The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-10-02
BAD WEATHI
A|NDERS FAIR
FAIR FAILS TO PAY OUT, BUT
NEVERTHELESS IS VERY
MUCH OF A SUCCESS
ADJUSTMENTS ARE BEST EVER SEEN HERE
Exhibit a Good One, Although Not as
Large In Some Departments as It
Should Be-Results Of Week

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The Brookings county fair came to
a close on Friday evening, after a
rather trying week with the weather.
The only decent day of the four was on
Friday, the balance of the week being
cold and gloomy and as a result the
fair association went quite a little in
debt. At that the receipts were with
in thirty dollars of what they were
the previous year, but the amusement
side of the fair Isl about twice what
did in 1912. There is however, a dis
position on the part of the officers, d.
rectors and supporters of the fair to
view the matter cheerfully and to go
ahead with plans for a bigger and bet
ter fair next year than ever before.
They feel satisfied that they gave the
people more for their money than eve
before and 1t vas only bad weather
that kept the people from showing
their appreciation by attending in
large numbers. The attendance, the
Register believes, was splendid under
the circumstances, as people can hard
ly be expected to attend outside enter
tainments when the thermometer is
down around the zero mark.
The amusements this year were the
best that the association has eve pro-
vided and we have yet to hear a COM
plant, which is rather different than
has been the case in the past. The
free attractions were unusually good,
in fact no better ar be see anywhere.
The stunt of Rollo the Limit, while
short was certainly ~hair-raising, and
McPhee & Hill and the Link Brothers,
comedy acrObats and aerilists, were
both clever and amusing. The special
stunts. such as the %egg-rolling contest,
the tug of war, and slow auto race
helped to entertain the crowds. The
Joy Way would have proved a great
attraction had the weather been good,
but the evenings were so cool that the
people would not turn out and we
don't blame them.
The races were fast and we'll con-
tested in spite of the chilly weather,
and the 2:17 pace IN Thursday was,
according to the horsemen, the best
race that has been pulled of on the
circuit this year. The horsemen were
pleased with their treatment, espec-
tally after the race was pulled of on
Wednesday, as they said there was no
fair association anywhere that would
have put up a purse for a race under
similar weather conditions.
The race results were as follows:
Wednesday-2:20 trot, 3 heats, Mid.
night Ore won; Annie Allendale and
Cora Belle. tied for second and third;
Jay Poole. fourth; time of best heat,
2:31h. Thursday-2:17 pace. FIVE
heats, Dexter 8, won; Idol, second;
Bihy Wilde. third; Sheriff and Laurel.
tied for fourth: time OF best heat,
2:18A: 2:14 pace. three heats, Amby
w. first; Fanny S%earchlight, second;
Dad Mix, third; Estelline, fourth; time
Of best heat, 2:16%. Friday-3:00
trot. three heats, Roy Online. first;
Don Almo. second; Ardell, third; Doc
fourth; time of best heat, 2:2sK; 2:25
trot, Annie Allendale, first; Cora
Belle. second; Jay Poole. third;
Abuteub. fourth; time. 2:21K.
The tug Of war between the First
and Third ward team and the Second
and Fourth ward bunch was finally
pulled OF Thursday afternoon. It had
other special stunts on the first day,
but they all had to be postponed, SO
the tug Of war was scheduled for We'd
nesday. The First and Third ward
pullers we're on hand but the other
wards could not get their team to-
gether, 80 the event wen over another
day. On Thursday the First and Third
were shy. but they picked up a team
SO as not to disappoint the crowd and
as q result they lost out by a narrow
margin. There Is no question at all
but what they would have won had the
team as originally picked been pres
emit.
AS we stated last week the exhibit
wa not quite as large as last year.
although the number of exhibitors was
only eight less. and ~ far as quality
- concerned It was one Of the best
that tho fair has ever had. There were