The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-23
ACCIDENTS ADD COLOR TO
RACES At COUNTY FAIR
.Mishaps Prove Not Serious, Though
Crowd Goes Wild for the Mo-
ment, Fearing a Tragedy.
KIDNEYS PAGER FALLS; DRIVER IS THROWN
Rensselaer, Boy Meets With Similar Experience But No
One Hurt-Thousands Visit Crown Point
Gratifying Day.

Grown Point or bust" was the slo-
gan of thousands of residents through
out Lake county yesterday who left
their happy homes, gave up a days
pay, or left the garden truck standing
in the fields, while they hiked for the
Lake county fair. And many nearly
busted" before they got to the fair
grounds, especially those had had to
depend on the train service from Ham
mond and vicinity. Standing room was
at a premium on the Erie trains. at
Crown Point seat in a bus was a
privilege that only the strong armed.
public pusher and crowder could enjoy,
and many were compelled to hoof along
the roads nearly two miles to the
grounds.
But it was all in the days journey
and after the fair grounds were reach
ed the fun repaid those who went
through the trying experience of get
ting there. Fully $4,000 people and
then some more, were camped about
the grounds. with horses hitched in
shady places. automobiles cooling off
in various places, and basket "bant
quets' spread on the green sward.
Then came the crowds from the noon
trains and the ticket takers at the
entrance felt that couch and cold
bottle should have been their reward
for overwork.
Races Chief Event.
or course, the races on the pretty
half-mile track caught the fancy and
attention of every person not engaged
in selling popcorn, 'crackerjacl." and
cool Lemonade. and even Blind George
forsook his stand to hear the hoofbeats
OF the thoroughbreds. And the races
were well worth the attention paid
them. being classy una we'll contested
while the finishes brought the crowds
who were not already standing to their
feet.
Two accidents on the track threw
the audience into Mysteries, but luckily
neither horse nor man was injured
in match race, a big PAGER owned
by Robert Kidney of Hammond, Jack
Bachelor driving, while rounding the
first corner, lost his footing and went
down. The driver was lifted high II
the air and then thrown to the ground
but he pluckily held on to the ribbons
and with the aid OF several outsider:
managed to prevent bad accident.
Rensselaer, BOY Takes Tumble.
In the fourth heat of the three min
ute trot, Rensselaer, Boy took tumble
at the same corner and for minute
1t looked as though the rider Wen
underneath the horse He was up II
q minute however, while the gam
animal struggled TO get to its feet, bu
was held down. The rear of the sulky
in flying through the air, struck
wheel on the vehicle drawn by Littl
Splan, knocking the tire off ut Bill!
Meeker, who was driving for ar. Da
Wis, pluckily kept on and finished sec
ond in the heat. Rensselaer, Boy wa
placed fourth and came on again II
the nth heat, finishing third. Tn,
race was unfinished and will be de
cided today.
The three minute trot opened tn
card. with four horses entered in TIL
event. The first hest saw a splendi
finish, with Little Splan, owned b.
WIN J. Davis. and Rensselaer, Boy
owned by Hanley of Rensselaer, TIL
horses came down the stretch al
most as one, but the Crown Point hors
nosed in at the finish Victorine tool
third in this heat with Capitola fourth
The second heat was q bit dineren
and caused the Rensselaer, contingen
who were present in round numbers