Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-09
WEATHER KEPT ATTENDANCE
FROM EXCEEDING LAST
YEARS RECORD.
CROWD SEES GREAT RACE
IN 2:15 CLASS PACE
Baron Dillon, Jr., centervilIe Horse,
Wins First Money After Hard strus-
sle-Today's Out. of Town Crowd
Smaller Than Eldora
Horse gees for Track Record.

From indications this forenoon the
attendance at the county fair reached
the high mark for the year Wednes-
day unless Friday should upset all
former precedents by proving to be the
biggest day of the week. Judging by
those who arrived from out of town
early this forenoon the attendance to-
day will not equal that of yesterday,
but many in this city are planning to
attend today, and their numbers may
bring the total up to close to yester-
days high mark.
The thousands who were on the
grounds yesterday made an excellent
showing for the day, weather condi-
tons being considered. The paid adj
missions for the day were 6,54S, a total
of 7,34S, including the season and other
tickets. This was little more than
600 less than the attendance for the
same day last year. The gate and
grand stand receipts for the day were
$1.904.50, which was $S7 less than the
same day last year.
Greater Than Last Year.
The attendance, up to and including
Wednesday, was a total of 1912, COM
pared with 11,169 for the first two days
of last year The gate and anphithea-
ter receipts for the three days total ST.
S11.60, compared with 81, 531.70 for the
first two days of last year. The in
crease is accounted for chiefly by the
money taken in on Monday, there be-
ing no charge made for the correspond
ing day last year For Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week the attendance
was 10,911, compared with 11,169 last
year. The gate receipts were $2,5130o,
a little less than $40 as compared with
the same days of a year ago.
Big ~Amphitheater Filled.
For the first time since the fair open
ed the big enlarged amphitheater was
filled to its capacity during Wednesday
afternoon, and there We're probably L.
600 people standing along the quarter
stretch watching the track events.
| Wednesday afternoons program,
especially that part of it devoted to
harness racing. was the best of the
week so far and one race, the 2:15
trot, furnished one of the hottest con-
tests ever pulled off on the local track.
Game Fight to Win.
After the first two heats of this bat
tie of speed the race developed into a
game fight to win first money. Baron
Dillon, Jr., owned by j. j. Strickler. of
4 Centerville, finally captured first money,
/ after having finished second to Allie
Dale, owned by j. c. Kathan, of Usage,
who beat the Dillon horse to the wire
in both the first and second heats.
! Allie Dale may have lost first money
II
heat. AT any rate from the time she
broke on the turn of the first half-mile
and Joe Mento, who was close behind
crushed one of kathan's sulky wheels
the kathan mare went off her feet in
every subsequent heat and finished las,
4 each time.
Develops Great Race.
Beginning with the third heat and
continuing thru the fourth and fifth the
trot developed into a fight Between jim
| Fisk, owned by Melvin Fisk, of Cur
Few; Joe Mento, owned by c. E Agler
of Bows, and Baron Dillon Jr. The
latter captured the third and fourth
heats with Joe Mento, finishing second
in the third and Jim Fisk second in the
fourth.
Baron Dillon came under the wire
first in the last heat, but as he did sc
he broke, and a previous break on the
turn, the judges decided, had enabled
the horse to close up. They therefor
gave the heat to Jim Fisk. Baron Dill
lon. Jr., got first money; Allie Dale, by
reason of two firsts got second; jim
Fisk third, and Joe Mento fourth. The
horses finished in the following order:
Baron Dillin, Jr. .......2 2 /
Allie Dale ............1 4
Jim Fisk ................3 3 8 2
Joe Mento ..............4 4 9 3
Time-2:15A, 2:1sA, 2:17A, 2:1sA
2:191h.
Pace in Straight Heats.
The 2:40 pace went in straight heat
to Bonnie Grace. owned by j. G. Kath
an, of Usage. Sweet Mary, owned b.
B. T Walters. of Marion, got second
and Westwood, owned b. j. c. Hostel
Ter, of Colo, got third. Captain Wood
line. the E. ]. Robb horse, of this city
finished far behind each time in fourtl
place. The following was the order o
the finishes.
Bonnie Grace ................ 1
Sweet Mary Observation-Disclosures. 3 2
WeslWood 49,. '......'......
Captain Woodline ........4
Time-2:s1A. 2:22A, ppm.
Thirty-Two Wins GaIIop.
Thirty-two, the brown mare owne
by Frank Arson, of this city, won tn
half mile dash for Marshall count
horses in :561h. She led the field fror
the wire and finished dozen length
in the lead. Jip, owned by Clyd
Eason, was second; Dave, owned b
Frank Mentor, third, and Dolly fourth
With three entered Charles Crous,
OF near Conrad, won the novelty rae
the task of which was to hitch vi
drive half a mile and unhitch and mn
harness. D. G. Bligh, of Laurel, wa
second, and Paul Ward, of near Laure
third. The time was 1855
New Trio in Vaudeville.
A new act the Velde Trio, was adde
to the free vaudeville performanc
h Wednesday afternoon. The team did
good dancing and acrobatic act, and j
addition furnished entertainment wit
a small troupe Of performing dogs, tw
Of which did the loop the-loop. TIL
acts Of the free show, Samayoa, tn
aerial performer, and the Met trour
Of performing dogs, made the same h
they have previously.
The largest audience OF the week WE
! at the grounds last night to see til
vaudeville show and listen to the ban
concert During the day the Beama
band furnished the music.
y Will Go For Track Record.
~ What promises to be the feature