The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-21
THOUSANDS ATTEND
THE FAIR TODAY
Lines "st Louis, From LaPorte.
Wins the 2:18 Trot-Weather Is
Ideal and Not a Single Mishap
Takes Place to Mar the Days
Pleasure.
Especial to THE T1mEs1


Crown Point, Ind, Aug. 21-The Col.
den Jubilee Lake County Fair passes
into history this evening as a record
breaker for good attendance, good ex-
hlblts, attractions with commendable
features, and excellent harness races
The Lake County Agricultural associ-
alton is to be congratulated on the
whole result and the success of this
week will pave the way for bigger fairs
in years to come.
Today Is Big Day.
Yesterday and today were the big
days of the fair. 1t is estimated bv
men who are in charge that 5000 peo-
pie were in the grounds yesterday.
5000 single entry tickets were sold.
This does not include the family tickets.
nor the children that went in free nor
the horse men and the stable boys who,
of course, had free access.
To pick out one particular feature
of fair and say it was the most at
tractive, would be contradicting the
opinion of hundreds of people = for
when the final heat of the 220 pace
was on. hundreds of men, women and
children stood around the merry-go-
round watching the miniature horse,
giraffes and deers speed around that
circle
Many Watch Bai;oon Ascension.
Many other hundreds stood in the
opening, west of the grand stand where
the huge balloon was being inflated,
while other hundreds fitted from one
side show to another. etc.
The fair was so complete that one
whole day on the grounds will satisfy
any person for the balance of the week
ND hot
Iyear was one that spent money, and
none of the concession will made a
failure when the gates are closed this
evening.
Races Are the Attraction.
If the number Of people that crowded
into the grand stand which was only
half large enough, and the others that
lleaned against the fence can be taken
as an indication the races were un-
doubtedly the most popular attraction
of the afternoon. There was no betting
to speak of with the exception of a
dollar here and there that owing to
some reliable having failed to come
: in late.
The races were run in one. two. three
order and only once was there little
ripple of excitement and feeling this
was after the second heat in the 2:20
pace when AL Meyers. the owner and
driver of ArobeH was fined $50 for
improper conduct.
j.. Driver Is Fined.
In the first heat the judges were
satisfied that he was not driving the
] mare to win, and consequently in the
! second heat they ordered that c. f.
Robinson of Chicago. owner of r. F. d.
1~f~
came in fourth again. and the owner
then wanted to turn her over to the
e association and claim damages on the
S grounds that her legs had been injured
: in the heat. The Judge, however. knew
2 that a horse would not be severely
injured in one heat and refused to
listen to the excuse. His fine was fifty
dollars. He refused to send the mare
out for the third heat and gave the
j Judge no proper excuse, and for a
time the judges considered giving him
an additional fine for this offense
Little Girl the Favorite.
e Surgeons mare little Girl" of La
porte was the favorite with the peo-
7 pie from the beginning and won three
I straight heats in the 2:20 pace.
+ In the 2.1S trot four heats were nee
g iessary. St Louis, a Laporte horse.
e owned by ]. Line, won first money and
d in the fourth heat trotted below 2:1s
l. This heat was trotted in 2:17k. st.
= however. has a mark of 2:14A.
L Floral hall probably was never as
attractive as Il was this week. Works
: of art in every line were exhibited In
! a show case was a tempting batch OF
d big brown biscuits just like mother
makes while on the walls hung real
I works Of art in water colors. The En-
n terprise tent made by the Enterprise
/ Bed company of Hammond was one OF
o the novelties in floral hall
s NOTES OF THE FAIR.