The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-25
7 { n THOUSAND.
P AID ENTRANCE
TO COUNTY FAIR
Officials Estimate Attend
ance Greater Than This
For The Three Days
CANCELLED RACE Is
CAUSE OF COMMENT
Fair Board In No Way To
Blame For Horsemen's
Refusal To Start

The third day of the most successful
fair Knox county has known in years
came to close Friday and although
the official figures are lacking it is es-
timated that the attendance during the
three days was of record breaking fig
ures. Officials estimated Friday that
the paid admissions would exceed
10000. The sum total of opinion ex-
pressed by persons attending the fair
is that it was by far the best with re-
spect to number and size Of exhibits
and racing that has been seen on the
Knox county fair grounds for many
years
The only bit of dissatisfaction that
was evidenced during the whole three
days occurred Friday afternoon when
it was announced that the 2:14 trot
would be cancelled as only two of the
five horses entered appeared on the
track when the race was called and the
racing rules require at least three
starters.
This race was to have been the fca-
ture of the days card and the enforced
cancellation caused many persons at
tending the fair to express great dis
appointment Inquiry, however, show
ed that the fair association and Of
ficiais were free from all blame in the
matter as these men regretted the in
cident as deeply as did any of the spec
tators. The officials had no know
ledge that the other horsemen would
fpowerless to forcesdhem to race them
if they declined to do so, the only pen
atty in such cases being the loss of the
entry fees. When the race was called
and only Billy Buff and Katy Did, own
ed by Otto Jones and G. i. Smith, re-
spectively, appeared was the first time
the officials had any intimation that
the race could not be staged, accord
ing to statements made to Banner
representative Friday.
The other races held were thorough
ly enjoyed, as was also the exhibition
mile trotted by Katy Did, whose owner
consented TO letting her give the per-
formance after it was found necessary
to cancel the race in which she had
been entered. This classy little mare
tortted her mile as though she had
been a machine instead of a horse,
In bnr nf .
swinging stride that brought bursts of
applause and admiration from every
horse-lover on the grounds.
Only one accident marred the en-
| tire three days of the county fair. At
about IL o'clock Friday, Mrs. Isaac
Bell, residing near this city, attempted
to cross the race track, there being no
racing at that time, and in trying to
avoid an automobile which was cross
ing, the aged woman stepped directly
in the path of horse that was being
worked out. Mrs. Bell was knocked
down and received bad cash in her
neck where one of the sulkey shafts
struck her,,
Mrs. Bell was removed to the Mt.
Vernon hospital for treatment.
The prize awards were not available
Friday
The summaries of the races
2:21 Trot-Purse $3.50
| Ivorine (bm.) by Revenue
jim, ID. d. Clark, Alexandria 1 1 /
The Tocsin (bg) by Mead
ans, Ben b. Jones, Newark A 2 2
Fond Memory (brm) by Ex-
pert, r. l.. Boulier, Colds
boro, N. C. .............2 3
Don E. (b.g) by The Expert,
w. NJ. Brimbee, Sunbury, 0. . 4
| Mable Mack (bl.m.) by Con
stenara, A. c. Boggs, Newark 3 3
Time-2:2OH. 2:21 u, 2:2OA.
2:3o Pace-Purse $3.50
Clyde Dillon (b.s.) by Sidney
Dillon, j. X. Hall, Frederick
, TOWN. ...,,.... '''''.''''. / '
Gyp Highwood (brs.) by Ariel
Highwood, Casey Mattsy,
Pleasant City, o. .......... 2 4
Lady Davidson (sr.m.) by Joe
Wilkes, Otis Davidson, Gro.
4 ton Observation-Disclosures. 3 3 2
Maggie ID. tgrm) by Doctor
Douglass, Harvey Lemley,
Mansfield ................. 4 5
Brown Nellie (br.m) by Bon
ME j., J. j. Hawk, Mt. Yer