Arizona republican., 1911-11-12
Despite the Unpleasant Weather a Large Crowd Was in Attendance Yes terday to Witness the Closing Scenes.
CHARIOT RACE
 WAS A FEATURE Harness Events Were Not Quite Up to Former Years But There Was Plenty of Entertainment For All.

The seventh Arizona fair is a finish ed undertaking and a splendid one. Notwithstanding the weather was raw and windy yesterday the only day of the week when it was not ideal. there was large crowd on the grounds to witness the festivities of the closing session. The attendance for the week far surpassed that of any preceding fair, as did the exposition as a whole The exhibits in every department save that of swine. which was cancelled be- fore the fair opened. were more num- erous and of finer variety and quality than ever before in many instances, and it is that feature on which the per- manency and value of the fair most depends. though the racing and oth- CT amusements may for the time be- ing excite more interest.
 IL has to be admitted that the har- ness racing was hardly up to the stan- dard of former fairs, insofar as special features are concerned. The purses and the classes were all there and many of the standard classes were bet ter filled. The usual class races were equally as good as ever and there were more good racing horses on the ground than ever before. but the exhibition harness features of other years were lacking. through no fault of anybody. It was due solely to bad luck. Ed Geers brought to Phoenix in the hope of making new mark for him The Harvester. the champion trotting stall lion of the world with a record of 2:O1, a horse which also holds the two-mile record. but unfortunately the animal took cold on the way west and for 9 day or so it was feared he would die. Recovery is now certain and Harves- ter's condition was such yesterday that MT. Geers brought him out before the grand stand in his trotting equipment. merely that the great crowd might see him and know that there was no in sincerity on the part of either himself or the fair commission in the previous advertising. Copa De Oro the pacing stallion that took a mark of 59 on this track a wear ago was also eX- pected to give an exhibition of speed but like Harvester has not been we'll since coming here. Copa was shown on the track yesterday but not in har- ness. These disappOintments robbed the race meeting of some of it's usual spectacular effect. but aside from them the whole week has been a flatterinS success.
 Automobile day was all that was ex- pected of it and more. the visiting ex- go and san Francisco. have been prod- igal in their praise. emphatic in their appreciation of AriZona's present greatness. and most encouraging as to the future which is to be wrought out with their splendid cooperation. The effect of these visits will be much wid- CT publicity for Arizona in all coast affairs. and that from the present hour.
 At this time it is fitting that a final word Of acknowledgment should be given the officers and men of the two squadrons of the Sixth cavalry who have been in attendance all week and who have contributed daily to the pro gram events in military maneuvers, UT HIS ana SpiQiEE tOHttSlS- ut TtSl- mental band has furnished delightful music all week and ended it's service by playing for the military ball in the Hotel Adams last night.
 A feature of the closing program was the chariot race between LevengoOd and Sinard which took place on the mile track and was won by Dr. Sinard who drove the sOrrel team. LevengoOd had the pole but approached the wire in the start so far in the lead that he had to slow down almost to a walk be- fore the other team came alongside. When it did so and the word was given the doctors team was under full head way and gained the pole before the Levengood team got fairly started. Levengood gained materially on his back stretch but not enough to again take the lead The time was 1:51 for the mile.
 The greatest interest in yesterdays harness centered around the 2.09 pace. otherwise known as the Ford hotel