The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-08-27
Races One OF The Big Fea-
lures Enjoyed By The large
Crowd On Wednesday
INTERESTING HEATS
IN ALL THE RACES
More Entries This Year. Than
Ever Before; Auto Does
A Jumping Stunt

A great crowd visited the Knox
county fair Wednesday.
1t was larger than the first days
crowd last year, and satisfied the
greatest expectations OF the fair
board. Great interest was taken by
the visitors in every department. The
greatest crowd in the history Of the
fair is expected today.
The major interest at the fair is in
the races. Everybody watches them
with great Interest, and every heat
yesterday aroused the crowd of watch
ers to loud cheers in favor Of their
chosen steeds and they bolted around
the course.
Yesterdays Races
The feature of the first race, the
2:16 pace was that each horse won
as he was scheduled in the program,
Loyal w., owned by R. B. Wilson of
Fredericktown, winning first money;
Van Burn, owned by N. E. vanAtta
OF Newark, winning second money,
and After Don, owned by William
Magers of Mount Vernon, winning
third money. That this schedule would
not make real horse race was seen
from the first and in the first heat the
drivers did not push their horses in an
effort to make contest. Colonel Ped
icord Of Wilmington, the skilled and
experienced starter of the races this
year, soon brought the drivers on the
carpet and assured them that they
would either put up a race or stand
the penalty The remaining heats Of
the race were very interesting, the
men developing the best their steeds
had.
There is room for argument as to
which was the most interesting race
of the day, the 2:19 trot. or the 2:24
pace. Both were great and both drew
the finest support from the watchers.
Everybody was in the races hard be.
cause the drivers, and their steeds
were in them for all they were worth.
and played each of them for victory.
In the 81 trot the money went as
follows: Red Fox, owned by Clay
Montgomery of Croton, Ohio, first
money; Peter Pfeiffer, owned by B.
M. Critchfield Of Mount Vernon, sec
ond money; shandon. owned by ]. P,
Nagle. Toledo. OHIO, third money;
and Baron O'Heir, owned by @. Karns
Dover, Ohio, fourth money.
In the 2:24 pace, the money. went
as follows: Dardanella, owned by PIT
kin and Beeman Of Mt. Vernon, first;
Halle G., owned by M. Runyon, Mt
Clements, Micho second; Bulah Nc
Kinney, owned by Wallace Mckinney
Boggs and Miller, Newark, Ohio
third; and Don G., owned by Johr
Green Of Newark, Ohio, fourth.
The first heat of the 2:19 trot was
very ordinary. but in the second the
calling of the crowd to Peter Pfeiffel
seemed to awaken the spirit Of race
in him and he began to break up what
appeared to be a set stage. Critch
field began to show the boys he wal
there to win the stake unless they
made good their speed. And despite
the throttling effect Of the formation
that Critchfield had around him OF
the back stretch of the second rount
of the second heat, he broke through
lit ana won second place. Van Att'
made objections to his form OF racing
but the Judge ruled that he was GO
ing all right and that he had righ
to use his individualism II he desired
"They can't keep me in pocket al
the time," said Critchfeld. The breal
he made here set him Off as at leas
one Of the horsemen on the ground
who would show the people of tn
county some real horse racing.
Mr. Critchfeld is characteristic
race horse driver Of the type that ey
erybody likes to see and to hear. Mos
Of the time one knows where he 4
on the track, as he enters the spiri
Of the race and shouts for the YER,
giee Of 1t. This Of course bothers SOM
Of his more sombre rivals but the
have to grin and bear II, and II the
do not get over it they are likely +
loose the race. Critchfield's Pete
Pfeiffer usually knows where his driv
er is throughout the race. and ca,
tell by the tone Of his voice Just hov
he stands in his estimation. Pete
Pfeiffer won the third Heat but owinI
to break lost tie fourth. The crow,
win see some more fine racing fron
this local favorite.
Dardanella was the feature Of tn