The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-24
THOUSANDS PASSED
THROUGH THE GATES
At SOUTH SIDE PARK
ATTENDANCE is ESTIMATED AT
FROM THIRTY TO FIFTY
THOUSAND.
NO EXACT DATA OBTAlkABLt
Manager Moore, Secretary Thomas
Workers and Officials Deserve
Credit for a Successful Show.

CFeQlk TOT a SuCSCoSiAi
Considerable comment has been
heard from different sources in regard
Ia the Maury county fair which came
10 a close Saturday night. Quite
number have placed estimates on the
number Of peopIe who visited the fair
and horse show during the five days
meet Estimates have been made
ranging from 10000 to $4,000. 1t is
not accurately known just the exact
number and will never be known, but
pretty fair estimate can be placed
IN tbe attendance. This, however,
VIII nave to be based on the number
of tickets sold at the ticket offices and,
at the places in town where the sea
sen tickets were on sale. This, how
ever. will require several days time
The Heralds estimate of the crowd
for the week is $4,000 This, of course
is including hands, admissions, passes
and all people ON the grounds each
day.
But this has nothing TO do with the
success of the fair from an entertain
ling standpoint. From this view point
it was right up to now. There was
never a time when there was better
tracing. There was never a time that
there we're better horses at the fair
than this year. This can be truthful
" said of both the race horses and
the show horses. 1t shows that the
mast successes of the Maury County
Fairs has attracted the attention Of
the horse people to Columbia and each
man who exhibited and raced here
pronounced the Columbia fair the best
thew had attended this season, bar
ring none.
The arena shows we're as good il
not better than ever before. The cat
tie and hog and sheep and goat dis
plays were up to the standard OF per-
lection.
Nothing can be said in too high
praise for the management. From
the president down to the men IN
charge of the concessions. There
was perfect order on the grounds.
Not a drunk man was ever in front
and if there were any on the grounds
they were so far in the back ground
that the visitors to the fair never saw
them.
In writing up the fair and setting
forth its successes and misfortunes,
it is only justice TO say that James L.
Moore. the manager of the association,
conducted the business and got TO-
gether one of the best attractions that
has ever been pulled off at South SIDE
Park. He was not only thorough in
his work. but employed capable assist
ants. He worked from early dawn I'M
til late at night trying to pull of a
good fair and it is with pleasure that
The Herald is able to state that the
fair lust closed was success In eV-
erv way. Mr. Moore's ability as a
fair man is right up to the top notch.
Much is due to Secretary Hardin
Thomas for the splendid horses that
were brought here for the races and
for show purposes. Mr.. Thomas spent
a great deal of time and energy visit
ing other fairs and writing letters
TO horsemen in order that they should
be at the Columbia fair.
Saturday afternoon finished the rae
ing card for the Maury county fair
and Saturday night closed the fair.
There was no horse show for the
evening. but Kopp's band rendered a
splendid musical program and the
free attractions and the midway FUR
nisbed entertainment for the crowd
that went out, which comparing to
other nights was small, but consider
ing there was nothing special the
crowd was large.
= Direct Pointer, 2:30A, property OF
Cleburne Farm went against ms lec
ord and clipped off "a seconds, low
ering his record to 2:271a
Summary of the races:
: 1920 pace-purse $500.
, Alice Dechette, br m &C. c.
Thomas. 49,. =. "A 4
Midnight, blk h Or. s.
, Thomas) -. :. 49,. 2
, Chestnut Burr, h Gala
gher) ..''H''''o
Helen Trix b m (Freas) 2 l
Low Ball, r G (Walker) Is 3 DIR
Time 2:141a, 2:2Oh, 2:21, 2;2O.
2:30 trot--purse $500.
Merry Houston, b m