Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-19
ROCK ISLAND is
REPRESENTED BY
CROWD IN ALEDO
This County Makes Excellent
Showing at Annual Mercer
County Event.
CAPTURE BLUE RIBBONS
Local Horses Win Many Prizes-Ex-
citing Races Enjoyed by Over
$4,000 People.
Especial to The Argus.)

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Aiedo, Ill, Sept 19.-In spite of mud
dy grounds and nearly impossible
roads nearly 10000 people attended
Rock Island Day and Tom Marshall
Day at the Aledo fair yesterday. The
fair will continue tomorrow. Wednes-
days uncompleted program was run
off Thursday without a, hitch. The ball
game was exciting, the races close and
the displays of live stock, machinery,
furniture, art and products of domestic
science interesting.
Matherville succeeded in turning the
tables on Sherrard. winning a hard
fought ball game, Z to 6. 1t was a
pretty contest and not until the last
half of the ninth inning that the tie
was broken, when Dursen of Mather-
vile poled a three base hit that scored
the winning run. Erickson, who
started the game for Sherrard, was
hit with foul in the Fourth inning
and his knee badly injured.
MAKE GOOD SHOWING.
Fred Carpenter of Edgington is
showing three road and all purpose
class horses here. He won the blue
ribbon in the three year old and over
class for stations, with Al Rene w,
by Allerton, and his dam. He is fine
gated young horse. ]. A. Logan, a lar
by Allerton, and his dam. He
is fine gated young horse
John A. Logan, large black
driving horse, recently purchased
| by Mr.. Carpenter, won the red
ribbon in his class. He has exhibited
many horses at this fair before and
never failed to win a blue ribbon in
at least one of the classes-a record
/ to be proud Of
John A. Marley of Reynolds is an
other Rock Island county man who is
winning the blue ribbons with his
/ showing of Belgian horses. He won
first and second with a team of draft
mares in the four year old class and a
blue ribbon with his roam stallion. He
has two more animals to show today
and expects to have no trouble in win
ming recognition with them
Every one on the grounds visited the
Tom A. Marshall trophies at least once
and no one failed to express admira-
ton. Mr.. Marshalls generosity is
greatly appreciated.
GOOD RACES.
AS usual the races were good, con.
sidering a very heavy track. The re-
nowned horse. Hedgewood Boy, owned
| by J. Z. CrabtTee, was driven down
the track in front of the crowd before
the races and the people were intro
duced to him. He has a mark OF
2:01A, and is one of pole team that
holds the worlds record of 2:02A
He is beautiful animal and the peo-
pie will have an opportunity to see
him in Saturdays free for all pace.
The horses were called at 2 O'Clock
sharp and the heats were sent away
without delay. Bessie Axtell had no
trouble in winning the first race. She
trailed along easily until the stretch
was reached and then easily passed
the others. She looks like a conner for
next year.
RIAL GOING.
The real race was in the 2:12 pace
II was the classiest bunch of PAGERS
that every started on half mile track
in this state. Waynetta, little bay
mare that has been winning most OF
he- races down the circuit. won the
first heat in a whipping finish, but
could not beat her old rival, Gypsie
Wood, the next heat. In fact the first
heat in the heavy going was too much
for Waynetta and she was never a
real contender after the first heat
The last three heats Tom Montgomery
wa racing hard all of the time, but
lacked little bit of necessary speed
at the last end of the mile Gypsie is
, real wonder for a half mile horse.
The Eel never had to be urged tc