The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-30
Good Harness Events Staged Wednes-
day Afternoon at Carthage by
Hancock County Fair
Officials.
AUTO PARADE FEATURE
Patriotic Floats Headed by Carthage
Band Preceded Race Program
Yesterday-Races for
Today.
Especial to The cate City.l

Especial to The Gate City.l
CARTHAGE, ILL.,, Aug. S0.-Wed.
nesday's crowd at the Hancock
county fair at Carthage was esti-
mated at four thousand persons and
among them were a number from
| Keokuk. The race program. as usual,
was the big feature of the afternoon.
Preceding this was patriotic pa
rade. There were ten decorated cars
! in the line headed by the Carthage
band. The first automobile carried
| the American eagle with spread
wings, a volunteer soldier, Uncle
Sam, Boy Scout, sailor and Red
Cross nurse.
The floats were all patriotic in
effect and the following prizes were
awarded: Red Cross car first; Mrs.
! Leonard Berry, second; Henry
Sickle, third, and Miss Sherbie
Rand, fourth The prizes were pre-
scented by NJ e. Monroe
Today's races included the 2:14
trot, purse $500; 2:20 pace, purse
$500; free-for-all pace, purse $500;
three-year-old trot, purse $3.50; run
ming one-half mile dash, purse 500.
Wednesdays Race Summaries.
2:30 trot. purse 5000
Princis Lille, b. M, by
King Orc; H. Cartwell,
Jackson, Tenn. walk
er)
Shellbark, G. M, by Aller-
son; H. X. Denton, Ham
ilton, Ill (Denton) ...... 5 2 8
Earl B., b. g. by The Earl,
Mrs. F. Srock. Bushnell,
Ill. (Simmons) ......... B
Peter Payne, br. s. by
JosIin. Ill. Engles) 49,. 2 / 3 2
Big Moody, b. &. by Lucky
Moody, A. Mathering-
ham, Camp Point (Demp-
ster) ................-.. l
Lolita Mack, b. m. by H.
B. Mckinney, A. P. Con-
key. Blandinsville, III.
(Conkey) ............ 677
Nellie McRoe. b. M. by Nc
! Roe, Durham & Wood,
! Carthage. Ill. (HalD 80. 3 3 6 6 4
Time. 2:24A; 2:24A; 2:241a;;
2:23A.
2:2o Pace, Purse $500.
Louise F., blk. m. by Bausant,
B. Cantinell Jackson. Tenn.
! (WaIker) Observation-Disclosures ! l
Reserve Countess, b. m. by Re-
serve Fund, w. G.. Engle, JOS
lin, Ill. (Joslin) .........-.. 3 3 4
Butcher Boy, S. 6. by Early
Jack, C. Altizer. Carthage. Ill.
(Altizer) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4 5 2
| Alva A, 6. g. by Allerton, Geo.
Pocock, LaHarpe, Ill. (Po-
COCk) 3 D
Acquillan, Jr., b. S. by Acquil-
Ian, J. B. Compton, Augusta,
Ill. (Compton) ..........-.. 2 2 8
Time. 2:16A; 2:16A, 2:16k.
Butcher Boys driver was thrown
from his cart during one Of the heats
| and the horse circled the race track
| five times without a driver. This
was due to an unavoidable collision
Butcher Boy entered the next heat
and came off with third money.
2:1e Trot, Purse $500. :.
Boiler Maker, b. s. by ST. Val
lent Vincent, T. C. CASTOR,
jackson. Tenn. (Walker) -. 2 2 4
Finland, blk. 8. by Peterwood,
r. D. Denton, Carthage, Ill
Oenton) .-...............
Mr. Hinman, br 6. by Bill Hin
man, A. a. Lowen, Parigould,
Ark. Q10wen) .............. 3
Eureka Thorn, b. 8. by Jay Nc
Gregor, Tom Grant. Wichita.
Kan. (Grant) ............. 1
shellbark, g. m. by Allerson.
II. K Denton, Hamilton, Ill.
Denton) ...................
Wilbur p. blk. 8. by Peter the
Great, John Cassidy, Knox
| vile, ILL., (Caine) ........... 4 3 2
| Nos. 2 and withdrawn, first heat
started under wire neck and neck,
| first half came out 1915, and in
second half 1-3 changed places.
| Time, 2:17H; 2:17A; 2:16A.
"a Mile Dash, Purse 500.
Prince Berand, 8. M. G. Wood
Huntsville. III. (Taylor)
| Amber, b. M, Chas. Long, Garth
age, Ill. uong.)
| Dixie Boy, blk. s., H. A. Jones,
Carthage, Ill. (De Jones.)
| Sorrel Dick, s. b., S. Ray (Ray).
Time. 1:04.
| The horses came past the grand
stand the first time in the following
order, 8, 1, 2, A. Nos 3 and 1 were
neck and neck, No. striking at No
8. Second time came past 1, 8, 2, 4.
Owing to foul play, Prince Bernard
was set back.
! Results:
Dixie Boy, first.
Amber, second.
Sorrel Dick. third.
keokuk and Iowa Schools.
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