The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-01
5000 BRAVE
Rain: ATTEND
PREBLE FAIR
Archie Burns, With Swiss
holm Up, Wins Race in Field
of s Starters.

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people attended the Preble county fair
lere Tuesday, the opening day. The
one race of the afternoon furnished
good sport. A light shower of rain set
IN about .: so in the afternoon and
threatened TO interfere with the pleas
IRE Of the day, but later the lowering
clouds broke away, the sky cleared
and the crowds rejoiced.
All exhibit departments Of the fair
were in perfect order for inspection Of
the throngs of people. The exhibits
are generous in volume and merit. The
live stock is especially worthwhile.
The free attractions were presented
Tor the first time during the afternoon,
in front of the grandstand. They con-
sist of Jap juggler and a troupe Of
trained dogs and ponies.
The main entrance to the grounds.
the grandstand, judges stand. and
other buildings are splendidly decor
ated in the national colors.
Operators who man the worlds ser
les electric score-board were brushing
up on the various manipulations in
order to have evrything working well
when the big battle opened this after
noon in Cincinnati.
A mountaineering crowd is looked
for at the fair on Thursday, the big
day of the week meeting. The oil
pace, 2:1S trot and ZIG pace are the
racing events for the afternoon. There
are from thirteen to nineteen entries
in each event.
twenty-five dollars fine, in good
American money, was assessed against
Cole, driver Of Bessie l., for foul driv-
ing IN the races. Cole was declared
to have foulcd Pavey, driver of Helen
Mckinney, at the first turn in the first
half of the first heat OF the 2:16 pace.
Pavey was spilled on the track but
escaped injury in the mix-up.
Archie Burns, owned by Buntin &
Beavers. Hillsboro, O., and piloted by
Swissholm, won the race in field of
eight starters. The third heat Of the
race was staged in a shower of rain
and the time of the heat was the
slowest of the race.
Lasca Todd, bay mare, by Kentucky
Todd, owned by A. Hossfeld, Hamil-
ton. O., and driven by Hermann,
trotted an exhibition mile to beat
1901, and completed the mile in
PISA, according to announcement
made from the judges stand.
Because of some misunderstanding,
the owner of one of the entries in
the gentlemen's trotting road race.
confined to the county, withdrew from
the race and it was declared off. owing
to lack of the required number of
starters. This left the 2:13 pace the
only race of the afternoon.
Practically each heat of the pace
was won driving at the finish The
horses were well punched from wire to
wire.
Summaries Of the one race staged:
2:23 Pace, 3 in 5, Purse, $500.
Archie Burns, b. h., by Bob
by Burns (Swisshelm) -. 3 1
Earnest Point, 70. G, by
Blue Point (Hatfeld) $500 > I 4
Bessie L., b. m, by Little
Frank (Cole). l 6 8
Lottie D.. b. m, by DR..
Douglass (Gogginl. ...... 4 l > 8 6
Francis D., m. by Little
Frank (Hagler) .......... 5 3 3 4 8
Helen Mckinney, b. m, by
Wallace Mckinney (Pavey) s 5
Goldie J., b. m, by Little
Frank Jones) ........... s 4 )
Trilby Mac, b. m. by Musko
Montgomery ..........
Tins: 2:1214, PLEA, Pisa ,2:15l3
2:1614.
Realty Ordered Sold.
In a partition action brought by r
c. Hamilton against Clara Anderson
and others, common pleas court con
firmed the appraisment. $3.50 and
ordered the realty involved sold, as
none of the interested parties elected
to take the realty at the appraisment
Deed Set Aside.
Holding that the deed had been OBJ
tanned by fraud and misrepresenta
ton from the plaintiff, common pleas
court ordered the instrument Sc
aside in the quiet of title actor
brought by Thomas Case against Grit
Simpson and others. H. l.. Risinge1
was appointed guardian ad litum of {
minor interested in the suit.
Partition Ordered.
In a quiet of title and partition &C
ton brought by Mary f. Stewar
AGAINST Ogereeta Brindle and others
common pleas court ordered thu
realty involved parttioned. Five
acres of land in Somers township ar
involved.
Girl Sent to Delaware.
Adjudged delinquent, Delsa CriSt
Is, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Jane
,ir, 10,