Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-08-21

Initial performance of Bert
Peck's Ice Follies of 1851, an ul-
ira modern extravaganza of grace
and skill on real ice was Satur-
day night Colorful costumes
lighting ea.ecEs and special seem
cry made the Saturday night, Sun
day afternoon and night perform
ances something for fair patrons
to remember with pleasure.
With ideal fair weather pre-
vailing, a three day program of
races will get under way Tues
day continuing through Wednes-
day and Thursday on a. perfect
track. Purses range from $500
to $1,000 and total S11,220 for
the three-day program.
ENTERTAINMENT
Entertainment before the grand
stand Tuesday night will be Old
Log Cabin Minstrel Show in three
acts with a cast of 3 men and
women. The show, featuring sing
ing, dancing. instrumental music,
cake walk, spiritual singing and
a male quartet, will be presented
by the Community Players.
Wednesday night will feature a
top flight entertainment in the
Hollywood Cavalcade with a gi-
gantic cast. The cavalcade includ
ed a line of beautiful girls trap
eze acts, jugglerS, acrobats, con-
tortionists, aerial acts and other
attractions.
The 4-H on Parade was to be
the big feature at the fair Mon
day afternoon.
A big variety of awards were to
be presented the All members
at that time.
Opening day of the races Tues
day, August 81, will feature a
$1,000 trotting home talent stake
as the main event. In addition
there will be 2:25 Pace, Over
night, $500: 2:17 Trot, Overnight.
$500; 2:21 Pace Overnight, $500
and Pony Races, (55 in. and un-
der) $40.
Three top-notch racing features
are carded for Wednesday, August
. %. the Two-Year-Old Pace, Home
Talent Colt Stake. Closed $1,000;
Three -Year-Old Trot, Home tai
: ent Colt Stake, Closed. $1,000;
Free-For-All-Pace, Overnight, So
600 which is the biggest event of
the day; then the 2:25 Trot, Over
night, $500 and another Pony
Race t52 in. and under) $40
Races on the closing program
will be the Three -Year-Old Pace,
Home Talent Colt Stake, Closed,
$1,000; Free For -All-Trot Over
night, S1,500; the 2:21 Trot, Over
night, $500, the 2:17 Pace, Over
night, 5000 and the Pony Race for
: entries SIS inches and under, $40
Paul Young's starting gate will
be used for all races. The South
? ard Track Service of Springfield
: provides the photo finish and
sound equipment.
! The Ohio Home Talent Colt
! Stake Circuit got under way at
4 billiards Raceway in mid-Juiy
4 with 10 tracks on the schedule,
! most of them of the county fair
! variety The current campaign
ends in September.
Q Circuit stops have been at
2 Painesville; The Knox County
! Fair, Mt. Vernon; The Champaign
Il County Fair, Urbana; The HILL
iards Fair; The Stark County
y Stark County Fair, Canto n
: Fair Canton; The Plain City Fair
: The Huron County Fair, Norwalk
e and the Ashland County Fair, Ash
! land. Entries for the Madison
! County races totaled 1877.
VAllt lilulG AtOiSEs bildll ever ne
: fore now available for racing en-
gagements, county fair circuits
! throughout the nation have been
: ready for banner seasons. Offici-
: ais of The United States Trotting
a Association. governing body of
e the harness racing sport, also
were optomiStic
O Last. year there was a marked
!. increase in the number Of hor-
ses racing at fairs. Don n. Miller,
executive vice president of The
Association, said. We expect this
!, trend to continue in 1851. County
c fair racing Is the backbone nf
Z our sport and the horsemen# pro-
!. fer TO race al fairs rs much as
possible.