The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-09-07

Indications early this afternoon
were that one of the largest crowds
that ever assembled at the fair
grounds would be in attendance at
the second days exhibition of the
Lake County Agricultural society.
Retarded by heavy roads, the result
of a drenching downpour, which set
in at about 9 o'clock last evening and
continued for about an hour, pleas
ure seekers from the country and
surrounding towns did not arrive in
any numbers until well after the
roc hour.
The announcement was made early
that while the half mile track was a
trifle heavy in spots, two goods races,
the 2:25 trot and the 2:17 pace,
could be looked for. and that the free
attractions would take place in front
of the grandstand, as previously an
nounced
Early arrivals divided their time
between the household articles. fruit.
grain, live stock and other exhibits
and the various attractions offered
by the Capital City Amusement COM
pany.
Judging Completed.
The last of the Judging in the vari-
Gus departments vas completed to-
day. Premiums this forenoon were
awarded to live stock and poultry
owners. The Judging of grains. farm
produce and household articles was
done yesterday. Fruit entries com
posed the most formidable list ever
entered here in that department.
Both quantity and quality, it was
said, were we'll above those of the
average former year.
Practically all city business men
and their employees were given an OPP
portunity TO visit the fair this after
noon BY general agreement the
stores and other business houses re-
manned closed from 100 o'clock I'M
til 5 o'clock.
Owing to insufficient light in front
of the grandstand. the jumping
horses and riders did not perform
last night. 1t was said that an effort
would be made today to have addi-
tional electric lights erected.
Large Attendance Yesterday.
In the neighborhood of 1000 per
IONS yesterday at the Lake county
fair grounds were spectators at rae
ing and free attractions rarely sur
passed at county fair exhibitions
Every heat of the 2:14 pace and
the $50 trot, the speed events of the
day, was brim full of thrills, and so
hard fought were the races that the
winners were in doubt right up to
within inches of the wire. There were
heats in both races when ii appeared
at the last quarter that n one of
the contestants might be driven home
the winner.
In the 2:14 pace, for a purse of
$500, during which a track record
of 2:13A a hung up, Boneta c..
the winner, was crowded all the way.
Miss Alta Mac. owned and driven by
w. j. Conley, won the first heat, and
Boneta C. took first in the next
three, with Miss Alta Mac a close sec
ond. Miss Alta Mac took second
w, fourth.
Equally as holly contested and
only six seconds slower was the 2:30
trot, purse $500, which was won by
Lillian Van. who led the field in all
but the first of the four heats, when
she finished third. Buster and Way
Saw divided second and third o
ey, and Fredie Baker fourth place.
The second heat was trOtted in
2:19A.
More than $500 in paid admissions
was taken in at the gate in the after
noon. With adults paying SO cents
and children 25 cents. ii is estimated
that between 1000 and 100 pur-
chased single admission tickets.
Added to that number were scores of
horsemen, live stock exhibitors and
others who we're admitted on passes,
as well as fair attendants. II is esti-
mated that between 800 and 400 Wis
itors were IN the grounds in the
evening.