Gorot
Noorhead enter the race against
professional Jockey, but then it was 6
for the fun of the thing and the mo
the merrier.
The last race was between the POI
i4s Of Gordon Moorhead~ and Jun
Brown. the latter ridden by Spurge'
Ausley. The Moorhead boy won t
quarter mile dash in q 20. -.
The auto race between Charl
Gates and Emmett Robinson was w
by the former. covering the five-m
course in 10 3-S.
A novel and unexpected exhibit
mot down on the program was tn
xiyen- by calling into the arena
Following young ladies: Misses Cliffo
Pyles. Dot Howell, Ruth Boney a
GLADYS Drake. The judges in q
Contest were called in from the OF
side, all strangers to the compett
Young ladies, but all expert horsem'
nanely: w. N. Igou Eustis; Chas.
sHand Jacksonville. and Dave LOG
hart Orlando. The young ladies tr!
ted galloped and walked their hor'
incpmpany Then each rode separa
IvTp and down the track in front
the Erandstand putting their mou'
Though. different gates. This DC
they faced the judges in the follow
or6er Miss Pyles, Miss Boney, M
Howell and Miss Drake. Mr.. Ca
with the trophies in his hand. aeco
'ninied by Mr.. Igou, chairman Of
hiages committee. came down fr
the stand and as Mr.. Igou pointed
tire winners Mr.. Camp attached
ft00O00s 10 mlSS sHyleS AOiA sAiS -
Ms Howell the red. Miss Drake
Sxhtse and Miss Roney the yellow:
.aacisioas Of the judges did not a.
meet the approval of the grandsta
:.yhe crowd demonstrating its partia
for Miss Drake during the exercf
--Ohe reason given last evening Y
Miss Drake did not get the blue !
hon was that when the riders "
told to dismount she got OF on
ri9ht side. but an interview with
of the judges this morning was
every point in riding was conside
that Miss Pyles in every particular
her mount with more ease and cor
bearing than the others and oeca
her horse was unaccustomed to c.
pany was more difficult to man
The judges said it was spiei
contest and every fair maid in 1t
served blue ribbon. if it had beel
their power to so award 1t. The
porter has no opinion in the ma
and asa good and loyal adopted
"a the Brick City gracefully and=
fously bows to the decision. The
aing. contest. not being expected
all the more an agreeable surprise
one heartily enjoyed.
In. the half mile gallop. Miss Boz