Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-20

| Last years county fair. which was
considered an unusual success for the
first attempt. is to be outdone and
eclipsed in every way by the present
fair. which comes to a close today. In
attendance. and in gate receipts, this
years fair with stll another day to
60. has come close to equalling the
record set last year for the entire fair.
The gate receipts are within $10S.05 of
last year and the attendance lacks but
little more than 1000 Of last years
figures.
Yesterdays attendance and gate re-
ceipts set a new high mark for any
single day. the paid admissions being
7.43s and the gate and amphitheater
receipts totaling s2,1sI05. The larg-
est attendance any day last year was
1875 and the gate receipts for the
same day were $1,S91.60
Today for the Children.
Today is children's day at the fair,
and with the hundreds and hundreds
or little folks who will be on the
grounds, together with their elders, the
total attendance for the week will run
far beyond 10000, and the gate re-
ceipts will be fully $4,000
Today's crowd was mostly from the
city. altho the morning trains brought
many more into town from the sur
rounding country. The trains We're not
vious days. however.
The Program for tho Day.
Ioday's race program opened with
the 2:16 pace, with eight entries. The
other harness event was the 2:22 trot,
with twelve entries. The two made up
one of the best harness race programs
OF the week. In addition, there were
the usual running races, the other
novelty and mule races, and the race of
the motor cyclists. The parade of the
prize winning livestock was feature
of the afternoon program. Two teams
from the high school played game of
foot ball.
City Turned Out Enmasse.
The city turned out enmasse yes
terday to attend the fair. Almost ev-
eryone who could possibly get away
from business or other duties spent
the afternoon on the grounds. The
crowd again packed the amphitheater
to its capacity, and swarmed along the
race track fence for quarter of
mile.
The afternoons program was one of
the best OF the week, and what, with
horse races, the mule race, the base
ball game, pony and dog show, and
other entertainment, the crowd more
than got it's moneys worth.
Races Won in Split Heats.
The two regular harness races were
supplemented by third, a special
pacing race for purse of 800. The
other two events, the 2:16 trot and the
pace for 3-year-olds, was not won I'M
til after four heats of each had been
run. The 2:16 trot was an especially
good race, most of the finishes being
close. Don Muscovite, owned by Pat
Jackman, of Sioux City, won first
money by taking the last three heats.
Baron Dillon, Jr, the property of J. J.
Stricken, of Centerville, captured the
first heat, got two seconds and a third
and secured second money. Mart AL
lerton, owned by Ray Belts, of Sioux
City, got third; and Babe Johnson
owned by C. F. Johnson, of Cedar
Rapids, fourth. Following is the order
in which the horses finished:
Don Muscovite ............2 l
Baron Dillon, Jr ...........1 2 2 3
Mart Allerton ..............4 q
Babe johnson .............3 4 4 4
Time: 1914, 2:19A, 2:21, 2:201a.
Foster Captures Colts Pace.
Foster, the black stallion owned by
g. H. Tight, of New Providence, won
first money in the pace for 3-year-olds
by taking first place in all of the heats
except the second. This heat was won