South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-01
ACES WILL Be
| FEATURE OF FAIR
bShen Promises to be Mecca
Fer Visitors the Next
Few Days.
BY stan Correspondent.


GOSHEN Ind, Sept. 1.-Ope ning
, at the Elkhart county fair was de-
tied 70 getting everything in readi-
SIS for the beginning OF the big do
Is Wednesday. At 10 o'clock this
brning every exhibit was in place,
Xery stand and amusement de-
e was complete and running, and
ID 4Srd annual exhibition of the Elk
&rt County Fair and Agricultural as
|riation was under full sway.
WORK Of judging the exhibits in nine
ferant lines will start the first
6ing in the morning. Interest in
IA exhibitions centered around the
*Dck department all OF which Will
reviewed By the judges today.
Included in the stock department
hibits, which are exceedingly plenti-
4 this year. are the pure bred draft
rses. grade draft horses. farm and
Iaft horses, swine. sheep and cattle.
n Blue. Harvey Hawks, George Sar-
int and NJ. A Weaver. superintend-
= Is in the stock departments, have
SDrked hard during the past few
eeks and have accumulated exhibits
LAT mean a strenuous task for the
Hdges picking the winners OF the
Yards.
Intense Competition.
q Judging viii also be commenced in
he departments Of grains and seeds,
Vegetable and root crops, dairy and
4 linary products. poultry and farm
i plements. Intense competition is
Rrtain In all Of these departments as
oush high grade exhibits were in
Iace Tuesday 10 assure a high stand
10 OF excellence, while many more
Xhibits are expected TO arrive We'd
Sday morning.
liz. r. Gardner, superintendent of
Xachinery. has collected an exhibit of
#rm implements tnat will give the
rmers interesting demonstrations of
entific horticulture during the fair.
lree traction plOws gave demOnstra-
= ms in the center Of the race track
iesday. illustrating what can be done
u adapting modern methods TO farm
Horse owners present for the three
Us of racing took advantage of the
Il weather Tuesday 10 give their
limitations in the speed events a
bod workout. in anticipation of some
rd competition. WOrkmen also put
a full day getting the half mile
|bck in first class condition.
Three Races Today.
Three races comprise the card for
Wednesday. At 1880 o'clock, the
st event. the 2:25 pace. will be call
i. At 1 o'clock, there Will be "a band
&ncert in front of the grandstand,
bile tie first race will be started
3omptly at 1880.
! The addition Tuesday night. Of Peter
an. a sorrel PAGER owned by John
Todd Of Kendallville. brought the
L OF starters in the first race up
eight. Six horses were scratched
Ilesday. all of whom viii be started
ter in the week.
; In the $50 trot. the second event
4 Wednesdays card. the entire list
/ nine entries viii start. This race
i'll hold the special interest of the
icing fans who prefer the tTotteSs TO
! e -wheelers, on account of the
Irge field of good horses which will
seen in action.
Six PAGERS Will compete for the $500
. rise in the 2:20 pace, the third and
: st event on the afternoon speed
|Fogram. Local fans viii be diSap-
.Dinted i'm not seeing Goshen repre-
|nted in this race. as Harry Pointer.
y bay PAGER owned by Harry Glenn
rs. and the only local horse entered
the 2:20 pace, was scratched by
| IS owner Tuesday afternoon.
\. II. :. Rules.
The three events. like all of the
ces carded for the week. will be
|he heats and three heats in five.
II of the new rules of the American
|rotting association. OF which the
tcal association is "a member, viii
(Dvern the races.
Thursday viii be the big day from
he racing standpoint. as the free-for-
| i = -,
|heduled for that day. The 2:24 trOt
nd the 2:20 trot are also listed for
thursday. giving the trotting fans an
Opportunity of seeing plenty of sport
bring the afternoon.
The card for getaway day. which
lin come on Friday, Will include the
so pace, the PA trot and the 2:17
|ace. These races viii include the
Iastest horses from all of the stables
resent. sew al PAGERS and trotters
|Dming frO Chicago and distant
|oints in Michigan and Indiana TO
|nter the events of the closing day
II the meet.
Entries Today.
| Wednesdays entries are.
2:25 Pace $500.
Famous Horn 90 Roy Symensma,
Few Paris.
Mike the Tramp-Mens Transfer
To-. Niles.
LeBene Online-Amza Keih, Mid
|lebury.
Billy Boreal-P. d. Tichener. Ben
In Harb6r.
Lady Nandella-M. Newell, Akron.
Hannah Rlack-T. Macker. Crown
Point
Stella CO. Jennings. Warsaw.
Peter Pan. III. Todd. Kendallville.
2:3O TrOt $500.
Cressie Medium-Alonzo Farrell,
Oshen.
Baron Alto-DahlmaI q Bausky,
benton HarbOr
The Tempter-H. y. Garner. Bre-
ben.
Gold Medal-Roy Line. Laporte.
]. 5. Patchen-John Lingard, La
|orte.
Moving Picture-T. W. Ready.
Files.
Mojave-Charles Jackson. Chicago.
Jeno VA. NJ. Davis. Hillsdale.
Darby. G.. Hardic. kendallville.
2:2O Pace $500.
Judge DiNon-H. n Carver. Bre-
pen.
Discord-Roy Line. Laporte.
Warner Sturseon-W, Sturgeon, Lo-
ansport