The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-25
HORSES SLOWED
BY MUDDY FIELD
AT COUNTY FAIR
First Race Only Thriller of Day
Gees Four Heats - Moline
Sends Small Crowd.

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county fair OF most of their thrills.
In spite OF the ATTENTION that the
track received, II was extremely
heavy.
The first race, the 2:25 pace, was
the only one holy contested Six
horses started. The first heat went
to Florence G., bay mare owned by
johnson & Palmer Of Sterling, by
a nose. During the heat Gold Mary,
sorrel mare, the property OF D. +.
RumIey. also of ste. ling, came up
from sixth place, her staring po-
sftion. to second. The second heat
brought many changes. aud it. too.
was close enough to keep the
grandstend on edge. After being
led for half the distance by Miss
PanEy, who ran fifth in the nrst
heat, Gold Mary stepped out and
won the heat Florence G. dropped
back to fifth and Ross A. emerged
from fourth to second. In the third
hea. Miss Pansy again led Gold
Mary and very nearly took first,
but was finally forced to drop back.
Only Ross A, Florence G., Miss
Pansy and Gold Mary came out for
the final heat. Miss Pansy again
endangered Gold Mary's position,
this time running ahead of the Held
until the home stretch was reached,
when she dropped back to fourth.
Gold Mary taking first. Florence q.
second and Ross A. third. The time
was poor, 2:34 the fastest.
Exester Easy Winner.
The second race, the 2:z5 trot,
was too easily won by Exester, bay
stallion, owned by H. Bosworth,
Dixon, TO create any great excite
rnert. He won each heat, being
pressed only by Native Conqueror
for short periods in the second and
third. but quickly getting away
from him. Native Conqueror took
second. Jack Belwin third and Gold
Todd fourth.
Johnson Boy. W. W. Warnock's
bay gelding. had little competition
for first place in the PIP pace
Agnes R. placed second and Lady
Mill third, which positions they
held throughout the race, except
in the third heat, when they ex-
changed places. They were the
fastest heats of the day. The first
was run in 1854. the second in
1892 and the third in 2:31.
AT the end of the regular card a
special eight furlong dash was run
off Irene. owned by Floyd Stone
East Moline, took first, 1903, with
Dickey NJ, owned by Ray Raridon
Morrison, second.
The Days Score Card.
Race results were:
First race, 2:25 pace. purse $3.50
fold Mary n RHn-
ley. Sterling (Rumley) q l
Florence G., b. M. johnson &
Palmer, Sterling John
SOM L .
Ross A, br. G, Mrs. Allen,
Erie (Dobresse) ....4 2 5
Miss Pansy, b. m. NJ. E. Pan
dagen, Davenport (Con-
Oar) D 3
Major Lac, b. g.. A. Tullis.
Peoria (Tullis) ..3 "A
Dan o., b. g., Frank Won,
Hook, Moline won Hock) 6
Time-2:35; 2:35: 2:36; 2:36
Second race, 2:25 trot. purse $3.50
Exester, b. s., H. Bosworth,
Dixon (Weisz) communal l l
Native Conqueror, b. g., Rob
ert Peterson, East Moline
Peterson) .............2 ? 2
Jack Belwin. F. Curry, Milan
lSmith) ......---... 3 a
Gold Todd, blk g., A. TuIlis.
Peoria CTulhs) ...........4 5
Time-2;4OA; 2.41A; 2:41.
Third race, 2:12 pace, purse $3.50
Johnson Boy, b. g., w. ".
Warnock. Aledo (War-
nOCht ...1
Agnes R., b. m, G. Jacobs,
LrriA Aheh
Lady Mol, b. m. F.. Cannon,
Z Washington (Cannon) ..3
Time-2.39A; 2:32; 2:31.
1000 Not From Moline.
The fair settled down to its reg,
ular routine yesterday. but the at
tendance was small. The afternoon
special and other late arrival.
raised the attendance to 5000. Few
from the Plow City we're present
however. The Burlington report,
the sale of only 215 tickets durin,
the day and altogether there wer'
probably no more than 800 Mo
ii liners present
III Early in the day the judges be
gan their work. In the meantime
the crowd amused itself. The Tri
City Odd Fellows band played am
the Hawaiian singers entertainet
through the grounds.
Some excitement was furnishe,
during the morning by the arriva
OF two aeroplanes, one driven b,
L. ID. Hodge and r. c. Barrows o
st. Petersburg. Fla, where the,
have been flying all winter. the 9th
er by R H. Bloxhan, OF the Tri-Cit,
Aerial Transportation company.
In the afternoon the variou.
parts OF the crowd met at tn,
grandstand for the races. between
the heats OF which the roller skat
ers, the aerial acrobats and tbs
trained dogs, ponies and mules en-
tertained from the platform and
the band and the Hawaiians in thl
grandstand.
Rock Island will have its spe.
cial day tomorrow and Saturday
will be given over to amateur
fsports. Ffrstclass programs have
been arranged for both days and
there will be sufficient variety &c
suit all tastes.