Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-15
BIC FAIR At ELDON
VERY SUCCESSFUL
ICLOSlNG DAY RACING EVENTS
PROVE POPULAR WITH
LARGE CROWDS
MANY ATTEND PICNIC
Annual Outing Of MorreIl People
Attracts Several Thousand;
Partial List of Prizes
Is Given Out.

This afternoon and evening mark
the closing events of the Big -Four
fair which has been held at Edor
this week. This afternoons racing
events were the final entries of that
nature and with the judges all work
ing hard, the big list Of premiums will
be complete by this evening. The
Big Four fair has been held at Eldon
under the auspices Of the Big -Four
Fair association, which comprises the
counties of Wapello, Jefferson, Davis
and Van Buren,, for the past twenty
four years. and it is the expression OF
many that this years fair has far sur
passed any held on the grounds for a
good many years past.
| In a way, the 1914 events were an
experiment with the directors. This
was due to the fact that they ar
ranged the sessions TO be held in
August instead of during the first
week of September as has been the
custom for good many seasons past
The increased crowds, the excellent
order maintained on the grounds, the
fine racing events, and the other
features all of the highest quality
have lead them to believe that it has
been decided success from the
standpoint of time and in a great
many other ways, too.
Good Horses Entered
The closing program of the racing
| events which was given this after
noon included some good horses and
held the interest Of the large crowd
present as much as at any other time
| during the week. The following ami
mails were listed to start in the diff
! ferent events:
2:25 Pace, Purse $500.
1. Louise Finn, b. M, Cecil
Rhodes; Fred Pitkins, Galesburg. III.
2. Olive Pack, Dr. M, VIM. Pack
wood; J. C. Ramey, Fairfield.
| 8. Last Chance, b. M, Nut Crusher;
| w. H. Cessna, Macon, Mo-
4. Tommy Tight, g. e., Almont
Medium; w. H. Cessna, Macon, Mo.
5. Kitz Heiress, g. m, Asa-at-Law;
G.. A. Kriese, Eldon.
6. Lena Marie, b. M, Geo. Musca-
tvite; H. c. Bebbart, Galesburg, ILL.,
l. Walter A., b. g., Walter W., Por-
ter Bros. Abba.
8. Johnnie NJ, b.. g., Unknown; E
| I. Mason, Grinnell.
| $3.50 Trot, Purse $500.
L. Red Wing. br. M, Unknown /;
Geo. Wheeler, Eldon.
! 2. Nick Right, b. g., Claig Wright;
G. A. Kreise, Eldon.
3. Tonic B., r g., Bill Kirk Jr.; H.
Banker, Rock Island, ILL.,
5. Caddy Hale, b. M, CANOE; D.
McIlhaney, Morning Sun
6. Alta Coath, br. M, Allerton !;
Hopper Farm, Indianola.
7. Mabel Trask. CHI. f., Peter the
Great; Hopper Farm, Indianola.
s. Magnolia, C. h., Allerton; Hop
| per Farm, Indianola.
! Worth; F. B. Waters, Oskaloosa.
10. Bessie Axtell, CHI. M, Axtello;
Walter Breeding, Davenport.
Three quarter mile running race,
purse SIS.
Consolation running race, one-halt
mile. purse $50.
One of the largest crowds ever seen
on the Big Four fair grounds thronged
the place Thursday afternoon, the day
of the Morrell picnic. The excursion
lists left here at z, 8:45, $3.50, 1 and
3:35 and every train was filled to over
! flowing. The special trains all carried
! from six to ten coaches each and these
were crowded with people standing In
the aisles and sitting on the outside
steps Returning the first special left
the fair grounds at o'clock. This
wasfollowed by another at $50, the
regular train at 6:53 and the las
special at S:15 The last train, goins
both ways carried the refrigerator ant
baggage car, thus relieving the pic
lunch baskets and baggage.
There were around $500 tickets solo
by the Rock Island Railroad Co., OF
Thursday and these people, together
with the throngs which came from Ell
don and all the country surrounding
would easily make the attendance be
tween $500 and 1000. A special par
of the grounds was reserved for thu
Ottumwa excursionists and in shad!
spot the noon day lunch was spread
the party gathering In groups. A shor
talk was given by T. D. Foster, follow
ing the address of welcome by J. A
Jay, president of the association.
Races Are Interesting.
The entry list for the races Of Thurs
day afternoon were of the highes
quality, some very fine horses bein.
entered The following Is the resul
of the various events:
), 2:15 trot, purse $30O-Benaco, own
ed by J. M. Price, Vandalia, Mo-, driv
err, Patton; (2) Nat-URich, owned b.
G.. A. Kriese. Eldon, driver, Kriese
60 Bessie Axtell owned by Waite
Breeding, Davenport, driver, Breeding
Time. 2:15 IA, 2:16 IA, 2:1S, 2:19
!2:19 IA.
2:3O trot, purse s3Oo-O Tomm:
Horn, owned by George A. kriese, 81
don, driver, Kriese; GU Mabel Trask
owned by Hopper farm, Indianola
driver, Hogan; 90 Bill Rodes, owne'
by M. B. Wilkinson, Felsburg, ILL.,, driv
er, Breeding. Time, 2:19 IA, 2:21 IA
1921 IA.
2:2O pace, purse s4OO-(D T. r
owned by Ed Wright, Fairfield, driver
| Wisecarver; GU Jim L. Patchen, OWL
ed by E. I. Mason, Grinnell, driver
Mason; CO Buster G., owned by w. II
G., Ottumwa. driver, Kriese; ca Littl
Joe, owned by J. M. Emery, Grinnell
driver, Emery. Time, 2:15 IA, 2:1t