Show OPENING CARD PROVIDES THRILL Despite the fact tact that tho course courso was heavy duo due to 10 the tho drenching rain Sunda Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- da day tho the first days day's program of races at t tho the state fair yesterday furnished several se thrills for Cor the time large largo number of spectators who gathered g to seo see the opening card Tho The program was featured featured fea tea b by tho the performance of who won the 21 1 pa pace In straight heats ne negotiating the tho final heat In 2 2313 which was sas good time for the condition of oC tho the track Van Vansickle ran r. away from the tho other othor three entrants In the tho first two heats meats Harold Welcome In each ench case being the tho closest contender contender It was not so ens easy II In tho third I Harold Welcome led rl right ht from the start anti and would woul surely havo have won the tho heat had he ho not broken brokel at nt tho the finish II A R ROwan G 0 won tho 2 2 trot from a field of three other entrants Tho The first heat was negotiated In 2 2343 34 but tho other two heats wore were slower Annie Leslie was' was first In the five five- eighths mile race The real fight In Inthis Inthis this tills race raco vas waa not for fol first place for Annie Leslie LesBo led b by many yards ards at the finish but for second Dublin Minstrel Min Min- Minstrel and Helen lichen ran neck and neck and neck for forthe forthe forthe the greater part of or tho the distance the former winning winning- L by a nose so BO far tar outclassed tho the re remainder remainder ro- ro of or tho the field In the soen se el mile race that tho the horse loafed from tho grandstand turn to the finish Leo H It came In lit second In this event and third |