Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-01
FAST HARNESS RACES
FEATURE BIG FAIR;
BIG THRONGS ATTEND
Owners of Thorough bred Trot-
ters and PAGERS Enter Ami
mails in Byberry Speed
Contests
MANY NOVELTIES SHOWN
Special Trains on Reading, Trolley
Cars and Rural Conveyances
Carry Big Crowds

Ono Of the features of the interesting
program OF the fourth annual meeting Of
the Philadelphia County Fair Association
which opened at Byberry today. is the
horse racing scheduled for this afternoon,
The races will be held on a wet track
Each race will be for purse of $500. The
entries are as follows:
First race-Biliy Ash. owned by A. w. Kline.
OF Reading, Pa. Mivven owned by John Toy,
Of west PhiIadelphls; Tony woodrow. owned
by c. Vafnel. Of Cedarsburg,, Va.
Second race. 1929 psce-Twinkle March,
owned by Harry Woodale, Of Galena, Md.
lao. Ashland. owned by $. c. Peacock, OF
Third race 2:le trot-Mary L. Dillon, owned
BY Edward Volmer. Of Trenton; Joanna.
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Masland, OF Bustleton.
Seven great gates in long white fence
swung back this morning and a crowd
serged through them into the grounds and
roundabout the exhibits. The only county
fair In the limits of the third biggest
city in the United States opened with a
rush. There was no doubt about its sue
cess from the moment impatient crowds
of late vacation takers and farmers curl
Gus to view the products of competitors
swarmed through the gates and passed
=. the small army OF peanut. popcorn.
were
waiting inside. -
Business for the popcorn sellers and
every other concession inside the gates
will hum all this week. The fnir closes
Monday, September s. The final day, ac-
cording to the management, will draw the
biggest crowd the Philadelphia county
fair has ever known. It
One of the innovations welcomed by
fair fans this year was the opening Of the
fair on the first day OF September, instead
of holding 1t over until the 9Th or 7th
Thereby the association members figured
their patrons, were assured of reasonably
warm and pleasant weather, with none of
the discomforts Of early autumn changes
In the temperature.
MANY FINE EXHIBITS.
Long Sheds tents, booths and the open
grass were crowded with exhibits from
the choicest Of Bucks and Montgomery
county farms when the fair opened this
morning The places Of honor at most
exhibitions had been given to products
of Philadelphia county farms. but with
real estate booming and the rapid devel-
opment of suburban territory, the guam
tity OF produce grown within the city
limits was noticeably. smaller than last
year. r.- 't.c "-
Philadelphia county farm owners carry
the best yield from their lands in their
pockets In the form of bank deposits,
they were explaining to out-of.town
farmers who asked why PHILADELPHIA
county produce figured so slightly In the
exhibition sheds. The coming of new
Il" lines, real estate subdiyiders and
buyers OF acreage for building operations
had taken much of their land, one rural
land owner, explained. But crops of dol
lars were as profitable as the best Bucks
county cabbages.
Special trains on the Reading, street
cars and the Northeast boulevard con-
Meeting with Broad street and downtown
Philadelphia will be used all day to bring
more visitors to the fair. Most of the
morning visitors from the city came by
the railroad, but the afternoon arrivals
are expected to take advantage of the
well-paved boulevard and the speed Of the
gasoline motor.
COSMOPOLITAN GROUP.
most cosmopolitan group of vehicles
clustered about the gates of the fair.
Limousines and high-powered touring
cars stood In lines with faded chassis
from the byroads of Bucks county Heavy
draft horses were in the shafts and mules
kicked their heels beside gray enamel
hoods covering forty and more horse
power. The mules and draft horses were
driven in during the early hours by farm
ers They took the fair seriously enough
and spent their time near the farm prod
ucts sheds.
One OF the new features this year is a.
parcel post exhibit, under the auspices
OF the Postoffice Department, at which
samples of farm produce as we'll as gem
eral merchandise are shown packed ready
for mailing, together with the amounts
OF postage necessary to send the same
to different points. A temporary postal
station for the sale of stamps, etc, and
the receipt and delivery OF parcel post
matter will be In operation until Sep
tember z. and exhibitors may send their
EXHIBITS to or from the fair by parcel
post.
Special police protection has been ar
ranged by Captain william McFadden
and Lieutenant Jolly. of the 9th District
at Tacony. for the people as well as the
exhibits Ample fire protection has also
been provided by the Department OF Pub
lie Safety by the erection OF a firehouse
on the grounds.
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