Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-19
PLANS F0R Mkt FAIR.

Officers and executive board OF the
Marathon Co Agricultural society met
Wednesday evening in the law Offices
of Hurley & Jones. Those present
were President S. N Quaw, Score
tary L. K Wright, Treaeurer E. c. Tim
norman, If H Duncan, Aug. + Mar
qaardt and Geo. F Rick.
Dates for the holding of the next fair
were discussed and while the time was
not definitely fixed, the far will prob
ably be held early in September.
There win be a meeting of the dele
gates of the several agricultural socie-
ties, making up the Central Wisconsin
Fair circuit. to decide on programs and
dates for fall meetings The meeting
will be held at Wausau, January Goth,
at 2 O'Clock. The circuit this year will
probably take in the Langlade County
Agricultural society, at Amigo; the'Lin-
coin County Agricultural society, at
Merrill, the Central Wisconsin State
Fair association, at Marshfeld, and the
Marathon County Agricultural society
at Wausau.
Nj. II. Duncan and L. K. Wright will
represent the Marathon County Agricul-
tural society and are authorized 10 offer
stakes and PURSES aggregating not to
exceed SO, 6O9 This contemplates offer
ing three early closing stakes of $500
aaob tuo.cF .rhS,si xvill l1a o,,arantaa6
the society by business men, and an
other $500 stake and four $500 stakes to
he offered by the society. $1,000 looks
ike large amount to hang up for rae
ing. but the more money that is offered
in this way the larger the number of
entries received, and as each horseman
is required to pay five per cent. of the
purse for which he is racing, as entry
money, the actual cost to the society is
really less than it used to be when it
hung up from 81 900 to 81 800 in purses
and secured only a small entry list.
Last year the Marathon County Agri-
cultural society offered $500 in stakes
After taking out the entry money re-
ceived, the net cost to the society was
$685., and the racing was the best ever
had here, and after deducting the 40 per
cent. which the state pays for racing, up
to 81 900, and the grand stand receipts
the society was actually about 5000
ahead
The PILOT makes this explanation,
knowing that the directors of the fair
association would not permit nearly
$4,000 to go from the fair treasury for
horse races, and bare statement of
the amount without any explanation
would be apt TO cause great dissatisfac-
ton among the patrons of the fair
A committee was appointed to make
arrangements for speed contest to be
held at the grounds on July 4th.
1t was voted to give free admission
tickets this year only to school children
under the age of fourteen. Last year
during the rush at the gate number
of grown people imposed upon the so
ciety by using children's free tickets.
These tickets this year will only admit
the bearer when the chid's name and
age is written on the ticket by the
teacher
1t was decided to offer SIS in several
premiums for fat steer show. Last
year only $50 was offered
Efforts will also be made to improve
the exhibit of draft horses and large
premiums will be offered
1t was voted to allow the use of the fair
grounds to the city for park purposes,
in consideration of receiving the sum
of $500. Thesociety, however, reserves
the right TO have use of the grounds for
fair purposes and on the Fourth of July