The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
NEW SALE
PAVILION
At Fair Grounds Is To Cost
S4.o29.OO
AND Be A MODEL OF ITS KIND
A New Grand Stand Also in
Course of Erection

The board of directors of the Brook
ings County Fair association met in
this city Friday evening to open bids
for the new sale pavilion at the Fair
grounds. Three bids were received
and the contract was awarded to
Hans Jerde Of this city, at $4929 for
the building complete. The building
of this pavilion will mean a great
step toward the advancement of the
stock interests of Brookings county
and will be direct benefit to every
farmer in the county. We are hav-
ing cut made of the new building
as it will look when completed and
we hope to receive 1t in time for
next weeks issue.
This will probably be the finest
building of the kind in the state, and
we doubt If there is better on any
county fair ground in the United
States. The main part is so feet
square with 20 feet posts a square
roof. and a dome i'm the center 25
feet square, feet high to plate.
Through the center of this part is
show ring 23 so feet making ample
room for showing As head of cattle
at one time. and from each side of
the show ring. seats are erected In
balcony style to within feet of the
| roof, making seating capacity of
| 1000 people. The entrance to the
seats are from the center of the sides
| through under the seats to pas
sageway in front of them, thus en-
| tirely avoiding interference with the
stock in the ring. This building Is
thoroughly lighted by 80 windows, and
heat for winter meetings will be pro-
vided for by steam coils under the
seats. The stock will enter and leave
| the show ring by two ten feet doors
at each end, thus avoiding confusion
and crowding.
| Entirely surrounding this building
will be lien 20 feet wide, with per-
manent stalls for cattle and horses,
with wide passage ways, while open
ing from drive Is feet wide, into the
main building and under the balcony
seats are % stallion stalls feet wide
by IL feet deep and In front of these
ample bins for feed for all of the stock
in the building. Ample stalls, we'll
furnished are provided in the build
ing for 166 head of cattle and horses.
The building Is 120 feet square and
| Will Dc IL dhu SOuupiCtC III CNCiy y
detail.
The association has selected Sep
tember %, %, "a and 25 as the days
for the annual fair this fall and the
premium list, which Is an ample one.
will be in the hands of the printers
within a few days. AS we have men.
toned before, the association has de.
cided to have a four days fair this
year instead of three, which in case
of bad weather will give three. or
at least two good days for attractions.
This year there will be number of
special prizes and attractions, with
the idea of providing plenty of enjoy
ment and sport for the big crowds
in attendance. We will announce these
from week to week between now and
fair time.
The association has now under con-
structim a fine new grand stand, one
of the best in the Northwest, which
will add greatly to the comfort of
fair visitors. 1t will be 80 100 feet
and have a capacity of 1900, with a
bleacher holding 800 more. This with
the new pavilion and present buildings
will give the county the best equip
ped and most up to date fair grounds
in the Northwest.
The speed program has been partly
prepared and assures some fast races
for good money prizes. The track is
in excellent condition and will be con-
stantly worked between now and fair
time. The speed program is as fol-
lows: 300 trot, $3.50; 2:30 trot, $780,
2:20 trot, $500; 2:45 pace, $3.50; 2:25
pace, $500; 2:17 pace, $500. Brook
ings is now in the racing circuit COM
posed of Redfield, Huron Estate fair),
Madison, and Brookings. S. D., and
Marshall and Candy, MINI.