Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-22
Attendance.
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Gate Receipts.

With the departure of the crowd late
Friday afternoon Marshall countys
! first fair closed, and passed into local
history. Viewed from any standpoint
it cannot be considered other than q
great success, even more so than it's
most enthusiastic promoters had hoped
for. The association drew the best
three days weather of the week, it
drew the crowds a-total of almost co.
000-and 1t put on show an enormous
array of live stock, fruits and vege
tables manufactured articles machin-
cry and implements, needle and fancy
work, paintings and drawings and
stores from the cupboard and pantry.
Fridays attendance, while it was lit
tie under Wednesdays, was very SAT-
isfactory, and was as large as was ex-
pected. Those who paid at the gate
numbered 4072. In addition all the
school children were admitted free,
there was fully 1900 of them there.
which is a little more than one-third
of those enrolled in the schools, and
besides hundreds of those holding sea-
son tickets, We're on the grounds.
Program the Attraction.
In many respects Fridays program
on the race track was the best of the
week, and it was the center of interest
for large part Of the crowd, altho
the exhibits drew their share. While
none of the track events We're of ex-
traordinary merit, the several acts put
together made an afternoon of fun that
was worth seeing.
The harness races, the 2:1S pace and
the $3.50 trot, came first. The first was
won by Badock, owned by Thomas
Croker, of Mason City, and the latter
was won by Leucetta, the Stewart
horse of Rockwell City, in split heats.
The runner Crook, owned by Robert
Mason, of Grinnell, took first money in
the mile dash, After the horse races
came the motor cyclists, the novelty
race, a quarter-mile pony race, the
half mile heat Of Mayor o. l.. Ingledue
driving team of ponies against the
police patrol, and a fake fight of im-
promptu scrappers and the arrest by
the police and run to get the fighters
by the patrol The program, which
was pulled off promptly, kept the
crowd interested and in good spirits
from early in the afternoon until after
5 o'clock.
Prominent among the events of the
afternoon was the parade of the prem
ium winning horses and cattle. AL
most 100 animals were paraded past
the grandstand.
PAGERS, Trotters and Runners.
The $3.50 trot was the better of the
two harness races. Norval Wood won
the first heat, and Leucetta. the other
three, which gave the Stewart horse
first money. BY winning the opening
heat Norval Wood got second money
and o. J. took third and Hank Lowe
fourth. BY winning first places Nor
val Wood got mark of 2:26s and
Leucetta. 2:26A. The second heat of
the race was the hardest fought of the
two, it being won by Leucetta by a
length. The horses finished in the
four heats in the following order.
Leucetta l l
Norval Wood ............... .
o. j. .................. .
Hank Lowe ................. A 3 4
Time-2:26la, 2:26A, 2:27, 1927.
The 2:1S pace was won easily by
Radock. the other two entries never
having a show for better than second
and third money. Hardy, who was up
behind Badock was never forced TO
urge his horse, and won heats handliy
nv getting the lead from the send off
and holding it to the wire. Hallbaron
won second money and Allie Nfghten-
gale third money, each finishing IN that
order in each heat. The horses I'M
ished in the following order:
Pa .t. .i. - 1 L L
Hallbaron
Allie Nightingale ...........'. 3
Time-2:19A, 2:1Sk, 2:201s.
The gallopers put a good race,
altho not as holly a fought one as
those of the days preceding. Crook won
hv two lengths from Clara F'ultZ, the
mare belonging to Ed Ray OF TINS CITY.
and Little Crook finished far behind.
The time was 1907
Motor Cycle Races.
The motor cycle races, altho the ma
chimes were not evenly matched, prov
ed as Interesting to the crowd as they
did the days before, which was proo-
ably due to the race being novelty.
Hardy Friend won all three heats, al
tho in all Chas. West was given a
handicap as was also l. e. Huber IN
the third heat The time for the miles
were 1.42M. 1:411h, and 1888.
Pony Races Made Fun.
Three pony races. one between teams
driven by Mrs. j. H. Hutson, OF Onlon'
and Mrs. Ed. Ray. of this city; another
ir which the ponies were ridden by
boys, and third with the mayor drlV-
ing d team against the police patrol.
furnished all kinds of fun FOR the
crowd Mayor O. L. Ingledue, aitho
given a handicap of sixteenth OF i
mile. was overtaken by the police pa
trol before the half mile had been COW
cred. The patrol made the run IN
1:lS1h Mrs. Hutson won easily from
Mrs Ray in their half mile race, ana
the larger pony beat the smaller one in
the quarter mile dash.
Fight and Novelty Race.
10 show the visitors how the patrol