Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-15
LARGE CROWD AT FAIR
Hot Springs Sends Big Delegation to
the Fair at Buffalo Gap Last Week..
Eight Hundred Friday.
Large Exhibit Of Grain, Stock, Vegetables
and Fancy Work--Racins and Sport
Program Good.

Auo DuuAlO zap I6lr opened l00C
Thursday under rather unfavorable
circumstances owing to the cold dis
agreeable weather and rain showers
most Of the day but the weather man
relented Friday and Saturday and put
on the lid allowing the sun to shine
most Of the time The attendance
Thursday was rather small neverthe-
less President F. M. Stewart opened
the fair with neat address stating
that members Of the association had
done their part and as the weather
was something over which they had
no control, that they might we'll feel
proud OF the work they had accom-
plished in preparing for visitors. MIR.
Stewart then introduced Hon. Eben
w. Martin, who spoke an hour on the
developement of South Dakota. Mr..
Martin is an excellent speaker and
concluded his talk by oomplimenting
the people of Buffalo Gap on their en-.
terprise in shouldering the RESPONSE
bility of fair and upon the splendid
showing they had made. The racing
and sport program was abandoned for
the day but the play Handkerchief
No. Is" was put on in the new audi.
torium to fair sized audience in the
evening.
Friday morning dawned cool and
cloudy but large crowd we're on
hand at this place to take the first
train to the Gap. By noon the wealth.
er had made decided improvement
and nearly every business house in
Hot Springs was closed for half holi.
day to take in the fair. Five coaches
were used on the special train at noon
and about eight hundred people from
this place we're taken over during the
day. It was the largest crowd that
has ever left the city at any one time.
The special was met At tue depnt s.s- tno
band and with the crowd marched 20
the auditorium where Governor Vessey
was scheduled to speak. The governor
made very interesting talk. Stand
ing room was at q premium In the
uu,aains. After the speach the races
we're pulled off and all were close and
interesting. The track was heavy for
fast going Notwithstanding this fact
some fast heats were run. The ball
game between Hot Springs and Buffalo
Gap teams resulted in score of eight
to six in favor of the latter. The play
handkerchief No. l5'' on the seconG
night was exceptionally we'll patroniz
ed and those taking part we're certain
ly far above the average in ability tt
act. After the play the evening trair
to this place was filled with crow6
OF tired good natured people, every on,
having enjoyed the best kind of
time.
Saturdays crowd was not as larg'
as the previous day but was goot
turnout nevertheless. The racinl
program was good as was also the foot
ball game between Lead and Ho
Springs. The former team won by
score of % to D.
The exhibits at the fair were some
thing out of the ordinary as every kim
of vegetagble or grain raised in TIL
section was shown and the quality wa
first class. The stock, swine an,
poultry exhibits was good. Som
especially fine horses and cattle wer,
shown. The ladies department wa
excellent and contained a large numbe
Of very fine snd handsome pieces O
needle work, which showed that the
too we're taking an interest in maxim
their exhibits good. Taken all togeth
or the fair was grand success il
spite Of th~ weather. After tw,
month-sf tireless work and a ,aro
e-<snditure of money the Buffalo Ga,
people are certainly deserving Of Al
the praise the got for the way 10 which
they conducted this their second an
nusl fair. It is to be hoped that navt
years fair will be favored with battar
weather as good crowd Ia assr.s.