Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-08
TUESDAY SURPRISES
SAME DAY LAST YEAR
Attendance and Gate Receipts of First
Day of the county's Big Show Are
Large in Spite of Weather-lf Rain
Permits, Today's Attendance Will
Be Immense.
Be Immense


tons pointing to large attendance,
despite the very threatening aspect of
the sky. Judging by the numbers that
arrived on the morning trains, and the
ness district during the early part OF
the day. today's attendance gave prom
ise OF equally the same day last year
If the rain did not interfere.
Some of the early passenger trains
this forenoon were packed with fair
visitors. This was especially true of
the Iowa Central train from the south
and the Story City branch train. The
latter was loaded TO its fullest capacity,
and wherever there was foothold,
either inside or outside the cars, the
space had it, occupant.
Rain Vets Crowd.
A about II o'clock this forenoon, the
rain, winch had held off until the first
ibis crowd Of the week arrived in town,
began To fall While II was NOT a down
pour, sufficient moisture was let down
10 force those who We're at the grounds
and up town 10 seek shelter. If it con-
tinues into the afternoon it will cut
seriously into the attendance and even
if it does not it will materially lessen
the size If the crowd.
Tuesday Shows Increase.
With weather conditions not nearly
50 good as Tuesday of last year the
attendance and the gate receipts,
s which includes the money taken in at
) the grand stand. exceeded the figures
: for the same day of the preceding fair
!. Twenty hundred paid admissions at
l the gate yesterday, and inclu1ing ex-
2 hibtors. and veterans and their wives,
!. il is estimated that the total reached
2 3563. The gate receipts were s60S5
compared with $4,000 for the same
, lay a year ago.
]. Few Horses in Races.
4 For some unaccountable reason the
7. harness races, which made up a par
4 Of Tuesday afternoons program, failed
ID TO bring out more than a small percen
- OF the number of animals that had beer
D. entered. \ number of horses, which
8; We're scheduled to go in these two
:. events, the 2:30 pace, for purse O.
$500, and the 2: 25 trot for $500 attic
- they were on the grounds were not per.
mitted to go. The owners gave variou.
excuses. such as the horses being gu
. Of condition, lame. etc. AS resul
M only three horses answered the starters
e call for the $50 stake pacing race, anc
y. only two came to the wire for the 2: .
il. trot.
u Won in Straight Heats.
" Both events were won in straigh
heats. Johnline. the brown stallion
owned by Warren Leverick, of Water
loo, had comparatively little trouble il
:. taking the three heats and first none
in the stake pace. He lead the feel
from the wire each time, and Shove
- the way to the finish in all three heats
- winning each time with plenty G
speed to spare. The following was tn
as order in which the horses finished:
Johnllne 1850 .............
early Frost OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
!. Lovey Mary ...
Time-2:16A, 2:17A, 2:17.
In the 2:25 trotting race Youn
Gentry, owned by C. E. Alger, of Dow
40. proved the faster and steadier, an
won from Lione, owned by Dr. T. {
. Brady, of this city, in straight heat
~ without being strongly urged. TT
horses finished as follows:
Young Gentry .............. Il I
Llone $3.50. ..............I 2
Time-2:2 81, 2:26A, 2:25A.
d Minnie Wins Dash.
e Minnie, the brown mare owned /
s | NJ. C. Schoor, of this city, showed
o clear pair of heals to the four starter
which came to the wire for the ha
mile dash for Marshall county hors
3 for purse of $40. Getting away in ii
8 lead she led the field at a merry ga
. to the finish, getting under the wi
a good half dozen lengths ahead
" Jip, owned by Claude Eason, who g
IT second money. Thirty-Two, owned
h Frank Arson, finished third, and Graz
! owned by Henry Ford was fourt
is The time was Sc seconds.
l. O. A. Mead, of Baskerville, sent t
horses away. He will start the hors
during the entire week The judg
% were Benjamin Packer, DR.. C. H. ST.
and DR.. c. A. Noggle. The timers we
~ H. S. Stanbery, of Mason City, S.
IT Darling and A. L. Foreman.
Excellent Free Show.
III What is by far the best vaudevi
+ and free show which the fair has eve
In offered to the people, are the az
,r which go to make up this part Of t
20 program each day. Mietts troupe
eleven little trained dogs is one of t
especially good features of this vaud
I'd | Vile. The little animals, most Of viii
are poodles, are putsthru a series
most entertaining and high class tric
Another feature of the free sho
which stands out strong is the aer
r. act of Samayoa, who performs on
high trapeze and big rope swing.
the latter he does some very sens
= tional and daring acts. which yesterd
afternoon and evening pleased t
! crowd.
The Be Amos team of acrobats, W
have delighted the audiences with TIA
acrobatic and gymnastic performance
IS went to Grinnell this morning to sh
at the Poweshiek county fair. The lo
fair gets in exchange the Trio Vel
y who give a whirlwind dancing act, a
who have dogs who do the loop-tf
loop This latter act will be spec
feature for Thursday.
Last nights performance and |
band concert by the Marshalltown ba