Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-11
BIG CROWDS SEE
BIG FOUR RACES
MORNING Is DEVOTED TO VISITS
TO NUMEROUS EXHIBITS
AFTERNOON IS ENJOYED.
OTTuMWANS TURNED OUT
Two Harness Events and a Like Num-
Der Of Running Races Keep
Things Lively - The
Summary.

! Eldon, Sept. 10.-(Special)-E
ing all previous fairs in the number Of
exhlbits OF stock, poultry, grain and
vegetables, and with sufficient attrac-
lions to amuse everybody, the Eldon
| Big Four fair yesterday attracted i'm
mense crowds from Wapello, Jeffer-
son, Davis and Van Buren, counties.
The free attractions amused the
throng until the opening of the race
program in the afternoon, when all
attention was centered on the half
mile tracks, Several hundred people
from Ottumwa were in attendance, ac-
companied by the Fifty-fourth Regi-
ment band, which had been engaged
by the fair association. The initial
appearance of the band here yesterday
was the signal for a great reception,
and following every number played
by the talented musicians, a round Of
applause was given.
Exhibits Are Large.
The art hail. the swine and cattle
sheds, the poultry exhibits and other
displays of products of the four coun-
ties interested in the fair, attracted
numerous visitors and were freely
commented upon. The exhibits are
all large. They speak of the untiring
work for the fair by the president.
ID. A. Jay, and other officers of the as
ISOLATION. The superintendent of the
various departments are always on
hand and willing to explain anything
to the fair visitor. The superintend,
ents of the various departments are:
Privileges-C. w. Weber.
Horses-Will Michael.
Cattle. T. knight and T. j.
| Perry.
| Sheep and swine-E. Betterton and
S. Hollenbeck.
Poultry E. c. Kile and Mrs. w.
| Michael.
Fruit, grain and vegetables-Joe
Thompson. Agricultural implements
d. A. Jay.
Cut and ornamental flowers-Mrs.
III. w. Hall.
] Pantry stores--Mrs. Willis Reno.
Domestic manufactures, fine arts.
etc-Mrs. George Myers.
The forenoons are spent in Judging
the various entries and the lists Of
awards will be issued by the secre-
tary, H. R. Baker, today. 81
vaudeville ana Races.
During the afternoon session there
is plenty of vaudeville acts and races
for the entertainment of the visitors.
The vaudeville. acts are first class and
i they have attracted much attention.
They include the Zoytrros. the glooe
artists, in difficult acts on large
wooden ball; the Warricks In their
trick house stunt. featuring tumbling
and other acrobatic stunts, and last,
but not least. a balloon ascension and
parachute drop by Madame Louise.
The harness events are all fast, and
4 although the track was heavy yester-
day afternoon some good time was
made in the races. j. H. Cremer of
| Ottumwa has number of horses en-
4 tered in the several events and one of
his animals. Charles Warrington Sc
cured third money in the 2:35 trot.
A. e. Bartholomew officiated as STAR.
ing judge and had little difficulty in
getting the horses Off, good.
The 2:3o Pace-Purse, 5000.
i The first harness event on the pro.
gram was the $3.50 pace. Out of the
nine entries only four horses started,
Motsey, the BAY gelding of J. H. Gre
mer of Ottumwa, being outdistanced
the first heat Online Second, a bay
gelding owned by S. Barnes of Mt
| Pleasant and driven by the owner
won this event in three straight heats.
Slow time was maze N the first heat
it being run in 2:371s, while the fast.
est heat was the second, which was
run in 2:3111a. Mem, black stallion
the property of Ira Miller of Kahoka
Mo, took second place in the first two
heats, while Grace Baron. a sorrel
mare owned by G. A. Kriese of Eldon
nosed out in second place in the last
heat The summary:
Online Second Is. Barnes) 1911 1 /
Mem. (Miller) Q 8
Grace Baron (Kriese) ...3 8
Time-2:37A, 2:31@, 1882.
2:35 Trot-Purse, 5000.
The second harness race brought
out three starters out. of the ten Ell.
tries, the big event going to Sunshine
a sorrel mare owned by w. D. Thomas
of Douds-Leando in three straight
heats. Ten List, a bay stallion, prop
erty of G. A. Kriese, took second place
in the three heats, while the third
money went to Charles Warrington
the Chestnut stallion owned by ]. H
! Cremer of Ottumwa. The first heat
| in this race was run in slow time
2:491s, but in the third heat the
i time was clipped down seventeen sec
onds. The race was uninteresting
Sunshine taking the lead at the frs
in all three heats, and she had no diff
Guilty in keeping her pace ahead of the
other two animals. The summary:
Sunshine (Thomas) ...........1 /
Ten List (Kriese) ......2 2
! Charles Warrington (Cremer). .3 8
| Time: 491a, 2:40, 2.321a.
Green Running Race, HaIf-Mile Dash
A surprise was sprung In the hal