The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-29
MAN
SPOILS FAIR
RAIN AND COLD WEATHER MAR
TWO DAYS.
WHY NOT CHANGE THE DATES?
THE FAIR is SUCCESSFUL IN
SPITE OF BAD WEATHER.

be a success if the weather nan was
decent. Well, he was most indecent,
marring the two last and best days
with cold and rainy weather, making
until Saturday.
The rain started in Thursday morn
ing and continued until after dinner
making racing put of the question for
that day, but in spite of the threaten
ing skies a good sized crowd was
present. Friday and Saturday the
wind blew cold from the north, max
ing it uncomfortable for the specta-
tors, but there were large crowds
present on both days. There is no
question but what all attendance rec
ords would have been broken had the
fine weather of the first two days
continued.
We are of the opinion that the fair
should be changed to an earlier or
a later date. The present dates come
the week of the eQuinoXial storms,
when there is almost invariably three
or four days of bad weather and it
always spoils one or more of the fair
dates. The fair could be pulled off
the week of the Minnesota state fair,
when good weather is always in or
der, or postponed until the last week
in September.
Thursday was Watertown day and
a big crowd of citizens accompanied
by the Booster band came down on a
special train. We are very sorry that
the weather prevented us from better
entertaining the visitors, but they ap-
peared to be having a good time and
expressed themselves as we'll pleased
with the exhibit and the fair in gen.
eral. The harness races for this day
were postponed until Friday and that
days card went over until Saturday,
AS We stated last week, the exhibit
was a magnificent one and the best
ever gathered together, We believe, in
any county in the state. 1t was fully
the equal in quality, if not quantity
of anything shown at the state fair
Among the good special exhibits were
the DR.. Ward Remedy company, the
Roskie Manufacturing company and
the South Dakota State college. l.
w. Sutton, agent for the Ward com
pany, had a large and neatly arranged
display, and in addition gave $35 in
special prizes in the different depart
ments. The prizes offered for the
cakes brought in quite a few entries
and the supply was sold and the pro
ceeds turned into the fund for the
woman's building.
In addition to the harness races on
the three days there were some good
special races, baseball games and fine
attractions. The entertainment pro
vided was all that could be desired
and We believe that every visitor to
the fair enjoyed it thoroughly.
The ball games fast and well
contested. although the Bookings
Grays demonstrated their superiority
over the other terms. The games the
last three days were especially inter
esting, the Grays' opponents being the
Model team of Watertown. The visit
ors we're considerably larger than the
home team. but anything like tina,
never bothers the Grays and they
trimmed Watertown up handily
Thursday and Friday, the scores be
ing 4 to 2 and s to 2. Saturday Wat
ertown won by a score of II to 8, but
the game was purely a gift and Brook
ings could have went in and won il
at any stage. The first two days the
Grays played a combination team from
Arlington and Volga, winning both
games by scores Of II to 4 and 6 to 2
The harness races were good, al
though there were not as many en-
tries as expected. Wednesdays card
was a 800 trot and a 2:22 pace. The
trot was decided in four heats, Haze
winning first money; ONO, second
Kinney L, third; Kitty Posey, fourth
time of best heat, 2:29A. Prof. VIII
sons racer, Hazel Wilson. took the
pace, making 2:19A in the second
heat. Sue Anderson was second and
Dakota Sphinx, third.
Fridays races were a 1920 trot and
a 2:4s pace. s. ]. Rudolph's Haze
King took first money In the pace In
straight heats. James Mix vas second
and Sir Kay third. Time OF best heat
2:34k. The trot was won by T. c. b.