The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-02
READY FOR OPENING
LAKE COUNTY'S GREATEST FAIR
WILL BE STAGED HERE
NEXT WEEK.

With the array of harness horses
that will compete for the big purses
being offered by the Lake County
Agricultural society in as good con-
dition as they have been this year
good condition, horsemen are conf
dent that some of the best races ever
staged in this section of the state
will be fought out here mex Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday.
More than thirty racers are today
quartered at the fair grounds barn.
and at least five more will arrive be-
fore tomorrow morning. Drivers
and owners say the local track is
in better than average condition.
They explain that while the surface
is a trifle hard, the track will inn
prove slightly with usage, and that
the going" will be fast. Horses
hat will be started here next week.
this week were in the trotting race
at Flandreau in which the Moody
county fair track record was broken.
the time made on the half mile track
there having been 2:1412
Among the veterans of the racing
game who are on the grounds is w.
j. Conley, of Sioux City. who has for
years been a familiar figure on the
tracks of the middle west. Mr.. Con
ley has brought four horses, Alta
Mack. Valen King. Kitty Cobb and
Clara Foster.
Another we'll known turfman, who
has brought two horses. is Gil" Har-
rison. also Of Sioux City. Mr.. Har-
rison will start Hal Tolus and Mes
sina.
Other horses and their owners are
as follows:
General Glen, NJ. L. Cunningham,
Fort Dodge, Ia, owner; Way Saw
Charles Rice. Selby. S. D.. owner;
Gilded Names. jason Henry, Shell
don, Ia. driver; Frank Wright, DR..
A. Baron, Selby. S. D., owner; Boneta
c., W. M. Snyder. Wyoming, Ill,
owner; Jerry H., H. McCready, Val
ley City, n. D.. owner: Minnie Aus
tin, Sphinx Brown, Boston, Mimi,
owner; Bill knight, J. A. Rath,
Straubville, n. D., owner: Buster,
Grove Wiffle. Sioux Falls. owner
The horsemen carry with them a
h~orseshoer and blacksmith.
1t is probable that there will be a
matched running race, which is not
on the ace program. Horse owners
said today that Dakota Boy, Ashwood
Girl and Bona Eide, three well
known running horses, will arrive to-
day or tomorrow, and Bill knight
another running horse, is already
here. The race card calls for only
harness events, but it is said that
the owners of the ~"gallopers" have
hopes that an extra running race may
be arranged.
There will be exhibition running
races between thoroughbred horses
ridden by lady jockess. Prizes viii
not be offered for those races. but
the owners will be paid outright fol
the exhibitions
Secretary A. G.. Schmidt said to
day hat prospects never before Were
so good for a great big county fail
as they are now. Indications are
that the races will not only be excep.
tionally good, but that the exhibits
and free attractions will be we'll out
of the ordinary. There is already
assurance that the live stock and
vegetables exhibits have many sur
prises in store.
The lady riders and other members
of the New York Equestrienne com
pany. which will appear IN theil
thoroughbred horses daily, arrived il
the city this morning, and the worl
of erecting tents for dressing rooms