Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
RAIN PUTS DAMPER
ON FAIR CROWDS
Race Events Run Off, However,
Despite SOggy Condition
of the Track

was expected ignored the rain and
spent the day on the grounds. The
midway with its dripping canvases
presented a sorry spectacle in COM
parison with yesterdays gayety. The
| three events in the races, however,
were run off in spite of the soggy con-
dition of the tracks and the small
crowds
Yesterdays crowd was one of the
biggest that ever attended the fair.
grounds. The midway had number
of new attractions. The big crowd was
kept interested from the time the
gates opened till the last lot of fire
works went up after 10 O'Clock.
So closely contested We're the races
that the track record of 2.12 which
has stood for two years, was lowered
1t fell in the first heat of the 2.14
pace, when Mary Ellen, brown mare
owned by w. E. Miller, of Washing
ton, ID. c., nosed out Sam Besure, who
later took first money by winning
three consecutive heats. and won the
heat in ais
All the events, with the exception
of the All trot, started with crowded
1elds. and two events required extra
heats to decide the money winners.
Yesterdays events were run off faster
than Wednesdays, to the delight of
the spectators. Between heats the
Middletown Band furnished music,
the Union Hose Company drill team
gave an exhibition, and several acts of
vaudeville in front of the grandstand
10 ainuse tne spectators.
The Summaries
The summaries are as follows:
2.25 pace; purse $500:
Crystal Lewis, b. $. w. f.
Mlller' Nashlng, ID. c.. /
Billy Fair, b. g, T. l.. Kalt-
rei.der,, Red Lion -; -. 1 5
trent b. g. E. Nollmer,
trenton, n. j. .......... 4
Dr. L., s. o. g. w. II. Fink
eholnder carlisle ....... 4 2
Brewster Hal, b. s.. Dan
Leary' west Chester ..... 8
me Monolos' b. m, j. A.
4 Miller, Lancaster ........ 6 6
Crooked Colonel .......... 7 dist
silver Maid ................ dist
Garrle Hal '...............9 dist
IIII hruman R D. ''.....'...'...i0 dist
Helen Hal :.....:::.......l1 II dist
lime: ~ =, Z'l6 q, 2.2OA "a, 2.2O "A
I'll trot' purse $500:
Mary warren, b. T., James
Model Fortune' b. m, Tom Ber-
! Ty' remington, n, j. -. 2
| Time: 2.lb "A, 2.2O u, 2.1912.
Z.l5 pace purse $500;
sam besure, b; s. William
hatcher, Carlisle ...:.... l
| 49, ~ IL
MllleT, washington -. B
Ba6y Jerome, b. m.' j. e.
Packer Sunbury ........ 2
Mack Henry D. m, j. A. Mil
Ter, lancaster ;........... 3 3 4 5
Eddle C". b. g. II. Spangler
1! 1ork :o';;s.'oo',;.. ',;...o.,.o.5 4
Iil Iiile' 60 a E.Io, z.lo' Z.ls'
me judges completed their work
Yesterday and announced the awards
IN tne various departments. In the
poultry department Judge Jacob Eb-
erly commented on the excellence of
the the axni., EXHIBITS, saving; Considering
the scarcity OF mature show birds due
TO the failure OF early matches, ].
Frank Park, the superintendent, has
gathered together nigh class eX-
hlolt.
The complete awards are as follows:
Pouitry1Barred Plymouth Rock,
9'Gese reeves harrisburg l COCK
hen. pullet' pen; j. S. Noblet.
Plilow' Pa, cockerel, pullet.
Whlte Ploymuth Rocks, j. II. Zeiders,
l445 Regina street Harrisburg, /
cock; Mrs: Jones, Middletown, cock,
hen; }. X Bashore' Hershey. cock
erai' l pullet. Bun Plymouth Rocks
and Partridge Plymouth Rocks, all to
~; 5. No6let; White Wyandottes,
George w. Hill, Jr, Harrisburg, 1
cokerel, l pullet; Milton o. Sides,
Highsplre, ! hen, 2-3 pullet; ]. j.
T VI lleS' hluuletONHt o. COCkefel.
Buff Wyandottes, j. B. Basehore, 2
cockerel, pen; c. w. Myers, Spring
. Grove, IL pullet / hen, IL cockerel.
Golden Wyandotes, G. w. Myers, l
hen, l cockerel, pullet; j. S. Noblet,
hen. Silver Wyandottes, c. w.
Myers, cock, hen; Samuel II. Rein
hart, Hummelstown, cock 3 hen
j. b. Barehore. hen, cockerel.
r. c. Rhode Island Reds, all to Sam
/. uel Fl. Reinhart. S. c. Rhode Island
Reds. A. f. Brandt, Elizabethtown, /
pullet; j. +. Bogner, Steelton, 1-2
} cokerel. 2-3 pullet. Dark Brahmas
. c. w. Myers. ! cock, l hen, IL cock
eral, 2-$ pullet; j. $. Noblet, 2-3 hen
Black Langshans. all TO j. S. Noblet
, White Orpingtons, Lutz Brothers, Mid
; dletown, 1-3 cock, IL hen, IL cock
) eral, pullet, IL pen; j. S. Noblet
: "a cock, hen, 1-3 pullet Buff Orp-
} ingtons, Lutz Brothers, l hen. 2-5
cockerel, 2-S pullet; j. S. Noblet. "a
. hen, cockerel, 13 pullet. S. c
) Black Orpington, Lutz Brothers, II
cock, 2-3 hen, l pullet. IL pen; c. w
Myers, l hen, 2 cockerel, 2 pullet; j
S. Noblet, cock, hen, l cockerel {
: pullet. S. 9. White Leghorns, Louis
. Bibrandi, Middletown, l cock, L:
: hen, IA pullet; S. w. Brightbill Pen
: brook. Ia cockerel; John GRITTY. Mid
dletown, cock, "a hen. 2 cockerel
Mrs ]. l.. Spence, Middletown, I
icOckCr,l. E,hrman b Mitchell Jr