Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-14
CITY PEOPLE TURN
OUT 70 SEE FAIR
ToDAY'S ATTENDANCE PROMISES
TO EXCEED LARGEST DAY OF
LAST YEAR.
THOUSANDS POUR INTO
TOWN FROM COUNTRY
Continued Favorable Weather Helps to
Increase Attendance - Excellent
Vaudeville Program Feature of
Tuesday Afternoons Events - Big

Iueeoay Afternoons CVehsS Dig
Field Of Horses Sent Away in Races.
With continued good weather, Mar
shalltown prepared today TO boost the
county fair by attending en- masse, and
indications early in the day We're that
today's attendance would surpass the
same day of last year. and perhaps be
the biggest day of the week. Added 10
! the thousands from this city who at
tended were thousands of others from
the surrounding country, who began to
pour into the city early this morning.
This afternoon the business houses
were practically deserted, a very large
majority of them closing at 1 o'clock 50
that all could attend the fair. A num-
Der of the factories Of the city shut
down for all or part of the day. Even
the district court adjourned for the af-
ternoon and all of the county offices
closed
Many Here From Out of City.
Altho today was especially designat-
&C as Marshalltown day, that did not
dents of the small towns OF the county
and adjoining counties from trooping
to the city today All of the morning
trains from all directions We're packed.
Some Of them had added equipment 70
carry the crowd Many hundreds cf
others came in private vehicles, which
crowded to their capacity the feed
yards about town A very large mum
Der came in automobiles and there
probably never was another day in the
history of the city when there were 50
many motor cars in the city as today.
Tuesday Below Last Year.
Tuesday. which was veterans Gay,
and the first real day of the fair, was a
little below the same day last year in
attendance and receipts. 1t IS conf
dentially believed, however. that today
and the next two days Will more than
make up for the losses of Tuesday AMI
Monday The paid admissions Tues
day were 1877. compared with Zoo
for the same day last wear. Including
season tickets. and ticke-s held by ex-
hibitors. their helpers and persons
holding concessions. and veterans and
their wives the total amounted 70 3.2SS.
compared with 1853 for Tuesday last
year The gate and amphitheater re-
ceipts TUESDAY We're s514.45 compared
with s60S55 for the same day a year
ago
Up to Tuesday night the attendance
for the two days was 1854 under the
same two days year ago. The re-
ceipts for the two days are s3S7.S5 IN
der the same two days a year ago.
This decrease is due 10 MondaT he
first day Of last years fair being La
Dor Day which gave the fair holiday
crowd to play to-"
Crowd Sees Good Program.
The promise Of the fair managers
that the open air program prepared
for in front of the grand stand was the
best ever secured proved true 70 the
satisfaction of the crowd TUESDAY. The
acts of this program, exclusive Of the
race track events, make an excellent
program in themselves. These various
performances were put on between the
heats of the horse races, and served 20
fill up the time and kept the crowd
from becoming impatient.
The first OF these, the Les Ballots.
a man and woman team Of weight lift
ers, jugglers. and acrobats, was put on
after the first heat OF the 222 pace,
the opening race The next OF the
features of this program vas the BIN
Dos, man and woman team ii a COM
edy acrobatic act that was excellent
and made a hit with the crowd.
The Mario trio, two men and worn-
an. in a trapeze and horizontal bar act.
was another OF the very good features
of the performance
The flying trapeze act of Nile Erna
closed the vaudeville performance.
These acts. in addition 70 The Wright
Amusement Companys vaudeville per-
Torrance, and the band concert, made
up the program for the evening which
was witnessed by a rather small audi
ence.
Good Harness Races.
The two harness races made up the
principal events OF the track program
for the afternoon. They we're the ?: %
trot and the 2:35 pace. Eight starters,
the largest field that has been sent
away on the local track n years, an
swered the call of o. A. Mead, Of Es-
therville, who is acting as starter.
The Deacon. the brown geldins own
ed by George LaValley, OF Webster
City, won the event in straight heats,
being pushed IN the finish Of the first
two The third he won easily. Frank
H, owned by Joe Mclaughlin, of La
Porte, got second money: Dallas, own
ed by r. A. Saylor, OF Perry. third, and
Erebeck, owned BY H S. Heiphey,
fourth.
The following was the order In which
the horses finished:
The Deacon .....,.....-.....1 l /
Frank II. 2 2
Da1las '''..'.' ...'-..-..,...,S
Erebeck ,.,.-.,,....4 8 3
Miss Fashion .,.....,...6 3
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