Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-14
THlRTY.sIx HORSES ARE LISTED
TO START IN THREE EVENTS
FOR PURSES.
GOOD BABY CONTEST
More Interest Than Usual 10 Being
Taken In the Department Which
10 Being Held for
Third Year.

thirty-six horses scheduled to start in
three different events this afternoon
the chief interest at the Big Four fair
In progress here is conferred on the
race track
The three-year-old pace with purse
or 5000; the 1924 trot with a $400
purse and the 2.14 pace with a purse
OF $500 were the events listed for this
afternoon. Horses are scheduled to
enter from Agency, Numa, Grinnell,
West Liberty, Des Moines, Eldon,
Fairfield, Mt. Pleasant, Oskaloosa,
Ollie, Hedrick, Abba. Mason City and
Mt. Hamill, Iowa; San Bernardino,
CAL; Rushville, Ill.,; Memphis. Tenn. ::
Walnut Grove, ILL.,; Tulsa, Oklahoma;
Atchison, Kas.; McComb and Smith
shire. Ill.
The races of Wednesday were spir-
tied and snappy. The track was in
splendid shape, the horses got away
IN good form and fine time was made.
The first race was $3.50 trot with
eight entries and resulted as follows:
| Phil Bars, owned by j. E. Shaffer,
Tulsa. Okla first; Leyburn Fuller,
owned by Henry Hawkins, Rushville,
Ill.,, second; the third and fourth
places were tied and the purse for
| third and fourth money was divided
between Myra McGregory, owned by
N. A. Sonar Of Olney, ILL.,, and Ecker
hart. owned by G. r. Alexander, Mem
phis, Tenn. Time 2:17A.
The second race was a 2:1S pace,
with eleven entries, and was fine
exhibition, resulting as follows:
Ben Earl, owned by T. Elmer, JEFF
ferson, first; Miss Logan owned by
Guy G. Waufle, st. Paul Mimi, sec
ond; Kewana Ruth. owned by Henry
Hawkins of Rushville, ILL.,, third; the
fourth money was divided between
Jimmie L. Patcher, owned by R.
Lynch, Mason City, and Kimberly
Patcher, owned by Chef Kelly Of West
Liberty. Best time, 2:13H.
The third race was running DASH
five-eighths Of mile, with six start
ers. The horses got away in good
shape and the race was run In 1:02h,
resulting as follows:
J Jennie Morriss, owned by Talbot
ICenterville, first; Blue. owned by
George Aulbaugh, osceola, second;
Ella Near, owned by J. H. Jones, Luz
cerne, Mo-, third; Fred Cross, owned
by Joe Miller. Corning. fourth; John
Morris. owned by M. Flory, Keokuk,
fifth.
Baby Health Contest.
| An exhibit at the fair this season
that is attracting great deal of at
tention and interest Is the baby health
contest, conducted under the direction
of Mrs. Mamie Rogerson, superintend-
ent, and Drs. G. H. and G. G. Cronk,
examiners. About IS or 100 examina-
lions will be made during the three
days Of the fair.
The exhibit Is conducted in tent
provided with four rooms, all neat and
clean and provided with the necessary
weighing, measuring and physical ex-
amining devices, as well as mental
tests.
A booklet entitled "The Care Of
Children" Is being distributed. These
are furnished and published by the
agricultural college at Ames from the
department of educational extension
Of the state department.
A number Of charts and banners are
displayed from the state university of
Iowa City on education Of mothers in
the care, diet and nourishment Of
their babies along the lines OF clean
food, eliminating dope. proper diet,
correct clothing and sufficient rest
and diversion.
It is not a contest to determine the
prettiest or the largest or the most
symmetrical baby, but department
|of mental and physical perfection, the
object of which is to ascertain the rea-
sons for any lack or weakness in the
child and give scientific directions for
correcting the same and making that
child perfect in mind and body.
This Is the third year that this baby
health exhibit has been held at the
Big -Four fair and each year has
shown an increase in entries and ex.
aminations and last year little tot
from Eldon was taken from this ex-
hibit to the state fair exhibit and Sc.
cured second place In the contest
there.
! It is the aim and ambition of the
directors Of the Big -Four fair and
those in charge Of this exhibit to make
It second to none in the state and put
this section in the front rank In Iowa
on better and healthier babies.
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