The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25


! Friday evening after weeks pro-
gram full of interest.
| 'rhe results of the harness events
+, for Friday were:
| In the 2:16 trot. purse $500. the
race could not be decided in the five
heats, but IL was necessary for Harry
| Hillwood, owned by II. Clark Of Mon
roe City, Mo-, and Lora Lay, owned
by C. H. Griswold of Bedford, Iowa.
| to continue the contest in nth
heat, which was declared dead heat,
| but in the sixth heat the decision
went to Lora Lay, Harry Hillwood
being second. The result of the varl-
| Gus heats were:
Harry Hillwood .......-.1 0 2
Jim Jeffries, D. L. Conklin
| OF Hamilton ...........3 4
Lora Lay ...............2
Guardorassi, owned by F.
Estes of Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa 1888
Time-2:20; 2:21; 2:19A; 2:1sA;
2:19A; 2:2O.
| The 2:25 trot, purse of $500, was,
decided in three heats: Baxter Graf
tan, owned by Barton & Walker of
| Wyoming, H., winning in three
straights; Titanic, owned by Hawkins
| & Bailey of Galesburg, scoring 3-2-2;
Big Moody, owned by Meatheringham
of Bowen, Ill, 2-S-6; Sheilbark, owned
by II. K. Denton of Hamilton, 6-7-3;
Lady Castine, owned by G.. Harris Of
Mt. Sterling, Ill, 5-3-5; Alberton
Chief. owned by ]. w. Ireland of
/ Quincy, H., 7-6-4; Leila Brown, owned
by A. NJ. Woods of Augusta, ILL.,, 4-4-s;
and Colonel b., owned by Merle Hair
of Mt. Sterling. H.. $751; Time
2:22A; 2:22z; 2:22A.
The 2:15 pace, purse $500. Augusta
j.. owned by T. e. Jefferson of Clay
ton, ILL.,, winning three straight heats
and the race; Peterwood. Jr, owned
by H. X. Denton of Hamilton. scor-
ling 3-2-2; Banquet, owned bp B. Mort
| Ian of Aledo, 2-3-3; Swiftfoot, owned
by Tucker of Anawan, ILL.,, 4-4-4; and
Un., owned by S. Cook of Mt. Hamill,
Iowa, SIS. Time-2:14A for each
neat.
In the half mile dash, with SIS
/ purse, Kitty McCue, owned by H. Ste
wart of Lewiston, Ill, was the first
under the wire; Bill Nye. owned by
l.. Parsons of Fountain Green, was
second; Dr. Hall, owned by ]. Goudy
of Downing, Mo-, third; and Guy Nor
ton, owned by NJ. Florie of Keokuk,
Iowa, fourth.
| The free acts during the day were:
Burns, Brown and Burns. in comedy
triple bar, dexterous feats of comedy
gymnastics; the bicycle performance
! by the Jackson family, composed OF
| five young ladies and one gentleman,
| in marvellous performance of trick
|, riding, and the flying Charlestons in
| flying ring act.
There were four entries in the
ladies driving contest. Miss Eva Nc
lConnen of this city, who was driving
the s. e. Harvest horse. winning first
prize.
The ball game played at the fair
grounds during the morning between
the Carthage and Bowen teams, re-
suited in score Of to 5 in favor
lof Carthage.
| The evening free acts and band
concert were held on the public
square again Friday evening and at
itracted large crowd, the evening
concert being:
| America. Our Country"
March-More Fraternity Gill
Imore).
| Medley-Superba (Delby).
| Waltz-Danube Waves IvanlovD.
Waterson, Berlin and Snyders
Hits.
! United Nation Overture tHayes).
| Serenade-Night in June (king).
| March-Slippery Place (Hacher).
| Star Spangled Banner, Our Flag"
| Mr.. and Mrs W. S. Lane and fam
i lily of Bonaparte, Iowa, were in the
city visiting the gentleman's father
IT. J. Lane, and Mrs. Lanes father A.
| P. Lane, and her sister Mrs. G. K.
! Fleming during the past week.
| Mrs. Robert Ramsey of Quincy has
been spending the week with her