Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-21

Attendance larger by 1870. Gate re-
ceipts larger by $1,007.66. Exhlblts
larger nv 33 per cent. Program better
and more extensive by n day. Sucn
in brief lis the summary of the second
fair of Marshall county, which closed
Friday afternoon, as compared VIII
the first fair last year. which was con-
sidered remarkable. In every depart
n,en+ the mark attained last season
was eclipsed this year, and a new marx
was set for future years. Every feat
IRE of the fair made good" n outdfd
the initial efforts of h association.
A profit in money for h fair asso-
citation will be shown when all the ac-
counts are closed. How much 1t VIII
be can only be estimated at this time'
h,,+ II viii be greater han the balance
Of s110o left from the receipts OF last
seasons fair.
Children Were Guests.
Yesterday the school children OF eie
county and city were guests OF tne as
sociation. and it is estimated that luliS
. mo ne them were on the GROUNDS,
most Of whom were from thls CITY.
They were every place-on the ace
track continually in danger or pelns
RIM down, climbing fences, in the am
phitheater, dangerously near tle
Whirling. machinery of the exnlo..s'
Every sort of an attraction on the
Grounds had it's audience of ch1ldren,
Int the ponies, both on exhibit, n OF
the Rice Dog and Pony Show, were
nrime favorities with h little folks.
Mothers Kept Busy.
10 there was n child lost on The
grounds during the afternoon tnere
were ifty. and every few minutes
some anxious and frightened motner
would be seer charging h the croWd
calling for the little one that had wan
dered away from its parents. Ere
ouently the police were TO
aid in the search, and the child, either
anxious or weeping because mother
was out of sight, or apparently n
tirely Indifferent to the anxiety it was
causing, would be found: None was
lost for more than a short space Of
time, altho lively and fearful
minutes were put in by mothers be-
fore the search was ended.
Race Program Good.
In some respects the race program
vas the best Of the week. Both the
2.16 pace and the 1922 trot furnished
close and exciting finishes requiring
four heats to win the money in both.
Despite the fact that the track was
.-.Nzl l,r;r~ US1.,,rc1o,y riohf ~
was put in good condition by the time
the races were started at $3.50, and
grew better as the heats progressed.
Tie judges were the same as the day
before.
Mugsy, owned by Claud Young, of
Jefferson, won first money in the 2:16
pace. by winning three heats. Helm
man. owned by E. B. Mccoy, of Knox
vile. was second, winning first in the
first heat, a second, third and fourth
in the others. Minnie Ola, owned by
L. II. Mckinley, Of Tilden, Ill, got
third, and Lady Barr, owned by r. S.
Barr, of Abel, got fourth. The best
time was 2:2O fiat. All the finishes
of this race We're close, but in the last
three Keats Mugsy won by outgoing
the other IN the squirt to the wire. The
horses nshed IN the following order:
Mugsy 8 ] / 1
Heinman / 3 4 2
Minnie Ola ............ 2 2 2 8
Lady Barr ....... 4 3 4
Time-2:22, 2:2O, 2:22, 2:2OA.
Lucetta Wins the Trot.
The trotting race furnished another
succession of close finishes, which Lu-
cetta, owned by w. @. Stewart, of
Rockwell City, finally won by taking
the last three heats. The first heat
went to Rex Ella, owned by l.. D.
Hindstreet, of New Virginia. The
Hindstreet horse captured the first
heat, and got a second and two thirds
in the others. Verna M, owned by W.