The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-09-10
ENTRIES CLOSE
ON $1,000 TROT
ANDPACE
Fair Men of Six Towns APP
prove Lists For The
Stake Contest.
SIX PURSE ENTRIES
CLOSE SEPTEMBER Is
Track TO Be Put In Shape-Sec.
rotary Num- Has 40 Con-
cessiOns Booked.

Entries for the Pill pace and the
PA trot races for which stakes of
$1,000 each will be awarded at the
Cape Fair, Sunday afternoon were ap-
proved at a meeting Of the Missouri
Arkansas Short Ship (Fair) Circuit at
the office Of Secretary J. T. Num- Jr.
The stakes that will be given in
these two races are the largest ever
awarded in Southeast Missouri and
consequently they have drawn almost
a record breaking entry.
The list of trotters and PAGERS that
has been booked with Secretary Num-
contains names we'll known throughout
this part of the Middle West, and the
Fair goers this year will see some of
the clasSiest racing in many years.
Here are the entries in the Pill pace
in tn centre Southeast Missouri Fair
circuit. At the Cape the stake will be
$1,000 on this race.
Tom King, Gypsy Burns, May E.
Pick, Shamboy, Dock ", May Direct,
r. W. F., A. j. Jr., DIR. Miller, Miss
New Sure, Symbol, Tom Labutton,
Peeping Tom, Black Squaw, Walnut
Hall, Prince Olive, Ky Gypsy, L. w.
Direct, Quality Lady, Sonica Jr., Sir
Lain, Stonewall, Helen Chims, Shade
line, Birdie Gray, Shady Butterfly
Johnny Mills, Harry Malone, Major
Guild Bellpepper, Albion Boy and Kid
Riley.
In the PA trot, for which a similar
$1,000 stake will be given, the follow
ing are the entries: Aubrey Boy, Early
Alma, Edith All Tell, Rose Waltz
Lady Fog, Happy Damsel, Clipper Jr.
lobe Ward, Mr.. Human, Forest King
Roy T., Al c., Lord Duke, Tramp Hal
Peter Wood, Heir Reaper, Proclaim
and Idella c.
The members Of the circuit met to
approve the entries on stake races
which will be held throughout the cir,
cult. The following were present in
Secretary Nunn's office: Harry Smith
Sikeston Mo-; Dr. n. NJ. Jones, Camp
bell, Mo-; K. Irl Jones, Kennett, Mo-;
w. o. Irby, Piggott, Ark, and John
Rossin, Paragould, Ark.
Each Of the secretaries of the vari-
Gus fair associations declared that
there are prospects for the best series
of fairs ever held in Southeast Mis-
souri, and Northern Arkansas for sew
eral years.
The following is a schedule of the
fairs: Sikeston, Mo-, Sept. %, %, "a
and 25; Cape Girardeau, Sept. %, 30
Oct and 2; Campbell, Mo-, Oct. 6, Z
s and 8: Kennett, Mo-, Oct. -, IA, Il
and 16; Piggott, Ark, Oct. 20, q, %
and %; Paragould, Ark, Oct. 81, Is
% and 80.
Secretary Num- last night an
nounced that the entries for the purse
races of which there are six in all, each
for $500 premiums, will be closed fl
nally September Is.
All owners who wish to get their en-
tries booked are urged to do so al
once. Already there are several en-
tries in these races. The six purse
races are as follows: 2:25 pace; 2:17
pace; free for all; 2:3O trot; 2:24 trot;
2:1S trot.
On the race program also there is q
schedule of running races as follows;
IS mile, $75; 4 mile, $75; 1 mile
500; and rs mile, $3.50.
Each day there will be a 10-mile
motor sycle race with at least five
starters.
The arrangements for the Cape FAN
gradually are being whipped into
shape. The race track will be put in
cap-a-pie order. Forty concessions al
ready have been booked for the mid,
way and there are indications that
many more than last year will be in
according to Secretary Num-.
The Commercial Club is making ar
engagements for a triple carnival dur.
ing the fair week. Carnival companies
will be brought to the Cape, one to be
placed on Spanish street, one on
Broadway and the third on Good Hope
street in Haarig.
The business men plan to keep the
people on the street in the evening aft
the fair is closed by means of the car
nival companies. The carnival COM
panies will not be operated in the day
time.
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