The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-09-25
RUNS INTO
BAD WEATHER
BIG COUNTY EXPOSITION HAS
RATHER HARD LUCK PICK
ING GOOD DAYS
RACES AIN ATTRACTIONS ARE GOOD
But Exhibit is Not Quite as Large as
Last Year-Cold Weather Does
Not Keep Crowds Away

The Bookings county fair seems to
be at outs with the weather man. The
big county exposition opened Tuesday
morning and Monday night the
weather boss sent a cold rain, which
continued until Tuesday morning. The
day was so disagreeable that every
thing had to be called of and while
yesterday vas not much better 1t was
decided to go ahead with the fair, re-
fair this year has the best races and
other attractions that has ever been
seen here and it is certainly the
toughest kind OF luck that we could
not have been favored with some
kind of decent weather. 1t is hoped
that it will warm up today and in this
case the fair can still be made a great
success.
There was a splendid crowd present
yesterday, although the day was cold
and gloomy and this indicates that the
people are anxious to see the fair and
would have come in by the thousands
if the day had been good.
The exhibit is good, although not as
large as last year in some of the de-
partments. The women's building, the
education building and the poultry
department are all full, with as large
an exhibit as any previous fair, but
there is a noticeable shrinkage in the
agricultural, horticultural and stock
departments. Just why this is Is
hard to reason out, as Bookings coun-
ty this year raised one Of the best
crops in its history and we have the
cattle, hogs, horses and sheep to make
a splendid showing. However. what
there is of the exhibit is of a fine
quality and makes an excellent show
ing for the county.
The races and other attractions
could n be better. About thirty
horses are here and a fine speed pro-
gram is assured for today and tomor-
row if the weather is right. Rollo the
Limit, McPhee & Hill, Link Brothers
and the other attractions could not be
improved upon and are better than
are generally seen at a county fair.
These attractions all showed yester-
day and last evening and will be or
the program today and tomorrow.
The Joy Way is an especially good
feature and would no doubt attract big
crowds x the evenings were not so
cool. 1t opened Tuesday evening, but
no admission was charged, as not all
Of the shows were here, but everything
was running full blast last night.
There are a large number OF good
tent shows and the usual bunch of cane
racks, wienie stands, fortune tellers'
booths, etc. The free attractions are
put on at night, just as they appear
in the afternoon. Tomorrow night will
be masquerade night.
Yestei day afternoon one good race,
the 2:20 trot, was put on, although the
track was heavy. This was won by
Midnight Ore in straight heats; Cora
Bell and Annie Allendale divided Sec
ond and third money and Jay Poole
was fourth. The time of the best heat
was 2:31. The slow race for Ford
automobiles was won by Jesse Farren-
kop. The e%gg-rolling contest. in which
the contestants rolled an egg fifty
feet with a crow bar, furnished a lot
of amusement. "Slim" Martinson was
the winner, with o. o. Graves a close
second.
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